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nuraman00
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Trying to remember whether Bolerjack called both of them that.
There's a lot I would call Kanter, but I like Memo a lot.
What would you call each of them?
I like the nickname The Money Man for Okur.
Your post in the other thread explains a lot about Kanter.
However, I'd still like to hear your thoughts on Okur.
I think he was the only quality Turkish player we've had, so he represents well. I can't think of any other Turkish players who were any good, unselfish, multi-dimensional on our team. Real winner, team guy. He won a ring, might be the only Turkish player with a championship ring or who currently is in the NBA who will ever win one. Türkoğlu played for the Spurs in a non-Finals year.
I called him Okur or sometimes Mehmet. Or if I was feeling extra specific, I'd call him Mehmet Okur. I liked Money Man, but the Mailman was the only person I ever referred to with their nickname in real conversation, and even then, I don't remember saying it out loud. Kanter's a Jackass, but I don't typically use nicknames. They often are too corny or don't really fit in a sentence well. I mean, Kanter's a Dick, but nicknames are better in print than in conversation. I maybe have used the nickname Air Jordan at some point in conversation, but it wasn't as common as Kanter opening his mouth to say something stupid.