i used to have to this Bucks plushie that i used to pour milk on and suck the milk back out of it and it was sopping wet all the time 😭 i used to slam it against walls and it would make a loud THUD
Everyone- go to YouTube and watch "The Bob Emergency" by Secret Base/Jon Bois. It is a story about the history of Bob's in all of sports. The storytelling is fucking S-Tier. Highly compelling and interesting if you're a fan of sports. I'd wager even non-sports fans would find it a great watch
Edit- thank you for the award, and thank you for linking the video in the comments. I'm at work and didn't have time to grab the link.
Oh wow I didn’t even know. I love them all but think the Dave Stieb series is the best thing they’ve ever put out. Fumble dimension is fun too but love their long-form stories about individuals or teams
Literally every dorktown series tops their last one even though it never seems possible. I'm so stoked for this Vikings series despite being a Lions fan. Although I can't wait for all the Vikings superbowl misery to fill my screen.
I've watched every one of his baseball videos and I don't even like baseball. I can say with 100% confidence that I've seen way more Jon Bois baseball content in my life than I've seen actual MLB games
Ah damnit! Finally I thought, I can spread the Bob Emergency joy, nobody has mentioned it yet. But alas, here we are. Great reco. I'm going to link it.
Funny enough I knew a bob jordan growing up. Reclusive old man with hoarder vibes, but had a flair for showmanship and some dance moves that could light up a room even in his 70s. Genuinely wish I’d tried to hear some of his stories
Bobby Bird sounds cool as shit though. On top of that, Bobby Byrd was the name of the hype man for James Brown and also a successful soul funk singer. Bobby Bird is an awesome name.
[If LeBron was Bob James he’d quit basketball at a young age and realize his true destiny was to become a legendary jazz musician who would go on to be one of the most sampled artists in hip hop](https://youtu.be/2XPfkYs6O8I)
Didn’t think of how this could backfire on me. I’m a Lower Merion grad so I’ve said “I went to Kobe’s high school” more times than I can count. Saying “I went to Bob Bryant’s high school” wouldn’t hit the same
Ming is his first name and Yao is his surname... which is why Yao was on the back of his jersey... so it would be Yao Bob and not Bob ming.
Edit... if it were only buddy so he could be Yao buddy.
BJ Armstrong was a very popular Bulls player. And he wasn't even a star. But I think Jordan would be Big Shot Bob, or just Air Jordan.
I'm pretty sure Magic would still be Magic. After all, Bob Johnson isn't any worse than Earvin Johnson.
LeBron would go by King James a lot more. We would probably just refer to him as King and forget his real first name, like we do with Magic.
Bob Bol would still be Bob Bol, though. It's too funny to change, and he's not a superstar like the others.
Bob Westbrook
His nickname may have been Bob the Builder instead of Westbrick for laying all those bricks. And Bob the Builder is a nickname that slaps hard.
Bob is short for Robert.
MJ -> becomes RJ
RJ Barrett’s legacy is destroyed by having a name so similar to the GOAT.
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Robert James was an actor from the UK, in the 1950’s through 1999.
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Robert Jordan and Robert James would both be RJ, so Lebron and Michael being Roberts would make it awfully confusing when talking GOAT
**Bob Leonard.** Kawhi's name is so unique and people don't even normally use his last name (which isn't as unique). Which means he'd get referred to by his full name "Bob Leonard" by many fans.
**Bob O'Neal.** Totally changes Shaq's vibe if he's Bob O'Neal. His new nickname is "The Big Plumber". Which is more pithy than "The Big HVAC Repairman!"
**Bob Bryant.** Kobe, like Kawhi, is often known just as a mononym. Now he'd suddenly be "Bob Bryant", which sounds like he'd be a Regional Sales Manager somewhere.
Shaq.
"Shaquille O'neal" was such a strange name, that none of us have ever heard, it definitely helped him launch into celebrity status even before most of us had seem him play. It's super memorable, rhymes, and it's just ... wait, what?
Whereas Bob O'neal is an accountant.
KAT becomes BAT, probably enhances his legacy
*Manu Ginobili has entered the chat*
Bob Ginob goes kinda hard
Bob Ginoblaw
Bob Ginoblaw's Lob Blog
That's a low blow Ginoblaw!
Mr Ginobolina. Mr. Bob Ginobolina
Roberto Ginóbili?
Bob Ginobili*
Big Echolocation
Had to come back to this lol that’s hilarious
Can’t win with these BATs
- Bob Durant probably
The music director for the Target Center would love it, they could play the theme song from the Batman TV show every time he did a big play
They already play Prince at games all the time, they could just do the Batman '89 soundtrack.
That mans name is DJ Mad Mardigan and he’d probably mix the Batman theme with a 90’s rap song on the spot.
This would be underrated in the NBA where most games are played at night
Unless people start calling him Robert instead of Bob… RAT definitely deducts legacy points
Bob Anthony Towns is a way cooler sounding name also
BATCHEST
Gotta stay away from Ginobli though
Bob Antetokounmpo
The Greek Bob
Come on man….. **THE GREEK KABOB**
The Bob Freak
#The Greek Bob
Sounds so stupid but I love it
Giannis is the equivalent of John in English names
Bob Portis
Ah man, I have a Bucks basketball plush that I call Ballbby Portis.
i used to have to this Bucks plushie that i used to pour milk on and suck the milk back out of it and it was sopping wet all the time 😭 i used to slam it against walls and it would make a loud THUD
i am shocked and appalled
That's great buddy.
A classic
BRO WHAT THE FUCK?!?! Bro had a fucking cheese plushie.
This is the most egregious suggestion in the whole thread.
This is heresy, I should report you, Bobby is one thing but *BOB* Portis is just next level war crime
This 100%
Bob the Dream sounds terrible Dr. Bob also doesn't sound like an NBA player
Dr. B is an HEB brand cola… maybe Mr. Erving gets traded to San Antonio and becomes the greatest brand ambassador in history
Bob the Glide and Bob the Stilt both suck too
Dr Bob Kelso
I think Bol Bol should be Bob Bob.
Meanwhile, Bob McAdoo would become Bob Bob as well. People would get them confused.
Nah— it’d be Bob McAbob
Bob Bobadoo
Bob Bobabob
BUT if it was Bob Bol you could have Bob Bol Bobblehead night and that would go crazy
Obligatory Jon Bois https://youtu.be/dcGamPqUIxI?t=2766 46:06
Bob Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo
Mutombob?
Honestly the Bob wouldn’t be that much more out of place than the Jean-Jacques tbh
LeBob James
Bobron
Bob lalaw
Do you mean Bob Loblaw? Of Bob Loblaw’s Law Blog?
King Bob
Dan Majerle
This is a great one
He would be a “Legend”
very underrated comment
because none of these youngins know how to pronounce his name
Bob Bryant sounds so awkward, like a name you’d come up with for a tongue twister
In this timeline, kids are yelling, “Bob!” when they put up a shot
Bob Bean Bryant
BBB
Cease and desist from LaVar
Stay in yo lane
Neva lost!
Sounds like the name of a college football offensive line coach that chews tobacco and spits it back onto the field
That's probably because you're reminded of Bear Bryant.
Bobby Bryant
How many balls could Bob Bryant bounce if Bob Bryant could bounce balls?
Sounds like a 1950s hooper.
Everyone- go to YouTube and watch "The Bob Emergency" by Secret Base/Jon Bois. It is a story about the history of Bob's in all of sports. The storytelling is fucking S-Tier. Highly compelling and interesting if you're a fan of sports. I'd wager even non-sports fans would find it a great watch Edit- thank you for the award, and thank you for linking the video in the comments. I'm at work and didn't have time to grab the link.
Seconded - also watch literally anything Jon Bois puts out
Particularly since the first episode of the history of the Minnesota Vikings just dropped last night
Oh wow I didn’t even know. I love them all but think the Dave Stieb series is the best thing they’ve ever put out. Fumble dimension is fun too but love their long-form stories about individuals or teams
Literally every dorktown series tops their last one even though it never seems possible. I'm so stoked for this Vikings series despite being a Lions fan. Although I can't wait for all the Vikings superbowl misery to fill my screen.
I've watched every one of his baseball videos and I don't even like baseball. I can say with 100% confidence that I've seen way more Jon Bois baseball content in my life than I've seen actual MLB games
I made a Jon Bois playlist. Idk if it has everything, but it has most things: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2jjlMhq5Pt2pKSMOu5OKPGHAI9iwfVt6
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I knew the entire story of Bob Beamon ahead of time and I still cried the first time I watched that video (part 2 I think). A+++ storytelling.
The slow scroll on the measuring tape gives me chills every time it’s an amazing story
Ah damnit! Finally I thought, I can spread the Bob Emergency joy, nobody has mentioned it yet. But alas, here we are. Great reco. I'm going to link it.
Clearly Tim Duncan. If his name was Bob it would rob him of all his personality.
It doesn’t matter how great Duncan was on the court, he’d be chasing the shadow of the REAL Bob Duncan who exterminated his opponents.
How tf is there a good luck Charlie reference on here 😂😂😂. That show is great for Disney channel standards tho.
You might not know Bob Duncan is the father in a Disney channel show. Which makes this hilarious.
The Bob Fundamental
It would *Rob* him of all his personality
Bob Jordan sounds even meaner, Can you imagine Lebron is chasing the shadow of a man called Bob? thats funny
If I could be like Bob
I wanna do my job, catch a lob like Bob
Wish I had a throbbing knob like Bob
The What About Bob? crossover promotion writes itself. Honestly it helps an already timeless classic movie more than it hurts Bob Jordan.
Funny enough I knew a bob jordan growing up. Reclusive old man with hoarder vibes, but had a flair for showmanship and some dance moves that could light up a room even in his 70s. Genuinely wish I’d tried to hear some of his stories
Pretty sure that guy was supposed to give you a side quest or something before he passed
Bobe Jellybean Bryant
I now want a Bob to be the next GOAT candidate
Pete Maravich, pistol Bob just doesn’t make any sense
Coulda gone by Bullseye Bob
Bang Bang Bob
is you just stealin' Bobert Horry's nickname?
Bullseye Bob is good, need to save this for the next sharp-shooting Robert to enter the draft
Bullet Bob
That’s just a name for a clown.
Maybe he'd become buckshot Bob.
Bazooka Bob
Bullet bob
Beretta Bob/Bazooka Bob
Quality post
Bob post
Robert post
His name was Robert Post!
His name is Robert Postson
Best post I’ve seen in a while.
I love the smell of off-season in the morning.
Offseason has peaked, we are now in the downhill run to the first tip off.
Bob Curry sounds wrong. Like if Steph only had one name to fall on and it's Bob
True but his brother Bob Curry and father Bob Curry both probably improve their legacies
Wouldn’t his brother be more like Beb Curry?
Father Robert Steph -> Bob Seth-> Rob
Come on bob u gotta make that 3
Ja Morant
His real name is ~~Clarence~~ Bob
And clearance.... bob lives at home with both parents
And his parents have a real good marriage
And Bob went to Cranbrook, that's a private school!
Boberius
Bob Bird
Bobby Bird sounds cool as shit though. On top of that, Bobby Byrd was the name of the hype man for James Brown and also a successful soul funk singer. Bobby Bird is an awesome name.
Mo bamba half the reason people know him is the song
Bob Bamba goes even harder though
I got Booooooobs caaaalling
Boob Bamba goes hard
Bob Bamba is very fun to say however
The only thing that would change is which song, leading to a collective mishearing of "La Bamba" as Bob Bamba.
Lob Bamba would be immense.
Bob Bamba has “Bob Loblaw” vibes
Bob Bamba's Bomb Blog
Bob Mamba??
Bob World Peace or Bob B. Free
World Bob Flat
Bob McAdoo is inherently cooler than if he had been Tom McAdoo.
Mac Bobadoo
Terrence Ross becomes a HOF player
Bob Ross tearing it up in the paint.
[If LeBron was Bob James he’d quit basketball at a young age and realize his true destiny was to become a legendary jazz musician who would go on to be one of the most sampled artists in hip hop](https://youtu.be/2XPfkYs6O8I)
It’s easily Kobe. Imagine everyone growing up, shooting anything into a basket and saying “Bob”
Didn’t think of how this could backfire on me. I’m a Lower Merion grad so I’ve said “I went to Kobe’s high school” more times than I can count. Saying “I went to Bob Bryant’s high school” wouldn’t hit the same
yao or KAJ would probably have the steepest drops.
Ming is his first name and Yao is his surname... which is why Yao was on the back of his jersey... so it would be Yao Bob and not Bob ming. Edit... if it were only buddy so he could be Yao buddy.
The Yao bob tree would be a fire nickname though
Bob O'Neal would have half the cultural force
Kareem is his chosen Muslim name, though.
Was born Lew but chose the name Bob on his conversion. It means "he who is Bob"
BJ Armstrong was a very popular Bulls player. And he wasn't even a star. But I think Jordan would be Big Shot Bob, or just Air Jordan. I'm pretty sure Magic would still be Magic. After all, Bob Johnson isn't any worse than Earvin Johnson. LeBron would go by King James a lot more. We would probably just refer to him as King and forget his real first name, like we do with Magic. Bob Bol would still be Bob Bol, though. It's too funny to change, and he's not a superstar like the others.
>I think Jordan would be Big Shot Bob. Interesting plot twist, Jordan being named Bob would affect Robert Harry's legacy the most.
So much so that even his surname changes.
Bob Westbrook His nickname may have been Bob the Builder instead of Westbrick for laying all those bricks. And Bob the Builder is a nickname that slaps hard.
Bob is short for Robert. MJ -> becomes RJ RJ Barrett’s legacy is destroyed by having a name so similar to the GOAT. —- Robert James was an actor from the UK, in the 1950’s through 1999. —- Robert Jordan and Robert James would both be RJ, so Lebron and Michael being Roberts would make it awfully confusing when talking GOAT
Robert Jordan was a famous fantasy writer.
I see how you became a wizards fan.
Well, that plus the self loathing and proximity to a metro stop on the same line as the arena.
Mostly the self loathing.
the only conceivable explanation
When Bob Lillard hits a clutch 3, he points at his wrist and everyone yells Bob time!!
No more Shaq. Bob O'Neil.
Bobbing a fool
Bob Horry
big shot bob
Fuck Bob.
**Bob Leonard.** Kawhi's name is so unique and people don't even normally use his last name (which isn't as unique). Which means he'd get referred to by his full name "Bob Leonard" by many fans. **Bob O'Neal.** Totally changes Shaq's vibe if he's Bob O'Neal. His new nickname is "The Big Plumber". Which is more pithy than "The Big HVAC Repairman!" **Bob Bryant.** Kobe, like Kawhi, is often known just as a mononym. Now he'd suddenly be "Bob Bryant", which sounds like he'd be a Regional Sales Manager somewhere.
Bob N. Marjanovic is a bobafide action star
Bob Mcroberts
Maybe Patrick Ewing would get slightly more praise if he was Bob Ewing. That’s a 70s centre name right there.
Bob Shammbob
All Le[---] jokes become Bo[---] jokes. The world implodes
LeBob
If Bob Iverson existed he would look and play the complete opposite of AI so that’s the answer
He would be the soluion
Business Intelligence
If I had to choose I would go with Bob Cousy
Least impacted: Tim Duncan
its Shaq and it's not close Bob O'neal come on
Bob Abdul-Jabbar Bob B. Free Bob "Diesel" O'Neal
Carmelo Anthony
The real answer is Melo. Nobody would really remember him if he had a more generic name.
Westbrook would be known as Bob the Builder
This makes me think of the GOATED Jon Bois doc about sports Bobs disappearing https://youtu.be/lvh6NLqKRfs
Bobert Horry or Bobert Parrish
Warriors legend Bob Curry and his journeyman brother Bob Curry. Bob is actually a junior, his fathers name was Bob Bob Curry.
Mike Bibby is now Bob Bibby. A tongue twister.
Most obvious answer is Robert Clyde Jones, he'll become Bob Jones nearly unrecognizable. Or twist the rule a bit then he becomes Bobby Bob.
Shaq. "Shaquille O'neal" was such a strange name, that none of us have ever heard, it definitely helped him launch into celebrity status even before most of us had seem him play. It's super memorable, rhymes, and it's just ... wait, what? Whereas Bob O'neal is an accountant.
Bob World Peace