I do not agree with the dress code because it does not really fit the profession. This is about as bad as the construction company telling their employees they have to come to work in suits, then change out into construction gear and then change back into suits before leaving so that they will look professional.
Now, it is right that all employers have the right to do this and it is also right that all employees have the right to voice their unhappiness with the decissions.
For a guy who loves being out of the spotlight this would be really a dumb way to have it shine on you. Tim is not a guy who rocks the boat, if this passes he will comply. The Yankees have a policy of wearing suits on the road and short hair with very little facial hair. Plenty of players have come to the yankees and had to conform to that like Giambi and Randy Johnson, Timmy will be no different with this NBA rule. He has to know if he fights this he will look like a crybaby.
Look professional? What does that realy mean.
This is not a company - IT IS SPORT
Stern must think it is his company and he telling everybody what to do - it is not!
And I wonder how many players was involved in those negotiations
Well Stern isn't just telling them what to do. This is apparently something that was agreed upon by the NBA, owners, and player's association in the CBA discussions.Stern must think it is his company and he telling everybody what to do - it is not!
And I wonder how many players was involved in those negotiations
And it doesn't matter how many players were involved. Each team has a player representative for the player's association meetings. That's how the system works.
Wasn't Bruce Bowen the Spurs rep? He is a sharp dresser and usually wears suits anyway...He was probably laughing his ass off thinking of the joke on Tim when he was approving that one...
Yes Bowen is the Spurs rep.
hehehe the ultimate practical joke...Tim will have a hard time topping that one...
The first thing I think of when I see this exhuberent OT moment photo is how distracting and unprofessional Timmy looks.
It is pretty stupid, the players should be able to wear what they want if its not all ty.
I think Sue Bird should protest this by attending every game naked.
I think wasting energy on this is bull when Marines are dying for no reason in Iraq, gas is almost $3 a gallon, Healthcare is going down, and people in Louisiana and Mississippi are displaced.
All these commissioners are full of .
You know what they say....clothes make the man.
I Guarantee It!!!
Last edited by Solid D; 10-07-2005 at 08:50 PM.
I have a question. Do you think this will change the way people view the players, and therefore the league? Why or why not?
Carie
Duncan is the best player in the NBA, and as good a person as there is in the league. They took the man's iPod away for no good reason, and now they want to change the way he dresses. While Imight disagree about the dress code, he certainly has cause to tell them to stick it up their ass. Nobody and I mean nobody presents a better public image to the NBA than Duncan, and it seems like they keep ing with him.
Please don't bring up politics in a sports discussion. If you think the above is a waste of energy, then what are you doing on a message board?
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Duncan is way too smart to take this policy on if it passes. He is not going to put himself in a position where he is getting fined by the league and getting all sorts of bad press over this. The last thing anyone wants to hear is a guy making 20 mil a year to play pro-basketball has a serious issue with being told to dress professional before he comes to the arena, Tim knows this and when push comes to shove he will comply.
The last thing the NBA wants is to have to fine Tim Duncan because of the way he dresses. He's never dressed unprofessionally, and he's never been a discipline problem. If he takes on the NBA on this, he'll probably win.
If Stern is serious about this he is not going to let anyone slide on it, that includes Duncan. Which is why Timmy will not take it on and just comply with the rule in public and probably just about it in private.
I know the rules but
do you think all the representatives were on that meeting?
We don't know all the details
The idea came up from Stern and maybe from some of the owners (?)
maybe it was not an agreement - maybe they were voting (?)
Or palyers got something for taking that deal (?)
And the thing is that many representatives ( I don't know them and I do not want to look for that info) are the guys in suitstyle
all in all I don't like it
They play basketball for crying out loud... they aren't business execs... they're dress code is jersey and shorts on the court... that's all the nba should be allowed to dictate...
That was my thought also
There are individual teams that dictate this as well, The hawks coach mike woodson said he was planning on requiring his players to wear coats and slacks to and from games and when they are not playing next year anyway. The yankees not only require you to wear a full suit and tie on all road trips but your hair can only be a certain length and you are not allowed to have beards of any kind, just clean shaven or a neatly trimmed mustache.
thats nuts ! they should just limit the amount of tats some of their players have. I can understand a coach having to dress up but not the players. personally I can't stand ties.
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