Warriors select Jonathan Kuminga with the 7th pick of the 2021 NBA Draft

Flash Falcon X · Post #301 » by **Flash Falcon X** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:59 pm

The damage is done with Kuminga's nickname. Kids on the Internet are running with it already and it's not even Warriors fans who started it or wanted it.

Go on Instagram and look at any sports account that posted Kuminga's dunk (e.g. SportsCenter, House of Highlights, NBA, Bleacher Report, etc.) Every single post has people commenting his nickname all over the comments sections. :lol:

Old_Blue · Post #302 » by **Old_Blue** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 3:49 pm

Flash Falcon X wrote:The damage is done with Kuminga's nickname. Kids on the Internet are running with it already and it's not even Warriors fans who started it or wanted it.

Go on Instagram and look at any sports account that posted Kuminga's dunk (e.g. SportsCenter, House of Highlights, NBA, Bleacher Report, etc.) Every single post has people commenting his nickname all over the comments sections.

The kid's gonna have to go with the flow. People are already selling t-shirts. Poor Moody is gonna get labelled "Jizz Brother."

ILOVEIT · Post #303 » by **ILOVEIT** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:28 pm

The way he jogs....moves...reminds me of a past player I can't quite figure out who....

Shawn Kemp is longer and less skilled with the dribbled...but the natural movement and aggression sort of reminds me of him.

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But the player I think he moves and acts like the most.....a bigger stronger Victor Oladipo.

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clyde21 · Post #304 » by **clyde21** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 7:36 pm

Mr. Yakum YAKUMINGA is official name

Post #305 » by **FNQ** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:55 pm

Flash Falcon X wrote:The damage is done with Kuminga's nickname. Kids on the Internet are running with it already and it's not even Warriors fans who started it or wanted it.

Go on Instagram and look at any sports account that posted Kuminga's dunk (e.g. SportsCenter, House of Highlights, NBA, Bleacher Report, etc.) Every single post has people commenting his nickname all over the comments sections.

the internet was a mistake

shazam_guy · Post #306 » by **shazam_guy** » Sat Aug 14, 2021 8:58 pm

FNQ wrote:
the internet was a mistake

Is it too late to do anything about it now? Guess so.

michaelm · Post #307 » by **michaelm** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 1:56 pm

clyde21 wrote:Mr. Yakum YAKUMINGA is official name

JFK (for John effing Kuminga) is another candidate which I quite like.

Mylie10 · Post #308 » by **Mylie10** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 2:06 pm

Heading to Vegas right now to catch the last game tonight. If I talk to Kuminga, I’m going to ask him about his nickname.

Impuniti · Post #309 » by **Impuniti** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 3:17 pm

People are way too desperate to find any nickname to stick outside of KumBucket. When you're desperate like this, it never comes off authentic and feels cringe.

GSWFan1994 · Post #310 » by **GSWFan1994** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 4:02 pm

Mylie10 wrote:Heading to Vegas right now to catch the last game tonight. If I talk to Kuminga, I’m going to ask him about his nickname.

Pics or it didn't happen!

DAWill1128 · Post #311 » by **DAWill1128** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 5:23 pm

I feel really confident that Kuminga is going to be a really big time player. He averaged 16ppg in the G-League as what would be a true college Freshman. He probably would’ve put up 20+ in college and maybe went #1.

The big thing is that he’s dominating physically before his physical peak. I can’t recall the last small forward that dominated physically the way Kuminga is, maybe KD and LeBron?

NeoWarriors · Post #312 » by **NeoWarriors** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 5:33 pm

DAWill1128 wrote:I feel really confident that Kuminga is going to be a really big time player. He averaged 16ppg in the G-League as what would be a true college Freshman. He probably would’ve put up 20+ in college and maybe went #1.

The big thing is that he’s dominating physically before his physical peak. I can’t recall the last small forward that dominated physically the way Kuminga is, maybe KD and LeBron?

He actually graduated early and reclassified. He would have been a high school senior playing against high schoolers last year.

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HiRez · Post #313 » by **HiRez** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 6:01 pm

Impuniti wrote:People are way too desperate to find any nickname to stick outside of KumBucket. When you're desperate like this, it never comes off authentic and feels cringe.

It’s true, Kum Buckets can get very sticky after a while.

Money_ · Post #314 » by **Money_** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 6:40 pm

That's a VERY dumb nic name... also unfortunate.... hopefully another one gets picked up before it gets too far along...

Cannot imagine him liking it...

RichmondWarrior · Post #315 » by **RichmondWarrior** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 7:57 pm

Mylie10 wrote:Heading to Vegas right now to catch the last game tonight. If I talk to Kuminga, I’m going to ask him about his nickname.

Tell him to change that number too…..if GP2 makes the team and keeps 0 just tell the Congo Express to switch it to 8 since his favorite player was Kobe. That 00 is going to give me a stroke if he keeps it his entire career

Mylie10 · Post #316 » by **Mylie10** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 7:58 pm

Met a guy on the shuttle. He was from Brooklyn and is here to see Shariffe Cooper. He said his buddy coached at St. Patrick’s HS, and raved about Kuminga, and what a good kid he is.

HiRez · Post #317 » by **HiRez** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 7:58 pm

I like The Panther best. Kuminga kind of moves like a big cat, with a coiled, predatory energy, probing for weakness followed by a quick, deadly strike. Panthers are actually just dark-pigmented jaguars/leopards, which happen to be native to The Congo.

RichmondWarrior · Post #318 » by **RichmondWarrior** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:07 pm

DAWill1128 wrote:I feel really confident that Kuminga is going to be a really big time player. He averaged 16ppg in the G-League as what would be a true college Freshman. He probably would’ve put up 20+ in college and maybe went #1.

The big thing is that he’s dominating physically before his physical peak. I can’t recall the last small forward that dominated physically the way Kuminga is, maybe KD and LeBron?

Actually he would have been a high school senior during his time in the G league, he reclassified to make himself draft eligible this year instead of 2022…….insane

osx28 · Post #319 » by **osx28** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 8:44 pm

RichmondWarrior wrote:
DAWill1128 wrote:I feel really confident that Kuminga is going to be a really big time player. He averaged 16ppg in the G-League as what would be a true college Freshman. He probably would’ve put up 20+ in college and maybe went #1.

The big thing is that he’s dominating physically before his physical peak. I can’t recall the last small forward that dominated physically the way Kuminga is, maybe KD and LeBron?

Actually he would have been a high school senior during his time in the G league, he reclassified to make himself draft eligible this year instead of 2022…….insane

Exactly, at the start of the season he will be 3 months younger than Kobe was when he started his first season.

I wonder how Kobe would have looked if he had played his senior HS year in the G-league?

Old_Blue · Post #320 » by **Old_Blue** » Sun Aug 15, 2021 9:35 pm

Adam Silver took a moment before reading the name at the draft. Thankfully, he didn't pronounce it "Kum Ninja."