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Suggestion Box - October 13, 2003
The Name Game
Updated Daily !! A new season brings a new crop (ok, probably only two) of players, and a new bunch of player nicknames. Last season's "Write the Nets Nicknames" contest was so successful that we're going to do it again. Think of any great nicknames over the summer break? Got any ideas for "Zo" and "Zoran"? Email them to Joe, we'll round them up and post them here.

Some of the early returns are in (major props to ATrain Jr., who came up with my absolute favorite nickname thus far - AFLAC):
Zoran Planinic -
"The Croatian Sensation" ,"Zorro", "MiniZo", "Token Euro (since just about every team has a Euro)" . - Eric Andres
''Lil' Zo" - Michael Jones
"Zippy", "Niche" - Jeff Lawrence
"Mini-Euro" (Gasp! He's not 7 feet!), "The Ndubi Ebi of the Nets" - ATrain Jr
"Z. P. Dee Doo Da" - Rory
"Not Our Shooting Solution", "Zora the Explorer" - Andrew Barrett
"Flash Goran" - Ivan
"Zoran Zoranadana" (for you old folks who remember Roseanne Roseannadana on SNL) - Allen J. Mollica
"Soarin'" Zoran Planinic - David Levy
Alonzo Mourning:
"A-Train Sr.", "The Funeral Procession" (cause when there's Zo, There's Mourning), "Kidd's 20 Million Dollar Play Pal". -Eric Andres
"Zo' Better Nets" - Michael Jones
"Van Gundy Leg" - Jim R.
Alonzo "GOOOOOD" Mourning - Jeff Lawrence
"Mr. Tracy Mourning" (have you seen her?), "Riley Refugee", "AFLAC" (he was the insurance to get Kidd) - ATrain Jr.
"The Barber" "A real number 33" (referring to Marbury wearing 33) - Andrew Barrett
"Will Power" - Joss Williams
Rodney Rogers -
Rodney "Can't Leave the Table" Rogers - Ian Wells
"Biggie Sized" - Michael Jones
"Chunk Style" - Jim R.
"Dunkless Donuts", "Everybody Hates Rodney" - ATrain Jr.
"Rodney Ruffles" - Rory
"Cover Your Plates", "7th Man of the Year" - Andrew Barrett
Rodney "Roy" Rogers - Eric Andres
"Ronald McRogers" - Jeff Lawrence
Kenyon Martin -
"Dunkaholic" - Ian Wells
"The Big Irate" - Michael Jones
"WMD" - Jim R.
"Power N Emotion", "The Flagrant Flyer", "Shockey of the Hardwood" - ATrain Jr.
"Antoine Walker's Worst Nightmare", "The "Distraction" (due to his contract) - Andrew Barrett
"KMart Shopping", "A Game" - Jeff Lawrence
Dikembe Mutombo -
"Mt. Malaria" "Mt. Mutombo", "Mt. Buyout" - Ian Wells
"Mt. Old Bones" - Michael Jones
"Darth Mutombo", "The Albatross", "Thorn in Rod's Side" - ATrain Jr.
"Odd Man Out", "Brink Hands" "Does He Have A Cold?" - Andrew Barrett
"Mr. Buyout" - Eric Andres
Jason Kidd -
"Sir Dish Alot" - Ian Wells
"Celtic Beater" - Michael Jones
"Zen Face" - Jim R.
"TJ Senior", "Cascade" (because he's good with the dish) - ATrain Jr.
"Our Hero" - Rory
Richard Jefferson -
"Ladies Love Richard Jefferson" or "LLRJ" for short - Michael Jones
"Golden Retriever" (from Sports Illustrated), "The Arizona Airborne" - ATrain Jr
Richard "George" Jefferson (because he's moved up on the east side) - Eric Andres
"Mini-Mart" (a mini-KMart) - CVEncarnacion
"A Plus" - Jeff Lawrence
"Bricklayer"(because he can't shoot) - Ivan
Aaron Williams -
"Ghost Train" - Michael Jones
"110%" - Jim R.
"The Forgotten Train" - Br3Eug
"The Wheaton Whitey", "Chaplin", "Teddy" (Speak softly, carry a big stick) - ATrain Jr.
"A-Trade" - Jeff Lawrence
"Man or Machine" - Joss Williams
"The Little Engine Who Thought He Could" - Julian Encarnacion
Brian Scalabrine -
"Skins" - Michael Jones
"No Jersey" - Jim R.
"Big Red", "The Janitor" (He plays in mop-up time) - ATrain Jr.
"Whitey Bored" (it must be lonely on the bench) - Andrew Barrett
"Binky's Biotch" - Binky
Tamar Slay -
"Handles" - Michael Jones
"Champion Center" (RJ says he's good in practice), "Tay-Mar" (he reminds me of Tayshaun Prince) - ATrain Jr.
"Slayer", "T-Mar" - Andrew Barrett
Brandon Armstrong -
Brandon "I Play for the Nets, Seriously" Armstrong - Michael Jones
"The Dentist" - Joe
"The Invisible Man", "ID" (because the guards don't think he's a Net) - ATrain Jr.
"New Head Cheerleader" (since Donny Marshall left) - Julian Encarnacion
"Bad Back" (or "Bad Tendon", or "Bad Hamstring" or whatever injury excuse the team is using) - Rory
"Mr. Practice Squad", "Nenad Krstic's Cap Space" - Eric Andres
"A Shame" - Jeff Lawrence
Jason Collins -
Jason "Dunks may vary" Collins - Michael Jones
"The Big Flopper" - Jim R.
"Better Offensive Rebounder Twin","Fallin Collin" - Julian Encarnacion
"The Right Twin" - Andrew Barrett
"Kid A" - Jeff Lawrence
Lucious Harris -
"Mr. February" - Jim R.
"The Long Beach Long Ranger" - ATrain Jr.
Kerry Kittles - "Starving" (he's skinny and isn't hungry to win), "Konstant Kerry" - ATrain Jr.
Byron Scott -
Byron "Voyage of the Damned" Scott - Jeff Lawrence
"Delegator", "Riley Jr." - ATrain Jr
"Riley Rip-off" - Julian Encarnacion
Lawrence Frank - "Resume" - ATrain Jr.
Don Newman - "Next Door" (he actually played for the Jets) - ATrain Jr.
Rod Thorn - "No Disclosure" (as in, "as as per club policy, terms of the contract were not disclosed"), "The Architect", "GM: God and Manager" - ATrain Jr.
"A-MEN" - Jeff Lawrence
Rod "I Hate Deke" Thorn - Ian Wells
Lou Lamoriello - "Evil Genius", "Cheap with Skates" - ATrain Jr.
Nets Ownership - "BOHICA" - NJAmericans67

Special Bonus Celtics Nickname
Antoine Walker - "Kenyon's Bitch" - Ian Wells

Keep 'em coming!

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