T-Mac or Nalo

[BritishPanther]

T-Mac/TMac sounds better to my ear. Context behind Nalo might help but, honestly, I just hope he delivers.

He's got the confidence, let's see that translate to TDs and a Superb Owl!

[tukafan21]

2 minutes ago, BritishPanther said:

T-Mac/TMac sounds better to my ear. Context behind Nalo might help but, honestly, I just hope he delivers.

He's got the confidence, let's see that translate to TDs and a Superb Owl!

He's from Waimanalo in Hawaii and I guess it's big in the either the Hawaiian or Polynesian culture that people refer to you where you're from, hence the Nalo from Waimanalo.

Which while I get it, is why I'm also not a fan of it, because it just seems like a generic nickname that a lot of people from there go by, not necessarily specific to him.

Edited 8 hours ago by tukafan21

[Waldo]

It's a nickname. Just call him what you want. I use Tet because it's the shortest.

[csx]

1 minute ago, BritishPanther said:

T-Mac/TMac sounds better to my ear. Context behind Nalo might help but, honestly, I just hope he delivers.

He's got the confidence, let's see that translate to TDs and a Superb Owl!

Nalo is derived from Waimānalo, Hawaii, where he is from. There was a quote from Canales in reference to his experience with the Polynesian culture he was involved with coaching in California where he days thir nicknames are derived from last nakes or where they are from.  Hence TMac and Nalo.

Not Tet

[rodeo]

2 hours ago, CanadianCat said:

You expecting to start hanging out?! lol 

Is that a problem?

[JawnyBlaze]

Don’t like Nalo at all, don’t like TMac because that’s Tracy McGrady. I know he doesn’t like it, but Tet is what I wish he’d go by.  So for me it’s just gonna be McMillan. 

Edited 7 hours ago by JawnyBlaze

[JawnyBlaze]

He said something about Nalo meaning “negative attitudes lose opportunities”. Dunno if it’s also Waimanalo, but I’ve heard him specifically reference the acronym. 

[tukafan21]

45 minutes ago, JawnyBlaze said:

He said something about Nalo meaning “negative attitudes lose opportunities”. Dunno if it’s also Waimanalo, but I’ve heard him specifically reference the acronym. 

From what I've seen the last week, it's definitely from Waimanalo, but he's also then turned it into the acronym you have here as a personal motto type of thing.

[PNW_PantherMan]

I like both nicknames.  If he pans out, it doesn't matter that Tracy McGrady already had that nickname.  LaDainian Tomlinson had the same nickname as one of the goats, and he got away with it.

[csx]

It's funny that people want to make up new nicknames for people who have said what they prefer to go by.

 

[davos]

At the end of the day his momma should’ve just named him better. 

This is some weird sh*t “please everybody please call him this, he asked super nicely”

[tukafan21]

1 hour ago, davos said:

At the end of the day his momma should’ve just named him better. 

This is some weird sh*t “please everybody please call him this, he asked super nicely”

So when someone of Polynesian heritage has a child, they should give them an everyman American name so it's easy for fans to call them by their real name just in case they become a star athlete 20 years later because American's don't like to learn how to pronounce names from other cultures?