What are the best and worst nicknames a team, fanbase, player or group of players has ever adopted?

[Scotman]

Seeing the post where Risen beats us about the head and ears with the nickname, Hot Boyz, I'm wondering if there has ever been a worse nickname. Commanders is just awful. But it pales in comparison to how terrible Hot Boyz is. Calling Le'Veon Bell "Juice" is just...well...wrong for a lot of reasons. The 12th man for the Seahawks....just dumb in my opinion.

On the other end of the spectrum, Soft Taco still cracks me up. I loved the nickname Manster. Doomsday has to be earned, but is infinitely better that Hot Boyz. And, outside of the Cowboys, I loved the nicknames Dog Pound and The Hogs. The 12th man for Texas A&M because it isn't dumb like it is for the Seahawks. Those fit.

What are your nominations for Best and Worst nicknames? It could expand to other sports.

 

[maryquality]

The Pelicans of the NBA. Very dumb IMO. In the MLB, the Guardians (after Cleveland was made to change their name). And of course, the Commanders.

 

[StarOfGlory]

Great nicknames:
NFL: Christian Okoye--The Nigerian Nightmare, Reggie White--The Minister of Defense (cooler because he was an ordained minister)
NBA: Darryl Dawkins--Chocolate Thunder

 

[Tangle_Foot]

Worst
Player-Matty ice for Matt Ryan
Team-purple people eaters for the Vikings defense
Best
Player Captain comeback for Roger staubach and-bullet Bob Hayes
Team-Doomsday for the Cowboys defense

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

wasn't barkley called the "mound round of rebound"

 

[Hagman]

Names that, while I may have disliked the team, stuck with me:

America's Team
Fearsome Foursome
No-Name Defense
Greatest Show on Turf
Steel Curtain
Legion of Doom
The Orange Crush
Gang Green
The 'Aints
The Dolts
The Dog Pound

 

[CouchCoach]

Ones that I have liked: The Purple Gang, this is what they called themselves. Gang Green for the Jets. The Steel Curtain. Monsters of the Midway. The Fearsome Foursome. Doomsday. The No Name Defense. "Crazy Legs" Hirsch. "Night Train" Lane. Sweetness.

I do think SEA deserves The 12th Man because they still hold the record for loudest stadium, dueling KC, and one of the toughest places for any offense to play.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Seeing the post where Risen beats us about the head and ears with the nickname, Hot Boyz, I'm wondering if there has ever been a worse nickname. Commanders is just awful. But it pales in comparison to how terrible Hot Boyz is. Calling Le'Veon Bell "Juice" is just...well...wrong for a lot of reasons. The 12th man for the Seahawks....just dumb in my opinion.

On the other end of the spectrum, Soft Taco still cracks me up. I loved the nickname Manster. Doomsday has to be earned, but is infinitely better that Hot Boyz. And, outside of the Cowboys, I loved the nicknames Dog Pound and The Hogs. The 12th man for Texas A&M because it isn't dumb like it is for the Seahawks. Those fit.

What are your nominations for Best and Worst nicknames? It could expand to other sports.

Commanders isn't a nickname its the actual name of a team lol....

 

[shabazz]

There are plenty of good and bad nicknames but my favorite ones were coined by Mr Chris Berman of ESPN lore, which are too many to list

Natron “Refried” Means……….good stuff

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

The Pelicans of the NBA. Very dumb IMO. In the MLB, the Guardians (after Cleveland was made to change their name). And of course, the Commanders.

It's like when teams get called out for being "offensive" they have to change the name to something silly lol.

 

[Scotman]

Commanders isn't a nickname its the actual name of a team lol....

I understand the difference. It just wasn't a relative distinction for the question I was asking.

 

[maryquality]

wasn't barkley called the "mound round of rebound"

Among others.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Dr. J

Always one of my favorites.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

It's like when teams get called out for being "offensive" they have to change the name to something silly lol.

And that's offensive to anybody with good taste. lol

 

[shabazz]

And that's offensive to anybody with good taste. lol

The definition of “good taste” is in the eyes of the beholder…..and sometimes the often triggered

 

[Flamma]

The Houston Texans I thought was one of the laziest names anyone could come up with. It's right there with the Commanders. Garbage!

 

[kskboys]

HotBoyz is the worst nickname ever. Makes them sound like a pile of Justin Bieber Namby Pambys.

 

[Jimbo123]

Worst
Player-Matty ice for Matt Ryan
Team-purple people eaters for the Vikings defense
Best
Player Captain comeback for Roger staubach and-bullet Bob Hayes
Team-Doomsday for the Cowboys defense

Worst team-Hot Boyz for Cowboys defense

 

[speedkilz88]

Vikings were the purple people eaters.

 

[DallasEast]

Worst
Player-Matty ice for Matt Ryan
Team-purple people eaters for the Vikings defense
Best
Player Captain comeback for Roger staubach and-bullet Bob Hayes
Team-Doomsday for the Cowboys defense

I always thought that was a great nickname for Minnesota's defense. The song would always play in my head whenever I heard the nickname.