Tired Of Monickers That Dont Fit

[Alex07]

Nino "KG" Canaleta-He doesn't play half like him and hell doesn't look like him either.sorry fans.

K Ray Kerby Raymundo-I don't know if i would laugh or cry with this one.I know the NBA K Mart but K Ray?Nah.. I hope they are not serious on this one.let's have some real identity.

Ali "the mountain" Peek-at six foot three doesn't seem like a mountain for me..more like the hills.

I hope the tv announcers would do a better job next time.

[qnxt]

Nino "KG"Canaleta-He doesn't play half like him and hell doesn't look like him either

It's Niño's face not the moves. And KG is actually his Idol. It's not a big deal. Ali Peek...Mountain man...the monicker was not given because of height but because of how he control the boards. Being somewhat" physical" in his games. K-ray? Is it really a Big Deal? MOnickers are just nicknames. It's not the Moves, the face. It's just "Part of it". Like my neighbor who looks like Shrek. lol...No big deal...

[saints13]

monickers add flavors to the tounge of the coverage, well, somehow you're correct, there are monickers that don't fit the player's character but later on we'll get used to those names. peace out. btw, I've never heard of the K-Ray, sounds interesting..hehehe

[rensquared]

For me, the monickers of Ali Peek, Kerby and Canaleta planliy sucks.. They cant come up with cool names like the Jhonny the Flying A and the captain Alvin Patrimonio.. Those names like the old days still sticks to my head and its way cooler than those monickers of Kerby Ali and Nino..

[RetiredJordanStopper]

For me, the monickers of Ali Peek, Kerby and Canaleta planliy sucks.. They cant come up with cool names like the Jhonny the Flying A and the captain Alvin Patrimonio.. Those names like the old days still sticks to my head and its way cooler than those monickers of Kerby Ali and Nino..

aaghhh!!! flying A and captain lionheart even if they stick are just plain old fashioned, like 50's era old fashioned.. in today's MTV and hip hop generation, it's cooler to have nicks like K-Ray or J-Wash

announcers and press people (who are in their 40's to 50's) must think of cooler handles in tune to the modern age. Nicks like Major Pain (menk) and Big Punisher (alvarado) are cool and they stick...corny and unimaginative nicks like The Skyscraper (..at 6'9??? yeah right) or The Slasher (Rodney Santos) must be thrown out the window.

and must Quinito Henson and company give nicknames to very other player?

[RetiredJordanStopper]

speaking of quinito henson and his sucky penchant of giving sucky nicknames...in one of his sucky columns, he gave 18 y.o boxing sensation a sucky nickname AJ "The Holy Man" Banal, in obvious reference to the english translation of Banal....

AJ's promoter quickly dismissed it and labeled it unimaginative and boring..and came up with the cooler nick "BAZOOKA"..though not original.

Quinito The Corny once inserted "No Fear" in between Manny Pacquiao's name..good thing it didnt stick..maybe the apparel company paid him to give PacMan that nickname.....ahh the american press knew better!!!

he also came up with Denver "the Nugget" Lopez....damn!!!!how miserable is that!!!!

[ramiscar]

lol..... Denver "the Nugget" Lopez.. That's just soooo stupid...

[gambitx]

How about Ronjay "The Red Dragon" Buenafe..... It sucks!!! I never heard th e commentators call Kerby, K-Ray.... I think they call him "The Kid"..

[raichu08]

Raymundo's nicknames are "the kid" and the "kerbinator"
never heard of k ray

[logre23]

My favorites...

"The Scavenger" Freddie Abuda
"Tora-tora" Jimwell Torion
" Aerial Voyager" Vergel Meneses
"Dynamite" Danny Seigle
"El Aparador" Joel Dualan
"The Spark" Mark Caguioa





Sucks...

"The golden Boy" Noy Catillo
"Raise The Roof" Danny Ildefonso
"Capt. Hook" Mark Cardona
"RA-RA" RAcela
"the prince" Vince Hizon

[the big boss]

i love "The Big Boss" sonny thoss

[gambitx]

My favorites...

"The Scavenger" Freddie Abuda
"Tora-tora" Jimwell Torion
" Aerial Voyager" Vergel Meneses
"Dynamite" Danny Seigle
"El Aparador" Joel Dualan
"The Spark" Mark Caguioa





Sucks...

"The golden Boy" Noy Catillo
"Raise The Roof" Danny Ildefonso
"Capt. Hook" Mark Cardona
"RA-RA" RAcela
"the prince" Vince Hizon

I think Danny I. is "Demolition Man"

How about James Yap's "Boy Thunder".. Better be Big Game James
Any way "Kid Lightning is gone so no need to call James that bad monicker..

[onono1]

Well there are monickers that do not fit nor deserving to some players, and on the other hand, there were some monickers that truly deserving.
Allow me to mention some of those "classic" monickers coined by sports commentators and columnists to our homegrown PBA players.

Robert Jaworski - Big J
Ramon Fernandez - El Presidente
Atoy Co - Fortune Cookie
Allan Caidic - Triggerman
Samboy Lim - Skywalker
Bong Alvarez - Mr. Excitement
Vergel Meneses - Aerial Voyager
Alvin Patrimonio - The Captain
Nelson Asaytono - The Bull
Benjie Paras - Tower of Power
Johnny Abarrientos - Flying A
Dindo Pumaren - The Bullet
Rudy Distrito - Destroyer
Hector Calma - The General
Joey Loyzaga - Spitfire
Marlou Aquino - Skyscrapper
Freddie Abuda - Scavenger
Noli Locsin - The Tank
Jeffrey Cariaso - The Jet
Elpidio Villamin - Bicolano Superman (coined by the late Joe Cantada)

Im just wondering why retired PBA stars like jojo lastimosa and jerry codiñera did not have monickers that really fit them.

[Servinio]

AN athlete's nickname is earned through time and good performances on and off the playing field. It is not bestowed on a whim.

Hence, the wanton branding of nicknames just to have a nickname can sometimes get really out of hand.

[b3lowzro]

i never liked the moniker of Kasim "the Golden Gun" Mirza its kinda long and so corny and also DLSU's Rejan "the baby Ninja" Lee, its kinda making gaya to Joseph 'the Ninja" Yeo.