Ok, so, Shaquille O'Neal needs a nickname!!!
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jun 25, 2009 10:19 AM CDT
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We need some possible nicknames for Shaq. In the past, he's gone by Superman, The Big Diesel, The Big Aristotle, The Big Cactus, and, I'm sure, dozens of others.
So, Cavs fans, what should Shaq be called now?? Place your thoughts in the comments, and we'll have a poll of the best ones to decide what we'll call Shaq here at FTS!
Ok -- Make your pick!!!
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I am taking this from an earlier thread because I am a fan of it
Shaqer Heights
by Roger Dorn on Jun 25, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Word.
If not, I like Shaqalier, but putting “The Big” in front of an already clever name just waters it down.
You know Selig? Ombudsman.
by rolub on Jun 25, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice!
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jun 25, 2009 10:02 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the Big Shaqalier
"If you're a Yankee fan, or if you're not a Yankee fan - you have to admit, we're winners." - #21
"Once the Hack-a-Shaq works once, you know I’m going to see it again. The only thing worse for basketball than that defense is the Lack-a-Shaq offense, where I have to go to the bench because of foul trouble. There is no fun in that." - The Big Aristotle
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing." - Peyton
by J-Gao on Jun 25, 2009 10:06 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Underhand free throws
If Shaq would man up and just shoot them underhanded – fully benefiting from the inherent and generous backspin – there would be no mas Hack-aShaq…..
by jakethesnake66 on Jun 25, 2009 10:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shouldnt have to worry about Hack a Shaq, cuz Big Z can be in there late in games.
by BDizzle23 on Jun 25, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My brother and I went with “The Big Stadium Mustard” this morning. I like it.
by painaxl on Jun 25, 2009 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
A couple I have heard..
AOL Sports calling him “The Big Buckeye” I prefer “The Big Curse Breaker”…Now Ferry needs to get us into Top 15 of draft tonite or get Matt Barnes and Powder(Charlie Villanuevea) and we will be very tough to defend.
by Cahill on Jun 25, 2009 10:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaqs nicknames have always been about the city or team he has played for, not a player he is playing with. His ego is too big to go for that!!
by BDizzle23 on Jun 25, 2009 10:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq Nickname
How about “Big River”?
As in “…..Burn on, Big River, Burn on….”
by chiefwahoo1313 on Jun 25, 2009 10:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
My vote is for this. All the choices in the poll make me cringe.
Ride on ye fearsome Horsemen of the Basketball Apocalypse. We got this.
by Turkmenbashi on Jun 25, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll add it
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Jun 25, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Also, Stadium Mustard? Blasphemy!
How about The Big Bertman’s?
Ride on ye fearsome Horsemen of the Basketball Apocalypse. We got this.
by Turkmenbashi on Jun 25, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Big Bust!
O’Neal is for me, the biggest waste of talent our generation has seen.
Here is a man who should’ve won at least three more rings, maybe even more had he stayed in shape and played as his coach told him too, but instead he is now hanging on and trying to ‘bring a championship’ to Cleveland.
I think the Cavs would have been better served getting guys like Ray Allen, Lamar Odom, or even Steve Nash. But O’Neal will only become a cancer for Lebron. And if Lebron somehow realizes he just needs to keep his head down, respect opponents and play his heart out every game, and they win. O’Neal will take all the credit.
This is not an Addul Jabbar and Magic hook-up. Kareem was mean on the court, but respectful. O’Neal has never been respectful of anyone. I honestly hope something happens and he can’t play the season. He will only be a problem. Z isn’t great but he is a creditable center still. Get a couple shooters and rebounders and see what can happen, not O’Neal.
by Katsrevenge on Jun 25, 2009 11:10 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
So you are faulting a guy for winning 4 titles instead of 7
by Roger Dorn on Jun 25, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s pretty ridiculous. It’s really, really, really hard to win 6 or 7 rings. You cannot possibly fault him for having “only” 4 rings.
by Buckeye Brad on Jun 25, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In modern day athletics it doesn’t happen. Michael Jordan (maybe the greatest athlete ever) only won 6 titles
by Roger Dorn on Jun 25, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say that he is the biggest waste of talent...
But I would say he could have been much more dominant if he actually wanted to. Showing up fat and out of shape for training camp and other crap like that just showed that he cared more about the fame than he did the game of basketball.
by lrh86 on Jun 25, 2009 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missing the easy answer...
Vince Carter.
Unless you are giving Shaq the “Vince Carter Award for Wasted Potential” and retiring VC from the running, I cannot endorse this.
by Browns8XChamps on Jun 25, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think the Cavs would have been better served getting guys like Ray Allen, Lamar Odom, or even Steve Nash
then you have no clue about the cavs.
by DontCallMeJoey on Jun 25, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Another idea
One of the Yahoo! Sports articles referred to him as The Terminal Tower. I like it. If he works well with us then it’s imposing. If this turned out to be a Shaq-sized waste of time and money, then it’s still a fairly durable pun.
by SportsObserver on Jun 25, 2009 11:56 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
That is awesome
Ride on ye fearsome Horsemen of the Basketball Apocalypse. We got this.
by Turkmenbashi on Jun 25, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s the best one by far. The others are too forced except for Shaqalier and Shaqer Height.
Perfect nickname. Fits Cleveland while describing his size.
by gahnki on Jun 25, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about
Witness Protection … doesn’t have Big in it but I think it states why he is here haha
by jsneides on Jun 25, 2009 12:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I win...
Ah, I’ve got it – The Big Van Gundy, The Big Witness, or better yet The Big Mamba!!!. All of which are self-explanatory…
Thanks for playin, but I win… Peace! Go Cavs!
by shaqfu on Jun 25, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Big Depression
The King’s Prince is a bit much… jesus
by Boney on Jun 25, 2009 12:16 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq Nickname
What about “The Big Jester”
Now..I say the Big jester because Shaq cracks jokes and usually lightens the mood in the locker room wherever he goes.
by Gabriel1115 on Jun 25, 2009 12:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Big Cactus is now...
The Big Rock Star. It has to be regional, and awesome. This does both.
by Browns8XChamps on Jun 25, 2009 12:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
FROM BIG CATCUS
TO THE SHAQ KNIGHT!
by STREETLOGISTICSCJ on Jun 25, 2009 12:35 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Call Him the Great Lake
It fits his past and present.
by Akilles13 on Jun 25, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The one I like of these the most was Witness Protection. That’s good. But I think we should all agree that Shaq is now THE LAKE ERIE MONSTER
by Djesterjax on Jun 25, 2009 4:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The Big Witness
If he botches it, he will be The Big Weakness
by PerryHugo on Jun 25, 2009 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How about
The Big Mistake by the Lake?
Bullets Forever - where "Dagger ! " happens......
by Rook6980 on Jun 25, 2009 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You are close....The Big Shake by the Lake
Thanks for the candy-ass take on the name……….feel free to take the “LeBron is a crybaby” act back to Bullshits Forever
So I told her," I'll be nicer if you try to be smarter!'..That was a mistake.
by Juannieboy on Jun 25, 2009 6:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Big Walleye is my favorite I’ve heard.
Although Lake Erie Monster and Big River were pretty good too.
by Ryan Kelsey on Jun 26, 2009 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Kryptonite
Call Shaq Kryptonite cause we hope he takes away Superman’s power under the boards.
by Mtaylor on Jun 26, 2009 3:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Shaq's nickname
I thought of an even better one call him the “Shaq Erie Monster!!!”
by da cavs fan on Jun 27, 2009 1:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
From Sactown Royalty
one of our editors suggested “The Big Erie-stotle”
Father of the "Natt this!" movement.
by Aykis16 on Jun 28, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
1) The Big River
2) The Cuyahoga
3) Caballero Grande
by caval on Jul 7, 2009 1:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Re-Open the Poll!
I think it’s time for the throwback to make a comeback! I propose the following nickame:
The Big KAZAAM
(http://addins.wgem.com/blogs/sports/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/kazaam_a.jpg)
This shaqname has astronomical potential…. just imagine Shaq throwing down a power-dunk and thousands of fans shouting that magic word in unison with the PA announcer….. “KAAA-ZAAAAAAM!” And imagine the television commercials where Shaq grants LeBron’s three wishes… And the goodwill from partnering with Make-a-Wish type foundations… And how do you beat the Magic? With MAGIC! And what’s more magical than The Big Kazaam?!?
(I know it’s not regional, but its awesome. I mean, c’mon.)
by MktgGenie on Jul 9, 2009 3:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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