Hey guys. I don't follow basketball too closely, so I try to stay away from here with my poorly informed takes. Since I don't follow closely, I also have no idea how Boots got this nickname. Does anyone know?

TyperWoods said:

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When he was younger, he played in cowboy boots because he had no sneakers.


Just kidding.....I believe it's because he's tough, tough as leather, tough as leather boots.

But you'll have to ask Buzz and wait 7.8 minutes while he explains the analytics of the nickname.

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This is right. I think being from Louisiana, sometimes referred to as "The Boot", also factored into it.

Didn't Buzz give him that nickname while they both were at VT?

Fairview20 said:

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Didn't Buzz give him that nickname while they both were at VT?

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Yes

TyperWoods said:

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But you'll have to ask Buzz and wait 7.8 minutes while he explains the analytics of the nickname.

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Great line. Spot on.

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Buzz has a nickname for all his players....

Y'all can help me out with the others I have forgotten

IV - Wade Taylor
Boots - Tyrece Radford
Ju, Bug - Julius Marble
Dre - Andre Gordon
Mo - Manny Obaseki
Henry - Henry Coleman
Dex - Dexter Dennis
Solo - Soloman Washington
Andy - Andersson Garcia
H - Hayden Hefner
KK - Khalen Robinson
E - Ethan Henderson
JB - Javonte Brown
Ash - Aston Smith

?? - Erik Pratt
?? - Jaelyn Lee
?? - Jordan Williams
?? - Davin Watkins

Marble is also Bug. I've heard him use H for Coleman.

Obaseki is Mo, not O.

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This is right. I think being from Louisiana, sometimes referred to as "The Boot", also factored into it.

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Yeah, this is definitely part of it. The details of this nickname have been fuzzy at times and it makes me think there's actually a completely different reason for it but it's like an inside joke they don't want to share outside the program.

Jerry for Garcia

Melvin for Davin

White Vanilla for Hef

Method Man said:

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White Vanilla for Hef

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Not White Shadow?

Joffrey?

CrottyKid said:

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Hey guys. I don't follow basketball too closely, so I try to stay away from here with my poorly informed takes. Since I don't follow closely, I also have no idea how Boots got this nickname. Does anyone know?

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He used to always take extra steps when he was driving to the hoop./Nancy Sinatra

Method Man said:

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White Vanilla for Hef

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Blanco Nino

Pretty sure they all refer to Hefner as H

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Personally cannot stop myself from chanting 'Hugh' when Hefner delivers

Rec said:

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Jerry for Garcia

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