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As HIPPO and others have said, "these guys are professionals" and therefore should act and dress the part. It's not too much to ask of these multi-gazzillion dollar players to wear a suit to their games to show professionalism so the people can see that they are professional and not just overpaid kids. The coaches in the NBA are already required to wear suits.

EVERY, EVERY, EVERY(did I mention EVERY?)other sport leagues have a professional dress code, I was suprised that the NBA didn't have one...and IMO should've all along. I think it's a great idea. I mean, I had to wear NICE clothes to games in HS and suits in college. I remember I showed up for a game in sweats...guess who didn't play that game?...and I was a starter...Never made that mistake again.

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With that said...GO WARRIORS in '05-'06... should be a good season!

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So once they wear the required uniform they won't be spoiled ass NBA players anymore?

Basketball players have to be professional now? I guess there goes the braids, the long hair cuts, the swearing, the tattoos, the extra long shorts, chewing gum, etc., C'mon man are you serious. What happens if you dont' dress in uniform does it mean you are not a professional basketball player? I dont' get why you guys agree, do you like looking at the nice suits on the sidelines or the players on the court.

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What I don't get is why you even care if they have a dress code or not. Doesn't effect you. You or any other fan can still wear saggy pants and oversize team jersey or your leather chaps and wife beater.

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Just because I can relate to being forced to wear something you don't want to for a stupid reason. Alot of things don't affect us but we all have something to say about them anyways don't we, so whats you point. You obviously cared enough to reply so I guess that puts you in the same boat. I thought this was the general forum where we could post anything we want.

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they are professionals aren't they? they shouldnt be dressing like middle school kids with jewelry

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Sorry for getting defensive. I just don't understand why you all would agree w/ something that most of the players are against. Last time I checked this game is played by the players. My reason for being against it is I don't believe anyone should be forced to wear something that they are not comfortable in, plain and simple, especially after a 2-3 hour game. This profession is waaaaaaay different from any other (normal) job out there so I don't see any comparison.

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they are professionals aren't they? they shouldnt be dressing like middle school kids with jewelry

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they're professionals, who wear basketball shorts, basketball shoes doing their profession...its not like they are walking into a lawyers office, or a doctors office.. you think after playing a basketball game, someone wants to put on a suit.. hell naw.. you just wanna be comfortable, and if you not comfortable in a suit, you shouldnt be forced to wear one

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CLEEN50,

When you actually get into the real world, you'll realize that there are rules that have to be followed. Some rules you're not gonna particularly like. But it shows professionalism and maturity to accept the rules that are handed down from the league or ANY boss who runs a company. It's their company. It's the commissioners league. He was appointed to do the job and look out for the best interests of sed league. The players OBVIOUSLY have no clue what's best for the league, they DON'T CARE what's best for the league. The ONLY thing they care about is PAY FN DAY and lookin' Super Dope Fly. Do you think Ron FN Artest gives a rat's ass where the NBA is in 10-20 years? HA! The NBA is public relation/marketing nightmare right now and Stern has to do damge control on a daily basis because of these thugs...and face it, it's the spoiled, hoodlum, gangster wanna-be players who've made it that way. Ever since Mike left the game, the ratings and game have gone to shit. To answer your silly questions about banning corn rows, blablabla, I wouldn't mind, but obviously not gonna happen so I won't even sweat it.

I have to wear a uniform at work, I'd rather not, but that is the policy. WHAT FRIGGIN' MAKES THESE GUYS SO FN SPECIAL THAT THEY CAN'T FOLLOW LEAGUE RULES?!!!

The irony here is that all these guys care about is money and their millions, but they don't wanna look the part...go figure.

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Of course a completely biased statement again! Ok when I come back from breaking the rules in LaLa Land maybe I'll get a dose of what you call the real world , but for now I'll take my job and keep on rowing throught the clouds

Again what does a ganster dress like? and What the hell is a millionaire supposed to look like? That is the stupidest assumption I have ever heard. It BASKETBALL for godsake. So because your are forced to wear a uniform the NBA (BASKETBALL) players should have to deal w/ it too. C'mon now you act this is your normal 9-5 job. I'd like to see them bench the star players who dont follow the dress code, LOL. It seems your sterotypes are pretty set in and there is no changing your mind. Sorry for you.

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it's the spoiled, hoodlum, gangster wanna-be players who've made it that way.

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To answer your silly questions about banning corn rows, blablabla, I wouldn't mind, but obviously not gonna happen so I won't even sweat it.

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I'm guessing you not talking about all the white players in the NBA are you. If you can only understand what that sounds like,...

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CLEEN50,

When you actually get into the real world, you'll realize that there are rules that have to be followed. Some rules you're not gonna particularly like. But it shows professionalism and maturity to accept the rules that are handed down from the league or ANY boss who runs a company. It's their company. It's the commissioners league. He was appointed to do the job and look out for the best interests of sed league. The players OBVIOUSLY have no clue what's best for the league, they DON'T CARE what's best for the league. The ONLY thing they care about is PAY FN DAY and lookin' Super Dope Fly. Do you think Ron FN Artest gives a rat's ass where the NBA is in 10-20 years? HA! The NBA is public relation/marketing nightmare right now and Stern has to do damge control on a daily basis because of these thugs...and face it, it's the spoiled, hoodlum, gangster wanna-be players who've made it that way. Ever since Mike left the game, the ratings and game have gone to shit. To answer your silly questions about banning corn rows, blablabla, I wouldn't mind, but obviously not gonna happen so I won't even sweat it.

I have to wear a uniform at work, I'd rather not, but that is the policy. WHAT FRIGGIN' MAKES THESE GUYS SO FN SPECIAL THAT THEY CAN'T FOLLOW LEAGUE RULES?!!!

The irony here is that all these guys care about is money and their millions, but they don't wanna look the part...go figure.

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Of course a completely biased statement again! Ok when I come back from breaking the rules in LaLa Land maybe I'll get a dose of what you call the real world , but for now I'll take my job and keep on rowing throught the clouds

Again what does a ganster dress like? and What the hell is a millionaire supposed to look like? That is the stupidest assumption I have ever heard. It BASKETBALL for godsake. So because your are forced to wear a uniform the NBA (BASKETBALL) players should have to deal w/ it too. C'mon now you act this is your normal 9-5 job. I'd like to see them bench the star players who dont follow the dress code, LOL. It seems your sterotypes are pretty set in and there is no changing your mind. Sorry for you.

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To answer your silly questions about banning corn rows, blablabla, I wouldn't mind, but obviously not gonna happen so I won't even sweat it.

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I'm guessing you not talking about all the white players in the NBA are you. If you can only understand what that sounds like,...

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Biased?...I'm confused Biased about what exactly? Biased about following rules that were agreed upon by the union AND set forth by the Commissioner? Biased about these knuckleheads having NO ACCOUNTABILITY yet you and I have to faithfully, without predjudice follow our department policies or else we get FN fired?...fill me in, please. It's not because I have to wear a uniform, it's because it's their rule...period.

What does a gangster look like?....NBA players, that's what. Corn rows, Tats, saggy pants, bling-bling, sneakers, hats on sideways that say "Raiders", gold teeth, etc. Yeah, if you like it or not, that is what white-bread urbanites who pay for the VAST MAJORITY of goods and services that the NBA/sports has to offer associate it with. COORPARATE SPONSERS who have to pay top dollar to have their company name on a jersey, an arena, or having their product endorsed by an athelete associate it. All of these people don't want their name associated with this crap... in conjunction with that these guys make millions as PROFESSIONALS. The problem lies simply that two different cultures have come together...the ghetto and real money suburbia. Sorry, bro, the owners from suburbia make WAY more money than players. If the owners and Stern want a dress code, there's gonna be one. If the league folded right now, the owners would still live on as millionaires with their other 10 companies that they own. Most of the players would just go back to being thugs in the ghettos they grew up in.

What does a millionaire look like? Jordan, that's who. You'd never see him out of a suit unless he was on the court...or playing golf. Any of the owners(which are all damn near Billionaires)are good examples. Cuban is the only one who tries to buck the system and generally looks foolish doing it.

White players? Oh, here we go, now it's racial. Ya know what, I bet even the white players are gonna have to wear suits.

I'll end this with that if they like it or not, kids look up to these jerks. Maybe, just maybe if the kids started seeing these guys in suits they'd recognize that life is not all t-shirts, sneakers, bling, and JayZ videos. We all know that the chances of becoming a millionaire is alot better than landing a job in the NBA. I don't know where you get your logic.

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All of these people don't want their name associated with this crap... in conjunction with that these guys make millions as PROFESSIONALS.

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But they sponsor them anyways, dont they!

Wether you like it or not you sound prejudice and stereotypical. So all millionares should look like Mike, huh . People are not allowed to be individuals anymore because poeple like you decide what a millionare should look like, please! I don't care if people blame me for pulling the race card because your posts sound like complete . I guess I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum on this one. Sounds like you judge people by what they wear and where they come from.

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Most of the players would just go back to being thugs in the ghettos they grew up in.

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LOL, WOW if that isn't prejudice comment I don't know what is?

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they are professionals aren't they? they shouldnt be dressing like middle school kids with jewelry

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Exactly... What's the big deal?...I wear a uniform everyday, so should they it's their job, espcially for what they get paid...

End of story as far as I'm concerned....

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Originally posted by RixSikCobra:
As HIPPO and others have said, "these guys are professionals" and therefore should act and dress the part. It's not too much to ask of these multi-gazzillion dollar players to wear a suit to their games to show professionalism so the people can see that they are professional and not just overpaid kids. The coaches in the NBA are already required to wear suits.

EVERY, EVERY, EVERY(did I mention EVERY?)other sport leagues have a professional dress code, I was suprised that the NBA didn't have one...and IMO should've all along. I think it's a great idea. I mean, I had to wear NICE clothes to games in HS and suits in college. I remember I showed up for a game in sweats...guess who didn't play that game?...and I was a starter...Never made that mistake again.

dress code for spoiled ass NBA players

With that said...GO WARRIORS in '05-'06... should be a good season!

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All of these people don't want their name associated with this crap... in conjunction with that these guys make millions as PROFESSIONALS.

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But they sponsor them anyways, dont they!

Wether you like it or not you sound prejudice and stereotypical. So all millionares should look like Mike, huh . People are not allowed to be individuals anymore because poeple like you decide what a millionare should look like, please! I don't care if people blame me for pulling the race card because your posts sound like complete . I guess I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum on this one. Sounds like you judge people by what they wear and where they come from.

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LOL, WOW if that isn't prejudice comment I don't know what is?

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All of these people don't want their name associated with this crap... in conjunction with that these guys make millions as PROFESSIONALS.

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But they sponsor them anyways, dont they!

Wether you like it or not you sound prejudice and stereotypical. So all millionares should look like Mike, huh . People are not allowed to be individuals anymore because poeple like you decide what a millionare should look like, please! I don't care if people blame me for pulling the race card because your posts sound like complete . I guess I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum on this one. Sounds like you judge people by what they wear and where they come from.

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LOL, WOW if that isn't prejudice comment I don't know what is?

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Hey, skillett, like it or not, it's the truth. Ghettos are where alot of these atheletes come from. Half...more than half of these guys would still be bangin' in the streets if it wasn't for roundball. I could go down the list of dudes who can't put a proper sentence together. Everytime they show these guys mother in the stands she has a differnt last name as the player. It took a "whole Nation" to get Iverson to finally act right. Try and tell me otherwise, dude, it's fallin' on deaf(experienced) ears. BTW, I'm not white so spare me this "your predjudice" crap, huh?

I don't judge anybody, I'm the last person in the world who should. But if it walks like a duck, smells like a duck, and looks like a duck....

Whoa is me, Whitey's keepin' the "poor", absolutely disgustingly wealthy basketball players down by makin' 'em wear SUITS(OMG)to their games. RACISM!!!!!!I know, I know, these "professional" atheletes don't have to look professional...poor, poor ballas-shot callas...they can have 20 inch blades on their Impalas, just not suits on their bodies.

I can't believe I'm even arguing with you, I'm so done.

THEY ARE GONNA WEAR SUITS and they'd better not forget to like it. Everytime I see them in suits, I'm gonna chuckle because of all this....then I'm gonna think how much more professional and credible they look now that they're not wearin' their "gear".

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Damn thats really crazy, ok all i want to know is this. I wear most of the time Hiphop Urban Wear. So am i a THUG? seriously? I call on some of the shit i just heard. I fucking cant stand people who judge people for what they wear. If they were gangbanging i dont think they would of never made it to the nba. Corn rows are for thugs? I think that came from an african culture. its crazy what some of you people think on stuff. So you have to be white to be predjudice? you can be mex,black and be predjudice. But hey everones diffrent though right, thats how the world well always be so So no hated towards you rixsiccobra, still want to see that snake in action. im just letting you know how i feel bro. ;)none of that immatue fuck you this and that bullshit.

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It's "association", bro. Just because ya wear it doesn't mean that you are. See, most reasonable people can tell the difference. However, there are alot of unreasonable people, and most notably...kids, who can't distinguish the difference. If ya like it or not, that's how people look at it. Not saying it's right or wrong. This decision is about more than just "makin' them wear suits" because we wanna make black players dress like white men. I've been around a bit now and I often catch myself looking at the "big picture" of things instead of making emotional decisions or reactions...I think it's best for the NBA and for urban youth in the long run, that's why I like the dress code...all in all, just my opinion.

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