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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by randerson153, Aug 13, 2003.

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  1. randerson153

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    #1 randerson153, Aug 13, 2003
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    it says steve's nickname is "wink"

    never heard him refered to as "wink"

    maybe i just aint in da know, ya know
     
    #2 reallyBaked, Aug 13, 2003
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    Ya, we know. He's been wink for a long time.
     
    #3 Behad, Aug 13, 2003
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    How long has Kenny Smith been "The Jet"? I never heard it til he became a broadcaster.
     
    #4 dsnow23, Aug 13, 2003
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    That came about when he did go to the broadcast booth much like Charles "Garbage Disposal" Barkley.
     
    #5 Stack24, Aug 13, 2003
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    "quick as a wink..."
     
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    nah, the nickname came when he was a kid because he really liked the drink of the same name.
     
    #7 jello77, Aug 13, 2003
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    Thanks Stack. Been curious about that for a while.
     
    #8 dsnow23, Aug 13, 2003
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    I know Cuttino's nick history is "quick as as cat..." so I dunno.
     
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    see, i didn't know that. you learn something new every day.
     
    #10 jello77, Aug 13, 2003
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    I've never understood Kenny "the Jet". Is it supposed to be a cute reference to Benny the Jet? Can someone fill me in?
     
    #11 dharocks, Aug 13, 2003
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    I've actually heard both. In SLAM magazine, Steve said it was because he was "quick as a wink", but on NBA.com it says it was a drink he used to like. I don't know which it really is.
     
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    Why can't it be both?
     
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    thank you for the history lesson :D
     
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    I had absolutely no idea that Cat came from quick as a cat. I always thought they called him that because Cuttino sounds a lot like c*nt
     
    #15 WLH, Aug 14, 2003
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    uh................. huh.................? If that's the case.. why would he be called.. Cat?
     
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    Kenny Smith was "The Jet" before he got to the Rockets. He had incredible hops, he was in one or two slam dunk contests during the all-star game and even had a Nike commercial with Super Dave. He still had hops with the Rockets, but not quite like his younger days.
     
    #17 pgabriel, Aug 14, 2003
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    c*nt = p*ssy = cat
     
    #18 eric.81, Aug 14, 2003
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    Got the nickname when at North Carolina, not only was fast and quick but could sky. He really was an incredible athlete while there.
     
    #19 jsb, Aug 14, 2003
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    ...ahh, to be young again...
     
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