Anagrams are Fun!

by CapHill on Sep 16, 2009 10:40 PM CDT

So, I was perusing Purple Row to find out how the Rockies did this weekend, when I found this gem of a FanPost. Since the Spurs have some players with great names (and since it's still the offseason and we're all still bored), I thought PtR should take a deeper look into this issue. Follow me after the jump for a different viewpoint of the roster, via the anagram. These are some of my favorites, so enjoy!

Now some of these are applicable to the player, but most are just off the wall.

Roster

DeJuan Blair - A Lab Injured, Jab Land Rue I

Matt Bonner - Batman Torn, Ban Torment, Rant Entomb

Tim Duncan - Damn Tunic, Act Mind Nu, Damn Cut In

Michael Finley - Anemic Hey Fill, Menace If Hilly, Infamy Ice Hell

Manu Ginobili - A Imbuing Lion, A Big Mil Union, Alibi Gin Um No

Malik Hairston - A Hailstorm Kin, Animal Hot Risk, Salami Horn Kit

Marcus Haislip - Mariachis Plus, Scapular Him Is, Casual Him Rips

George Hill - Here Gill Go, Ogle Eh Girl, Ego He Grill

Richard Jefferson - Scarfed Frier John, Dancer Josher Riff, Arch Fjord Refines

Ian Mahinmi - Mania Him In, Mama Hi I Inn

Roger Mason - Garners Moo, Roamer Song, Mango Sorer

Antonio McDyess - Dominances Toys, Dynamic Set Soon, Canoed Tiny Moss

Tony Parker - Prayer Knot, Ark Entropy

Theo Ratliff - Feral Oft Hit, Tear Off Hilt, Half Fire Tot

Marcus Williams - Lama Music Swirl, Lilac Swamis Rum, Wail Maims Curls

For some of the players, there were literally thousands of options. So, go ahead, have fun with this website and put your favorites in the comments.

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Tony Parker can be “Rank Poetry.” This may need to be his new nickname.

by 2757 on Sep 16, 2009 11:33 PM CDT reply actions

LOL. It actually fits. I mean GOL

by Gino20 on Sep 18, 2009 2:22 AM CDT up reply actions

Wow, that’s concise, pithy, repeatable and infinitely usable.

From under the radar to hanging in the rafters - Big50
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by J.R. Wilco on Sep 18, 2009 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Fun post, Cap. Here’s my contribution:

Tim Duncan – Man Induct
Gregg Popovich – Cop Veg Hog Grip
Manu Ginobili – A Mob Linguini
David Robinson – Savior Bind Nod

The Roleplayer's Realm

by silverandblack_davis on Sep 16, 2009 11:41 PM CDT reply actions

Holy jeez guys. davis, I think your suggestions are all eerilly appropriate in their own way. PTR code! Bonner’s new nickname IS Batman. I like it.

"If you think Tony Parker is better than Manu Ginobili, you need to stop drinking before you come in here." - Charles Barkley, to Kenny Smith.

by Ed (dfjmed) on Sep 17, 2009 12:04 AM CDT reply actions

Manu Ginobili – Inbuing a lion

That sounds better.

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by LatinD on Sep 17, 2009 12:52 AM CDT reply actions

Batman Torn is the bomb!

And, Ogle eh girl?

"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 Sep 17, 2009 4:26 AM CDT reply actions

What about Mariachi Plus?

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by LatinD on Sep 17, 2009 7:10 AM CDT up reply actions

You guys forgot San Antonio:
Sonatina On
A Son Nation
A No Oats Inn
~~Asno Nation~~

or San Antonio Spurs:
A Saint’s Pronouns
A Nation’s Porn’s Us
A Passion on Turns
Arsonists on a Pun
A Nun’s Torso Pains
A Sprain Onto Suns
A Sprain on Snouts
Sustains on a porn
Unsnaps a root sin

The possibilities are endless.

"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 Sep 17, 2009 9:24 PM CDT reply actions

See. This is why I asked for input. I love Arsonists on a Pun and A Sprain Onto Suns. Great work, romeo.

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by CapHill on Sep 17, 2009 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Arsonists on a Pun sounds very British. Reminds me of Stratford-on-Avon.

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by J.R. Wilco on Sep 18, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Ooh, you just reminded me of Belvedere!

"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 Sep 18, 2009 7:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Are you referring to ...

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by J.R. Wilco on Sep 21, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions

or...

by BlaseE on Sep 21, 2009 3:40 PM CDT up reply actions

or this, very much like my buddies. JanieAnnie knows him.

We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.

by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Sep 21, 2009 4:34 PM CDT up reply actions

Yea

"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 Sep 21, 2009 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Fail.

Yea to Mr. Belvedere.
Nay to “British” Vodka and the Plymouth.

"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 Sep 21, 2009 8:06 PM CDT up reply actions

A Sprain Onto Suns

Awesome.

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by Tim C. on Sep 17, 2009 10:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Perfect.

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by LatinD on Sep 17, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions

And here I thought that we at PtR don’t wish for injuries to our oppenents

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by J.R. Wilco on Sep 18, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Metaphorical sprain.

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by LatinD on Sep 19, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions

That’s a delightful phrase.

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by J.R. Wilco on Sep 21, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions

If Hairston can live up to “Salami Horn Kit” we may have a whale of a player on our hands.

A nun’s torso pains is pretty amazing for “San Antonio Spurs”

by Gino20 on Sep 18, 2009 2:29 AM CDT reply actions

Manu anagrams, with my interpretations

Nu Blini Amigo (Gibberish friend)
Obi Nailing Mu (Star Wars erotica?)
Bulimia On Gin (Binge drinking plus purging)
Ailing Ion Bum (Homeless person injured by loss of electron)
Obi in Mauling (Kenobi stars in a horror flick)
Magi Lib Union (Liberated wise men: Unite!)
I limb, in Guano (Wading through waste)
I in Gumbo lain (Resting in some Cajun soup)
Big Anon Ilium (Large unnamed pelvic bone)
Nu Lib in Amigo (Freedom found with a recent friend)

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by J.R. Wilco on Sep 18, 2009 12:58 PM CDT reply actions