Nicknames in Seattle Super Sonics history.
What are some of your favorites? What do you think was the best? Least favorite? Forgotten?
As a kid, I didn’t know Slick was a nickname. I thought his name was Slick Watts.
Downtown Fred Brown was pretty cool.
Marvin “The Human Eraser” Webster. I remember that being on the back of his basketball card
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The Glove
Mac10
Reign Man
XMan
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Downtown Freddy Brown
Big Easy
The Glove
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When the Sonics were being formed in 1967, they held a naming contest. My stepdad sent in "Seattle Squires". Al Bianchi was the GM then. They went with Sonics.
A few years later, Bianchi was managing Virginia when they were forming an ABA team. THey came up with the Virginia Squires. My stepdad says he should have sued them into oblivion!
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Reminds me that Kraken is a really dumb name for a Seattle team. Not naming them the Emeralds with the traditional Sonic green and yellow was such a fuckup.
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Portland Trailblazers with the traditional pinwheel and colors is still the best in the NBA.
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Vinnie "The Microwave" Johnson
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I loath the Kraken name. It’s weird but it makes me not want to watch or get invested in a team name that I hate so much. Sockeyes was my hope. A salmon mascot with a black eye and a missing tooth.
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"Airplane" Dennis Johnson, "Goldilocks" Jack Sikma, Detlef was "The Grand Teuton", and Dick Snyder was "The Duck"
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Big Smooth?
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You all are forgetting HIV Negative, as bestowed upon Earvin Johnson of the 90's Sonics by Kevin Calabro. Today, Calabro would be cancelled for using that moniker. TITTT.
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Desmond “Space Cowboy” Mason
Bob The Golden Rule
Steve The Chef Scheffler
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Probably lol
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Pooky
Big Smooth
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Not really a nickname but "don't leave the gate open" for david Wingate.
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Gus Williams - The Wizard.
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Mac 10
Xman
Reign man, even if he got kicked out of corrupt SEC Kentucky for stealing teammates' things….
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I genuinely tried to give the Kraken a chance.
Between the name, Climate Change Arena, the Covid restrictions, the dumb mascot designed for an eight year old girl, I couldn't do it.
I'll stick with the Canucks.
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Rod the Rifle
(Who?)
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Rod Derline…I was friends with his cousin, and got to meet him after a pre season game in E. WA…CSB
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Steve Scheffler: The Chef
Michael Cage: Windexman
Kendall Gill: The Guillotine
Eric Snow: Pookie
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Sockeyes was easily the best option. Very northwest. Great colors. Very ownable to Seattle. Subliminally violent. Instant mascot.
Naturally they fucked it up and went with Kraken a retread sacharine marketing trope - not originally northwest at all. Not ownable.
They did do a nice job with the Kraken logo, but the name and brand is just fucking childish. Wish there could be a do-over.
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Seriously, he used to shoot hoops in our driveway. Not everyday, but still…….
