Mister, can I draw on your neck?

Hopefully your retinas still function after seeing Chris Andersen's latest upgrade. Pretty spectacular, eh?


That neck is emitting such high levels of radiation that it actually awakened The Name Forge of Destiny from its off-season slumber! A tattoo this magnificent sends powerful nickname pulses through the aether. Here's a list the Forge related to me as I wiped excess magma from its sleepy eyes with a damp cloth:


PEACOCK
THE DAYGLO EAGLE
THE FLUORESCENT FALCON
GRAFFITI NECK
RAINBOW CONNECTION
TASTE THE RAINBOW
HOW DOES MY NECK TASTE?
CRAYOLA AYATOLLAH
NUCLEAR NECK
TROPICAL MEDLEY
HUMAN COLORING BOOK
ULTIMATE NECK
RETINA WRECKER
BIG PALETTE

Name Forge showed up to the pre-season with 1600 pounds of added muscle. Coaching staff asked it to slim down but, well ... suggest/vote in the comments, please.

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The Name Forge of Destiny III

For those unfamiliar with The Name Forge of Destiny, you can read earlier iterations here and here.

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Name Forge of Destiny II

Originally appeared at Yahoo! Sports Ball Don't Lie.

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The Name-Forge of Destiny

I feel bad for players who get saddled with lousy nicknames. Or players who get stuck with one joke about their haircut that gets repeated a million times by lazy writers who can't think of anything better. I cringe whenever I hear Nowitzki (seven-time all-star, league MVP, franchise player) referred to as "Dirk Diggler." Good one! Calling Kyle Korver by the name of the doofus actor from "That 70s Show" is so old that even pointing out that it's old is at this point old.

Complaining about bad nicknames is old too, I guess. But damn it, the Garbage Time All-Stars are gonna crank up the old Name-Forge of Destiny from time to time and see if we can't come up with something a little better for the unique stars of the NBA. Keep an eye on our minty-fresh art blog for further nickname outbreaks.

---Josh

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