He doesn't play in the biggest market market or for the best team. He was overlooked for the ’09 Rookie-Sophomore Game. Yet Kevin Love flat out produces. Averaging 11 ppg and 9 rpg his rookie year, he’s spiked those stats halfway through his second season and is now at around 15 and 12 per. He’s a double-double threat every time he takes the floor and it’s about time people stop overlooking this former UCLA Bruin. Maybe a catchy nickname will help Love’s popularity, so you know what to do.
Whoever has the best nickname will win a dope prize from the SLAM vault and get their name in Trash Talk next month.
Give the Big Piranha a national nickname over at Slam Online.
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I appreciate the cleverness of The Big Piranha – but I read Canis nearly every day and it took me months to figure out you guys were talking about Love. I don’t live in the Twin Cities any more and I didn’t know about the Twins thing. Plus it’s clever, but I don’t think it’s catchy – Piranha just isn’t a good swingy word to say.
To me, he’ll always be…
The Love Supreme
What about “He’s Lovin’ It” like “He Hate Me” from the XFL?
BetterLaettner
by BetterLaettnerThanRider on Feb 19, 2010 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
The Love Train
Then they can play that stupid song whenever he scores. Okay, maybe that’s actually a bad name.
by oblivionspocket on Feb 19, 2010 1:25 PM CST up reply actions
People all over the world
Rebound with your hands…
BetterLaettner
by BetterLaettnerThanRider on Feb 19, 2010 1:34 PM CST up reply actions
Tapioca!
Some white american player needs to be called Tapioca, why not Love? Plus it’s much more subtle than “white chocolate”
Home improvement is overrated.
"Pinch-bunters don't have a ton of value, even with the Twins"
by Steven Ellingson on Feb 19, 2010 2:31 PM CST up reply actions
I think Home Improvement is pretty accurately rated.
Below sitcom favorites like Friends or Cheers and above atrocities like House of Payne or According to Jim.
sitcom favorites like...Friends!?!
Suddenly it all seems so clear.
The finale of Friends was watched by over 50 million people
I think it’s safe to call it a sitcom favorite.
The Love that dare not speak its name
OK, it doesn’t roll off the tongue…but, becoming the scourge of the Christian Conservatives would give this team a fun new identity.
"Love Handles."
Refers to weight, refers to his having a hood “handle,” is humorous, may provoke him to get into better shape.
"It has come to the editor’s attention that the Herald-Leader neglected to cover the civil rights movement. We regret the omission."
How about P.D.L.
Punch-Dunk-Love
BetterLaettner
by BetterLaettnerThanRider on Feb 19, 2010 3:30 PM CST reply actions
The "Box Office"
Becuase Kevin Love goes to work on the glass, he’s great at boxing-out to get boards, and he’s worth the price of admission! Also, the Wolves used to have the “Big Ticket” and now he could be replaced by the “Box Office”
a.k.a
“The Love Box", "Box-O-Love", "The Boxer"
by killerhoopage on Feb 19, 2010 4:19 PM CST up reply actions
The "Hook"
Because he hooks & catches all the boards & he repeats the double-double over and over again just like a catchy song.
a.k.a. the “Hook of Love”, the"Love Hook", the “Big Hook”,“Dr.Hook”,“Captain Hook”, the “Big Catch”, or the “Hookworm” (an ode to Rodman’s nickname)
Because as you say, he catches all the boards...and his uncle is a Beach Boy
I’d just call him…The Surf Boarder.
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