Every year on our old website we had an annual tradition where we would offer up Jerry Reynolds some suggested nicknames for players. Some of those nicknames, like “The Brockness Monster” or “The Great Rudini” became mainstays and it was always fun to hear those nicknames on air.
Jerry isn’t calling games anymore, but Doug Christie has taken up the mantle and added his own flair. So in the spirit of continuing tradition, let’s see what nicknames or sayings we can come up with for our new Kings, as well as new nicknames for existing players if you’d like.
And hey, even though Jerry isn’t calling games anymore, he is a co-host on a wonderful new podcast you may have heard about, and maybe we can get him to read some of the best suggestions offered here.
This year we’ve got plenty of new faces to create nicknames for. Tyrese Haliburton, Robert Woodard II, Jahmi’us Ramsey, Glenn Robinson III, and Hassan Whiteside all could use some nickname love, but of course you can also submit suggestions for returning players as well.
Let’s see what you’ve got!
Welcome to Basketball Hali!
More like baskteball Val-Hali-a now!
Rese takes it to the peanut butter cup.
I’m giggling with this one, hehe
Ty lets it fly.
“Haliburton Ty’s up LeBron!”
Hassan Whiteside with the Hassan whiteSLIDE (when he makes a layup)
“Hassan with the Strongside Defense”
Look at me
swatting shots into the sea
Grabbing e-ve-ry rebound.
Every lob I’m throwing down
But it’s just the role I play
Weakside help is on the way
Eating up their feeble drives
‘Cause I’m Mr. Whiteside
OT, but in the spirit of the season:
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Check the box for steals by Hali
Fa la la la la la, la la la
Easy scores for us to tally
Fa la la la la la, la la la
Proud to don our Kings apparel
Fa la la, la la la, la la la
Chills opponents to the marrow
Fa la la la la, la la la la
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Love it.
Mr. Whiteside coming out of his cage for the block.
It’s just the price they pay for going into the lane, cause he’s Mr. Whiteside.
Ramsey with the slamsey!
Jerryriffic!
This really is perfectly Jerry-esque.
Ramsey showing off Jahmi’us touch (the Midas touch)
Gold!
Jahmi’us jamming it home.
Jahmi’us for the rest of us.
Nickname for Tyrese: Go Go Gadget Arms or Go Go Gadet Rese.
Oh man, you KNOW Doug will be using this all season.
Wasn’t that Whiteside’s
nick name?
Brilliant. I don’t care if Doug uses it, I’m going to be using ‘Go Go Gadget Rese’ from here on out!!!!
You’ve been Haliburnt!
I think that referring to Robinson as GR3, as the guys have been doing is probably the best one.
Whiteside can just be H-Dub, but that’s admittedly bland.
Woodard can be Burn-stein when he torches a guy. (These are getting worse.)
Ramsey could, and absolutely should be called The Apostrophe.
So, you could say that I got nuthin.
Not a nickname, but every time I see a Ricoh GRIII I think of Glen Robinson III.
Kyle “THE” Guy
I am still enamored with Kyle “THAT” Guy.
Kyle as Guile.
“GUYLE”?
SONIC BOOM!!!!!!!!!
Kyle only gained 10 lbs of muscle :0 .. Dude!
“Jahmi’us well just get out of the way, because Ramsey cannot be stopped!”
Jahm-oh my-‘us Ramsey
Glenn’s Robin-ya, son!
Open up your eager eyes, because it’s Mr. Whiteside!
Rese the beast!
Haliburton gets the steal and says Ty, Ty, Ty!
Haliburton’s the Nightmare on Defense!
Danger Mr Robinson!
Ty on the Fly! (after a breakaway dunk)
Also, this is OT, but thought I’d share for the basketball fans around the holidays.
I got curious the other day to see what basketball players and personalities might be on Cameo. Cameo, if you haven’t heard of it, is a service where you can pay to have a video chat with someone famous (actors, musicians, athletes, etc) and then they send you a file of your conversation when it’s over. So I started looking and there are a surprising number of Kings/former Kings that you could buy calls with (for yourself or for someone else obsessed with basketball in your life): Richaun Holmes, Harry Giles, George Karl, Eric Musselman, etc.
I’ll admit I was definitely inspired by an ad of theirs I saw on TV, but could be fun. It’s not cheap, of course, the least expensive one I saw was around $50 I think, but hey, why not? Tis the season! Happy holidays and happy winter solstice, Kings fans.
I bought one from Harry for Christmas for TKH!
GregoryI found it and shared it a week or so ago (I forgot to set it to private), but I’ll repost in a few days…
Can’t wait to see it!
Got our new guy, Kyle Draper, to send my brother who plays CSU East Bay basketball some words of encouragement since their season is up in the air and introduce himself as part of the new Kings broadcast crew. Thanks for the last minute xmas gift addition idea, SMF-PDX!
…My friend got me a birthday shoutout from Jimmer! this last September.
The highlight was Jimmer telling me to “shoot my shot”!
Kyle let it fly Guy
fly guy
Rese through the crease
Justin Time James
Justin time with the dime
I like Fly Guy. He should just throw away Kyle.
Hali starts a rally with another steal!
Woodard slams a Deep Throat-down!
The other team can only stand and wonder how Jahmi’us blew right by us!
Ring up another GR3-ball!
You know it’s gold when you can heard Jerry’s voice reading it, haha. Well done, Jman!
“Guy Fawkes you up!”
Obviously, this is the pay-per-view version only.
I was so ready for this season and team to be Dante’s Inferno! Thanks BB8![BB13 I guess now]
Can we have nicknames for TKH members?
I have one for Rob:
Hassan BLOCK!
Ty with the Hali-oop
DachosenQuan with the and one
White Guy can’t jump ð¬
T. HaliBurtons nightmare before Christmas
tyreses pieces
every time Parker takes his man off the dribble for a monster jam:
Parker put it in drive then slammed it in reverse
Ty- Phoon – bringing devastation for the opposing offense
Hali’s Comet flashin’ and slashin’ to the rim!
Marvin is carvin’ ’em up tonight!
HB with the stingers flying tonight!
Kings enjoying some Holmes cookin’ tonight!
Robert pine sol Woodard with the dirty work
mr clean
pine sol cleaning the glass
oh my ty!
jahmi’n Jahmi’us
If he ever makes it in the rotation as a defensive stalwart, Pine Sol is money!
Hassan Whiteout erases that that shot attempt!
Hali’s comet.
A Haliburton assist: Rese’s pieces.
Haliburton during a layup: Ty goes to the runner.
Whiteside pinning one against the backboard: Hassanwich.
Kyle E. Coyote.
Metu Movement.
Metu Brute.
Clever!
“Hassanwich” needs to be a stat.
Stat!
Hassan swatting that ball to the Whiteside of the Moon!
Hassan Blockside
Tyrese is Haliburnin the Defense
GR for 3!!!!
Kyle’s THAT guy.
Woodard with that WoodDUNK
I love Mark Jones but I have a feeling we’re going to hear a lot of “Corner Pocket 3”
Haliburton is bringing the energy tonight!
Haliburton’s stock is on the rise!
Haliburton shot that one from Deep….water horizon!
Haliburton “Dick Cheney’d” his way to the rim and scored!
Haliburton earning his next defense contract with that steal.
Haliburton Ernie’s Great Adventures
Bulls Eye for a made 3 and Fox Eye for a clunker off the rim.
the Artful Dodger,
Welcome to Woodstock,
Ramses XII
“Never Will Learn to Spell His First Name” Ramsey.
NWLTSHFN Ramsey
Robert “I’m Really 52 yrs old” Wooddard!
Justin “You Still Here???” James!!
DC for Haliburton. Because his place reminds me of Doug Christie and his name reminds me of Dick Cheney.
Too bad Metu was waived because I was ready for “The Mets Movement” and “#MeTu
For Kyle
Fish Grease
Threezza Guy
Mini Splash
Vanilla Thrice
Woodard ll…make that Woodard for 3
Get the Windex out cause Whiteside is cleaning the glass tonight
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