"Blake Superior" Expands...

by madglove on Oct 8, 2009 12:16 PM PDT

I'm sure this is going to tick off all the angry folks against the nickname, but Steve, it looks like your efforts are working. Obviously yesterday's headline on Yahoo Sports was just great, but other blogs and sites are starting to pick up on it too.

Check out the latest entry from Basketbawful.com:

Back in more innocent times, Brian Skinner, Darius Miles and Lamar Odom were supposed to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a new and greater destiny. They believed, man. They believed in themselves, their team, and you, the basketball fan. And probably the Legend of Chupacabra...which, as it turns out, is much easier to believe in than the Clippers. Clippers fans should consider that as they begin the "Blake Superior" era.

Awesome. Clearly people are liking the nickname (despite those on here who claim it doesn't have a ring to it).

Btw, after this catches on completely and the TNT crew starts using it, remember who pushed you to promote the nickname!

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Oh me oh my... I can't wait for the backlash...

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein

by Another son of Mike Smith on Oct 8, 2009 12:21 PM PDT reply actions

Pretty funny!!

by Jax on Oct 8, 2009 12:40 PM PDT reply actions

For once, I agree with you. :)

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein

by Another son of Mike Smith on Oct 8, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions

I believe in Blake Superior

Blake Superior: The official Clips Nation moniker for Blake Griffin

by edu_argentina on Oct 8, 2009 12:51 PM PDT reply actions

Can't wait to see players drown in Blake Superior! ;)

'Cause how you play, is how you'll be remembered. PLAY LOUD!

by CLiPPz WeRD 12 on Oct 8, 2009 1:19 PM PDT reply actions

Sorry, I just do not like it.

Blake Superior is just to Lakers up for me.

Sure a Clipper ship travels on a Lake but we should try to distance ourselves from the Lakers as much as possible.

This nickname is like Salt in the wound to us.

Everything starts out New, Gets Old and Dies or is Destroyed.

by HVYDRT007 on Oct 8, 2009 1:44 PM PDT reply actions

You mean, like Salt Blake City?

"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted" – Albert Einstein

by Another son of Mike Smith on Oct 8, 2009 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions

SBC?

Haha. Awesome.

by moKi on Oct 9, 2009 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions

I sure hope Blake likes the name...

…If I was Blake I would be so mad at Steve right now…

hahahahh

by Newton Pham on Oct 8, 2009 1:52 PM PDT reply actions

Blah...

It’s shocking such a non-catchy nickname is catching on….it’s so long…it takes too much explanation to make the nickname make sense. The greatest nicknames of the decade: AK-47, Air Canada.

This is going to be my team, and we're going to rise together.
-Clipper Darrell

by oasisman on Oct 8, 2009 7:54 PM PDT reply actions

Yah

I like the small but powerful nicknames. EJ, BD, KG, Lebron “KING”, Kobe “Closer”, Chris Paul “CP3”, Deron Williams “D-Will”, Dwyane Wade “D-Wade”, Ray Allen “Ray Ray”, Paul Pierce “The Truth”, etc…

I like Blake Griffin “The Destroyer” or “Big G”

Is anyone with me on these nicknames?

by NBAFAN8 on Oct 8, 2009 11:10 PM PDT up reply actions