Betrayal Skull Dude Plays in Salt Lake City
Hardwood Paroxysm —
Carlos Boozer is known as "Betrayal Skull Dude" in China. We welcome our new Chinese nicknaming overlords.
The Medal Stand After Dark: Melanie Roach is really strong
Fourth-Place Medal —
A few links to get you through the night ... If you don't know Melanie Roach's story, I suggest you read this. She is a mother of three, and also just so happens to be on the U.S. weightlifting team. [ABC] Sure you can watch most Olympic events live on the Internet, but there's a catch. [New York Times] Carlos Boozer has an interesting nickname in China. [Plain Dealer] This Bahamian tennis player is getting the opportunity of a lifetime. [Reuters and ABC.net] ...
Men's Olympic Basketball -- Day 1 + 2
All That Jazz —
... Boozer (or Betrayal Skull Dude, according to the Cleveland Plan Dealer's interpretation of Chinese nicknames for NBA players) played 8 mins (2nd least of all Americans to Tayshaun Prince) and managed to get 5 points, 3 boards, 1 assist and 1 steal in that time (shooting 1-2, and 3-4 from the ft line). Michael Redd was great off the bench and hit a lot of threes -- something the Americans will need a lot of, as the rest of the teams are going to ...
Meet the NBA's 'Betrayal Skull Dude'
FanHouse —
Filed under: Cavaliers, JazzIn the latest "incredible Chinese nickname" news, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Utah forward Carlos Boozer is known in China as Fan Gu Zai, which translates as "Betrayal Skull Dude." The Dealer's Jodie Valade explains: The betrayal skull reference comes from the Chinese story of Zhuge Liang, one of China's most well-known intellectuals and military strategists. According to legend, before Zhuge died, he said, "Wei will betray the country sooner or later." Wei was a general under ...
Carlos Boozer: Betrayal Skull Dude
SLC Dunk —
Tom Ziller at AOL Fanhouse gives us this nugget from Beijing:
In the latest "incredible Chinese nickname" news, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Utah forward Carlos Boozer is known in China as Fan Gu Zai, which translates as "Betrayal Skull Dude." The Dealer's Jodie Valade explains:
The betrayal skull reference comes from the Chinese story of Zhuge Liang, one of China's most well-known intellectuals and military strategists. According to legend, before Zhuge died, he said, "Wei will betray the country sooner or ...
Betrayal Skull Dude. We know him as Booz Hound.
True Blue Jazz —
... You gotta love that this article is on Cleveland.com. The entire city of Cleveland should see if the website www.bittercrybabies.com is available. When are they going to let Booz off the hook? ...
Even the Chinese Think Boozer Screwed Cleveland
SLAM Online —
... Check out Carlos’s nickname in the Far East: “The Utah Jazz forward is known to the 1.3 billion people in China as “Fan Gu Zai,” which, loosely translated, means ‘Betrayal Skull Dude.’” ...
Carlos Boozer's nickname in China? Betrayal ...
Deadspin —
... Carlos Boozer's nickname in China? Betrayal Skull Dude. Because of his protuberant head bone. Cleveland fans disagree. [Cleveland Plain-Dealer] ...
The 10-man rotation, starring 'Betrayal Skull Dude'
Ball Don't Lie —
... C: Plain Dealer. Boozer's nickname in China as "Fan Gu Zai," which, loosely translated, means ... well, see above. ...
Carlos Boozer: Betrayal Skull Dude
WaitingForNextYear —
[image] Apparently, the Far East fans of the NBA love their nicknames. And also apparent is the fact that they know what they’re talking about when it comes to donning certain players their respective tag lines. From Jodie Valade’s PD report: Our Chosen One, LeBron James, is “Xiao Huang Di,” which means Little Emperor. That’s a translation of his “King James” nickname. [..] The Utah Jazz forward is known to the 1.3 billion people in China as “Fan Gu Zai,” which, loosely translated, means “Betrayal Skull Dude.” [...]“Fan Gu Zai” is for two reasons: 1. His head is not exactly ...
Even China Hates Carlos Loozer
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t know squat about Chinese culture, but you gotta dig this. In honor of the Beijing Olympics, which began Friday, The [Cleveland] Plain Dealer sought to honor the ancient wisdom of China by unearthing some of the culture’s nicknames for NBA players - since hoops is so popular in the Far East. Our Chosen One, LeBron James, is “Xiao Huang Di,” which means Little Emperor. That’s a translation of his “King James” nickname, but interestingly is also the name of a syndrome that afflicts an excessively spoiled only child in China. Hey, we just ...
Carlos Boozer Is the ‘Betrayal Skull Dude’ in China
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... the country sooner or later.” Wei was a general under Zhuge’s supervision.“How do you know?” someone asked.“He has a protuberant bone on his head,” Zhuge answered. Yeah, that’s pretty freaking sweet. See, Boozer is not exactly the most “honest” businessman in the world, if you believe the rumors, considering that he more or less stabbed a blind man ( Gordon Gund ) in the back while negotiating his new contract with Cleveland in 2004. Clearly, Cleveland fans haven’t forgotten — the story stems from a CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER piece — and it appears as if the Chinese won’t forget ...
Breaking It Down: What the Mo Williams acquisition means for the Cavs
Cleveland Cavaliers —
... may be the biggest acquisition that GM Danny Ferry has made in his three-year tenure with the Cavs. You may think that I’m exaggerating a bit, but I’m not. The proof’s in the pudding. Take a look at the best scoring seasons for any Cavalier not named LeBron James since no. 23 came on board back in 2003: Only once has someone (Big Z) eclipsed the 16 points barrier. Of the other two guys on that list, one of them is a WNBA player made of glass while the other is an acne-faced “Betrayal Skull Dude” who stabs blind people in the back. That said, Ilgauskas just turned 33 in ...
It's not lame, it's the 10 days of Christmas - Beijing Olympics
SLC Dunk —
... Deron Williams and Betrayal Skull Dude and the rest of the Olympic mens' team decended upon Beijing with high expectations. Team USA had been disappointing in the 2004 Olympics and had faired poorly in other world competitions. It had been eight years since the USA had won ...
Greed Is Good
Both Teams Played Hard —
... , “Fuck you if you don’t think I get money.” No word, however, on whether or not Booz has a movie for ya kids, a dick for ya bitch or a .45 slug for ya wig. Given Betrayal Skull Dude’s history, I’m not sure it’s out of the question. ...
