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Timmy for President!!
Spurs notebook: Duncan decries dress code
Web Posted: 10/07/2005 12:00 AM CDT
Johnny Ludden
Express-News Staff Writer
http://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/b....1ce2b885.html
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — NBA commissioner David Stern shouldn't expect any support from Tim Duncan on the league's proposed dress code.
Stern reportedly is considering implementing a dress code that would require players and team officials to wear a suit and tie when traveling, including when they enter and leave the arena for games. Players who don't comply could be fined.
Duncan usually wears nice jeans and an untucked long-sleeved dress shirt or T-shirt to Spurs games.
"I think it will be very disappointing," Duncan said. "Nobody has asked me anything about it, but I think everybody knows my opinion."
Duncan was asked if he planned to buy a suit and tie in anticipation of the new policy.
"No," he said. "I don't wear shirts and ties."
Nick Van Exel routinely wears suits to games but also doesn't support the policy.
"I don't think you should make a guy dress a certain way because that's the way you want him to dress," Van Exel said. "He's supposed to perform on the court, and if he does that, he should be fine.
"But it's the NBA. They make up a lot of rules we have no control over."
Van Exel said players shouldn't be faulted for wanting to dress more casually.
"I would like to see Dirk Nowitzki wear a suit or Steve Nash or Tim Duncan," he said, laughing. "There are some guys who just don't dress like that, and it's not fair to them."
Full house: The Spurs will hold an open scrimmage tonight at the University of Virgin Islands' Sports and Fitness Center.
The arena holds a little more than 2,500 fans. Tickets for the game are sold out.
About 800 fans are taking a boat from St. Croix, the neighboring island where Duncan was born, to the game.
Bomb scare: A bomb threat in St. Croix on Thursday caused university officials and local police to beef up campus security for the Spurs. One security officer said the threat was believed to be unrelated to the team.
Here comes the sun: The players were happy to see the weather improve considerably Thursday. The team had seen only rain since arriving Monday.
Timmy for President!!
The headline is a bit sensationalistic. All Timmy said is that he would be disappointed, that does not sound as though he was having a hissy fit over it.
de·cry Pronunciation Key (d-kr)
tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries
1. To condemn openly.
2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor.
Maybe this part is what makes it decry (condemn openly)? But yeah, it might be a little sensational.
Duncan was asked if he planned to buy a suit and tie in anticipation of the new policy.
"No," he said. "I don't wear shirts and ties."
Duncan says he straight up will not comply?
I doubt Stern will back down, he isn't one to do that, so Duncan will either fall in line or start paying out every game.
I have a feeling Duncan will be getting a wardrobe upgrade before too long.
Weather was much better on Thursday...
It's been raining constantly...
Hopefully today will be all sunshine
That's not at all what he said.
What this really means? that he'd rather be fined than wear one?Duncan was asked if he planned to buy a suit and tie in anticipation of the new policy.
"No," he said. "I don't wear shirts and ties."
Last edited by milkyway21; 10-07-2005 at 01:29 AM.
The several rich men who are complaining about how unfair this rule is can all go screw themselves. Go try and get a job where you have to wear a hard hat to work as part of the dress code then complain about how rough you have it.
I'm sorry, but I really have no sympathy for these guys, Tim included. They aren't being asked to wear team gear or NBA logos. They get to CHOOSE what they wear. It's like a graduation ceremony. Don't want to wear cap and gown? Fine, don't get your diploma. Don't want to look like a professional? Fine, don't get (over)paid like one.
Overreaction of the week.The several rich men who are complaining about how unfair this rule is can all go screw themselves. Go try and get a job where you have to wear a hard hat to work as part of the dress code then complain about how rough you have it.
Plus, I think Ludden used 'decry' because of the alliteration with 'dress code'. Journalists often do that stuff.
I think Duncan should be allowed to wear whatever he wants but it would be nice to see Duncan stylin' before the game.
What's weird about this Ludden article is that it says "suit and tie". Every other article on it has said sport coat and no jeans (but not tie). I know it's a small thing, but to some a tie is a big difference.
Duncan wearing a suit, rofl
i'd put that pic in my sig if it werent so....commercial..
Stern did this to drum up sales for Kevin Willis. He sells suits to NBAers, you know.
So Now Tell Me Who Was Right ?
I would think that would be the only reason Tim would consider wearing one....but I think he will take the fine on a the first few occurrences and then the NBA will just let him slide, sort of like Mike and the #23.
Regardless or what happens though I hope what street clothes Timmy is wearing while on the bench isnt a issue...I mean theres one big reason why we would see that this season and I dont even like to think about it
That Duncan. Always causing problems. What a bad charcter guy for the NBA. If only he wore a suit and tie, then his character would be much better!
haha exactly... I mean when I see Ron Arrtest in a suit I think what a great guy...and when I see Tim bummed out in jeans and a T, I think if only Tim could be more like Ron
Duncan = Trouble
That's not entirely true."I think it will be very disappointing," Duncan said. "Nobody has asked me anything about it, but I think everybody knows my opinion."
Duncan was asked if he planned to buy a suit and tie in anticipation of the new policy.
"No," he said. "I don't wear shirts and ties."
Timmy was asked if he knew where he was going to go to buy shirts and ties, not if he intended to.
I saw Timmy make the above statements on WOAI Sports last night.
I thought Timmy's " I don't wear shirts and ties." was more of statement of playful resignation that anything else.
(There just something about his tone and the look on his face. You guys know Timmy's humor.)
While it is obvious that Timmy isn't digging the whole dress up thing, he was never ugly or defiant about it.
I saw him wag his finger and say "umm hmm not uhh I dont think so....if they dont know they better aks somebody"
Watch this. See what I mean:
http://www.woai.com/mediacenter/defa...avCatId=15&2=2
It is the interview where Timmy talks about the dress code.
These are the faces of a multibillion dollar global corporation. They are paid tens of millions a year by the corporation. It is not too much to ask they represent their employer in a professional way if at least at the beginning and end of their workdays.
It is so sad how much for granted they take the blessings they have been given.
For 10 million dollars a year 99% of the people in this country would do a jig in and out of their work every single day.
What's so bad about wearing a suit?
As much as you hate it, there ARE jobs that does not require dress code, and to suddenly expect them to wear a certain way to "look professional" (what the does that mean anyways, LOOK professional? Shouldn't they ACT professional?), while accomplishing nothing at all is just foolish.The several rich men who are complaining about how unfair this rule is can all go screw themselves. Go try and get a job where you have to wear a hard hat to work as part of the dress code then complain about how rough you have it.
I'm sorry, but I really have no sympathy for these guys, Tim included. They aren't being asked to wear team gear or NBA logos. They get to CHOOSE what they wear. It's like a graduation ceremony. Don't want to wear cap and gown? Fine, don't get your diploma. Don't want to look like a professional? Fine, don't get (over)paid like one.
As a salesman (or any white collar job), people dress to win business. This is stupid in the first place, because I don't get why businessmen judge other's professionalism and abilities based on the price of the suit, but it DOES get them new business.
A hard hat at a construction site protects the worker from harm.
What does a suit for an NBA player on a plane accomplish? Nothing. Have you ever seen Meg Whitman dress? She gets paid millions by eBay, so why she not HAVE to dress up and still be paid as a professional?
The only possible reason I can think of is Stern think that they can dress up the players to make them more presentable to the corporate types, where they think a Canali suit will enhance the abilities of a basketball player, and then dish out hundreds of thousands of $ to see the same players play basketball play in shorts and jerseys.
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