Poll - Coolest-Named Opponent - Round 18

[warriorchick]

Okay, God Shammgod is actually the "Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach" (who knew), but I just had to include him.

Plus, with a first name like God, you are just asking people to snicker.  Take, for example, this nugget from his bio on the Providence website:

"After his NBA carrer, God played in the Chinese Basketball Association for several teams, including the Zhejian Cyclones and Shanxi Yujun."

By the way, the typo in "Career" is Providence's error, not mine.

[MerrittsMustache]

God Shammgod also has one of the greatest quotes ever when describing his game: "My job is to create. I'm a creator."

[warriorchick]

In his Providence bio, he also takes credit for teaching Kobe Bryant the crossover dribble.


So he's got that going for him.

[Bocephys]

Is Duany Duany coaching anywhere?  He and God Shammgod are the two names I remember the most.

[Dawson Rental]

Okay, God Shammgod is actually the "Undergraduate Student Assistant Coach" (who knew), but I just had to include him.

Plus, with a first name like God, you are just asking people to snicker.  Take, for example, this nugget from his bio on the Providence website:

"After his NBA carrer, God played in the Chinese Basketball Association for several teams, including the Zhejian Cyclones and Shanxi Yujun."

By the way, the typo in "Career" is Providence's error, not mine.

"Carrer" is the correct spelling in Chinese.

[warriorchick]

Is Duany Duany coaching anywhere?  He and God Shammgod are the two names I remember the most.

Apparently Duany is Executive Director of something called Duany Group LTD in Bloomington, IN

Here is his LinkedIn profile:

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/duany-duany/4/17b/377

[T-Bone]

How is God even listed in this poll?!?!?!

I'm declaring this poll secularist (along with racists, ageist, and sexist). 

The Ochie needs to roll on! 

[warriorchick]

How is God even listed in this poll?!?!?!

I'm declaring this poll secularist (along with racists, ageist, and sexist). 

The Ochie needs to roll on! 

Thank God for Shammgod!

[BrewCity83]

Coolest named opposing PLAYER??  Or coolest named person affiliated with opposing team's school?

God must be disqualified!!

[jsglow]

Coolest named opposing PLAYER??  Or coolest named person affiliated with opposing team's school?

God must be disqualified!!

I don't see anything that specifically references that eilgibility was limited to players only but I suppose that an instant replay review by the booth might be necessary.

[mu-rara]

You scared me WC.  I thought that God may have had one of those 8 year ND careers going for him.

[warriorchick]

Coolest named opposing PLAYER??  Or coolest named person affiliated with opposing team's school?

God must be disqualified!!

You may have missed that I retroactively changed the poll question ever so slightly.

[T-Bone]

You may have missed that I retroactively changed the poll question ever so slightly.

This is a SHAMM!

[jsglow]

Ochie is going to start a protest movement!

[Milkshakes]

Onochie is getting robbed.  God should be banned!

[jsglow]

We're confused by the ballot!!! Where's ALGORE????

[BrewCity83]

He's off fine-tuning that internet invention of his.

[jsglow]

All teasing aside, I really have to give Shammgod his props.  If I'm reading this correctly the young man has come back to school to get his college degree following his professional basketball playing days.  Character revealed.

[77ncaachamps]

Shammgod Wells!

[Jay Bee]

WC keeps changing the rules. Should have stayed in public longer than ~3 years. UGH!!!!!!!!!!

Also, Shammgod being an undergrad student assistant is a sham.

[rocky_warrior]

This is a SHAMM!

WOW!

[chapman]

Pulling in one all-time greats from the Coolest Name Hall of Fame just to take down Onochie?

[warriorchick]

Pulling in one all-time greats from the Coolest Name Hall of Fame just to take down Onochie?

What can I say?  Having him pop up as an assistant coach at Providence was a gift from....oh, never mind.

[MerrittsMustache]

Maybe next season the coolest name contest could be broken down into 6-8 game segments (i.e Games 1-6, 7-12, etc) and then the winners of each segment could face off after the season. That could prevent someone with a nearly unstoppable name like Onochie Ochie from running the table and making the poll grow a little stale as the season goes on. Just an idea.

[Dawson Rental]

Now that it appears that God Shammgod is on his way to unseating Onochie Ochie, I guess that we can just retire these threads.  Who could possibility challenge God?  I don't think there's anyone out there named Elvis Presley Hipps.