Nerdy/geeky NBA players

[Micku]

Like the title says, which nba players are nerdy/geeky do you know about? I don't know about you, but I'm always shocked when athletics are into nerdy things.



Danny Granger is a comic book guy, who collects superhero action figures and comics. He wants to build a batcave (seriously).

http://www.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikebasketball/en_PH/leap/danny_granger


Tim Duncan is a geeky guy. He is video game geek who plays Starcraft and World of Warcraft. He also likes to collect swords and dungeon and dragon stuff. He has a tattoo of Merlin from Arthurian lore, and he's into the WWE (could that be geeky?).

http://www.chinaspurs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11149



Chris Bosh is a computer nerd. I read somewhere that he knows some programming languages and is a Harry Potter fan.

http://www.hoopsnotes.com/teams/miami/chris-bosh-a-geek-in-an-athletes-body/

http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/02/16/chris-boshs-wife-was-initially-surprised-that-chris-bosh-read-books/


Kurt Rambis may not be a nerd, but he looks nerdy.

http://stk.dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/kurt-rambis.png

[Mrofir]

Im not sure how to respond or contribute, but that was mildly interesting, no sarcasm.


oh oh oh I just rememberd K-mart I think played violin or something in college. Just looking at him, as a professional musician myself, not a chance he sounded decent, but still interesting.

[Stuckey]

emeka okafor is an avid reader

so is bill walton

[Sheed]

Latrell Sprewell LOVES Magic the Gathering

[TrueRob]

Add Kevin Durant to the list. He loves video games and has other nerd interests.

[az00m]

Tim duncan is in my guild. we set up raid times during tue-sat @ 7 when he isnt playing an nba game that day.

we also talking about getting together and having him be dungeon master so we can run some 3.5 D&D :D

[wakencdukest]

emeka okafor is an avid reader

so is bill walton


What is the world coming to when reading is considered nerdy?

[Hank]

Kevin McHale I always thought was real nerdy looking when I was growing up. Same for Danny Ainge with his wailing desperate panic look all the time.

Those Boston teams were just nerdy in general. Bird looked like a total nerd. Even Dennis Johnson was kind of nerdy for a brotha. :oldlol:

[Notorious D.M.C]

CP3 reminds me of carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_16cBXvWQcjU/SlbsMwHg-RI/AAAAAAAAAGg/_8dHPcLesLs/s400/carlton.jpg

[Stuckey]

What is the world coming to when reading is considered nerdy?

:confusedshrug: dont nerds/geeks read a lot?

[Assassin]

What's wrong with warcrafts and WWE?:confusedshrug:

[az00m]

:confusedshrug: dont nerds/geeks read a lot?

Everyone reads...

As for playing video games, I truly don't believe that makes you a nerd. It just depends how much you play and how much you get into it.

[alenleomessi]

Jeremy Lin :D

[Noof]

I just read a few days ago that Andrew Bynum is a computer wiz. He has at least 7 computers that he built himself. He liked taking things like telephones apart to see how they worked and then put them back together. I think there were other things too.

[TaLvsCuaL]

This guy.
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le5skcvj6H1qa4vflo1_500.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qXn4FpaJQY

[Boston C's]

CP3 reminds me of carlton from Fresh Prince of Bel Air

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_16cBXvWQcjU/SlbsMwHg-RI/AAAAAAAAAGg/_8dHPcLesLs/s400/carlton.jpg

:lol :lol :lol :lol

[Crystallas]

Grant Hill drinks Sprite.

[CelticBaller]

Dwade looks nerdy

[Micku]

What's wrong with warcrafts and WWE?:confusedshrug:

Playing World of Warcraft is a bit hardcore I think. Not only it's an RPG, it's a MMORPG. While World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG out there, it's still geeky. I wonder what race/class he is. Now if Tim Duncan raids in World of Warcraft, then he's hardcore.

And he played Starcraft. That's geeky.

I dunno about the WWE. I'm not sure if that's consider geeky or not.

[Assassin]

Playing World of Warcraft is a bit hardcore I think. Not only it's an RPG, it's a MMORPG. While World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG out there, it's still geeky. I wonder what race/class he is. Now if Tim Duncan raids in World of Warcraft, then he's hardcore.

And he played Starcraft. That's geeky.

I dunno about the WWE. I'm not sure if that's consider geeky or not.
Starcraft is better IMO.

WWE is entertainment just like all other tv shows.

[Bone Machine]

Everyone reads...

As for playing video games, I truly don't believe that makes you a nerd. It just depends how much you play and how much you get into it.

Since when did it become true that "everyone reads." Make a poll asking who's an avid reader.

[LA_Showtime]

Dude, Harry Potter is the shit.

[LA_Showtime]

And I love how you call out guys like Tim Duncan when players like Hill, Battier, Brand, etc. went to Duke University. You gotta have brains to get into that school. Those guys were "nerds." What's funny is that "nerds" in high school become the norm in the real world and the "cool kids" become McDonald's cashiers, grocery clerks, and truck drivers. :oldlol: We all have that friend who was too popular for his own good but disappeared once brains actually mattered.

[Stuckey]

not everyone reads, at least not books and novels

i probably didnt read more than 30 books in my college days, cliffnoted that ***** most of the time

[LA_Showtime]

not everyone reads, at least not books and novels

i probably didnt read more than 30 books in my college days, cliffnoted that ***** most of the time

You went to community college didn't you...

[markymark]

Im not sure how to respond or contribute, but that was mildly interesting, no sarcasm.


oh oh oh I just rememberd K-mart I think played violin or something in college. Just looking at him, as a professional musician myself, not a chance he sounded decent, but still interesting.

LMAO at the though of k-mart playing the violin :roll:

[Micku]

And I love how you call out guys like Tim Duncan when players like Hill, Battier, Brand, etc. went to Duke University. You gotta have brains to get into that school. Those guys were "nerds." What's funny is that "nerds" in high school become the norm in the real world and the "cool kids" become McDonald's cashiers, grocery clerks, and truck drivers. :oldlol: We all have that friend who was too popular for his own good but disappeared once brains actually mattered.


Do you get the notion people here is saying being a nerd/geek is a bad thing? Of course it isn't. It seems like you're being defensive over what's nerdy and geeky. I don't think there's nobody here that saying it's a bad thing. But there are just geeky/nerdy things out there, and it's interesting to see some NBA players are into that. Nothing bad, just very interesting.


not everyone reads, at least not books and novels

i probably didnt read more than 30 books in my college days, cliffnoted that ***** most of the time


Not everybody reads, this is true. There are some people who are bookworms, constantly reading.



Starcraft is better IMO.

WWE is entertainment just like all other tv shows.


Yeah, I do think Starcraft is more geeky, but I think WoW is very geeky too. It's fun to see that some athletics play WoW.

You're right about WWE. I wasn't for sure how geeky it is, but it's entertainment. You don't have to be a geek by watching it unless you're hardcore into it.

[LA_Showtime]

Do you get the notion people here is saying being a nerd/geek is a bad thing? Of course it isn't. It seems like you're being defensive over what's nerdy and geeky. I don't think there's nobody here that saying it's a bad thing. But there are just geeky/nerdy things out there, and it's interesting to see some NBA players are into that. Nothing bad, just very interesting.



No, I just thought it was amusing that guys like Tim Duncan were called out when there are guys who went to Duke University and other prestigious colleges.

Personally, I think the nerdiest thing out there is WOW.

[Stuckey]

You went to community college didn't you...

no i went to a top 50 university (world) =D

plus i dont think RPGs are nerdy, i was addicted to diablo 2 like most my peers, great way to have fun with a bunch of your friends on a rainy day without actually meeting up

starcraft is a bit nerdy though, it`s pure strategy like chess, you gotta be a smartass mofo to master those kinda games

does anyone play gran turismo anymore, i use to love betting while playing that game

[Hondo]

WWE isn't geeky, it's for dorks and retards. No decent woman would want to be with a man thta tunes into WWE on a weekly basis.

"What are we doing tonight honey?"

"WWE is on."

"Oh......"

[AlphaWolf24]

Add Kevin Durant to the list. He loves video games and has other nerd interests.

who doesn't:confusedshrug:

[LJJ]

no i went to a top 50 university (world) =D

plus i dont think RPGs are nerdy, i was addicted to diablo 2 like most my peers, great way to have fun with a bunch of your friends on a rainy day without actually meeting up

starcraft is a bit nerdy though, it`s pure strategy like chess, you gotta be a smartass mofo to master those kinda games

does anyone play gran turismo anymore, i use to love betting while playing that game

"Reading books is nerdy"

"Yeah I play Diablo 2, but I don't think that's nerdy"


:roll: Diablo is the nerdiest shit ever.

[DirkNowitzki41]

Reading books and watching WWE is fine, I don't see how that's nerdy.

On the other hand, world of warcrafts hardcore gamers are the worst. Especially, when they dress up as their guys.

[Hondo]

Reading books and watching WWE is fine, I don't see how that's nerdy.

On the other hand, world of warcrafts hardcore gamers are the worst. Especially, when they dress up as their guys.

Reading books is normal. It's what people with brains do. WWE is for white trash and losers

[ImmortalD24]

Bynum.

[FindingTim]

what do dumb jocks and bullies call geeks after high school?
(answer in white text)
Sir.

[DirkNowitzki41]

Reading books is normal. It's what people with brains do. WWE is for white trash and losers

Wow.. Maybe you wanna categorize the certain type of WWE fans?

[Hondo]

Wow.. Maybe you wanna categorize the certain type of WWE fans?

No grown man should be watching that garbage. As I said earlier, 'No decent woman would want to be with a man that tunes into WWE on a weekly basis.'

[Hondo]

If you watch WWE, you need to take a long hard look at yourself in the mirror.

[DirkNowitzki41]

No grown man should be watching that garbage. As I said earlier, 'No decent woman would want to be with a man that tunes into WWE on a weekly basis.'

You'd be surprised then.. hell, I don't even watch WWE weekly but that is a pretty dumb thing to say.

[Hondo]

You'd be surprised then.. hell, I don't even watch WWE weekly but that is a pretty dumb thing to say.

No, I'm not surprised. A lot of virgins, dorks, white trash, and morons love to watch WWE.

[monkeypox]

No, I'm not surprised. A lot of virgins, dorks, white trash, and morons love to watch WWE.

Lol, get over yourself man. I do read (On my 11th book for the year, I'm so intelligent aren't I?!) and I don't watch WWE, but I'm not under the impression that it makes me somehow superior. Some of the Ivy league people I know don't read and it's not because they're idiots. Some people just don't enjoy reading. It's personal preference like anything else. Do a lot of people mention that you have a lot of wasted potential btw?

On topic, as someone mentioned Spreewell is supposedly a huge tech geek. I remember reading that he had installed intercom system for his house by himself or something along those lines.

Bynum is a geek. I remember one off season a bunch of people seeing him in Hong Kong. He had stopped there for a few days on the way to somewhere else. The one thing people saw him doing while he was there? He went to video game stores looking for tools for hacking console video game systems. One Laker fan in Hong Kong supposedly sold him a jailbroken psp and an R4 card from his game store. (Mainly to hold multiple games without having to carry all of them.)

Gilbert Arenas has his own Halo team. He got busted one year for faking his Halo stats. He'd basically have his buddy challenge him to a 1 on 1 match using a 2nd live account, then he'd kill them over and over again.

There are other World Of Warcraft fans in the NBA as well that don't publicize it. I know of a couple that have taken private tours of the Blizzard offices because they were such fans.

[Hondo]

Lol, get over yourself man. I do read (On my 11th book for the year, I'm so intelligent aren't I?!) and I don't watch WWE, but I'm not under the impression that it makes me somehow superior. Some of the Ivy league people I know don't read and it's not because they're idiots. Some people just don't enjoy reading. It's personal preference like anything else. Do a lot of people mention that you have a lot of wasted potential btw?


Reading doesn't make you superior, but watching WWE makes you inferior.

Why would people say I have wasted potential? I'm approaching 46 this year! I have a family, 2 homes and a career. I have traveled the world, I'm pretty happy with what I have accomplished in my life so far. The next goal is to retire young, and hopefully start a small business and do charity work in the community in my spare time.

It is in MY opinion that watching the WWE is pathetic. That point of view does not define me. However, I believe that it is quite easy to stereotype WWE watchers. Have a look what type of people are in the audience next time. Start taking a mental note of the people you know watch WWE. If you're under 13 years old, it's okay, between 14-18 it's acceptable, over 18...... loser.

[Micku]

Reading books and watching WWE is fine, I don't see how that's nerdy.

On the other hand, world of warcrafts hardcore gamers are the worst. Especially, when they dress up as their guys.

It depends on the amount of books and the ones that you read that will consider you a nerd or not. If a person picks up all of the Carl Sagan books and read them inside out, then I would think that person is a bit of a nerd. Or if you read a lot about quantum physics. That's nerdy. But not a bad thing.

But there are such things as bookworms, reading constantly. Especially if that person reads a ton of fantasy novels. But reading books don't make you a nerd, but it depends on what type of books and how many books that you read to me. If you read a lot, at the rate of a bookworm, then you could be classified as a nerd. I don't see anything wrong with it though.

[iDunk]

No mention of Brook/Robin Lopez yet?

The guys are so nerdy, they're in love with Disney Land.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqaxsyuaZ3M

[indiefan24]

Andrew Bynum

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1184609/1/index.htm


"I want to learn how to build my own," he said. He rattled off his desired components: a 500-gigabyte hard drive, four gigs of RAM and a graphics card. Corbin was amused and intrigued. He picked out the parts, and as he stood on one side of the counter assembling the machine, his 285-pound customer stood on the other and studied his work. Corbin wondered if this was really a basketball player or just a very tall techie. The next day a Fry's colleague asked him, "Do you know who that was?" Corbin shook his head. "It's the new Laker."

[indiefan24]

I'm sure some people have seen this already, but he also knows his way around cars:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCk9pCZJj8o

[JohnnySic]

It is in MY opinion that watching the WWE is pathetic. That point of view does not define me. However, I believe that it is quite easy to stereotype WWE watchers. Have a look what type of people are in the audience next time. Start taking a mental note of the people you know watch WWE. If you're under 13 years old, it's okay, between 14-18 it's acceptable, over 18...... loser.
I am 36 years old, an MBA graduate, a homeowner, successful career, have read thousands of books on myriad subjects, and have travelled a bit. And I enjoy pro wrestling (not WWE specifically, but wrestling in general). Oh well.

[Hondo]

I am 36 years old, an MBA graduate, a homeowner, successful career, have read thousands of books on myriad subjects, and have travelled a bit. And I enjoy pro wrestling (not WWE specifically, but wrestling in general). Oh well.

Good for you then. You do not need to live up to my stereotype of what a WWE fan is or isn't.

One question though..... are you married?

[JohnnySic]

One question though..... are you married?
No........I suppose that might change things.

[Peteballa]

Javale McGee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WX43adewqA

[Stuckey]

No grown man should be watching that garbage. As I said earlier, 'No decent woman would want to be with a man that tunes into WWE on a weekly basis.'

agree, i still cant believe anyone over 13 watches that garbage when there`s a thousand other things to watch


"Reading books is nerdy"

"Yeah I play Diablo 2, but I don't think that's nerdy"


:roll: Diablo is the nerdiest shit ever.

we were 12, diablo 2 is an easy braindead game (easier than some flash games), everyone played it, not just nerds, nerds played magic cards, chess and chinese checkers

i wouldnt consider playing video games nerdy either, they are mostly easy, would u consider playing counterstrike nerdy, even an idiot can be a counterstrike god

reading books is somewhat nerdy, the thirst for knowledge is a necessity to be a nerd, nerd is not a geek

here is a definition of nerd: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Nerds-and-Geeks

[Hondo]

No........I suppose that might change things.

Sorry, I wasn't trying to sound mean. I just know in my life, my wife is basically the TV filter...... I wish I had your freedom sometimes!

[LJJ]

agree, i still cant believe anyone over 13 watches that garbage when there`s a thousand other things to watch



we were 12, diablo 2 is an easy braindead game (easier than some flash games), everyone played it, not just nerds, nerds played magic cards, chess and chinese checkers

i wouldnt consider playing video games nerdy either, they are mostly easy, would u consider playing counterstrike nerdy, even an idiot can be a counterstrike god

reading books is somewhat nerdy, the thirst for knowledge is a necessity to be a nerd, nerd is not a geek

here is a definition of nerd: http://www.wikihow.com/Tell-the-Difference-Between-Nerds-and-Geeks

Diablo 2 is a roleplaying game with wizards and magic and shit. It's pretty much as nerdy as something like Magic the Gathering or Dungeons and Dragons. Same ballpark at least. It's a video game, which is inherently nerdy. At the same time even within the whole video game scene it's easily one of the nerdiest games.

Reading on the other hand covers a huge spectrum of things. From decidedly nerdy to decidedly not nerdy.

You are in denial.

[Stuckey]

Diablo 2 is a roleplaying game with wizards and magic and shit. It's pretty much as nerdy as something like Magic the Gathering or Dungeons and Dragons. Same ballpark at least. It's a video game, which is inherently nerdy. At the same time it's one of the nerdiest type of games.

Reading on the other hand covers a huge spectrum of things. From decidedly nerdy to decidedly not nerdy.

You are in denial.

nerd is someone that wants knowledge and likes to exercise his brain

most video games need very little brain function to master or beat, diablo, counterstrike, WoW being examples

reading is the expansion of knowledge, which is inherently nerdy, if you like knowledge and crave more of it, it`s nerdy which means there`s a nerd in everyone, some are just more nerdy than others and those nerds tend to be the successful people

if everyone was motivated and logical, most highschools would be 90% nerds, like schools in asia

[IamSofaKing]

Playing World of Warcraft is a bit hardcore I think. Not only it's an RPG, it's a MMORPG. While World of Warcraft is the most popular MMORPG out there, it's still geeky. I wonder what race/class he is. Now if Tim Duncan raids in World of Warcraft, then he's hardcore.

And he played Starcraft. That's geeky.

I dunno about the WWE. I'm not sure if that's consider geeky or not.

World of warcraft is nerdy.

Starcraft is pretty dope

And how is WWE not nerdy? The only people that still watch WWE and havent moved on are people like this http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/105/m_cb944004d5084dd5bd0faf40384e2cff.jpg and those little nerdy kids that buy their shirts from WalMart and like monster truck rallies.

You on the other hand have some ugly ass Chinese chick on as your avatar, i bet your the nerdiest one here. You'd probably love to go to some Asian auto show

[IamSofaKing]

Andrew Bynum

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1184609/1/index.htm

Its not that nerdy, if your looking for a new computers you would look for the Hard drive size, RAM, and processor. Unless your some caveman

[TaLvsCuaL]

Javale McGee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WX43adewqA
:roll: :roll: :roll:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnb2cLf918M

[TheAnchorman]

Um playing video games isn't nerdy/geeky anymore. It used to be in the 90s when its popularity was only limited to ppl who really were into it, specifically nerds/geeks. Now we have Madden and Super Mario Brawl and all these other games that have wide appeal and we see everyone (including professional athletes) playing them nowadays. If you played in the NFL/NBA wouldn't you want to play yourself and your team? I'm sure a lot NBA players are down for some 2k11 just so they can play themselves.

[-23-]

not everyone reads, at least not books and novels

i probably didnt read more than 30 books in my college days, cliffnoted that ***** most of the time


Liberal arts? Hahahaha. Come back when you got a technical degree.

[mcrd101]

World of warcraft is nerdy.

Starcraft is pretty dope

And how is WWE not nerdy? The only people that still watch WWE and havent moved on are people like this http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/105/m_cb944004d5084dd5bd0faf40384e2cff.jpg and those little nerdy kids that buy their shirts from WalMart and like monster truck rallies.

You on the other hand have some ugly ass Chinese chick on as your avatar, i bet your the nerdiest one here. You'd probably love to go to some Asian auto show

sounds more like white trash than nerd to me :confusedshrug:

[Eat Like A Bosh]

Yao Ming is a video game freak. He loves playing World of Warcraft. Some people were saying that he injured his foot on purpose just so he could sit out the season so he can play.
http://images.askmen.com/galleries/men/yao-ming/pictures/yao-ming-picture-2.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV-2K1N-N5Q

[FKAri]

So knowing alot about computers is nerdy but knowing alot about cars isn't nerdy? Someone explain to me how that works.

[Micku]

David Robinson was pretty geeky himself. He scored a 1320/1600 in his SAT and majored in mathematics in the U.S. Naval Academy. He also played Starcraft and constantly beat Duncan, lol.


People are very touchy on the concept of a nerd/geek here. There's nothing wrong with being a nerd/geek.

[FindingTim]

Liberal arts? Hahahaha. Come back when you got a technical degree.

you are a close-minded fool. to each his own. if we were all the same, the world would be a very dull place. I don't know the specifics of a liberal arts degree, but art, imo, is the highest form of existence. It is science with imagination. It is not coincidence that the words Earth and Smart have art within them.

sorry to be edgy, but that comment irked me.
different brains + different life experiences = different interests & different values. but hey, we mock what we don't understand. and while you are aiming at a target few others can hit, artists will be aiming at a target you cannot even see.

[Nevaeh]

You'd be surprised then.. hell, I don't even watch WWE weekly but that is a pretty dumb thing to say.

Have to agree with this. Ironically, it was while I was married that I would actually tune in to see what the Rock was cooking. :oldlol: Believe it or not, WWF/E can be a great Joking/Mess Around conversation piece with the right woman (Reality shows as well).

Strangely, it was after my marriage that I pretty much gave up on tuning in.

As for Video Games, I make no apologies for. If people can go to Vegas and spend thousands of dollars to toss cardboard and plastic chips around, I won't feel guilty spending 20 bucks to run through virtual towns taking down bad guys :oldlol:

[Marv_Albert]

Whats wrong with video games?

[thomaspynchon]

Novelists are badasses, not nerds. They have the most insane lives.

[FindingTim]

Novelists are badasses, not nerds. They have the most insane lives.

Hank Moody comes to mind... :bowdown:

and that Hunter S. Thompson guy...
and thousands and thousands of others. writers are the **** (generally speaking)

[XSNiper]

Theres nothing wrong with expanding your interests..:confusedshrug:

Play video games on weds, play ball on thurs, tap ass all weekend, make millions. Sounds good to me, call me a nerd I dont give a fvck.

[ErhnamDjinn]

Latrell Sprewell LOVES Magic the Gathering
what for real were did you read that? Sprewell would be the last guy I would expect to plag MTG

[VishaltotheG]

Shane Batter had a 3.96 high school GPA when he graduated

[kav23]

Today (April 25) is Tim Duncan's 35th birthday.

[LJJ]

what for real were did you read that? Sprewell would be the last guy I would expect to plag MTG

That was a joke. Come on bro.

[Djsonny]

So knowing alot about computers is nerdy but knowing alot about cars isn't nerdy? Someone explain to me how that works.

This guy is so on point! I love computers, love building computers, I love basketball, I love playing bball, I love working on my car, I take Muey Thai, come on now. I think what makes a nerd is the way they look and act. We all know how awkward a nerd looks and acts, I dont think it has to do anything with what they like to do. bynum may like computers but this is also the same guy that goes to the playboy mansion, he is not a nerd. If Matt bonner is into wow, then I would say he is a nerd because WOW is the biggest nerd game (besides magic the gathering), and he looks like a nerd.

[thomaspynchon]

Hank Moody comes to mind... :bowdown:

and that Hunter S. Thompson guy...
and thousands and thousands of others. writers are the **** (generally speaking)

Pretty much. Don't forget about James Joyce, William Gaddis, and myself.

[indiefan24]

Its not that nerdy, if your looking for a new computers you would look for the Hard drive size, RAM, and processor. Unless your some caveman

duh...but how many nba players actually care about that stuff?

another "nerdy" player would be Okafor


is known for not only being a good basketball player but also for being an elite student. His major at UConn was finance, and he graduated with honors after three years in May 2004 with a 3.8 GPA. One of his last courses at UConn was an honors-level finance course where students were allowed to make investment decisions for a small portion of UConn's endowment. Okafor was named the Academic All-American of the Year in 2004 for his work on and off the court.

[OKCThunderUP]

Liberal arts? Hahahaha. Come back when you got a technical degree.

Liberal arts majors are among the most intelligent college graduates whereas those with "technical degrees" didn't learn dick in the way of communication, critical thinking, complex reasoning, or writing skills.

Recommended reading: "Academically Adrift," if you'd like to sound like less of a dumbass next time you make such a retarded statement about college education.

[OKCThunderUP]

duh...but how many nba players actually care about that stuff?

another "nerdy" player would be Okafor

I'm still not understanding how having a high GPA in high school or college either one qualifies someone as nerdy, ESPECIALLY in college. You're paying upwards of $17k+/year to attend college (away from home) so you'd be pretty stupid to fail out or make bad grades.

[Alamo]

Renaldo Balkman collects Yugioh cards. I used to watch him duel every weekend.

[Micku]

I'm still not understanding how having a high GPA in high school or college either one qualifies someone as nerdy, ESPECIALLY in college. You're paying upwards of $17k+/year to attend college (away from home) so you'd be pretty stupid to fail out or make bad grades.

It depends on your definition of nerdy. It could be use just to describe a super smart guy who is into scientific or technical things or could be a super smart person with low social skills.

Someone who has a super high GPA is a nerd in some extent. It doesn't mean that you have to be socially awkward or a dork. But there's nothing wrong with it. Like Steven Spielberg and George Lucas are nerds, but they are super rich and they probably go out to party sometimes and stuff. So what? It doesn't mean that they aren't nerds and into geeky stuff. There could be a balance, but I guess terminology is a issue here.

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Liberal arts majors are among the most intelligent college graduates whereas those with "technical degrees" didn't learn dick in the way of communication, critical thinking, complex reasoning, or writing skills.

Recommended reading: "Academically Adrift," if you'd like to sound like less of a dumbass next time you make such a retarded statement about college education.


Are you KIDDING me? Try solving a differential equation, or designing a computer, or engineering a complex embedded system.

You lib kids crack me up. I had no idea liberal arts and communication/writing skills were mutually exclusive!

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you are a close-minded fool. to each his own. if we were all the same, the world would be a very dull place. I don't know the specifics of a liberal arts degree, but art, imo, is the highest form of existence. It is science with imagination. It is not coincidence that the words Earth and Smart have art within them.

sorry to be edgy, but that comment irked me.
different brains + different life experiences = different interests & different values. but hey, we mock what we don't understand. and while you are aiming at a target few others can hit, artists will be aiming at a target you cannot even see.

Nothing close minded when 90% of college grads are all "liberal arts" majors. Or in other words, were unsure of what to do with their lives.

[indiefan24]

I'm still not understanding how having a high GPA in high school or college either one qualifies someone as nerdy, ESPECIALLY in college. You're paying upwards of $17k+/year to attend college (away from home) so you'd be pretty stupid to fail out or make bad grades.

The definition of nerdy in this thread is pretty ambiguous thus my use of quotes.

[Doranku]

Gilbert Arenas got banned on Xbox Live for cheating in Halo 3. :roll:

[schism206]

Latrell Sprewell LOVES Magic the Gathering
:oldlol: that made me laugh really hard

[Sicknote]

It's all about how you carry yourself.

I decided to put off my Computer Architecture and .NET GUI Development work to play 2k11. Does that sequence of events make me more or less of a nerd? :oldlol:

[Spastism]

Nerd =/= Geek.

A nerd is someone who is really involved in nerdy stuff like Video Games, Cars, Computers, Programming, model building, comic books etc. People who collect cars/play video games/read comic books are not nerds. They are casual gamers/car collectors/comic book readers etc. A nerd is someone who does those things hardcore, knowing everything about the hobby they are involved in.

A geek is someone who is extremely socially awkward. Most of then just happen to like nerdy stuff.

People who do well in school/college are not nerds, they are just intelligent or hardworking. On the other hand, someone who wants to extend their knowledge way beyond their syllabus for the sake of learning is a nerd.

Also, dont degrade nerds to people who watch WWE dedicatedly. People who watch WWE dedicatedly are not nerds, they are just retards.

That being said, NBA players like Timmy are nerds, but that doesn't classify them as a geek. But since he likes WWE too, he is also a retard.

[LA_Showtime]

I would love to see the GPA's of the players who are supposedly nerdy. :oldlol:

[The Choken One]

emeka okafor is an avid reader

so is bill walton
LOL'd hard...this can't be serious....:facepalm

[theydidntnameme]

the thing about andrew bynum makes sense. my friend works at a Fry's and he saw him there once. this was like last year

[moe94]

Video games are not even considered a nerd thing anymore. It's going to be even more ridiculous in the coming decades.

[Micku]

Video games are not even considered a nerd thing anymore. It's going to be even more ridiculous in the coming decades.

Depends on the video game. I think World of Warcraft is pretty geeky. Starcraft too. Nothing wrong with playing them, since they are awesome games. World of Warcraft is pretty addicting to some people.

A lot of people are gamers.

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

Reading books is normal. It's what people with brains do. WWE is for white trash and losers

I know a lot of dumbasses that are avid readers...