'Los Suns' jerseys set for Cinco de Mayo

[FromWayDowntown]

Pop agreeing with "Chicken" Sarver.

[crc21209]

That's right. I guess I just never noticed the trend. It always did seem weird to be wearing the home jerseys in another building though.

Yup, it just never looked right to see the Spurs on the road wearing white jerseys . That and the fact that we straight up suck with those jerseys...

[michaelwcho]

I bet a lot of AZ's "Speak-English,-you-Dirty-Mexican" crowd will boycott the game.

I was listening to some Phoenix sports radio, and one of the shows took call after call about the issue. The ones they let through featured people who were basically frothing at the mouth, threatening to boycott and barely able to restrain themselves from cursing out Sarver on-air (yes, they happened to be white males, as were the pro-law hosts of tho program.)

One caller, however, was the son of naturalized Argentinians, and pointed out that his parents could be detained by a police officer if they didn't happen to be carrying their full papers. The talk show host couldn't believe that a police officer would do that to Latino-looking people.

[ManuTastic]

What a great statement it would be if Manu, Barbosa, and all the other Latino players on the two teams would play with their papers stapled to the backs of their jerseys, "just in case." , make it all the players, because that's the point, right? How do you know what might make a cop "su ious" of your immigration status?

[elbamba]

And the line of the day goes to Amare:

"It's going to be great to wear Los Suns," Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire said, "to let the Latin community know that we're behind them 100 percent."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=5162380

Meus nomen est Amare quod EGO sum an idiot

[longhorn]

And the line of the day goes to Amare:

"It's going to be great to wear Los Suns," Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire said, "to let the Latin community know that we're behind them 100 percent."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=5162380

Meus nomen est Amare quod EGO sum an idiot

Meus cogito.

Amare doesn't.

[Budkin]

Awesome, I just gained a bunch of respect for the Suns organization. Props to Steve Kerr and Steve Nash. I'll bet a lot of the fans are not happy though, racist mother ers.

[Crookshanks]

What a stupid thing to do - just shut up and play basketball. These guys are paid to play a game, not make political statements - they should just shut the up, especially since they don't know what they're talking about. The law is fine - it's the illegals that have the problem.

[alchemist]

This is a big move on Sarver's part, he's pretty much in David Duke country and it could easily backfire on him.

[lefty]

Lol Suns jerseys ?

[Shastafarian]

The Spurs WILL NOT be wearing their "Los Spurs" jerseys for those who were wondering:

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said his team was interested in taking part but couldn't get new "Los Spurs" road jerseys in time for the game.

"It's a wonderful idea," Popovich said. "because it kind of shows what we all should be about. Sure there needs to be a lot of work done, obviously. A lot of administrations have done nothing about the immigration deal and now everybody's paying the price, especially a lot of people in Arizona. That's a bad thing, but the reaction is important, too, and this reaction [the Arizona law], I believe with Mr. Sarver, is inappropriate."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playof...ory?id=5162380

What a stupid thing to do - just shut up and play basketball. These guys are paid to play a game, not make political statements - they should just shut the up, especially since they don't know what they're talking about. The law is fine - it's the illegals that have the problem.

[baseline bum]

What a stupid thing to do - just shut up and play basketball. These guys are paid to play a game, not make political statements - they should just shut the up, especially since they don't know what they're talking about. The law is fine - it's the illegals that have the problem.

Who are you to tell Sarver what to do with his own team? Who are you to tell people not to express their views?

[Crookshanks]

Who are you to tell Sarver what to do with his own team? Who are you to tell people not to express their views?

They act like wearing some stupid jersey is going to make a difference. 70% of the people in Arizona support this law - so maybe the Suns shouldn't be so quick to condemn it - it'd sure be a shame to see their arena half empty tomorrow.

Illegals hurt everyone - they are a drain on the economy and crime is rampant in Arizona. But I guess those rich guys like Steve Nash don't have a clue - especially since he's a Canadian.

[Shastafarian]

They act like wearing some stupid jersey is going to make a difference. 70% of the people in Arizona support this law - so maybe the Suns shouldn't be so quick to condemn it - it'd sure be a shame to see their arena half empty tomorrow.

Illegals hurt everyone - they are a drain on the economy and crime is rampant in Arizona. But I guess those rich guys like Steve Nash don't have a clue - especially since he's a Canadian.

I know right. Making a statement is so useless if it's not gonna work.

[baseline bum]

They act like wearing some stupid jersey is going to make a difference. 70% of the people in Arizona support this law - so maybe the Suns shouldn't be so quick to condemn it - it'd sure be a shame to see their arena half empty tomorrow.

Illegals hurt everyone - they are a drain on the economy and crime is rampant in Arizona. But I guess those rich guys like Steve Nash don't have a clue - especially since he's a Canadian.

Who do you think you are to tell people not to express their own views?

[superjames1992]

What a stupid thing to do - just shut up and play basketball. These guys are paid to play a game, not make political statements - they should just shut the up, especially since they don't know what they're talking about. The law is fine - it's the illegals that have the problem.

I agree. I hate mixing politics with sports. It takes the fun out of the game.

Sarver has every right to do this, but is it really a smart decision? He's alienating a portion of his fan base.

[superjames1992]

FYI, for those who would like to read the actual bill so you don't have to rely on biased, slanted interpretations...

http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf

[superjames1992]

What a great statement it would be if Manu, Barbosa, and all the other Latino players on the two teams would play with their papers stapled to the backs of their jerseys, "just in case." , make it all the players, because that's the point, right? How do you know what might make a cop "su ious" of your immigration status?

Uh, they have to take their papers, green card, ect. with them, anyways. They're required by law, as I understand it. They're not US citizens.

, Mexico cracks down on illegals hard with a penalty of two years in prison if caught and a felony caught. We're pretty lenient here in the US and we don't even enforce our laws, anyways.

[baseline bum]

I agree. I hate mixing politics with sports. It takes the fun out of the game.

Sarver has every right to do this, but is it really a smart decision? He's alienating a portion of his fan base.

I don't understand how the hardcore right-wingers expect every single person in entertainment to either share their view or shut the up. It's ignorant as to hold the political leanings of an actor or an athlete against him, but I never hear an end to the ing about how it's not their place to talk when they disagree.

I never saw a single one of the right-wingers here say a word of complaint when David Robinson started talking about how we should all support the Iraq war or leave the country.

[superjames1992]

This is the part of the law that is a bit fishy to me. This seems to imply that they can actually detain a person if there is only probable cause. I don't mind them going back and checking your papers behind the scenes to check if you're legal or not (which wouldn't actually affect you), but I don't really like actually being able to detain that person.

37 E. A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER, WITHOUT A WARRANT, MAY ARREST A PERSON
38 IF THE OFFICER HAS PROBABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON HAS COMMITTED
39 ANY PUBLIC OFFENSE THAT MAKES THE PERSON REMOVABLE FROM THE UNITED STATES.

[superjames1992]

I don't understand how the hardcore right-wingers expect every single person in entertainment to either share their view or shut the up. It's ignorant as to hold the political leanings of an actor or an athlete against him, but I never hear an end to the ing about how it's not their place to talk when they disagree.

I never saw a single one of the right-wingers here say a word of complaint when David Robinson started talking about how we should all support the Iraq war.

Basically, sports is one of the only places that people can go to get away from the hassles of politics that have infiltrated every other part of our country. Sports are away for us to escape from it. Thus, I'd rather not have athletes making their political views public. That said, it's their right to and there's nothing I can or should be able to do to stop it. It's just my opinion.

[TimmehC]

Lol Suns jerseys ?

needs to be 'chopped, pronto.

[superjames1992]

Why don't they just go all out and make it "Los Soles"?

[PeterBurns]

Basically, sports is one of the only places that people can go to get away from the hassles of politics that have infiltrated every other part of our country. Sports are away for us to escape from it. Thus, I'd rather not have athletes making their political views public. That said, it's their right to and there's nothing I can or should be able to do to stop it. It's just my opinion.

Very good point. Sports is a vacation from all the other worries

[da_suns_fan]

Excuse my cynicism, but I cant help but think this is a silly ploy to sell "Los Suns" jerseys on Cinco De Mayo.