Devin Brown Told To Lose Headband

**mcornelio** · 10-12-2005

Devin Brown Told To Lose Headband
Excerpt: P. Miller, Salt Lake Tribune
Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Maybe everyone didn't always remember the reserve guard's name during his three seasons with the Spurs, but Devin Brown still had an iden y in San Antonio. "I was the guy in the headband," Brown said. "That's how I got recognized."

It's back to anonymity now, however, at least until his game gets him noticed.

Brown's trademark headband is just a kitschy memento in Utah, where coach Jerry Sloan prohibits Jazz players from adding any individuality to their standard game uniform. "We're trying to win as a team, and I think we should look like it," the coach said.

Sloan's players don't leave their jerseys untucked, their drawstrings out of their shorts, their socks cut too low, their shorts too baggy - and they don't wear headbands.

"He wants everything here to be together - we're all part of a team - so it's not that big of a deal," said Brown, who signed with the Jazz as a free agent in September. "I can understand how a headband would be a little bit of individualism."

In fact, that's why Brown has been wearing a headband. Since he was only getting about 18 minutes a night on a team full of stars, it wasn't easy for the 26-year-old guard to stand out. He tried to play with extra energy, and he wore a headband.

The Spurs even encouraged the look, which only Brown and former Spurs teammate Stephen Jackson embraced. San Antonio had purchased a shipment of headbands, "and they didn't know what to do with them," Brown said. "They were looking for guys to wear them, so I volunteered, and it just kind of stuck."

The headbands didn't really serve any practical purpose, so while Brown was surprised by Sloan's rule, he isn't about to complain. "Now I'll just have to get [recognition] by producing in the games," he said.

**ducks** · 10-12-2005

sloan=old school

**Phenomanul** · 10-12-2005

Brown is just saying what he is supposed to say...

BTW headbands do serve a practical purpose... They keep forehead sweat from dripping down into your eyes.

Sloan is tough.

**Vashner** · 10-12-2005

WTF? Has he heard of Sweat? They also help keep you from slipping too.

Sloan is a NBADan (sorry that's the most insulting thing I could call him).

**angel_luv** · 10-12-2005

We should retire Devin's headband since Pop gave his number away. = )

**nkdlunch** · 10-12-2005

He should make them all wear Stockton style shorts

**spur219** · 10-12-2005

Stupid rule by Sloan.

**SpursWoman** · 10-12-2005

San Antonio had purchased a shipment of headbands, "and they didn't know what to do with them," Brown said. "They were looking for guys to wear them, so I volunteered, and it just kind of stuck."

Why does that remind me of "And all the girlies say I'm pretty fly for a white guy"?

**SpursWoman** · 10-12-2005

Where's GhostWriter?

**BigDaddyMatty** · 10-12-2005

Originally Posted by nkdlunch

He should make them all wear Stockton style shorts

Please god, no.

**ShoogarBear** · 10-12-2005

Originally Posted by angel_luv

We should retire Devin's headband since Pop gave his number away. = )

**timvp** · 10-12-2005

Jerry Sloan is the best thing that ever happened to Devin Brown.

**ShoogarBear** · 10-12-2005

By playing for both Pop and Sloan, Devin is going to become a nice "crusty old veteran" someday.

**Gummi** · 10-12-2005

I like it. There's nothing more stupid then seeing a player with a headband. Also those sleeves that Kobe and Iverson sometimes wear. It's just stupid. Great idea. If I were a NBA coach I would do the same.

**ducks** · 10-12-2005

why is it stupid?

**spurs_fan_in_exile** · 10-12-2005

Sloan isn't old school, he's from the school that burned down before they built the old school. I'd half expect him to begin every pregame speech with, "Now in my day..."

I think headbands got a bad rap because all the Jailblazers used to wear them.

**Spurminator** · 10-12-2005

Originally Posted by Gummi

I like it. There's nothing more stupid then seeing a player with a headband. Also those sleeves that Kobe and Iverson sometimes wear. It's just stupid. Great idea. If I were a NBA coach I would do the same.

Except your reasoning is completely different than Sloan's.

**SWC Bonfire** · 10-12-2005

What a thug. He gets paid big money, he should dress professionally.

**sa_butta** · 10-12-2005

Originally Posted by nkdlunch

He should make them all wear Stockton style shorts

That would be hideous.

**ChumpDumper** · 10-12-2005

Last night AI had a sleeve with a spider web on it. No comment yet from the league.

**sa_butta** · 10-12-2005

Originally Posted by ginobili_is_god

Iverson wears the sleeve every game to cover racist tattoos.

What are the racist tatoos?
http://www.alleniversonlive.com/tattoos/index.shtml

The black panther?

**BigVee** · 10-12-2005

Originally Posted by ChumpDumper

Last night AI had a sleeve with a spider web on it. No comment yet from the league.

I saw that. Can't believe that he'll be allowed to wear it during the season.

**Kori Ellis** · 10-12-2005

Speaking of Sloan, did you see his comments on the dress code ...

"If you don't like this business, you can always go work somewhere else,"

Sloan told the Deseret News. "We've got to try to sell this league any way we can, if it's a positive."

**Solid D** · 10-12-2005

Headbands encouraged by the Spurs? G-Dub must've gotten through to Bookbinder after all.

Headbands are cool. Headbands and wristbands work for all the good Dodgeball teams.

**Brutalis** · 10-12-2005

It's not stupid.

Geez.

He wants his players to be uniformed and equal without distractions.

Which for a team that always falls short, is good. They have a system, just like we do. No use in insulting theirs unless some of you wanna take some beef for ours.

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