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Re: Greatest Knicks Names? 

Post#21 » by nykballa2k4 » Wed Jul 9, 2025 1:49 am

HarthorneWingo wrote:Jarrett Jack is a cool name

And we drafted and stashed that other French forward, Louis Labourie (sp ?). I think we nicknamed him “Labia” At some point.

Is calling Louie “Labia” a ban-able offense? Asking for a friend. :)


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Post#22 » by Wildcat » Wed Jul 9, 2025 1:59 am

Mason. Anthony Mason.
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Post#23 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jul 9, 2025 8:24 am

Wildcat wrote:Mason. Anthony Mason.

Iconic players but the name is pretty standard.

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Post#24 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jul 9, 2025 8:27 am

nykballa2k4 wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:Jarrett Jack is a cool name

And we drafted and stashed that other French forward, Louis Labourie (sp ?). I think we nicknamed him “Labia” At some point.

Is calling Louie “Labia” a ban-able offense? Asking for a friend. :)


More pretentious than Earl Barron?

Only if you add the very pretentious “Von” to his name. Also, I believe it’s only one “r”, not two.

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Post#25 » by Zero-in-box » Wed Jul 9, 2025 9:59 am

Ken ‘The Animal’ Bannister.
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Post#26 » by thebuzzardman » Wed Jul 9, 2025 12:19 pm

Great nickname for a Knick:

Sweetwater Clifton.

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Post#27 » by Wildcat » Wed Jul 9, 2025 12:55 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
Wildcat wrote:Mason. Anthony Mason.

Iconic players but the name is pretty standard.

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Post#28 » by BKlutch » Wed Jul 9, 2025 1:29 pm

Wildcat wrote:Mason. Anthony Mason.

So was he a member of the secret order or was he a bricklayer?
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Post#29 » by NYKinMIA » Wed Jul 9, 2025 2:27 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
NYKinMIA wrote:Charles Smith

Wutz so cool about that name?

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HarthorneWingo wrote:Pablo Prigioni

indeed, and I claim full coinage of the priggy smalls moniker.
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Post#30 » by GettinitDone » Wed Jul 9, 2025 3:10 pm

Yabu say less
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Post#31 » by rajajackal » Wed Jul 9, 2025 3:18 pm

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Post#32 » by Lemmie_live » Wed Jul 9, 2025 4:48 pm

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Post#33 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:01 pm

NYKinMIA wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:
NYKinMIA wrote:Charles Smith

Wutz so cool about that name?

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HarthorneWingo wrote:Pablo Prigioni

indeed, and I claim full coinage of the priggy smalls moniker.

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Post#34 » by HarthorneWingo » Wed Jul 9, 2025 5:02 pm

GettinitDone wrote:Yabu say less

Of course!
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Re: Greatest Knicks Names? 

Post#35 » by The Lamma » Wed Jul 9, 2025 6:53 pm

Let's continue with both nicknames and real names since we're doing that already and its more fun

Langston Galloway
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Maciej Lampe (the pronunciation better than the spelling, sounded like "Matchic")
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Post#36 » by NYKProspect » Wed Jul 9, 2025 7:31 pm

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Re: Greatest Knicks Names? 

Post#37 » by nykballa2k4 » Wed Jul 9, 2025 9:06 pm

HarthorneWingo wrote:
nykballa2k4 wrote:
HarthorneWingo wrote:Jarrett Jack is a cool name

And we drafted and stashed that other French forward, Louis Labourie (sp ?). I think we nicknamed him “Labia” At some point.

Is calling Louie “Labia” a ban-able offense? Asking for a friend. :)


More pretentious than Earl Barron?

Only if you add the very pretentious “Von” to his name. Also, I believe it’s only one “r”, not two.

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Post#38 » by SpreeNYK » Wed Jul 9, 2025 10:17 pm

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Re: Greatest Knicks Names? 

Post#39 » by HarthorneWingo » Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:21 am

The Lamma wrote:Let's continue with both nicknames and real names since we're doing that already and its more fun

Langston Galloway
Eddie Lee Wilkins
Maciej Lampe (the pronunciation better than the spelling, sounded like "Matchic")
Ognjen Jaramaz
Quincy Acy
Alexey "Shveddy Balls" Shved
Clyde The Glide Frazier

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I’ll allow it! Nice catch on “Langston Galloway”. Great name.

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Re: Greatest Knicks Names? 

Post#40 » by HarthorneWingo » Thu Jul 10, 2025 1:24 am

rajajackal wrote:J.R. Smith

JR makes in both categories. And his nickname “JR Spliff”!
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