Spurs and extra accessories (headbands,etc.)

We all know the spurs are known for being classy on and off the court. But where do you think the no headbands and no extra stuff tradition originated? It also could just be tradition but I know the only one this past season to wear anything was McDyess and his Elbow pad. (which is okay in my eyes)

I think during practice, players get to wear it but if a ball hits them in the head or if they make a dumb play pop tells them to take it off!:hat

Previous players who rocked a spurs headband:

Drew Gooden
Devin Brown
Steven Jackson
Mario Elie (a few games i think)
(all of which are not with us today lol)

can you add any others? and would you like to see more players rocking extra NBA accessories.?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Donnie Hathaway

We all know the spurs are known for being classy on and off the court. But where do you think the no headbands and no extra stuff rule originated? It also could just be tradition but I know the only one this past season to wear anything was McDyess and his Elbow pad. (which is okay in my eyes)

I think during practice, players get to wear it but if a ball hits them in the head or if they make a dumb play pop tells them to take it off!:hat

Previous players who rocked a spurs headband:

Drew Gooden
Devin Brown
Steven Jackson
Mario Elie (a few games i think)
(all of which are not with us today lol)

can you add any others? and would you like to see more players rocking extra NBA accessories.?

---

Hmmm. Good post. I think it should be OK for someone who is bald to wear a headband.

There's a no headbands rule?

Nick Van Exel

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cantthinkofanything

Hmmm. Good post. I think it should be OK for someone who is bald to wear a headband.

---

Why would a bald dude need a headband more than a dude with hair?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Obstructed_View

There's a no headbands rule?

---

I don't think it's written down anywhere, but I remember reading something about Pop making fun of guys who wear them until they stop out of humiliation.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ohmwrecker

Why would a bald dude need a headband more than a dude with hair?



I don't think it's written down anywhere, but I remember reading something about Pop making fun of guys who wear them until they stop out of humiliation.

---

It seems like someone with hair would have a natural soaker upper (for lack of a better word). I think a hairline would help block the flow of sweat to the eyes. But for someone with no hair, there would be an unimpeded river of sweat. I'm not for sure about this but only guessing.

Why would you think there was even a rule banning this?

You named 4 players who wore headbands

ohmwrecker: thats crazy you read an article I always wondered how pop handled it!

I noticed players who try it for a while then just stop doing it. But in the league the respected best defensive studs don't rock it(Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Chauncey BIllups). So thats good company for me.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gospursgojas

Why would you think there was even a rule banning this?

You named 4 players who wore headbands

---

I changed the word to "tradition" for all you word smiths.

The only coach I can remember having a headband rule is Scott Skiles and I remember him and Big Ben having it out over it

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cantthinkofanything

It seems like someone with hair would have a natural soaker upper (for lack of a better word). I think a hairline would help block the flow of sweat to the eyes. But for someone with no hair, there would be an unimpeded river of sweat. I'm not for sure about this but only guessing.

---

I have a full head of hair and when I play ball, I sweat like a motherfucker and it seems to generate from my hairline. I refuse to wear a headband though.

Most of the guys in the league who wear headbands are kind of dumbasses.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ohmwrecker

I have a full head of hair and when I play ball, I sweat like a motherfucker and it seems to generate from my hairline. I refuse to wear a headband though.

---

Hmmm. Interesting. But do you think it would be more if you were bald?
What kind of haircut do you have? Maybe an afro is more absorbant.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Donnie Hathaway

I changed the word to "tradition" for all you word smiths.

---

Rule and tradition are 2 very different things.

I do agree that pop frowns on it, but hes not about making a mountain over a mole hill

I dont think any player in the league actually wears a headband for its actual purpose. Its all about idividuality which some coaches of a TEAM sport frown on

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by gospursgojas

I dont think any player in the league actually wears a headband for its actual purpose. Its all about idividuality which some coaches of a TEAM sport frown on

---

That's an overstatment I think. Of all the players in the league with headbands, I bet at least some of them wear them to help with sweat control.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cantthinkofanything

Hmmm. Interesting. But do you think it would be more if you were bald?
What kind of haircut do you have? Maybe an afro is more absorbant.

---

It's thick and curly . . . and the top of my head is always fairly dry even if I sweat a lot.

This is fascinating, isn't it?

I mean i'd rock all the nba accessories cause it would take away from my game and give me an image but dudes who can flat out ball just don't need it.

Well it certainly is something to think about. But I'm not sure if I can revise my theory just because of your experience. Maybe you just don't notice that the sweat comes out equally from all over and it just appears to come from your hairline due to gravity.

ohmwrecker, I think the only logical step to solve this experiment is to shave yo head

I see what you're saying . . I have a friend who is bald and he gets those little sweat beads on top of his head. Maybe it has something to do with individual sweat viscosity and how fast the sweat travels down your head.

lol sweat viscosity

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ohmwrecker

I see what you're saying . . I have a friend who is bald and he gets those little sweat beads on top of his head. Maybe it has something to do with individual sweat viscosity and how fast the sweat travels down your head.

---

Taking that farther, I wonder if one's diet before a game has any noticible effect on the sweat viscosity. Maybe instead of wearing headbands, controlling sweat might be a simple as making different food choices.

Here's another one:

http://www.nba.com/media/spurs/derma...250_071229.jpg

Bones:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...12222_1024.jpg

Ron Mercer.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mexpurs21

Bones:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...12222_1024.jpg

---

And can't you just see the disgust on Pop's face as his eyes are fixated on that damned headband.

Here's one for all those Ron Mercer fans:

http://cache1.asset-cache.net/xc/284...21B885AC49E8DD

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2bc78qjWZc....+2+Duncan.jpg

http://sportige.com/wp-content/uploa...-Nowitzki1.jpg

Ja Stirnbänder sind cool.

http://www.nba.com/media/hawks/jhoward_295_041203.jpg

Marco?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by mexpurs21

Bones:
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m...12222_1024.jpg

---

WOW lmao. I love BB tho regardless but dang! No one wonder he ditched that look

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Donnie Hathaway

WOW lmao. I love BB tho regardless but dang! No one wonder he ditched that look

---

If I recall, Brent had some kind of bandage on his head and was wearing the headband to keep it in place.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ohmwrecker

If I recall, Brent had some kind of bandage on his head and was wearing the headband to keep it in place.

---

Thats right, I also remember one time that TD was bleeding and he had to use an armband to keep the bandage in place.

If you don't have eyebrows... wear a headband.

Practicality is what I look for in an accessory.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Libri

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2bc78qjWZc....+2+Duncan.jpg

---

Oh shit!!! :lmao

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Libri

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2bc78qjWZc....+2+Duncan.jpg

---

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao

And dirk wearing the headband was disgusting IMHO

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Libri

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2bc78qjWZc....+2+Duncan.jpg

---

lol... is that DRob in the back with the #69 photoshopped?

Someone needs to wear a sleeve.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by ElNono

lol... is that DRob in the back with the #69 photoshopped?

---

yea.:blah

The Spurs are the ones that originally got Devin Brown to wear a headband. He made a comment in a paper article about the front office having a box of headbands and they wanted someone to wear one. I ain't going to look up the article..

Does anyone know what Fabricio used to wear on his head? It was like a rubber band or something...

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Sigz

Someone needs to wear a sleeve.

---

Then you should be happy about the Splitter signing, there is about 90% guarantee, he will wear the sleeve next season.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by xellos88330

If you don't have eyebrows... wear a headband.

Practicality is what I look for in an accessory.

---

Charlie Villanueva agrees

http://www.nba.com/media/bucks/MB_200_200_070220.jpg

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Destro

The Spurs are the ones that originally got Devin Brown to wear a headband. He made a comment in a paper article about the front office having a box of headbands and they wanted someone to wear one. I ain't going to look up the article..

---

:tu I remember that story.

If I remember correctly, Jerry Sloan had a headband rule. The players on the team vote before the season. Yes or No for headbands. If the majority says yes, then every member of the team wears it. If not, no one gets to wear it.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Chieflion

If I remember correctly, Jerry Sloan had a headband rule. The players on the team vote before the season. Yes or No for headbands. If the majority says yes, then every member of the team wears it. If not, no one gets to wear it.

---

thats a hell of a way to handle that situation put it in the hands of their peers. i really like jerry sloan too bad hes got some classic signs of early parkinsons disease

There is no banning of headbands or accessories on the Spurs. Parker, Ginobili, Hill, Bonner and Bogans all wore different sized calf sleeves throughout the season. Tim wore that huge knee brace on his left (I believe) all of last season. Roger Mason Jr. and Antonio McDyess wore armbands on their elbows. Plus, Drew Gooden wore both a headband and an arm sleeve during his half a season here.

The teams that I believe have a no headband rule are Miami (exception for LeBron), Orlando, Milwaukee, Portland and Chicago.