The goal is the clean up the image of the league, putting players w/bad attitudes in nice clothes isn't gonna accomplish that......it's a character issue, not a clothes issue. Oh yeah, stop whining!

A-muthafukkin-men!

 

Respectfully, I disagree.
I think the dress code is reasonable measure of reform.
These guys are paid a significant amount of money to play and represent a franchise; to dress professionally is not a horrendous imposition.
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In all seriousness, I think the league has set reasonable expectations for today's players when you consider their salaries. You're right, a change of dress can't change a player's nature, but it can establish a professional image for the league as a whole.

In Borges' article, he writes "What Stern is trying to do, it seems, is bring his product more in line with its customers, meaning the corporate slugs who can afford NBA tickets on a regular basis."

I appreciate the argument of trying to court a more affluent customer base, but again, the NBA is still a corporate entity, like any other professional athletic franchise. Maybe I'm off-base, but I don't see this dress code as a big imposition.

In my opinion, it's about establishing a professional image for professional athletes, it's not about a conflict or assault on hip hop culture.
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To a degree every job has requirements. I don't think this one is unreasonable. I think the biggest factor here is the type of people basketball people are. I am a huge fan I think I am very much like basketball people. Golf people usually wear wing tips & spiked shoes-basketball people like to wear sleveless jerseys. I have tatoos and dress nice-most NBA players are very much aware of style and trends and I think keep them stirred up. The are edgey-golf people are not. Basketball players are in there early to mid twenties and that is the time to do the things they do. Kinda like HAn-we discuss things off the topic but still within our interest-I dont think I can visit with those at the Subaru website as comfortably.

I have requirements to met at work and I do these to keep my position. This next seaon we will see some well dressed BBall players-which will mean just a more enjoyable game.

I think that maybe all along there should have been these requirements in place-in the 90's Dennis Rodman was wearing a wedding dress to his book signing? Where was the NBA code enforsement when we needed them? Because now these guys are dressing as everyday guys and getting threatened with fines?

 

what's the point if the character of the person in the clothes is still the hip hop, thug, knucklehead that Stern and his white collar buddies are embarrassed to be associated with?

I disagree, mainly because I doubt the outcry that happened as a result of Ron Artest running up into the stands would have been any less had he been wearing a 3 piece suit.

The point is that there's nothing to gain by making guys with questionable character dress formally, except the amount of fine money collected by the league from guys who don't adhere to it.

I'm not gonna argue your conclusion/opinion, but I don't agree.

I've never had a job that told me what I can wear to and from work.

How do you think what the players wear to and from the arena, and during press conferences, will make the game more enjoyable? I gotta hear this one.

IIRC, that wasn't on the teams dime, it was on his own time, who gives a rats azz?

I wouldn't exactly call wearing a 75k necklace, 50k watch, 15k earrings, 25k pinky ring and 50k bracelet "dressing like everyday guys", but I understand your point:chuckles:

 

:thinking: Hmm...you've got a damn good point with Artest.
A Burberry suit wouldn't have changed much...

I guess the better question is, dress code aside, how should the NBA promote the kind of mentality that Jordan & Magic had?
It just seemed like the game was the priority back then. :dunno:

I don't know; I'm inclined to quietly excuse myself from this conversation. h: Pardon my rambling.

 

yea please say how having players dress in suits before/after games is going to make the game more enjoyable. What real basketball fan wont watch a game because a player is wearing a throwback jersey but would watch now that he is wearing a suit?
Its not like these suits they want the players to wear are magical and are going to turn back the style of play to the days or Bird and Magic. This is how the game is and its not going back

 

In other breaking news, the NBA's posterboy for the hip-hip culture Allen Iverson, has softened his stance on the league imposed dress code and is now stating that he'll abide by it as he doesn't want to get suspended over it and doesn't want to give away his money over it either. AI's gettin' soft

 

I could care less what they wear on the court or right after the game in the lcoker room. But traveling into a staudim or to another state where they will be seen and interview before a game, they should be presented professioanlly. they get paid millions of dollars and are looked up to by millions of children, kids, teens and adults. they are roll models enough said. time to act like one.

 

they're athletes, for crying out loud, they aren't businessmen. Your last comment is has absolutely nothing to do with the clothes you wear. Tim Duncan is one of the nicest guys in the league, well respected, knows the game of basketball so well they call him "The Big Fundamental", the most negative press he's recieved over his NBA career is that he's too levelheaded.....he's one of the guys who likes to dress casual and despises the new dress code. Nobody is gonna become more or less of a role model due to the dress code, don't kid yourself.

 

It's a good idea.

It's a business, these players are employees of this business. The amount of money they make and the amount of people that look up to them is irrelevant. Do you realize how many people in the corporate world don't like to get dressed up? I know this summer I hated getting dressed up but who gives a shit, it's a business and thats the requirement. I fail to see why in this particular business, they should be exempt from following the general unspoken rules of the business world.

I know that if I saw David stern in sweat pants, big hoodie, and some gold chains, I would consider it a lack of respect for not only his own job but the NBA as a whole.I don't see why the other employees (the players in this case) should be any different.