NY Times: Roy a "transcendent player"

[Shooter]

PORTLAND, Ore. — In the space of a few seconds, in the narrow space between four defenders in a packed lane, Brandon Roy darted and elevated, changed hands and flipped the ball over the rim as the final buzzer sounded Sunday, proving once more that a transcendent player can change everything.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/09/sports/basketball/09knicks.html?_r=1&ref=sports

 

[Pinwheel1]

exceeding usual limits : surpassing b: extending or lying beyond the limits of ordinary experience cin Kantian philosophy : being beyond the limits of all possible experience and knowledge
2: being beyond comprehension

 

[Shooter]

2: being beyond comprehension

That's Roy Wonder!!

 

[DaRizzle]

That's Roy Wonder!!

"The Roy Wonder"

good nickname IMO...is it? Or you just come up with that?

 

[Nikolokolus]

"The Roy Wonder"

good nickname IMO...is it? Or you just come up with that?

Nothing has really stuck yet with Roy. The raidio play by play guy has been trying for awhile now to make "The Natural" stick (I'm not feeling it), Roy wonder has been floated for awhile, but hasn't gained much traction. The most common seems to be the unimaginative and vanilla "B-Roy"

He really needs a decent nickname.

 

[Ed O]

Roy's name is pretty unique and I don't think he needs a nickname. He's not Michael Smith or Fred Jones.

He's Brandon Roy.

Ed O.

 

[Minstrel]

Roy's name is pretty unique and I don't think he needs a nickname. He's not Michael Smith or Fred Jones.

He's Brandon Roy.

Roy is Roy.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I don't think you can pick a better name for Roy than "The Natural" because that is exactly what he is on the basketball court. His game is smooth and effort-less. He is "Roy Hobbs" because he is good at every part of the game.

Having said that....Just "Roy" works for me.

 

[Ghost Pepper]

The greatest player to ever play, only went by MIKE!!!

 

[Minstrel]

The greatest player to ever play, only went by MIKE!!!

Michael Jordan had a nickname, y'know.

Unless you meant Michael Cage?

 

[BalancedMan]

The greatest player to ever play, only went by MIKE!!!

What about "Air Jordan"

In that case "Roy Wonder" makes a lot of sense, being comparable. I like it.

 

[crandc]

I've seen Roy Wonder signs. I kind of like it.

I saw the NY Times article last night. Nice to see some big paper recognition for Roy Wonder.

 

[Ghost Pepper]

Air Jordan were shoes, "I want to be like Mike" was the marketing slogan. MJ was what he was called more often than not by Media. Atleast that's what I saw.

 

[handiman]

If and when LeBron signs here, it'll be King James and the ROYal Court... Bit of a mouthful and might require arena renaming, so probably best to target someone other than LeBron.

 

[Entity]

If and when LeBron signs here, it'll be King James and the ROYal Court... Bit of a mouthful and might require arena renaming, so probably best to target someone other than LeBron.

Like Roy-Al(dridge).

 

[Boob-No-More]

I still like the nickname I proposed during Roy's rookie year:

Hobbs.

Too subtle, I guess. It never caught on.

BNM

 

[Ed O]

I still like the nickname I proposed during Roy's rookie year:

Hobbs.

Too subtle, I guess. It never caught on.

What about "Hobbes"?

Thomas Hobbes, in Leviathan, made a pretty interesting and influential case for monarchy, and "Roy" is Old French for "King"?

THAT would be too subtle.



Ed O.

 

[Natebishop3]

Roy Wonder is cool. The Natural isn't bad, but it's unoriginal.

Air Jordan wasn't just the shoe... that was his nicname. People called him "His Airness" and things like that.

 

[Darkwebs]

Roy Wonder is cool. The Natural isn't bad, but it's unoriginal.

Air Jordan wasn't just the shoe... that was his nicname. People called him "His Airness" and things like that.

I also like Roy Wonder more than The Natural. But my only problem with Roy Wonder is that it makes Brandon sound like a sidekick (Robin, the "Boy Wonder" was Batman's sidekick). However, Roy Wonder is the best nickname that I've heard so far. Unless we can call him the Dark Knight. That would be cool, but there's no relevance to his name and it most likely won't catch on.

 

[julius]

I still like the nickname I proposed during Roy's rookie year:

Hobbs.

Too subtle, I guess. It never caught on.

BNM

Isn't that just a derivative of "The Natural"?

 

[handiman]

Like Roy-Al(dridge).

Ooh, I didn't even think of that angle...

 

[mgb]

The Blazers got big contributions from all three of their young stars. Roy scored 19 points, Aldridge had 16 points and Oden dominated the paint with 17 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 6 blocks.

I like that. That is our future.

I kind of like Roy Wonder, but after most games when I posted about a game I've just said and Roy was Roy.

 

[Minstrel]

"Roy Wonder" is clever, but too elaborate. It's not a simple, natural-sounding nickname, like "Magic" or "Air" or "Glide."

But this is the new breed that doesn't need nicknames...Kobe, Paul, LeBron, Roy.

 

[TripTango]

I don't like "Roy Wonder" -- too cutesy. Also, for some reason it makes me think of white bread...

I think "The Natural" fits best; it's subtle, strong, and understated, just like Roy's game.

 

[Entity]

"Slow-Mo" would be fitting because of how he looks when he does everything he wants to do, while everyone else just commits the wrong way or falls down. But "slow" is probably not a tag you want to be affixed to.

 

[barfo]

The only really obvious nickname for him is "The Inquisitive Purple Samurai".

barfo