Author Topic: Jimmy Butler's nickname (Read 26118 times)

77ncaachamps · « **on:** December 11, 2009, 09:30:51 AM »

He doesn't have one yet, does he?

I'd promote "Throwback" because it describes his game.

LastWarrior · « **Reply #1 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:40:24 AM »

Butthead... he's got a big head.

reinko · « **Reply #2 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:42:24 AM »

Lil' Bill

Guy Fieri's Dad · « **Reply #3 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:43:19 AM »

His nickname should be "Miley" because of the party in the usa singing at disney video.

bs4173 · « **Reply #4 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:51:28 AM »

J-Butt.

but I like Miley, too.

MU gimp ONE · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:52:37 AM »

i like throwback since he really does play old school bball.

dwaderoy2004 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:53:25 AM »

i, too, have been calling him j-butt. i don't think that one is gonna catch on though.

PuertoRicanNightmare · « **Reply #7 on:** December 11, 2009, 09:55:08 AM »

Fivehead

MUfan12 · « **Reply #8 on:** December 11, 2009, 10:06:19 AM »

The whole time I thought it was "JIIIMMAAAHHHH BUTLLLAAAAHHHHH"

I cringe every time I hear that over the PA.

ultimate · « **Reply #9 on:** December 11, 2009, 10:10:53 AM »

Jimmy "Velociraptor" Butler

uncle zeffy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 11, 2009, 10:32:18 AM »

The Jimmy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimmy

warthog-driver · « **Reply #11 on:** December 11, 2009, 10:36:18 AM »

Quote from: bs4173 on December 11, 2009, 09:51:28 AM

J-Butt.

Too true. You would have to incorporate Butt into any callsign

asdfasdf · « **Reply #12 on:** December 11, 2009, 10:53:45 AM »

Jimmy Nutler.

Henry Sugar · « **Reply #13 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:07:35 AM »

Sportsbubbler has a video clip where Fulce calls him a Brontosaurus because his neck is so long. Still makes me giggle.

M@RQUETTEW@RRIORS · « **Reply #14 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:11:36 AM »

With a name like Jimmy Butler. He really doesnt need a nickname.

mu03eng · « **Reply #15 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:13:06 AM »

First off, why doesn't something simple like The Butler work?

Secondly, whatever happened to the rumored tshirt someone was going to make that said "The Butler did it, In the Bradley Center, with a Basketball" or something to that effect?? I would buy at least 6 of those shirts right now if made for Christmas presents.

damuts222 · « **Reply #16 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:19:40 AM »

"Fathead" like those NFL stickers

MUfan12 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:21:02 AM »

We need to get "Jimmy's Butler's" back in the student section. That was hilarious last year.

Ari Gold · « **Reply #18 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:28:18 AM »

Quote from: uncle zeffy on December 11, 2009, 10:32:18 AM

The Jimmy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimmy

Worst. Idea. Ever. Every time he's on the floor I have to listen to people reference him in 3rd person. Yeah I get it Seinfeld was funny, you miss 1996 and still think calling people who don't like going to the dentist 'anti-dentites'. Even if Seinfeld was a great show "Jimmy's Got Skills" and "Jimmy is a good basketball player" is only funny once per season, so don't waste it on a non-conference game but it's certainly not funny ever time Butler gets on the court.

LON · « **Reply #19 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:35:11 AM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on December 11, 2009, 11:28:18 AM

Worst. Idea. Ever. Every time he's on the floor I have to listen to people reference him in 3rd person. Yeah I get it Seinfeld was funny, you miss 1996 and still think calling people who don't like going to the dentist 'anti-dentites'. Even if Seinfeld was a great show "Jimmy's Got Skills" and "Jimmy is a good basketball player" is only funny once per season, so don't waste it on a non-conference game but it's certainly not funny ever time Butler gets on the court.

Not sure I get your gripe with Seinfeld, it's still syndicated on like 15 different networks so it is certainly still relevant...

/I know the number is closer to 3

reinko · « **Reply #20 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:40:08 AM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on December 11, 2009, 11:28:18 AM

Worst. Idea. Ever. Every time he's on the floor I have to listen to people reference him in 3rd person. Yeah I get it Seinfeld was funny, you miss 1996 and still think calling people who don't like going to the dentist 'anti-dentites'. Even if Seinfeld was a great show "Jimmy's Got Skills" and "Jimmy is a good basketball player" is only funny once per season, so don't waste it on a non-conference game but it's certainly not funny ever time Butler gets on the court.

Not too mention from a guy with an Entourage reference as his screen name. Entourage is sweet. For reals.

wyoMUfan · « **Reply #21 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:47:37 AM »

My buddies and I refer to him as Jimmy B, has a nice college hoops ring to it.

warthog-driver · « **Reply #22 on:** December 11, 2009, 12:33:23 PM »

Jimmy Buttafuocco

Knights04 · « **Reply #23 on:** December 11, 2009, 03:03:12 PM »

My friends and I call him "Shop-Vac". He seems to always be around the ball and has the special ability to grab offensive rebounds consistently. It started as a joke and has stuck with my group of friends.

non-ripe · « **Reply #24 on:** December 11, 2009, 03:31:14 PM »

my friends and I have always called him the "raptor"

ZiggysFryBoy · « **Reply #25 on:** December 11, 2009, 04:01:37 PM »

Jimmy F*cking Butler.

PJDunn · « **Reply #26 on:** December 11, 2009, 04:04:40 PM »

mosarsour · « **Reply #27 on:** December 11, 2009, 04:25:08 PM »

My buddies and I have been calling him Sir James Butler all season.

IAmMarquette · « **Reply #28 on:** December 11, 2009, 04:35:02 PM »

Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on December 11, 2009, 04:01:37 PM

Jimmy F*cking Butler.

winner. JFB for short/the company of ladies/the uptight.

#MUBB · « **Reply #29 on:** December 11, 2009, 04:35:53 PM »

He's been J Butta since day one.

DomJamesToTheBasket · « **Reply #30 on:** December 11, 2009, 04:55:22 PM »

"The Butterfly" (to symbolize his incredible metamorphosis as a player)

JimmyLikesBasketball · « **Reply #31 on:** December 11, 2009, 05:26:52 PM »

Quote from: uncle zeffy on December 11, 2009, 10:32:18 AM

The Jimmy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jimmy

Nice! My idol.

muhoosier260 · « **Reply #32 on:** December 11, 2009, 06:13:15 PM »

I do like "The Jimmy". I'm going to suggest waynehead, from the 90's cartoon

MUSF · « **Reply #33 on:** December 11, 2009, 06:50:44 PM »

Brocktune.

Anyone?

Anyone???

Shooter Flatch · « **Reply #34 on:** December 11, 2009, 07:04:55 PM »

The Alien

thanooj · « **Reply #35 on:** December 11, 2009, 11:23:39 PM »

he looks like jamie fox to me. I keep waiting for him to rip down a board and start singing some Ray Charles.

warthog-driver · « **Reply #36 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:25:08 AM »

The Jimmy. Tough as nails. Forged on the anvil of adversity. No stranger to pain, his soul calloused by the cruel twists of life in a barren Texas town. Despite these travails, or perhaps because of them, he journeyed north with a dream. And that is how he entered our world. His quest became our reward. We were moved by the sheer poetry of this encounter. Exquisite eloquence taken greyhound form. His artistry has that harsh elegance one finds in Thai silk or the bamboo forest...at once both refined and coarse…the yin and yang of life given impeccable expression through raw energy and graceful dispensation. The Jimmy delivers these lines like Olivier interpreted Hamlet - with a verve, panache, and audacity that only genius can dare. He must be The Jimmy...He can only be The Jimmy

MUSF · « **Reply #37 on:** December 12, 2009, 02:09:01 AM »

Quote from: warthog-driver on December 12, 2009, 12:25:08 AM

The Jimmy. Tough as nails. Forged on the anvil of adversity. No stranger to pain, his soul calloused by the cruel twists of life in a barren Texas town. Despite these travails, or perhaps because of them, he journeyed north with a dream. And that is how he entered our world. His quest became our reward. We were moved by the sheer poetry of this encounter. Exquisite eloquence taken greyhound form. His artistry has that harsh elegance one finds in Thai silk or the bamboo forest...at once both refined and coarse…the yin and yang of life given impeccable expression through raw energy and graceful dispensation. The Jimmy delivers these lines like Olivier interpreted Hamlet - with a verve, panache, and audacity that only genius can dare. He must be The Jimmy...He can only be The Jimmy

Really?

DirtyWaterWarrior · « **Reply #38 on:** December 12, 2009, 09:07:57 AM »

I don't know if anyone else watches Friday Night Lights, but I think he looks a lot like Landry and refer to him as such.

VegasWarrior77 · « **Reply #39 on:** December 12, 2009, 09:30:53 AM »

Clue

At first everyone made references to "the Butler did it". It reminds me of the old board game "Clue"? You would try and figure out who committed a murder and one option was "the butler did it". Jimmy had a clue and that's why he improved so much from his first year to this year. He "murders" other teams with his outstanding play. Can't you hear the Bradley Center yelling "Cluuuu...e" after he makes a great play and those not familiar with the nickname asking "Why are they booing #33? He just made a great play?"

CAINMUTINY · « **Reply #40 on:** December 12, 2009, 09:39:36 AM »

What about Colonel Mustard?

MUSF · « **Reply #41 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:01:27 PM »

Monkey Pants...

MUSF · « **Reply #42 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:02:17 PM »

The Squid...

MUSF · « **Reply #43 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:02:56 PM »

Gertrude...

MUSF · « **Reply #44 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:03:33 PM »

St. Norbert...

Ari Gold · « **Reply #45 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:04:46 PM »

Quote from: mu77vegas on December 12, 2009, 09:30:53 AM

Clue

At first everyone made references to "the Butler did it". It reminds me of the old board game "Clue"? You would try and figure out who committed a murder and one option was "the butler did it". Jimmy had a clue and that's why he improved so much from his first year to this year. He "murders" other teams with his outstanding play. Can't you hear the Bradley Center yelling "Cluuuu...e" after he makes a great play and those not familiar with the nickname asking "Why are they booing #33? He just made a great play?"

Speaking of that... Can we get Jimmy's Butlers back in the student section... those guys were hilarious

MUSF · « **Reply #46 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:08:48 PM »

If a nickname isn't obvious and clearly reflect a universally observed trait, characteristic, or play on name, then he probably doesn't need one.

Otherwise, I suggest one of the random names listed in the above posts.

I also like

Dark shins, Grape Ape, and Mr. Hizzle.

MUEng92 · « **Reply #47 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:11:28 PM »

Quote from: DirtyWaterWarrior on December 12, 2009, 09:07:57 AM

I don't know if anyone else watches Friday Night Lights, but I think he looks a lot like Landry and refer to him as such.

I was going to point out the obvious flaw in your comparison (the FNL kid is white) but I zoomed in on the photo on the left of the page and I have to admit I think I see it.

Mobot · « **Reply #48 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:25:48 PM »

Quote from: MUEng92 on December 12, 2009, 12:11:28 PM

I was going to point out the obvious flaw in your comparison (the FNL kid is white) but I zoomed in on the photo on the left of the page and I have to admit I think I see it.

I see the resemblance as well. Landry also looks a little like Matt Damon; although, Damon does not look like Butler. I guess the transitive property does not apply in this case.

Avenue Commons · « **Reply #49 on:** December 12, 2009, 12:59:14 PM »

Quote from: universitypark on December 11, 2009, 09:43:19 AM

His nickname should be "Miley" because of the party in the usa singing at disney video.

He's obsessed with Hannah Montana. He even has her picture on his iPhone.

bigmb11 · « **Reply #50 on:** December 12, 2009, 04:04:46 PM »

Quote from: Ari Gold on December 12, 2009, 12:04:46 PM

Speaking of that... Can we get Jimmy's Butlers back in the student section... those guys were hilarious

Last year at the UCONN game, my friends and i dressed up as Jimmy's Butlers.
Should we bring it out of retirement?

VegasWarrior77 · « **Reply #51 on:** December 12, 2009, 04:55:47 PM »

Do it!

LovinCrowder · « **Reply #52 on:** December 12, 2009, 11:11:27 PM »

Absolutely bring it back. I love it!!

Lennys Tap · « **Reply #53 on:** December 12, 2009, 11:54:23 PM »

Quote from: warthog-driver on December 12, 2009, 12:25:08 AM

The Jimmy. Tough as nails. Forged on the anvil of adversity. No stranger to pain, his soul calloused by the cruel twists of life in a barren Texas town. Despite these travails, or perhaps because of them, he journeyed north with a dream. And that is how he entered our world. His quest became our reward. We were moved by the sheer poetry of this encounter. Exquisite eloquence taken greyhound form. His artistry has that harsh elegance one finds in Thai silk or the bamboo forest...at once both refined and coarse…the yin and yang of life given impeccable expression through raw energy and graceful dispensation. The Jimmy delivers these lines like Olivier interpreted Hamlet - with a verve, panache, and audacity that only genius can dare. He must be The Jimmy...He can only be The Jimmy

Warthog, your status as Scoop's poet laureate is cemented with each new post. Equal parts Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard with assists from Tom Waits and Warren Zevon. This crap is hilarious. Proves that toothless Ruthie (of Avalanche fame) was without question the muse of MU.

warthog-driver · « **Reply #54 on:** December 13, 2009, 08:50:20 AM »

Quote from: Lennys Tap on December 12, 2009, 11:54:23 PM

Warthog, your status as Scoop's poet laureate is cemented with each new post. Equal parts Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard with assists from Tom Waits and Warren Zevon. This crap is hilarious. Proves beyond a doubt that toothless Ruthie (of Avalanche fame) was without question the muse of MU.

This is a craft honed by years of living abroad while juggling young women on a lyrical string...keeping the intellectual fire alive in their souls so that my return to their world would yield more earthy delights...prosaic sublimation proffers panties on the lampshade, as it were.

Now, happily wed to a very good woman, my inner Hemingway must be channeled here, into that other great passion.

82fanatic · « **Reply #55 on:** December 13, 2009, 11:55:56 AM »

Quote from: bigmb11 on December 12, 2009, 04:04:46 PM

Last year at the UCONN game, my friends and i dressed up as Jimmy's Butlers.
Should we bring it out of retirement?

Absolutely!

warthog-driver · « **Reply #56 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:14:43 AM »

Was there any resolution to this issue? Or will he remain simply, Jimmy Butler?

WellsstreetWanderer · « **Reply #57 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:26:34 AM »

Thanks for illuminating his "jimminess"

warthog-driver · « **Reply #58 on:** December 14, 2009, 10:44:39 AM »

The Jimmy will not be denied!

#UnleashSean · « **Reply #59 on:** August 08, 2016, 03:32:59 PM »

Quote from: warthog-driver on December 14, 2009, 10:44:39 AM

The Jimmy will not be denied!

In fact, the jimmy was denied.

brewcity77 · « **Reply #60 on:** August 10, 2016, 07:56:42 PM »

Quote from: #UnleashWally on August 08, 2016, 03:32:59 PM

In fact, the jimmy was denied.

7 years later?!? Why you hoopin', fool?

thekahoona · « **Reply #61 on:** August 11, 2016, 07:21:53 AM »

With his current hair do, he looks like a tall, african-american Bart Simpson...just sayin'

warriorchick · « **Reply #62 on:** August 11, 2016, 09:10:18 AM »

Quote from: thekahoona on August 11, 2016, 07:21:53 AM

With his current hair do, he looks like a tall, african-american Bart Simpson...just sayin'

If he lets it get too much longer on top, he will be encroaching on Sideshow Bob territory.

Henry Sugar · « **Reply #63 on:** August 11, 2016, 02:08:33 PM »

Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on December 11, 2009, 04:01:37 PM

Jimmy F*cking Butler.

This was the winner

MU Fan in Connecticut · « **Reply #64 on:** August 11, 2016, 03:58:16 PM »

Quote from: Henry Sugar on August 11, 2016, 02:08:33 PM

This was the winner

Jimmy F'n Butler - I thought that's what it always was!

PJDunn · « **Reply #65 on:** August 11, 2016, 04:57:42 PM »

Jimmy f'n Butler it is.

real chili 83 · « **Reply #66 on:** August 11, 2016, 05:16:55 PM »

Wonder if JFB is fond of his Scoop title?

Gotta be...its SCOOP!

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