The TNT crew give Meyers his nickname...

[Fez Hammersticks]

The Vanilla Gorilla.

 

[Natebishop3]

Did they seriously?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Not happy with that name if true.

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

OK, so TNT can call him that. Who gives a crap what the people at TNT think? It's what Sly thinks.

 

[tlongII]

Can't there be TWO Vanilla Gorillas?

 

[Sedatedfork]

That's crap. Albino Orangutang!

 

[jlprk]

He doesn't have Przybilla's simian persona.

 

[santeesioux]

That's just lazy.

 

[jlprk]

He's emotional and has the prune face of a very tall brat, so I vote for The Little Stinker.

 

[BBert]

That's TURRRIBLE! Sucks actually. And extremely racist. Plus, it doesn't even fit. I hope it's not true.

 

[THE HCP]

The TNT crew also gave Shawn Marion his MATRIX nickname.

 

[Mediocre Man]

The Matrix at least isn't a retread name

 

[Natebishop3]

The TNT crew also gave Shawn Marion his MATRIX nickname.

And Vince Carter got Half Man/Half Amazing from Kenny.

And I'm pretty sure he was the first one to call Paul Pierce The Truth.

 

[Mediocre Man]

And Vince Carter got Half Man/Half Amazing from Kenny.

And I'm pretty sure he was the first one to call Paul Pierce The Truth.

Shaq got credit for that from Pierce.

 

[TradeNurkicNow]

Yeah, I don't really like it. I mean, what if they had called Oden the Chocolate Chimpanzee?

 

[THE HCP]

Shaq gets credit for the best nickname ever given...... The Big Fundamental.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Can't there be TWO Vanilla Gorillas?

I think you mean THREE.

 

[Further]

the White Tiger

the Beige Boa

The Cream Croc

 

[Elton]

"Spanky"

 

[RoyToy]

There's only one vanilla gorilla

Miss having a defensive rebounding C like Joel.

 

[maxiep]

The difference between Meyers and the rest of the people to whom TNT gave a nickname was those players were really good. Leonard will have a Przy or Tyson Chandler-like career, which is fine by me, but certainly not nickname-worthy.

 

[TripTango]

Ghostface Gorillah.

 

[RoyToy]

I'd be ecstatic if he turned out like Tyson Chandler.

I think Leonard has a chance to be more offensively, though. He can shoot the 12-15ft jumper.

 

[maxiep]

I'd be ecstatic if he turned out like Tyson Chandler.

I think Leonard has a chance to be more offensively, though. He can shoot the 12-15ft jumper.

I think he'll be a good one. Athletic, good motor, etc.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

IIRC before the draft an advanced stat/draft guru compared Meyers to Horford as his ceiling.

 

[maxiep]

IIRC before the draft an advanced stat/draft guru compared Meyers to Horford as his ceiling.

Really? Wow. That would be amazing.

 

[TripTango]

IIRC before the draft an advanced stat/draft guru compared Meyers to Horford as his ceiling.

The thing about ceilings, though, is that most people stay below them. Did the guru say what his floor was?

 

[PapaG]

And Vince Carter got Half Man/Half Amazing from Kenny.

And I'm pretty sure he was the first one to call Paul Pierce The Truth.

Half Man/Half Amazing was a Street Ball legend for And1.

Carl 'the Truth" Williams

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[PapaG]

The thing about ceilings, though, is that most people stay below them. Did the guru say what his floor was?

Jason Jennings