Big Baby wants a new nickname

[Drucci]

I'm disappointed by Baby's game this season, it seems that his thumb injury basically made him lost his shooting touch, which he worked hard to get last season. It's frustrating to see him starting from scratch in that area and missing easy layups but I guess he just needs to get back in rythm and get his touch back.

[mmbaby]

Does anyone care to explain to me what Davis has done to deserve this venom from some of the posters in this thread?

Quite frankly, I find it pretty stupid to make fatty jokes about a professional athlete.

People like making good-natured fat jokes; I don't see the venom that you do.  Rather, I think most people are mostly just teasing, although some certainly don't like BBD.

If there is scorn, it's because:

1.  He broke down in tears during a game;
2.  In the past, he's made it very clear his #1 priority is getting paid;
3.  He pouted this summer when he didn't get the contract offer he wanted;
4.  He broke his hand acting like a moron;
5.  He recently was fined by the NBA by attacking a fan;
6.  He's not playing all that well;
7. He's been criticized by his owner, coach, and GM for being immature;
8.  He's overweight.

In other words, he's big, and he's a bit of a baby.  Thus, why people think he shouldn't be complaining about his nickname.  If the shoe fits...

If #6 weren't true, a lot of the other stuff would be on the backburner.  I know he has to get into the flow, but I expect a LOT more from him.  I was thrilled when we were able to resign him and he better get his butt in gear.

Exactly, moiso!!
Exagerations on Roy's post too.
For those who feel 'fatty' jokes are funny and "FUN", try having a child who is bullied for being overweight and having it cause him to feel suicidal. It's not funny and it's fun only for certain kinds of people

[liam]

Tradebait would be a good nickname.

[scoop]

Does anyone care to explain to me what Davis has done to deserve this venom from some of the posters in this thread?

Quite frankly, I find it pretty stupid to make fatty jokes about a professional athlete.

I think Davis' body-type and his eccentric, goofy looks have a lot to do with  much of the scorn he gets - and a direct cause for him being under-appreciated at times. It's an issue that making jokes about is still more or less socially acceptable. If Davis had a different body type but was exactly the same in terms of athletic traits and skill-set, less people would dislike him.

I wish we could trade Davis for a different 4th big, a big time rebounder able to cover perimeter 4s. That would be my priority in terms of personnel decisions if I were Ainge. 

 

[EJPLAYA]

Does anyone care to explain to me what Davis has done to deserve this venom from some of the posters in this thread?

Quite frankly, I find it pretty stupid to make fatty jokes about a professional athlete.

I don't have venom so much as incredulity of the outright arrogance of davis in declaring all his problems this year "in the past" and then selecting a new nickname for himself to "mark the occasion".

You earn nicknames and respect through your actions, not empty gestures to a beat reporter that reflect you really have no concept about why fans and the media question your maturity.

As i said, i like davis, seems like a good kid, but his actions this year have been the height of "spoiled athlete who doesn't appreciate what they have"

people don't like that, espically on this team that prides it self on sacrifice and not doing things like getting into a drunken brawl on the eve of the new season and costing your team your services for in essence half a year, yelling at court side fans like a spoiled brat, and complaining about your role on the team over the summer.

This year has been a huge step back for big baby, and a fake nickname change is not going to satisfy alot of those critical of his behavior, myself included.

I still don´t know what he has actually done to deserve all these jokes, and I´m not playing dumb here.

He has a nickname, and he doesn´t like it anymore. It´s absolutely understandable if he wants people to stop calling him a nickname he views as derogatory, everyone of us would do the same.
What if everyone you know calls you the anime-nerd? Your friends, your boss, people on the street you don´t know anything about.

I think he doesn´t demand a new nickname as much as he wants to get rid of the old one. The thing is, since he already has a nickname, he needs another nick to get rid of it, otherwise people will always use that first nick.

I don´t think Baby held a press conference about his "Quest for a Nick". It´s your typical interview situation where an unqualified reporter meets a professional athlete, and two minutes into the interview, he has no idea what to ask him, so he starts with all these trivial questions (or better, just catchwords) like "I´ve heard (read on the internet) that you have a problem when people call you Baby..."

To be honest, I think this whole discussion is making a mountain out of a mole hill, just for the sake of making fatty jokes.

Can you post any links to anyone in the organization complain about his nickname, other than to point out he lives up to it?

I can´t provide a link, either, but I also remember that Doc was the first who said in an interview that people should call him Glen.

Can you show me where you have stood up for the scorn and ridicule that people have given to Scal on here?

[Silent Storm]

How about Gomer Pyle?

[Bahku]

'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!        'DOZER!

Glen "The 'Dozer" Davis!! (A little tribute to "The Matrix" and a nod to his size, as in: "Bull-Dozer").

[Fan from VT]

Does anyone care to explain to me what Davis has done to deserve this venom from some of the posters in this thread?

Quite frankly, I find it pretty stupid to make fatty jokes about a professional athlete.

I think Davis' body-type and his eccentric, goofy looks have a lot to do with  much of the scorn he gets - and a direct cause for him being under-appreciated at times. It's an issue that making jokes about is still more or less socially acceptable. If Davis had a different body type but was exactly the same in terms of athletic traits and skill-set, less people would dislike him.

I wish we could trade Davis for a different 4th big, a big time rebounder able to cover perimeter 4s. That would be my priority in terms of personnel decisions if I were Ainge. 

 

hmm, i think this is exactly why he is OVER rated around here. If he looked like a normal 6'7 PF, and contributed exactly what he does now, no one would think twice about him as a key player (think how Powe always had better, mire efficient production but was considered an also-ran around here, mostly). The fact that he has a personality and looks odd makes people forgive a lot of his shortcomings and think he's better than he is.

For instance, a lot of people say he's skilled and nimble...for a guy his size. Frankly, i think what matters is his impact, the final bottom line, and he's not that impressive in that respect.

[JSD]

How about Glen? His true first name is Ronald.

[moiso]

My friends and I have been calling him Ronald ever since Van Gundy started calling him that.  It's pretty funny.  We're yelling at the tv "Yeah Ronald" or "C'mon Ronald"!  It's dumb but it cracks me up every time.