NBA trivia: player nicknames (1950s to 1990s - que

How good is your NBA trivia? This episode is all about nicknames. 30 questions in total, players from the 1950s, through to the 1990s. Only one question went unanswered. Test your knowledge and see how you match up. Then you are in our spirit right now. You're talking NBA basketball. You're talking great teams, you're talking great individual players. Takes it off and there's number 23 and of course

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I was saving that as a surprise for you. And now introducing your hosts for in all airness at home Ryan. Welcome to episode 124. Thanks for joining me. Today our first foray into NBA trivia. This is an edit of my Twitter Spaces recording from late August 2021. We initially had four participants in alphabetical order, Aiden, David, Joel, and Richo. A fifth entrant, Matt joined approximately halfway

through. The competition was tough. Two competitors, Richo and David were particularly ruthless. However, everyone answered at least one question correctly. Due to the nature of Twitter Spaces, the audio quality is variable. If you want to hear more trivia episodes or even take part in a future one, please reach out and let me know. I'd be more than happy to set up my own higher quality recordings.

Show notes for this episode and access to a huge archive of past episodes are available at in all anus.com. Now onto the show. David, Joel, and Richo. Thanks for joining us. It's NBA player Nick Names from basically the inception of the NBA through 1998. Ooh. This first gentleman. I won't know it down in the era or anything yet. His nickname is hot rod. Richo. Richo. John

Williams. Yes. I'll also accept one other if somebody wanted to join me. Aiden. Aiden. Dennis Rodman. Could give that. There's one other guy I'm thinking of, particularly. Who is probably the greatest player to never be an NBA old star. Richo. Richo. Rod Strickland. Yeah. Well done. Rod Strickland. That was the one I was thinking of. But yeah, John hot rod Williams and hot rod Rod Strickland

technically. I probably would give Dennis Rodman a hot rod. I guess he's probably been called that numerous times. I'm not sure. Some of them are going to be more obvious than others. This guy's nickname is Deek. Joel. Joel. Isaiah Thomas. Oh, I'm sorry. That's right. Correct. If you want. Yeah. Zek is Isaiah Thomas. Who's Deek? Oh, pass. Okay. Deek. De K. E. He's a big man.

Seven foot two. Richo. Richo. I'm guessing but the Kenbae Matumbu. You're right. The Kenbae Matumbu. Deek or his more widely known as Mount Matumbu. Good job. This guy has about 20 nicknames legitimately. Richo. Richo. Joel's Barclay. I'm curious. I'm curious. Well, no, what's your favorite? Obviously round man, a rebound. I was reading something the other day about the Olympic thing that it was trying out for

a 1984. And him and Bobby Knight were clashing so much. Yeah, also nicknames but yeah. Kerb basketball reference. The Chuck Wagon, the Prince of Pizza, the incredible bulk. Bread truck is my favorite. Boy, gorge wide load from leads and the good time blimp just to name a few. Next player. His nickname is Chairman of the Boards. Another big man. Hall of Famer. 13th on all start.

Richo. Richo. Moses Malone. Yes, it is. Well, don't you go and well with these. Moses Malone. Other nicknames included Big Moe and one I've never heard called Octoball. I've never heard that one before. Moving along. This player was mostly 9-3 in the 1970s. Also played through the mid 1980s. He played in the ABA and NBA. And he's an all-time great Hall of Famer. He's nicknames horse.

David. David. Good job mate. It is Dan Isselin. Dan Issel would like to go on to coach the Denver Nuggets in that incredible upside of Seattle, in 1994. Next question. We've got another Hall of Famer all-time great. Numerous nicknames. One of which I hadn't actually heard to be honest, but it makes sense when you say it. His nickname is the record book. There's all per basketball

reference. He's got too much more widely known nicknames, but I'll start with the record book. Joel. Joel. Karim. Not Karim. You're on the right track. David. Oh, I think. I was just going to say maybe Chamberlain. Yeah, you're right mate. World Chamberlain. You just edged out David Wies split second. Per basketball reference. He's also Wilder still the big Dipper. The load. I haven't heard. And big

musty. Let's move along. Another Hall of Famer. Six time all star. He played in the 1970s and right through to the 1990s. His nickname is the teacher. David. I'll take a step. It's not Alex English. Good try though. Similar sort of era. Richard. Richard. Adrian Danley. Well done mate. Jesus, you're on fire. It is Adrian Danley. It's also probably better known as AD. Impressed with the

range of knowledge. You're over the four of you guys. Next person up. He's got multiple nicknames as well. This one. Demolition man. Richard. Richard. Dennis Robbins. You quick off the mark. Well done. It is Dennis Robbins. Anybody else want to charm me in on a couple of the nicknames he's got. David. David. The worm. Yep. That's his most widely recognized name I feel. Yeah, the worm.

Dennis the menace. This is another Hall of Famer. His nickname is Dobba. Big man again. Another almost seven footer. Played Chamberlain in the 70s, into the 80s. Joel. Joel. Joel. Joel Shays. Not Joel Shays mate. Dobba D O double B he R. He played with teams including the new pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks. Eight time all star. He was an all rookie selection in non at

71. All star game MVP. His initials are B L. David. David. Bob Leneer. Right on my Bob Leneer. Yeah, he's this time's Dobba. Also says Moses and Bob Adob. That's a good question. These are tough. I like it. Yeah. Okay. Let's go into the next gentleman. He's a Hall of Famer again. This time he's an 11 time all star. He has three nicknames per basketball reference.

He's most famous one. The A Trion. He's also known for a big sweeping afro. That Richard. Richard artist Gilmore. Good job mate. What? Later on in his career, he was known as Riggo Artis. And another nickname was late sleeper artist Gilmore. Seven foot two. Seven foot four with his afro. Next player known by one nickname. He's a two time all star. He primarily played with the

Portland trailblazers in the 1980s and into the 90s. His nickname is Duck. Rich. Rich. I got there. Kevin Duckworth. Probably one of the India ones as far but you know what I'm Kevin Duckworth. He's a great just age 44 in 2008. Next player along this gentleman is also a Hall of Famer. He's an eight time all star. He may be all NBA team three times played

in the 1970s into the early 1990s. One of the best gurus of all time. About the whole 1980s. His nickname is the blade. His initials are a David David. Well, that's how we think that that's how we think about our might. The name's Adam Alex English is also known as Flick. F L I C K apparently. Let's go to our next one. This guy's not a

Hall of Famer. But he is a very well known player, particularly for his exploits throughout the 1970s with the Chicago Bulls. Stormman Norman. Stormman Norman. His initials are N V L. Richard. Richard. No, I'm having a step. Not normal Vanderbilt. I think I'm making that up. Kind of give it to you though. You got the first name right. Norm. Three names. N V L. Play with

the balls. He also played with Milwaukee to Andy's career. Eight time all defensive player. Rich. Rich. Oh, Norm Van Litt. Also known as the Storm per basketball reference. Good job, mate. Well done. Next one up. This guy won a title in 1999 as a member of the San Antonio Spurs. His nickname is Mercy Mercy. One of his nicknames. Played primarily with the Portland Trailblazers, where he's

a legend. Joel. Joel. Joel. But I might it is mercy. Mercy. Jerome. Curthy. Indeed. Good job, mate. Let's move on. That one. Maybe that one. This is awesome. Man, I love it. Good to hear, mate. I like that. He's also known as Romeo, apparently. And Jerome. Crazy. There's some incredible. Nicknames that are on here on basketball reference that I haven't even heard of before. Sadly, he

passed away in 2015. Age just 52. This is number 15. This guy here as a two time all star. He was an all rookie selection in 1998. He was not born in the USA. And his nickname is big Z David David. David. The Dronus. Well done mate. Yeah, great pronunciation. Do it. The Dronus. He actually didn't play what would have been his rookie stairs in 1997

with a foot injury. So his first season was 98. The only time of his career actually played all 82 regular says and games. We've got another one one in a join. Can you hear us mate? Yeah, I'm here. Thanks. What's your first name? Yeah, it's Matt. Matt, thanks for joining me. Player number 16 out of 30 is a four time all star. Two time NBA champion.

And I really love this one is his heinous. Not his anus. His heinous. He's a villain. He's loved by those that support his team and he's loathed by others. What were his stats again? Four time all star. David. David. Number 40 Bill and the spot on mate. Other names that he's got as per basketball reference include lamb. Of course, the Prince of darkness. And Camus bit

Bill. Our next player is a whole of Famer. He's a 12 time old star. And five time MVP. One of his nicknames. Whiskers played in the 1950s through late 1960s. One of the all time great. David. David. Bill Russell. That is Bill Russell indeed. So whiskers is one of his nicknames along with Russ. Willie and Bill the hill. There you go. A couple of different ones

there. Next player up is another Hall of Famer. Starting time all star. 11 time all NBA player. He's a six foot five shooting guard. He almost made it to 80 years of age. Past away in 2019. He's initials are J H and his nickname is condo. Richard. I think it was Joel. Have a check. John Habler check. Well done. Let's go straight to the next player.

Another Hall of Famer. A 14 time all star. He's still going strong aged 83. He played his entire career with the LA Lakers. His nickname is Zick from Cabin Creek. Richard. Richard. You said he played for the Lakers. Play for the Lakers his whole career. No, I'm seeing as someone else. David. David. So try Adrian Baylor. Not Algin Baylor. You're on a similar timeline, but not

Algin Baylor. Richard. Richard. Jerry West. Yeah. The logo. Jerry West. If I had to set the logo straight up, probably everybody would have come. But Zick from Cabin Creek. Mr. Clutch. Cabin Creek. Comment and Tweety. This next player is another Hall of Famer. I'll just start off with his nickname. The FOIA Destroyer. Richard. Richard Patrick Ewing. Patrick Ewing. Well done, mate. Good job. Other nicknames include

Pat and Big Pat. Next player. Two time. NBA champion. And he was the finals MVP in 1981. He played primarily with the Boston South. David. David. David. David. Cedric Maxwell. Richard nickname. I've gone blank on this. Cornbread. Cornbread. Cornbread. Yeah. Good work. Thank you. Who said Cornbread? I'll snuck that one in. Joe. Joe. Okay. Good job, mate. He's helping me out. As soon as I say

this guy's nickname, he's got three that are known on basketball reference. But as soon as I say this one, you'll probably know straight away. Who it is? And I'm talking about Nick Dives here. His nickname is horny. David. Richard. Matt. Oh, there we go. David's first. Jeff Hornasek. That's Jeff Hornasek. Also known as a Cornbread. Barsk. Well, reference. Scarecrow and the paperboy. I actually had the

pleasure to meet him in person in 2020. He's a former guest of my podcast. He played primarily with the Milwaukee Bucks for his best known. His nickname is or one of his speed bump. And his initials are PM. Richard. Richard. Former Kessie. Yeah. Good job, mate. It is former Kessie. Very nice man. Matt here. And his wife in Las Vegas in 2020. This gentleman is a

hall of fame. 12 time all star. He spent time in ABA and NBA. His nickname is the Miami Greyhound. Another all time great. Incredible score. Joel. Joel. George Gavin. Not George Gervin. Good try, mate. Pretty close era wise. Hey, Hayden. I'm just going to go with Oscar. Oscar Robinson. Not the big go. Although that's another famous nickname. Richard. Richard. Yep. David Thompson. Not David Thompson. David.

David. Dr. J. As not Dr. J. This guy. He was the rookie of the year in 1966. NBA champion in 1975. He's also been a guest of my podcast. His initials are RB. You either love them or load them as a player. The Miami Greyhound. Going. Rick Barry. Yeah, load them. You're right. I love them. Actually, he was fantastic on my podcast. His great guest. Very

lay back and spoke the truth. Next guy is another hall of fame. He's a 16 time all star. He has quite a range of nicknames. The one I'll go with on here though is Black Moses. He played in the ABA and NBA as well. Most wildly. No, as a member of the Philadelphia 76s. Matt. Matt Moses. My loan. Not actually Moses. My own. It's actually not

Moses. My own. Richard. Richard. The Doctor J. Yes, it's Dr. J Julius Irving. Also known as the doctor, the core. Little Hawk. Doc and Julie, if you can believe that. Next player is another hall of fame. I did a nine time all star. He's. Nickname is the chief. David. Oh, Matt got their first. Robert Parrish. Good job, mate. Well done. It is the chief Robert Parrish.

He's other nickname. Apparently is slim. Next player is a three time NBA champion. He's seven feet tall. Played from the late 1970s into the mid 1990s. Where he finishes career as a member of the Chicago Bulls. His nickname is Buddha or Buddha. David, how you want to. Think it was David. James Edwards. James Edwards. Well done, mate. Everybody was all over that one. Good work. Next

one up. Also a hall of fame. I only got inducted in 2019. Almost a seven footer. Played his career in Seattle and Milwaukee. His nickname is Goldilocks. Richard. Richard. Jack Sigma. Oh, you're on the money, mate. This is your real house. Jack Sigma. This guy here recently made NBA news. He played from 1994. Through 2006. And his nickname is Nick at night. David. David. David. Nick

Van Exel. Yeah, good job, mate. Nick Van Exel. Obviously better known as Nick the quick one time all star or working selection in 1994. Assistant coach of the Hawks. Yeah, just recently named one of the assistants with Atlanta. So that's great to see him back at the highest level. Our last one. This guy is a hall of fame. He is almost 70 years old. David. I

met him for about one minute last year. Five time all star. His nickname is the secretary of defense or defense, depending on pronunciations. He was an NBA champion in 1983 with the Philadelphia 76ers. Richard. Matt. Richard Bobby Jones. Could work. It is indeed Bobby Jones. That's excellent. That's all 30 names guys. Thank you. Each and every one of you for joining in. Some of those. I

think names definitely came from the cocaine era of the NBA. Yeah, there was some interesting ones in amongst it for sure. Anybody else wanted to add anything before we wrap it up. But thanks again for just taking part. I appreciate your time tonight. No, thank you. Beautiful, mate. Yeah, that was awesome. Thanks Adam. Yeah, no worries guys. Thanks again. Thanks for listening. I welcome your interaction

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