Who has the best NBA nickname of the past decade?

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  1. Minstrel

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    But my understanding of "Air Canada" was that he was the Michael Jordan who played in Canada (home games, anyway).
     
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    i know its not from the last decade, but Pistol Pete is a sweet nickname and hes known by that moreso than Pete Maravich.

    Dr. J!

    Magic Johnson

    The Round Mound of Rebound.

    the Hick from French Lick.

    The Microwave

    Penny Hardaway

    Magliore = Big Cat

    The Brockness Monster = John Brockman (bc hes rarely seen in games)

    Speedy Claxton - without looking it up, does anyone know his real name?

    The Kandi Man = Olowakandi
    the Candy Man = Lamar Odom

    The Glove

    Spud Webb

    Tractor Traylor RIP

    and i think my favorite is Corliss Williamson = the Big Nasty
     
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    plastic man
    a-train
    human highlight film
    mr basketball
    uncle cliffy
    mighty mouse
    thunder dan
    skywalker
     
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    nto quite the last decade but some of my favs
     
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    floor13general not all of urs was from the last decade but they some of the best nicknames in nba history
     
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    some nice ones
     
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    There were many colorful nicknames right from the beginning of the NBA.
     
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    they used to have some sweet nicknames back in the day. I cant stand the Tmac, BRoy, JSmoov, lame nicknames these days. No originality.

    Brockness Monster is funny.

    The Spanish Armada was sweet, at least for a little while.
     
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    I'm partial to Anthony "Pig" Miller.

    Greg "Cadillac" Anderson [​IMG]

    or John "Hot Rod" Williams... Bimbo Coles. The best was World B. Free.


    Shit, I just realized none of these were in the last decade. Nicknames have gone to shit.
     
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    agreed i loved that nickname and yes i think this highlights that the creativity of nicknames has seriously deterioed over time, nicknames are a great part of sports but there isn't that many good ones around any more :( its saddening
     
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    Golden State Warriors little known nicknames:

    Black Santa = Baron Davis
    Stack Jack = Stephen Jackson
    Michaelangelo = Al Harrington (teenage mutant ninja turtle reference when he wore orange headband in GS)
    Cabbages = Sarunas Jasikavicius
    ****leavy = Michael Dunleavy Jr.
    Colon = Dajuan Wagner (had part of his colon removed lol)
    Icky Dog Doo = Ike Diogu
    Teddy Ruxpin/Cheesecake = Patrick O'Bryant
    Rocky = Belinelli
    The Backdoor Boys referred to the Balkan big men of the W's = Biedrins, Zarko Cabarkapa, Skitishvili
    The Nightmare = Ekpe Udoh (middle name is Friday and his number was 13 in college, reference to Freddy Krueger movies)

    Other cool but little used nicknames:

    White Mamba = Dirk
    The Villain = Evan Turner
     
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    Wagner had his whole colon removed. Not really funny if you think about it.
     
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    woah thanks Run BJM i did not know those nicknames now i do! haha
     
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    Greg "Mr. Glass" Oden.
     
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    For the fat guys, I loved Mel "Dinner Bell" Turpin. And remember John "Hot Rod" Williams of the Cavaliers? The Bullets drafted another guy named John Williams who was so fat his nickname became John "Hot Plate" Williams.
     
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    I always loved "The Glove". Great name.

    "Half Man, Half Amazing" was pretty good too.

    And of course, there's always...

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    lol
     
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