Poll
Question:
Which player that we have gone up against this year has the coolest name?
Option 1: Murphy Burnatowski, Colgate
votes: 46
Option 2: Lazar Bogdanovic, Colgate
votes: 19
Option 3: Mitch Rolls, Colgate
votes: 25
Option 4: Damon Sherman-Newsome, Colgate
votes: 11
I have a bit of an obsession with interesting or colorful names, and I can't help but notice that NCAA basketball teams have more than their share. As you recall, Vander Blue came in second in a running poll for the coolest named player in the tournament last year:
proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/polling?event_id=4766
The winner was NC State's Staats Battle. He was a walk-on, so I'm not even sure if he should have been eligible, but moving on....
I thought it would be fun to have a running contest of the coolest-named opposing player as we go up against each team. After each game, we put up the current leader against a few guys from our most recent opponent.
Whoever is left standing after our last game (NCAA championship, natch), will be the winner.
A few nice names on the list, but since Burnatowski beat the crap out of our guys I'll give him my vote.
And who woulda thunk that there would ever be another dude name Lazar playing at the BC? Is that a common first name in Serbia?
If Mitch's name was Rick, he would have garnered my vote...however, I went with "The Murphski"
I went with Murph too. Too bad it isn't Damon Sherman-Newman. The triple "man" would have been nice. And what's with all the hyphenated last names over the past 5-10 years?
Quote from: romey on November 12, 2012, 10:45:31 AM
I went with Murph too. Too bad it isn't Damon Sherman-Newman. The triple "man" would have been nice. And what's with all the hyphenated last names over the past 5-10 years?
Danged feminists.
They ran out of room for his name on the BC scoreboard last night. It displayed as "Sherman-Newsome, Dam"
Gotta be Murphy Burnatowski. How can I not love another Mick Polock like myself?
Quote from: warriorchick on November 12, 2012, 10:51:16 AM
Danged feminists.
They ran out of room for his name on the BC scoreboard last night. It displayed as "Sherman-Newsome, Dam"
Or fathers running off. Who knows.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on November 12, 2012, 10:41:24 AM
If Mitch's name was Rick, he would have garnered my vote...however, I went with "The Murphski"
How about if his first name was Royce?
Quote from: brewcity77 on November 12, 2012, 10:53:25 AM
Gotta be Murphy Burnatowski. How can I not love another Mick Polock like myself?
I needed to keep the list down to a reasonable number, so unfortunately, I had to leave off Colgate bench-rider Stosh O'Callahan
Quote from: brewcity77 on November 12, 2012, 10:53:25 AM
Gotta be Murphy Burnatowski. How can I not love another Mick Polock like myself?
As a fellow Mick/Eastern Euopean (Hungarian), I agree. Not only that, the kid can play.
There was also a kid on Colgate named Chad Johnson. Now, its not necessarily a unique mane but some of us in the student section did enjoy chanting "Ocho-Cinco" when he went to the free-throw line.
It's a good thing the early 2000's TCU teams aren't eligible, or this thing would be over.
I doubt we ever played Pacific during his years there, but I'd have to say my all time favorite is... wait for it...
Solomon Horsechief
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_GmMXfVVwTNw/ReuKRIYVhcI/AAAAAAAAADQ/tAOQ_2DkkFw/s320/solomon+horsechief.jpg)
Jumping the gun:
Butler:
Andrew Smeathers
Rotnel Clark
Chase Stigall
UNC: ( If we get past Butler)
Wade Moody
Desmond Hubert (2 first or 2 last names)
Florida:
Braxton Obgueze
Scottie Wilbekin
LSU:
Charles Carmouche
Malik Morgan
Quote from: muwarrior69 on November 12, 2012, 01:17:23 PM
Jumping the gun:
Butler:
Andrew Smeathers
Rotnel Clark
Chase Stigall
UNC: ( If we get past Butler)
Wade Moody
Desmond Hubert (2 first or 2 last names)
Florida:
Braxton Obgueze
Scottie Wilbekin
LSU:
Charles Carmouche
Malik Morgan
Have impulse control issues, 69?
At least you didn't dip into the BEast yet. The best conference for names, hands down.
Just ask God'sGift Achiuwa.
Had to go with Mitch Rolls... probably because I've had a craving for sushi the past few days, and even a "mitch roll" sounds half-way appetizing right now.
Quote from: muwarrior69 on November 12, 2012, 01:17:23 PM
Jumping the gun:
Butler:
Andrew Smeathers
Rotnel Clark
Chase Stigall
UNC: ( If we get past Butler)
Wade Moody
Desmond Hubert (2 first or 2 last names)
Florida:
Braxton Obgueze
Scottie Wilbekin
LSU:
Charles Carmouche
Malik Morgan
You went too far. Tuesday's opponent Southeastern Louisiana has a Forward named Onochie Ochie.
Quote from: warriorchick on November 12, 2012, 01:32:43 PM
Have impulse control issues, 69?
At least you didn't dip into the BEast yet. The best conference for names, hands down.
Just ask God'sGift Achiuwa.
Nah! Just a retired alum with some extra time on his hands today!
Quote from: slack00 on November 12, 2012, 01:44:49 PM
You went too far. Tuesday's opponent Southeastern Louisiana has a Forward named Onochie Ochie.
Ouch! I missed that.
Quote from: slack00 on November 12, 2012, 01:44:49 PM
You went too far. Tuesday's opponent Southeastern Louisiana has a Forward named Onochie Ochie.
That will be hard to beat. However, if there is a team prize I think it has to go to St. John's. Three of their player's have an apostrophe in their first name. That's tough to pull off.
To the surprise of no one, Wisconsin has the most "vanilla" names on its roster.
Damon actually showed up as "Dam" all night in the scoreboard, so that's how he got my vote.
Quote from: The Sultan of South Wayne on November 12, 2012, 02:39:19 PM
To the surprise of no one, Wisconsin has the most "vanilla" names on its roster.
you mean "traditional" names
For all the hoodlums out there, "Wannah Bail."
Quote from: 4everwarriors on November 12, 2012, 03:36:04 PM
For all the hoodlums out there, "Wannah Bail."
And he did. Left Texas Tech without suiting up.