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Poll: what should Manu's permanent nickname be?



Manu needs a nickname.

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   Hello my fellow Spurs Basketball lovers. It has become apparent as of late that Manu Ginobili is in need of a permanent nickname. So in order to let you guys decide, I have inserted all of the nicknames I have ever heard  into this poll. May the best nickname or nicknames win. I was thinking of giving a brief explanation of each of the nicknames but decided that you guys know whats up. ( That and im lazy )

Poll
What should Manu's permanent nickname be ?
EL contusion
11 votes
The flying spaghetti monster
1 votes
The mean Argentine
1 votes
The Sickness
10 votes
Manu-war
2 votes
The pooh-god
2 votes
Obi Wan Ginobili
12 votes
Doc/Doc Holiday
2 votes
Unholy Ginobili
0 votes
Any combination of nicknames is fine, because Manu is so great that he deserves several nicknames.
10 votes
Other
2 votes
The Latin assasin
5 votes
The Argentinian Basketball god of death
0 votes
The second coming of Jesus Christ
4 votes
His blessedness, the trey stripe jabstep- fake death machine who was bio-engineered by renegade gaucho scientists in a secret lab underneath Buenos Aires and whos fetus was blessed by Saint Cajetan himself.
5 votes

67 votes | Poll has closed

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Sounds an awful lot like “LatinD”, eh? Coincidence? I think not.

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Oct 21, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

Simply erotic.

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by Tim C. on Oct 21, 2009 11:33 AM CDT reply actions  

The Argentinian Assassin.

by 4Him on Oct 21, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions  

Down with the Sickness.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Oct 21, 2009 2:21 PM CDT reply actions  

  • with Alfa monster

The boogie man checks his closet for DeJuan Blair before he goes to sleep !

by alamobro on Oct 22, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions  

Obi Wan Ginobili is too long to type

I like pooh god.

Evey- "Are you a crazy person?"
V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
V for Vendetta, blowing your mind away since 2005.

by KA1Z3R on Oct 22, 2009 4:47 PM CDT reply actions  

+1

When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.

by the little o on Oct 22, 2009 10:44 PM CDT up reply actions  

Why do you like “pooh god”, exactly?

Straight from the No-Stat Zone to your computer!
Dunkin' Cheerleaders

by LatinD on Oct 22, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions  

I’m with you, LD. That is the worst.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Oct 22, 2009 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions  

it’s brilliant, think about it. the opposition (fans included) would be so f*en confused, they’ll be scared.

When the tooth fairy's own tooth falls out, it is taken during the night by Princess Peanut.

by the little o on Oct 22, 2009 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions  

To Manu belongs 99 names. 100 minus 1. Anyone who memorizes them will enter Paradise.

"Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man." - Some Tall Guy Who Wore #50

by theonlyromeo on Oct 22, 2009 7:58 PM CDT reply actions  

As one meditates upon each divine name, one enters a higher state of enlightenment.

At 99th level, you will enter Nirvana and eat alfajores to your heart’s content

DeJuan Blair is Mr.Snuffleupagus of teh NBA. Freak of nature (elongated arms,ginormous behind), effin unbelievable (rebounding machine), blows you away (for a rook) n cuddly cute.

by 'DSilverlining on Oct 23, 2009 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

That’s good stuff, ’D.

Rec’d.

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 23, 2009 1:52 AM CDT up reply actions  

Taht means so much. Ur welcome, sensei.

DeJuan Blair is Mr.Snuffleupagus of teh NBA. Freak of nature (elongated arms,ginormous behind), effin unbelievable (rebounding machine), blows you away (for a rook) n cuddly cute.

by 'DSilverlining on Oct 23, 2009 2:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

nice to see someone else reading the Spurs Bible

still need to get around to posting that

Evey- "Are you a crazy person?"
V- "I'm quite sure they'll say so."
V for Vendetta, blowing your mind away since 2005.

by KA1Z3R on Oct 23, 2009 6:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Guess I’m the only one who liked “Doc Holiday” — and I thought that one would take off.

Hmph!

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 22, 2009 10:46 PM CDT reply actions  

Not even the keeper of the Lexicon can have everything he wants. Tell me you’re teaching that to the jrwlings.

My people call it "sarcasm." - Lauri

by CapHill on Oct 22, 2009 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions  

They’re actually teaching me that one. =]

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 23, 2009 1:51 AM CDT up reply actions  

Attainment of Manuness or the path to nirvana

To Manu belongs 999 names. 1,000 – 1. One must keep the names hidden in the deep recesses of the soul.

Only by uttering the names in utter reverence and sheer terror shall one experience sublime ecstasy. And as one meditates upon each divine name, one ascends into a higher state of enlightenment.

Upon reaching the 999th level, one enters Nirvana and enters into the presence of the Immortal One and gorges on alfajores to your heart’s content

- inspired by romeo & sensei JRW

by 'DSilverlining on Oct 23, 2009 3:56 AM CDT reply actions  

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 23, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions  

I think that our approach to Manu’s nickname should be to emulate the man himself — why tie ourselves to anything “official” when we could just be spontaneous, creative, on-the-fly and off-the-cuff? I love El Contusion because it makes me think of Brent Barry, and the chemistry that team had. I love the Sickness because it’s PtR history and Manu is sick, mad sick, sick like an angel. I like anything said about Manu with admiration, joy, and commitment, just like his game.

I’m going to call him whatever seems right at the moment.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Oct 23, 2009 11:39 AM CDT reply actions   1 recs

Im kinda partial to “The Latin Assassin”. I like El asesino and La Espada ( the sword, I guess it sounds way cooler in spanish) as well.

“Alfa-monster” is kinda cute and appropriate also. Alot of these are cool….

The boogie man checks his closet for DeJuan Blair before he goes to sleep !

by alamobro on Oct 23, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

Very well said, but

what you’re proposing is essentially the status quo, right?

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 23, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions  

Hell yeah, brother.

WWTD?

by Lauri on Oct 23, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions  

I’m with Lauri… and she is the werd.

Superman wears Manu Ginobili pajamas to bed. - CMoney

by bellasa on Oct 23, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

bird?

Consider the gun jumped
5 in 10

by J.R. Wilco on Oct 23, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions  

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