Let's play a game!

[Marc]

Let's see how many replies we can get in this thread. Here's how it works: you post an athlete's name, and the next poster has to name another athlete whose name starts with the last letter of the previous athlete's name.

I'll start it:

Brett Favre

[Spike]

Emmitt Smith.

[iFroggy]

(Great idea Marc! I'm gonna use a variety of this myself! :D)

Hank Aaron

[Spike]

Nick Faldo.

[lmanchur.]

Olaf Kolzig

[iFroggy]

Gerald Williams

(OF - D-Rays... Knockout punch on Pedro like Whoa! :))

[Wedge231]

Shaquille Oneal. Original huh?

[lmanchur.]

Lyle Odelein

[Marc]

Nate Wayne (Packers linebacker, continuing my Packer players streak :))

[Wedge231]

Elvis Grbac

[JakeLitwicki]

Cade McNown

(The all around POS Quarterback & Chicago)

[Marc]

Na'il Diggs (another Packer LB!)

[iFroggy]

Sam Madison

(The best CB in in football in the best Secondary in football!)

[Wedge231]

Napoleon Kaufman

[lmanchur.]

Nikolia Khabibulin

[Wedge231]

Nomar Garciaparra

[Spike]

Antawn Jamison, from my Golden State Warriors. :D

I have a question. Are we allowed to do college players as well?

[Marc]

Nick Price (pro golfer)

And yes, any college or pro is fine!

Someone else who hasn't reply, please reply!

[lmanchur.]

Eric Lindros

...I like this game! :)

[Spike]

(Oops, somebody beat me to it, hehe) So I guess I'll go with:

Steve Smith.

[iFroggy]

Henry Rodriguez (LF - Marlins)

[Wedge231]

Zigmund Palffy

[iFroggy]

Yatil Green

(Ex-Dolphins WR - Draft BUST)

[Wedge231]

Nick Ferguson of the Jets. Please no more N names.

[Marc]

You left us no choice, Wedge!

Nick Van Exel (Nuggets PG)

[Wedge231]

Yeah, funny huh? Luc Longley.

[lmanchur.]

Yanic Perrault

[Wedge231]

Tino Martinez of the Yankees. I'm sure IFroggy is happy now.

[Spike]

Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland Cavaliers' Center, who just got injured again.

[iFroggy]

Happy... I guess so. :)

Skip Hicks

[Spike]

Steve Kerr, shooting guard and 3-pt. specialist off the bench for the San Antonio Spurs.

[Marc]

Robert Smith, Vikings RB.

[iFroggy]

Herman Moore

[lmanchur.]

Evgeni Nabokov

[iFroggy]

Vinny Testaverde (I dislike that guy :D)

[Wedge231]

Edgardo Alfonzo of the Mets.

[iFroggy]

Orlando Hernandez (El Duque!)

[lmanchur.]

Zdeno Chara

...now let us never mention that team again...

[Wedge231]

Yes, Islanders are just a very sad story.
Al Leiter of the mets.

[iFroggy]

Randy Johnson

[Spike]

Nick Anderson.

Shooting guard for the Sacramento Kings, who has never recovered after missing those 4 free throws that cost his Orlando Magic Game 1 of the 1995 N.B.A. Finals against the Houston Rockets. He's not really even in the rotation now for the Kings because he's just turned into another "Dennis Scott", a one dimensional player who just chucks up threes.

[iFroggy]

Nick Johnson (Yankee phenom)

[Spike]

Nick Van Exel, tempermental scoring point guard of the Denver Nuggets.

[lmanchur.]

Lee Janzen

[Nate]

lol!
Niko Koutouvides
Purdue freshman linebacker.

[iFroggy]

Spike! Nick Van Exel was already named! :)

Sammy Sosa

[Spike]

Originally posted by iFroggy:

Spike! Nick Van Exel was already named! :)

Sammy Sosa

Whoops, sorry about that folks. :)

This thread is too big now. I just got too lazy to look it up because I left here, came back a couple hours later and the thread's expanded by about 25 posts.

Anyways, Anthony Carter, back up point guard with the Miami Heat (and I just went over the whole thread, so I think that's okay).


[Edited by Spike on 12-27-2000 at 04:31 AM]

[Marc]

Randy Moss - best WR in the league!

[lmanchur.]

Sergei Fedorov

[Marc]

Originally posted by SC-Lee
Is Anna Kornikova with Pavel Bure or this guy now!?....
It's hard to say, little sweet Anna has been with everybody... :D ;)

Next player: Vladimir Guerrero

[Wedge231]

Octavio Dotel - pitcher for Astros, former Met

[meshie]

Luc Robitaille (you know there's only 16 hockey players whose names start with "L"? Woah.)

[iFroggy]

Originally posted by M. James

It's hard to say, little sweet Anna has been with everybody... :D ;)

I don't know about you, but Anna hasn't been with me... recently LOL :D

Next up... Mr. Cub

Ernie Banks

[Wedge231]

Shane Reynolds

[Marc]

Shane Battier - Duke star.

[Wedge231]

Rick Reed of the Mets.

[lmanchur.]

Dominik Hasek

[Wedge231]

Kevin Garnett

[Marc]

Tracy McGrady

[iFroggy]

Yorkis Perez

[Spike]

Zan Tabak, he's a Center from Croatia with the Indiana Pacers now, who I believe was one of the original Toronto Raptors their very first year of existence.

[lmanchur.]

...Since this can be ANY athlete -- Pro or College -- I'm saying the Canadian Football League's rookie of the year, and the reason the Winnipeg Blue Bombers were the surprise team to make it into the Eastern Conference Finals. His name?... Quarterback

Khari Jones

[iFroggy]

Sam Cowart

[JakeLitwicki]

Travis Lee

(Ex-1st basemen on Arizona DBacks, now with Phillies)

[Marc]

Eric Dampier (NBA forward)

[lmanchur.]

Eddie Belfour

[iFroggy]

Russ Davis (3B)

[Spike]

Shammond Williams. A guard off the bench for the Seattle Supersonics who went to school at the University of North Carolina.

He had a great buckwheat fro last season, the kind Chris Porter of the Warriors has now if you’ve seen him.

[lmanchur.]

Sandy McCarthy

[BC]

Yorkis Perez (pitcher, Houston Astros)

[iFroggy]

I already named Yorkis Perez! :)


Next name... Zach Thomas (Dolphins LB)

[Marc]

Sam Madison - Dolphins defensive star (I bet iFroggy will like this one ;))

[iFroggy]

Marc... I am suprised at you!

I already named Madison on page one of this thread! :)

Yeah, yeah Wedge, you said Kaufman. :)

[Edited by iFroggy on 12-29-2000 at 04:33 PM]

[Wedge231]

I named Kaufman already I think.

[Marc]

Then, I'll try Samaki Walker, forward for Mavericks, last I checked.

[iFroggy]

Richmond Webb (Dolphins)

[Wedge231]

Barry Bonds

[iFroggy]

Sammie Smith (Ex-Dolphins RB - BUST!)

[Spike]

Hakeem Olajuwon.

Once great but aging Center of the Houston Rockets. I used to love the "Dream Shake" so much. That move was so sweet.

[iFroggy]

Nolan Harrison (Redskins)

[BC]

Lemme dig into a bit of history here.....

Nate Thurmond - first NBA player to record a quadruple double, played alongside Wilt Chamberlain at power forward (despite his natural position being center), elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984.

[lmanchur.]

Daniel Alfredsson

[JakeLitwicki]

NO MORE!

[iFroggy]

Creative Jake. :D

Nolan Ryan

[Spike]

Nate Webster, rookie linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played his college ball at the University of Miami and would probably be playing in the Sugar Bowl this Tuesday night against the Florida Gators, if not for the N.C.A.A. violations he incurred last year.

[Nate]

new Chicago White Sox
Royce Clayton

[iFroggy]

Nate Newton

[Spike]

Neifi Perez, Shortstop for the Colorado Rockies.

[Nate]

Good try, Spike! :)

Zach Day, Indians Catcher

[iFroggy]

Boy its tough finding a guy with a Y first name.

Yovanny Lara (Expos)

[lmanchur.]

Alexandre Daigle

[Marc]

Eric Barkley - rookie guard in NBA, not sure of team, from St. John's :)

[TDR]

Ykram Martin--Played for the cubs single A system.

[iFroggy]

Norm Charlton (LameO pitcher lol)

[JakeLitwicki]

NO MORE!

[iFroggy]

Anyone post a real name. :) You have to use the letter N.

(Jake... stop boosting your post count lol.)

[Pgoodman]

Elbert- Soccer player in Germany.

[JakeLitwicki]

this post is getting out of hand :)

Marc, you dirty little man! hehe

[Wedge231]

Wasn't the next one supposed to be N? Oh well. There were so many N's, I've given up on that letter.

[iFroggy]

Paul took "NO MORE" as a name... no big deal. :)

Now its T.

Tom House (Pitcher in the 60s... pitched for the Rangers at one time I believe)

[Spike]

Edgerrin James, running back, Indianapolis Colts.

[iFroggy]

Sylvester Morris (WR, Chiefs. I maybe spelt his name wrong lol... but it begins with S) :)

[BC]

Shawn Marion (of the Phoenix Suns)...

[iFroggy]

Shoot... I was waiting for Jake is say "NO MORE."

Oh well... Neal Anderson (Old Bears RB)

[lmanchur.]

Nik Antropov

...apparantly Jake doesn't realize he's the moderator of this forum, so if this game is REALLY bothering him, he can close it!....

[Marc]

There's no reason to close it if it isn't violating any Community Guidelines (http://www.sports-central.org/community/boards/guidelines.shtml), Lee! ;)

Congrats to everyone, as this is the most popular thread in the history of the boards.

Vitaly Potapenko, foward from the Cavs.

[iFroggy]

You can't close things just because you don't like them. lol :)

O.J. Simpson

[JakeLitwicki]

I would close the post, but it'd be out of jealousy :)

I wanna have the most popular thread...damn you Marc!

[Nate]

Hoping he's not already been used because I'm too lazy to look:

Neil O'Donnell

[iFroggy]

No, he hasn't! ;)

I choose Larry Izzo. Dolphins LB and Career Special Teamer.

[BC]

Othella Harrington, a rather disgruntled forward for the Vancouver Grizzlies.

[iFroggy]

Gosh another N lol.

Well... no one said it had to be a man. :)

Nancy Lopez - Womens Golf Legend :)

[lmanchur.]

Zigmund Palffy

[Wedge231]

I'm sorry but I'm pretty sure I named him already. Hmmm, Y. Tough, oh well. As long as it isn't "n"

[BC]

Another Y???? Sheesh... :D

Yannick Noah (flamboyant French native, 1983 French Open winner)

[lmanchur.]

Hal Gill

[BC]

The legendary

Larry Bird.

[Spike]

Damn you, BC. :)

Darius Miles, rookie for the Los Angeles Clippers.

[Wedge231]

Shane Spencer, baseball player, not sure what team he is on right now though.

[Spike]

Rodney Rogers, big man off the bench for the Phoenix Suns who can hit the three. I don't know how he's doing now but he was kind of overweight and struggling to start the year.

[iFroggy]

Sara Bradley... Womens College Basketball - Bradley :)

[BC]

Spike, hehehe :p Just FYI, Rogers is struggling a bit this season - he's sorta halfway out of Scott Skiles' doghouse at the moment, but still needs to lose that extra flab he carried to pre-season camp and beyond.

What?!?!?! Another Y?? Sheesh.....

Yevgeny Kafelnikov.... The potato dud :p

[lmanchur.]

Vachlesav (sp?) Tretiak

[Marc]

Kobe Bryant

(Alternate choice if he's been taken: Kurt Warner) :)

[iFroggy]

Torrance Small (WR)

[Spike]

Lawrence Funderburke, Chris Webber’s backup at power forward for the Sacramento Kings. Not a bad player. His favorite move is the stepback baseline jumper.

[Pgoodman]

Eddie Jones

[lmanchur.]

Serena Williams

[BC]

Stephen Jackson, of the NJ Nets.

[Spike]

Najeh Davenport, fullback for the #2 team in the nation, the University of Miami Hurricanes.

[Marc]

Tony Gonzalez, TE for the Chiefs.

[JakeLitwicki]

ZZZzzzZZzzzZZZzzZZZzzZZZZ

<the silence of Jake sleeping from a boring topic :P )

[Wedge231]

I am having such a hard time with this thread. I'm blank on names.

[iFroggy]

Zack Crockett (NFL)

Boring? Come on lets go! We can think of some more names. :)

[Spike]

Tony Horne, kickoff returner for the St. Louis Rams.


[Edited by Spike on 01-08-2001 at 12:52 AM]

[BC]

Eduardo Najera (of the Dallas Mavericks)

[iFroggy]

Alexander "if lovin' you is wrong I don't wanna be" Wright (Berman nickname - Old Cowboy WR)

[Marc]

Originally posted by Wedge231
I am having such a hard time with this thread. I'm blank on names.
Good, that's the point! ;)

Next: Terrance Mathis, WR for the Falcons

Come on guys, let's push for 200 replies. All other members, don't be afraid.

[Edited by M. James on 01-08-2001 at 04:22 PM]

[Spike]

Shannon Sharpe, Tight End for the Baltimore Ravens.

[BC]

Another E........

Eddie Jones, Miami Heat

[Marc]

Originally posted by BC
Another E........

Eddie Jones, Miami Heat
Uh huh, I think Eddie Jones was already taken...

[lmanchur.]

Eric Desjardins

[iFroggy]

Marc, forget 200! I think we can go 1000. :)

Scott Norwood... Kicker Bills (I don't like him) lol

[Spike]

Dante Culpepper, Quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, one game away from the Super Bowl.

[BC]

Sorry Marc, couldn't be bothered looking through! :D

R for Ronald "Popeye" Jones.... A great rebounder who's been traded so many times it ain't funny.. (currently with the Washington Wizards)

[lmanchur.]

Sandis Ozolinsh

[iFroggy]

Harold Baines - He is closing in on 3000 hits.

[Marc]

Scottie Pippen, forward for Blazers.

[Spike]

Nate Jacquet, Wide Receiver for the Minnesota Vikings.

[Nate]

Travis Best

Here you go guys! A list of all the names all on one page! Check it out here: http://www.natedogg.f2s.com/names.html
I will try to update it as soon as I can every time there is a new post. More info on the page.

[Pgoodman]

Tony Kukoc

[lmanchur.]

...forward (Boston Bruins, I think) Tim Taylor

BTW, cool page!.. thx, Nate!!

[Pgoodman]

Ronde Barber

[Wedge231]

Ray Durham. Hope he's not taken.

[Nate]

Marvin Harrison

Ya know, Wedge, you could check the list (http://www.natedogg.f2s.com/names.html) ;)

[iFroggy]

Yeah... good job Nate. :)

Nancy Kerrigan... ugg

[Spike]

Ndukwe Kalu, Defensive End, Washington Redskins.

[BC]

Thanks Nate :)

Hmmm...... U....... Nearly impossible!

Ugueth Urbina, pitcher for the Montreal Expos.

[lmanchur.]

Al MacInnis

[iFroggy]

Sandy Koufax (If you have to ask who he is... lol :))

[Spike]

Xavier McDaniel.

N.B.A. player who played not too long ago. He was a tough inside player for the Seattle Supersonics in the late 1980's and in the early 1990's when he was with the Knicks he gave Scottie Pippen such a hard time during the 1992 Eastern Conference Finals when the Bulls were trying for the repeat of their 1st championship and the Knicks took them to 7 games. The "X Man" as he was sometimes called literally gave Scottie Pippen a headache with his physical play. That was probably one of the most physical playoff series I've ever seen.

[lmanchur.]

Lanny MacDonald

[Pgoodman]

David Beckham, Manchester United Defender also married to Posh Spice.

[iFroggy]

Mario Bates

[BC]

Siobhan Paton, Australian Paralympics champion who got 6 gold medals at the Sydney Paralympic games.

[lmanchur.]

Nik Kypreos

[Tom Baker]

Steve Largent, Seahawks receiving great, now a congressman.

As long as it's not current athletes...

Marc stole Shane Battier! I grew up on Tobacco Road, I should get to use all the ACC hoops players...

[Boomer]

I just noticed this game, good idea!

I haven't read all of this so I hope no one has beaten me too it but: Terrel Davis. I'm sure everyone knows who he is

[Marc]

Sam Gash, NFL fullback, used to be with Pats, not sure if he still is or what

[Peck]

Huge Bruin D-man called Hal Gill

[Nate]

Larry Chester, Colts DT

The List: http://www.natedogg.f2s.com/names.html

[Tom Baker]

Ron Harper, NBA player...I know he used to be with the Bulls, don't know where he is now.

[Boomer]

Roger Clemens

PS Harper is with the lakers

[iFroggy]

Stewart Cink (Golfer)

[Marc]

Kyle Petty - NASCAR driver!

[lmanchur.]

Originally posted by Boomer
I haven't read all of this so I hope no one has beaten me too it...


Boomer, Nate set up a web page with all the names on it... click here (http://www.natedogg.f2s.com/names.html).

I think it should be mandatory to check it from now on before you post!... BTW, Peck, I already said Hal Gill! :)

the next name? Atlanta Thrashers d-man..

Yannick Tremblay

[Marc]

What's wrong guys, aren't there anymore Y names?

[Wedge231]

I think this thread died...

[iFroggy]

You thought wrong! :D j/k

Ty Hallock - LB Bears

[Boomer]

wasn't the last one a Y?
Yancey Thigpen

[Marc]

Originally posted by Wedge231
I think this thread died...
Just when you think it's dead, it lives on! :D

Next: Nolan Richardson - Arkansas head coach (couldn't think of any more N's who are athletes)

[iFroggy]

Marc... I am suprised at you! lol Coaches? We were supposed to stick to athletes... whats next... actors?

Nathan Davis - DT Broncos

[Peck]

Rookie Sensation from last year Simon Gagne.

[lmanchur.]

Ed Jovanoski

[iFroggy]

Irving Fryar

[Boomer]

Ramon Martinez

[iFroggy]

Zac Bierk - Guard - Wild

[Spike]

Kenyon Martin, #1 overall draft pick in last Summer's N.B.A. Draft, taken by the New Jersey Nets.

[iFroggy]

Notah Begay III (You can start from the Y lol) Lets hear another Y name!

[Boomer]

Yannick Tremblay (Def, Thrashers) Oh dear! Another Y, what a shame.

[iFroggy]

Yoshinori Mizumaki (Golfer - Whew)

[Boomer]

I've been trying to lay off the soccer and cricket players that nop one will have heard of but i is a hard one so i'm gonna have to go for Ijaz Ahmed (Pakistani cricket player)Sorry!

[Pgoodman]

Donald Brashear

[iFroggy]

Ron Harper

[lmanchur.]

Roman Chechmanek

[Marc]

Kerry Collins

[iFroggy]

Sandy Lyle - Golfer

He won a Masters in the 80s I believe.

[Pgoodman]

Ernie Banks

[iFroggy]

Already named! By me I think...

Anyway, I'll choose another E name.

Ernest Byner - Old Redskins Back

[Pgoodman]

Randall Cunningham

[iFroggy]

Marcus Camby (I think he's not named...)

[Nate]

Well, iFroggy got post #200 in this thread. Now lets retire it, if it hasn't already died ;)

[iFroggy]

No way man! There are billions of more athletes. Lets just use this structure:

Someone else
Me
Someone else
Me
Someone else
Me
Someone else
Me
Someone else
Me
Someone else
Me
etc

I can think of billions more, I just need someone to post in between me. :) I can keep this going to 500! :)

[Marc]

Originally posted by natedogg
Well, iFroggy got post #200 in this thread. Now lets retire it, if it hasn't already died ;)
Alright, you might be right, time to retire this thread. Don't worry, there will be more down the road. :)