We need a short nickname for J. O'Neal

[wdleehi]

Just because I am lazy and having two O'Neals is annoying when typing.     



I am thinking JON.   Go with the initials. 

[Rondo2287]

what about just JO

[Greenbean]

Isnt his nickname JO?

[Fafnir]

I like Basketbawful's "The Drain".

[Roy H.]

J.O. works for me.

[Finkelskyhook]

Non contract year.  

So:

"injured"  

or

"absent"

Would all be applicable short nicknaves

[moiso]

J.O. works for me.

Come on, Roy.  Way too long!  Get rid of those periods.

[moiso]

Non contract year.  

So:

"injured"  

or

"absent"

Would all be applicable short nicknaves

I'll type JO when referring to him, but I agree with your point.  Also could use "lingering" as in lingering injury that the doctors have cleared him to play with. 

[thirstyboots18]

Yeah, Roy, I am lazier than either you or wdleehi and I have been using just JO

[pearljammer10]

Since his nickname is "JO" I'm pretty sure that I will continue to call him, "JO".

[Rondo2287]

I know its kinda long but i was thinking, "10 Seconds".

[GreenFaith1819]

How about "Big Smooth"?

Look at his youtube videos. He gives us another dimension from Shaq - a long, slim defender who can hit from mid-range as well as a little postup.

And yes - I think he is smooth. He moves well, even at 31, for a big. We will need that mobility against Odom, Rashard, Bosh and company.

KG won't have to chase them around by himself.

[TBreezy]

And yes - I think he is smooth. He moves well, even at 31, for a big. We will need that mobility against Odom, Rashard, Bosh and company.

It says a ton to me that we can say "Even at 31" w/ reference to JO, as if that number is a little long in the tooth.  In "NBA Years" he is like 36, as he entered the league at 17 as opposed to 22.

[GreenFaith1819]

And yes - I think he is smooth. He moves well, even at 31, for a big. We will need that mobility against Odom, Rashard, Bosh and company.

It says a ton to me that we can say "Even at 31" w/ reference to JO, as if that number is a little long in the tooth.  In "NBA Years" he is like 36, as he entered the league at 17 as opposed to 22.

Good Point - but judging by those clips of him last year, he won't have that much of a drop-off in skill, plus on this team we will see the best JO possible - playing next to teammates that will look for him and help him out on D.

I think that if Zen Master tries to go big up front with Odom, Gasol and Bynum, we can counter that, now.

And I remember SVG trying that in our ORL series - he had Gortat and DH in simultaneously a few times.

[Rondo2287]

And yes - I think he is smooth. He moves well, even at 31, for a big. We will need that mobility against Odom, Rashard, Bosh and company.

It says a ton to me that we can say "Even at 31" w/ reference to JO, as if that number is a little long in the tooth.  In "NBA Years" he is like 36, as he entered the league at 17 as opposed to 22.

This is a total misconception.  Look at the games and minutes he played in his first 3-4 seasons.  He would have played more had he gone to college.  I think hes just as old as any 31 year old that played 4 years in college.