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In response to "It has a name. It's the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Not sure why it's named after him and I'll say that it needs to be changed without knowing " by Krusty Andromedon

He was a former commissioner for the league. Not sure why he gets the trophy named after him since his tenure wasn't all that special. He did merge -- (edited)

Posted by Krusty Andromedon (aka Krustylu) Apr 20 '16, 05:34

the ABA and NBA but nothing in his career screams exceptional to the point where the title trophy bears his name.
Considering that I'm a big fan of the game and don't know him at all I'd say it's time to change the name. Besides, an executive in the NBA shouldn't be the one with his name on the trophy.

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Stanley Cup, Grey Cup, Super Bowl, Larry O'Brien Trophy... -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 05:43 20
- The SB one is the Vince Lombardi Trophy and if you have something nasty to say about that one Vince will rise from the dead to rip your throat out. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:45 19
  - This escalated quickly. :-) -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 06:05 2
    - Vince doesn't appreciate people questioning his career excellence. - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 06:09 1
      - I didn't know that, neat. Vince's Maryland house was near my grandparents. It's pretty cool to see. -- nm - MDH Apr 20, 06:21
  - nah, that makes sense, just couldn't remember it. Does MLB have a name for it's one? -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 05:46 15
    - Nope. It's just the Commissioner's Trophy. Boring! -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:48 14
      - They should just pick a Yankee and name it after him. I'll say the Yogi. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:48 13
        
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        The Babe Ruth Trophy, who doesn't like The Babe? -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 05:52 9
        
        Yogi won more rings and went to more WS than any other person. Besides, everyone loves Yogi. Even Yankee haters love Yogi. -- nm* - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:53 2
        
        The Steinbrenner -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 05:54 1
        
        You did mention being liked. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:55
        
        actually they should do what the NHL did and create a trophy for the HR leader and call THAT the Babe - Beaker Apr 20, 05:53 5
        
        And give the same trophy for the strike out leader too! -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 06:13 1
        
        You can call that one the Reggie. The Babe doesn't even rank in the top 100. Reggie has 2,597. Babe just 1,330. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 06:16
        
        That would work. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:53 2
        
        no one comes close to the NHL and their Awards. -- nm - Beaker Apr 20, 05:54 1
        
        Now if they can turn that into people watching they'll be all set. ;-) -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:57
        
        If you're going that route, then it has to be the Claudell Washington Trophy. -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 05:50 1
        
        Of course, how could I forget the great Claudell Washington. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:52
Plus that's the most uninspiring name possible for a trophy. I just can't take the Larry o'Brian trophy seriously. -- nm - mafic Apr 20, 05:42 7
- Agreed. I'd be fine with it being the Auerbach Trophy, the Russell Trophy or even the Jordan Trophy. But O'Brien is crap. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:44 6
  - Just, screw you guys. -- nm - James Naismith Apr 20, 05:57 1
    - You already get the college basketball player of the year award named after you. Don't be greedy. You also have the court at KU named after you. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 06:01
  - Should be named the Larry Bird trophy -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 05:47 3
    - He didn't get to raise it enough for me. I'd go with Russell or Red. Jordan or Magic if you want someone more recent. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 05:49 2
      - Just call it "The Larry" -- nm - CQ Apr 20, 05:51 1
        
        The best Missouri Valley college player gets The Larry at the end of the season. No joke. -- nm - Krusty Andromedon Apr 20, 06:00

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He was a former commissioner for the league. Not sure why he gets the trophy named after him since his tenure wasn't all that special. He did merge -- (edited)

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