Is Tim Duncan a pothead?

[Phil Hellmuth]

google it FOO

lol...a google search doesn't equal truth and I don't want to search for something you strongly believe. Provide me your source that backs up your statement so that it sounds more plausible.

[spursfaninla]

its medically proven when you smoke marijuana heavily and then quit, you get skin discoloration in either your lips or face skin.....

I don't think that is even at urban legend level of "that could almost be true"

[e20dylan]

i need more role model pot heads in my life. ricky williams was dissapointing. he needed the whizzinator

[e20dylan]

"its medically proven when you smoke marijuana heavily and then quit, you get skin discoloration in either your lips or face skin..... "


thats completely false by the way..

[CubanMustGo]

This crap belongs in the troll forum, if anywhere.

[xtremesteven33]

lol...a google search doesn't equal truth and I don't want to search for something you strongly believe. Provide me your source that backs up your statement so that it sounds more plausible.

I cannot quote you the source or where i heard it from but from my knowledge it is a condition that is medically accepted by some doctors....


from my knowledge

[balli]

This crap belongs in the troll forum, if anywhere.

Listen asshole. People smoke marijuana, deal with it. I hate to break it to you, but I guarantee at whatever office you work at you're around people who are high every time they come back from lunch and you don't even know about it. Others smoking doesn't affect you and quite frankly, since you're such an invasive and holier than thou about it, it's none of your ing business to begin with. If you don't want to have to face the reality that marijuana exists than you shouldn't have opened the ing thread. Asshole.

[DAF86]

Can a NBA player be a pothead and not be suspended?

[Findog]

POTHEAD in College man....and ocasionally now.....

Isn't that all of us? That's how it is for me.

[Kori Ellis]

Can a NBA player be a pothead and not be suspended?

They get randomly tested. You don't get suspended right away.

Here's the punishment.

(A) For the first such violation, the player shall be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(B) For the second such violation, the player shall be fined $25,000 and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(C) For the third such violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program; and

(D) For any subsequent violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games longer than his immediately preceding suspension for violating the Marijuana Program and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program.

[Findog]

As an aside, whenever I play pickup basketball, I am MUCH MORE effective if I'm stoned. Don't know how that works. I guess my right brain just takes over and I go on pure instinct.

I'm a better driver when I'm high. I don't speed, I observe all traffic laws with much better precision and I can focus better. Other things, not so much. I can't play chess very well when I'm stoned. Ordinarily I can see 4 or 5 moves ahead, but when I'm high that goes down to about 1 or 2 moves.

The thing about pot is that if you become a pothead, it dims the work ethic. It's mostly harmless, but anything done to excess will have consequences.

Isn't Duncan married with kids? I doubt he's a pothead in that case.

[balli]

Can a NBA player be a pothead and not be suspended?

Yes. They're told exactly when they will be tested and most of the carry about 6% body fat anyway so they can clean thei systems in a matter of days.

That's why the whole Ricky Williams thing in the NFL was such bull . They don't care if the players smoke, they just care about preserving the image that they don't smoke. That's why they're told when their tests will take place. There would be a rebellion in the NBA and NFL if they actually tried to stop people from using. Ricky Williams disn't want to play ball though and flunked his tests anyway. Then they made a martyr out of him, knowing full-well that about 70% of the league uses marijuana.

[Kori Ellis]

Oh and they get randomly tested up to 4 times a year, plus they can be tested at any time if there is "reasonable cause" to think they are on drugs.

[balli]

As an aside, whenever I play pickup basketball, I am MUCH MORE effective if I'm stoned. Don't know how that works. I guess my right brain just takes over and I go on pure instinct.

I'm a better driver when I'm high. I don't speed, I observe all traffic laws with much better precision and I can focus better. Other things, not so much. I can't play chess very well when I'm stoned. Ordinarily I can see 4 or 5 moves ahead, but when I'm high that goes down to about 1 or 2 moves.

The thing about pot is that if you become a pothead, it dims the work ethic. It's mostly harmless, but anything done to excess will have consequences.

Isn't Duncan married with kids? I doubt he's a pothead in that case.

Exactly. It's funny that people think it would impact athletic performance negatively. I wouldn't say I play any better high, but I certainly don't play worse. And when it comes to driving, I like you, am about a million times safer and more relaxed on the road while stoned. If I don't smoke I speed, get road rage and accelerate towards red lights and such.

[Kori Ellis]

Yes. They're told exactly when they will be tested ...

No they don't. Most players know they get tested in training camp. But they don't get notified exactly of the other tests.

[DAF86]

They get randomly tested. You don't get suspended right away.

Here's the punishment.

(A) For the first such violation, the player shall be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(B) For the second such violation, the player shall be fined $25,000 and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(C) For the third such violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program; and

(D) For any subsequent violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games longer than his immediately preceding suspension for violating the Marijuana Program and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program.

Thanks

So if Tim were a Pothead shouldn't we know by now then. I don't think he is.

[balli]

They get randomly tested. You don't get suspended right away.

Here's the punishment.

(A) For the first such violation, the player shall be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(B) For the second such violation, the player shall be fined $25,000 and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(C) For the third such violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program; and

(D) For any subsequent violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games longer than his immediately preceding suspension for violating the Marijuana Program and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program.

I read aBaron Davis interview once where he said 85% of the league smokes regularly and that every single test he's ever taken, he knew about in advance. The league isn't serious about curbing marijuana use. They couldn't be- all their players would be suspended.

[Kori Ellis]

@ the poster who said you can tell Tim smokes by his nappy hair and laid back at ude.

[remingtonbo2001]

Listen asshole. People smoke marijuana, deal with it. I hate to break it to you, but I guarantee at whatever office you work at you're around people who are high every time they come back from lunch and you don't even know about it. Others smoking doesn't affect you and quite frankly, since you're such an invasive and holier than thou about it, it's none of your ing business to begin with. If you don't want to have to face the reality that marijuana exists than you shouldn't have opened the ing thread. Asshole.

This is a prime example of what marijuana abuse can do to brain chemistry.

CubanMustGo makes a valid point. Why resort to anger?

While it is about a Spurs player, it doesn't really have much to do with Spurs Basketball. It has to do with the lifestyle choice of a Spur player.

While I wouldn't put it in the Troll forum, the Club might be a more suitable venue.

[Brutalis]

They get randomly tested. You don't get suspended right away.

Here's the punishment.

(A) For the first such violation, the player shall be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(B) For the second such violation, the player shall be fined $25,000 and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program;

(C) For the third such violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program; and

(D) For any subsequent violation, the player shall be suspended for five (5) games longer than his immediately preceding suspension for violating the Marijuana Program and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the Marijuana Program, be required to enter the Marijuana Program.

Geez what is the freaking Mary Jane Program all about?

[Kori Ellis]

I read aBaron Davis interview once where he said 85% of the league smokes regularly and that every single test he's ever taken, he knew about in advance. The league isn't serious about curbing marijuana use. They couldn't be- all their players would be suspended.

I know people personally who are in the league. Many guys have already tested positive of a few times, but you don't know about it because it's not in the press (and because they don't get suspended on the first couple violations).

I might believe that some stars might be informed ahead of time about the tests, plus everyone knows about the training camp tests. But it's not the regular practice that everyone knows about the tests ahead of time. If it was, then no one would test positive. And there are several guys who have tested positive.

And yes, there are some teams in the league that have a lot of pot smokers on them. And there are some players who smoke pot regularly. I don't think Tim Duncan is one of them.

[manufor3]

this stuff is hilarious

[SpursFanFirst]

I'm a better driver when I'm high.

Fantastic.

You're probably a safer driver when you're drunk too, huh?

[Kori Ellis]

Here's the penalties for steroids, in case anyone cares:
Steroids, Performance-Enhancing Drugs

(A) For the first such violation, the player shall be suspended for ten (10) games and required to enter the SPED Program;

(B) For the second such violation, the player shall be suspended for twenty-five (25) games and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the SPED Program, be required to enter the SPED Program;

(C) for the third such violation, the player shall be suspended for one (1) year from the date of such violation and, if the player is not then subject to in-patient or aftercare treatment in the SPED Program, be required to enter the SPED Program; and

(D) for the fourth such violation, the player shall be immediately dismissed and disqualified from any association with the NBA or any of its Teams in accordance with the provisions of Section 11(a) below.


And for all other hard drugs, you get kicked out of the league right away (like Chris Anderson).

[Lackluster]

the whizzinator

rubba donga mate!