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Originally Posted by reechy
personally i think the NBA's image needs a refresh, so im all for it. you would never see magic, bird, or jordan dressed like hoodrats.
You're right...but they wanted to enhance their marketability towards sponsors. These days, you watch a Reebok commercial with Iverson, and he dresses like he always dresses.
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Originally Posted by dubcac
You're right...but they wanted to enhance their marketability towards sponsors. These days, you watch a Reebok commercial with Iverson, and he dresses like he always dresses.
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Originally Posted by KRA
:chuckles: charles barkley isnt exactly the best example
Originally Posted by dubcac
For those who say hip hop is just music, it is far more than music, and actually is a culture. That's a lot of the difference between rap and hip hop...but we won't get into that.
Originally Posted by spankaveli
rap is to hip-hop as country is to redneck :dunno:
Originally Posted by reechy
personally i think the NBA's image needs a refresh, so im all for it. you would never see magic, bird, or jordan dressed like hoodrats.
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Originally Posted by reechy
you bring up a good point. now that i think about it, jordan did wear "air jordan" gear a lot outside of the court. but he still looked like a pro instead of a thug.
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Originally Posted by VRGNCD5
The whining isn't about the clothes, it's about the motivation behind the rule that's the main issue. Stern thinks the NBA is "too black" and wants to whiten it up a bit, and since skillful white players are in short supply, making the black guys dress white is the best he can do about that.
Originally Posted by e3NiNe
On my way home from work, I'm still in my dress clothes. It's not until I get home I change. 
I don't understand the logic behind all this mess because I'm so used to being a certain way for the office.
This superstar mentality created by the NBA further drives the common person away from the sport. Let's look at the facts ...
These players get paid millions to play a game.
I get paid 5 figures to do something I hate.
These players can go to work looking how ever they want.
I have to wear clothes that aren't the most comfortable to look professional.
but they bitch and whine about having to wear a suit? Come on. If you don't like the dress code, nobody is begging you to work for them.
If this truly effects who they are and is such a huge injustice to their character ... I want to see someone so offended, they leave it all behind. Do that, and you got my respect.
I don't understand the logic behind all this mess because I'm so used to being a certain way for the office.
This superstar mentality created by the NBA further drives the common person away from the sport. Let's look at the facts ...
These players get paid millions to play a game.
I get paid 5 figures to do something I hate.
These players can go to work looking how ever they want.
I have to wear clothes that aren't the most comfortable to look professional.
but they bitch and whine about having to wear a suit? Come on. If you don't like the dress code, nobody is begging you to work for them.
If this truly effects who they are and is such a huge injustice to their character ... I want to see someone so offended, they leave it all behind. Do that, and you got my respect.
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Originally Posted by BonzoAPD
Since when it hip hop culture 
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God forbid some grown men put on some prefessional clothes for one day out of the week. Not to mention they get paid hundreds of thoudands if not millions of dollars.
I have to follow a dress code 100% of the time wether I am at work or not and I get paid a fraction of that. Tell them to stop whining... bitches.
I have to follow a dress code 100% of the time wether I am at work or not and I get paid a fraction of that. Tell them to stop whining... bitches.
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I think the dresscode is a good thing. If you're on the court and not playing you should wear either: a uniform or be dressed in a professional manner. I don't see how any issues should arise from that.
This rule should have been implemented a LONG time ago.
E3Nine, go bury your head in the ground with fire ants. If you can't handle the fact that the Hip Hop culture has pretty much influenced every aspect of life, from the media, to entertainment, to one's lifestyle then re-read the first sentence of this paragraph.
Who are you reffering to, when you say "them" ? Because not all NBA players feel the same way. A majority believe it's a good thing.
I think you should stop whining because you're a broke bastard and they're gettin paid to do what they love.
This rule should have been implemented a LONG time ago.
E3Nine, go bury your head in the ground with fire ants. If you can't handle the fact that the Hip Hop culture has pretty much influenced every aspect of life, from the media, to entertainment, to one's lifestyle then re-read the first sentence of this paragraph.
Originally Posted by Pete
God forbid some grown men put on some prefessional clothes for one day out of the week. Not to mention they get paid hundreds of thoudands if not millions of dollars.
I have to follow a dress code 100% of the time wether I am at work or not and I get paid a fraction of that. Tell them to stop whining... bitches.
I have to follow a dress code 100% of the time wether I am at work or not and I get paid a fraction of that. Tell them to stop whining... bitches.
I think you should stop whining because you're a broke bastard and they're gettin paid to do what they love.
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Originally Posted by mike01civic
Who are you reffering to, when you say "them" ? Because not all NBA players feel the same way. A majority believe it's a good thing.
I think you should stop whining because you're a broke bastard and they're gettin paid to do what they love.
I think you should stop whining because you're a broke bastard and they're gettin paid to do what they love.
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Originally Posted by VRGNCD5
There is no reason that they should be able to control what is worn to and from the arena. What they wear on the court is 1 thing and i have no problem with a dress code there but off the court after the game ends they should have no control