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http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindblazersbeat/2009/04/behind_the_blazers_locker_room_13.html

Long before going behind the Blazers locker room door on Monday night, where among other things I would learn the new nickname preferred by Brandon Roy, my day started in the office of coach Nate McMillan.

It was 8:30 a.m., and coach was waiting in his gray Trail Blazers sweatsuit with a coffee on his desk. Before we got too deep into anything, we both marveled at the fact that there were only two games left in the regular season.

For the first time in McMillan's four years in Portland, the season had flown by quickly.

"I wake up this morning and I say, 'We've got two games.' That's crazy. Where are the rest of the games at? '' McMillan says.
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Even though both were six stalls apart, they both echoed the same sentiment.
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When I first read this I was thinking to myself, I pray this isn't a bathroom interview. "echoed and stalls"
 
"Roy Wonder" would be great, if it weren't a play on the most punchless superhero ever.

But, really, we compare Roy to Duncan a lot in terms of his demeanour, professionalism and non-flashy but supremely effective game. Duncan never had a real nickname, either. He was just Tim Duncan. Roy doesn't necessarily need a nickname.
 
"Yellow Mamba?" Lame. Roy needs something original.

I gotta say that Paul Allen IS the best owner in sports.
 
Minstrel said:
But, really, we compare Roy to Duncan a lot in terms of his demeanour, professionalism and non-flashy but supremely effective game. Duncan never had a real nickname, either. He was just Tim Duncan. Roy doesn't necessarily need a nickname.
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We could call Brandon "Timmy".

barfo
 
He should be called Northop B2. 'Cause he is like the stealth bomber.
 
My friends and I have always thought of Outlaw as a Lycanthrope (werewolf). We call him "The Lycan" mainly because of his habit of the big mouth stretched yell after he dunks.

As I was writing this I was thinking that a great nickname for Roy would be "The Count" because just like dracula, he drains the life out of his victims. Count Roy also drains shouts, mesmerizes those he plays against, and has a hunger for more.
 
So he took it out in the gym. Every day, he simulated what it would be like to be in the playoffs.
"Mentally, I wanted to stay as if I was in the season,'' Roy said. "So I went to the gym and shot - I wasn't going all out - but I wanted to train myself mentally so when I do get to the playoffs, it's not going to seem like it's long. So honestly, right now, I'm not mentally fatigued. I want to get to the playoffs. I'm anxious to get there. Even my body, it feels good.''
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I gotta say, it's pretty impressive he was prepping himself for this year's playoff run last May. You just finish winning 41 games, and you say to yourself, "I'll have another month or two of this next year, so I better be ready." I didn't think anybody thought that far ahead about their game.
 
Roy is impressive, in pretty much every way. Really great to have a player you just don't have to worry about...on the floor he always seems to make the right decisions, in the locker room he seems to be a leader and a great teammate, etc.
 
Speaking of nicknames, I came up with a new one for Durant during the game last night:

"1-of-7 Kevin"



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Oh, and Outlaw's nickname needs to be The Guyver! :lol:
 
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Sug said:
As I was writing this I was thinking that a great nickname for Roy would be "The Count" because just like dracula, he drains the life out of his victims. Count Roy also drains shouts, mesmerizes those he plays against, and has a hunger for more.
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I like that. Dracula is often portrayed as very cool on the surface, just like Roy. I can just see Roy in a cape saying "Good evening".

Outlaw looks to me like a marionette. Very disjointed.
 
It was interesting to see Quick bring up the foul on Yao in that game. I remember at that moment hurling insults at the TV I generally keep stashed away in nightmares about Damon Stoudamire. Looking back, it was a really bad play, but not really worthy of that level of invective from me. I think I was just so stunned that Roy did something so stupid.

Kind of like the other night when Roy blew an easy layup. It was utterly shocking, because it's just so out of character.

Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade are better players than Roy, but among elite shooting guards in this league, there's nobody who night-in, night-out, consistently plays mistake-free basketball better than Roy. Kobe takes crazy low percentage three point shots at the close of tight games when their team is down. Wade sometimes still charges into the paint without a clear plan. Roy just does the right thing.

If he really wanted to do copyright infringement of a current superstar, he ought to just call himself LeBron-Lite. 70% of LeBron's speed, size, strength, brains and athleticism. Which still makes him one of the three or four best shooting guards in the game.
 
crandc said:
I like that. Dracula is often portrayed as very cool on the surface, just like Roy. I can just see Roy in a cape saying "Good evening".

Outlaw looks to me like a marionette. Very disjointed.
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I like The Count. It is pretty fitting. Plus he has bad teeth.

As for Outlaw, there's only one nickname that fits, and you heard it here first: The Scarecrow.

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It captures that disjointed, graceless playing style. It hearkens to his backwoods roots. It reflects his aw-shucks good nature. He's got that weird build that looks like it belongs on a post somewhere scaring birds. The handle even sounds a little bad-ass.

Still in doubt? Here's the clincher: ask yourself how many times you've said, "If he only had a brain...."
 
mook said:
If he really wanted to do copyright infringement of a current superstar, he ought to just call himself LeBron-Lite. 70% of LeBron's speed, size, strength, brains and athleticism. Which still makes him one of the three or four best shooting guards in the game.
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70% of Bron's brains? I don't agree with that (though, I realize you were just going for the straight "70%" theme). I don't think any player has a higher basketball IQ than Roy. 70% of everything else works, though.
 
mook said:
I gotta say, it's pretty impressive he was prepping himself for this year's playoff run last May. You just finish winning 41 games, and you say to yourself, "I'll have another month or two of this next year, so I better be ready." I didn't think anybody thought that far ahead about their game.
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I loved that quote, too. Every athlete and coach should be jotting down notes on that one.
 
Who was The Quiet Assassin?

I like that nic.
 
All the good nicknames have been taken. When was the last time you heard a good new nickname that wasn't derivative of another player's nickname or simply a shortening of the players name (C-Webb, T-Mac, D-Wade, etc.).

The Natural fits Roy, but it's taken (by a fictional character, no less).

BNM
 
Minstrel said:
70% of Bron's brains? I don't agree with that (though, I realize you were just going for the straight "70%" theme). I don't think any player has a higher basketball IQ than Roy. 70% of everything else works, though.
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Dude, you are such a homer.

Jesus probably plays basketball. Are you saying that Brandon Roy has a higher basketball IQ than Jesus?
 
ABM said:
Wish there were a way to connect his #7 and Natural Wonder.
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I kind of like Roy Wonder. Of course, even that is derivative of Batman's sidekick - and Roy is no sidekick.

He needs a nickname that captures his versatility - he's like the Swiss Army Knife of basketball players, but Swiss Army Knife is both lame and too long - and Leatherman sounds kinky.

BNM
 
mook said:
Dude, you are such a homer.

Jesus probably plays basketball. Are you saying that Brandon Roy has a higher basketball IQ than Jesus?
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I think Roy has better basketball IQ than Ray Allen, yes.
 
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