Ranking the NBA nicknames - New York Knicks

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newsok.com - 9/5/2008

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1. New York Knickerbockers : Unique & New York-centric. > 2. Boston Celtics : Great name even without 17 titles. > 3. Philadelphia 76ers : 89ers would have been good for OKC. > 4. Detroit Pistons : Never heard of another Pistons. > 5. Atlanta Hawks : Simple & regal. > 6. Los Angeles Lakers : Makes no geographic sense but pleasing to the ears. > 7. Phoenix Suns : Perfect for the desert. > 8. ...

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Knicks good, Nets bad: Ranking the NBA nicknames
Ball Don't Lie — ... , and apropos of, I guess, the Sonics transforming into Thunder clouds, Oklahoman columnist Berry Tramel decided to sit down and rank all 30 NBA nicknames. His top five monikers: Knickerbockers, Celtics, 76ers, Pistons and Hawks ("simple and regal," BBAAAKKAAAAA!) His bottom five names: Nets, Magic, Pacers ("the reference to another sport is strange"), Clippers and Jazz. Do you agree? What do you think the best and worst nicknames are in the NBA? Anyone else a big fan of the Warriors?

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Posting and Toasting — ... the table for kids like me to get interested in the Knicks, and I owe much of my fandom to watching his dazzling play before I even knew what a legend I was witnessing. Hats off to Pat. - Barnesgasm celebrates his 200th post the traditional way: with babies dancing to iO commercials. - Wilson Chandler considers Malik Rose a mentor. Someone needs to end this quickly before he starts pulling chairs. - UPDATE: One more thing: apparently the Knicks are number one in the league, at least in one regard. (Tip of the hat to Skeets). ...