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Tyler Parker

@tylerparker.bsky.social

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ringer // wrote a novel, link’s around here somewhere

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · Nov 18

Wrote a novel called A LITTLE BLOOD AND DANCING. Too hard to type a short, sweet this-is-what-it's-about kind of thing. It's set in Oklahoma. There are hot tub bars, tricked out Rancheros, and a man named Table.

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706006...

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 6h

💃🏽

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 21h

Both elite names that almost made the final list

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 21h

Sounds pretty to me

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 21h

Loved this piece!

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Eric Koreen @ekoreen.bsky.social · 1d

A great and important work, before even considering I wrote something about Fred VanVleet's name www.nytimes.com/athletic/297...

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Jared Dubin @jadubin5.bsky.social · 1d

The post your man Tyler was born to write.

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Howard Beck @howardbeck.bsky.social · 1d

"In the space between Loy and Vaught we find God."

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the mad genius of @tylerparker.bsky.social, who ranked 117 -- YES, 117! -- NBA names on the strength of their, um, names.

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

It’s NBA Quarter-Century Week at The Ringer. I wrote about names.

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

An awesome name that was hard to cut

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Killjoy 🤔 @killjoygsw.bsky.social · 2d

this is the only possible list where the early 00's era Warriors could snag the top 2 slots

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

An amazing name that almost made it

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible name. Very tough cut.

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

ah nuts

Michael Scotto @mikeascotto.bsky.social · 2d

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nikola Topić had a testicular procedure today. He will be re-evaluated in approximately four to six weeks.

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Megan Schuster @megschuster.bsky.social · 2d

possibly the greatest thing ever written

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

A great name. Almost made the list.

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Fred Smith @fredsmith.bsky.social · 2d

Good blog with good takes in it. DeMar DeRozan and Carmelo Anthony rightly get respected as all-time great names we don't appreciate enough because we have heard them too often.

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

NAME RANK

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

Please spend some time looking things up before responding with so many capital letters. These are names from the last 25 years. Shammgod played one season in the NBA, 1997-98. He’s not eligible.

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 2d

It’s NBA Quarter-Century Week at The Ringer. I wrote about names.

Ranking the 117 Best NBA Names of the Quarter Century

What’s in a name? Everything. Featuring Dwayne Bacon, Stromile Swift, and so many more, these are the NBA player handles that stand the test of time.

www.theringer.com

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Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 7d

You have to negotiate with each vein individually so it’s gonna take some time. Nature of the project.

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 7d

An absolute all-timer

Tyler Parker @tylerparker.bsky.social · 7d

Pretty nice little 2025 for BDT. He’s got OBAA and The Phoenician Scheme and he’s all cylinders in both. Nobody’s doing it like him right now.