All these rule changes over the past few years have really given the impression that the NBA is full of brash unruly thugs. but that image hasn't been projected with the players reacting to the media and their questions. Anybody suprised?
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">On the contrare, I am quite exilerated. I'd hate to see an NBA player protest toward the media, causing the NBA to lose fan appeal... As a matter of fact, I'd hate it, even if Ron Artest were the one causing the problem.</span>
I see nothing wrong with players getting pissed off at reporters for asking invasive questions and sh*t. I mean, they're just doing their job, but basketball players are real people too and I think the media should respect their privacy in the locker room a bit more. I'd like to see the NBA go a ways into helping protect players privacy after games, and if they don't want to talk to the media they shouldn't have to.
<span style="font-family:Comic Sans MS">During interviews, if the players don't want to answer questions, maybe the players should do what Carmelo, J.R Smith, & Marcus Camby did after the Knicks-Nuggets brawl: Just say, "I don't have any comments right now."</span>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (yankshater213 @ Jan 8 2007, 02:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I see nothing wrong with players getting pissed off at reporters for asking invasive questions and sh*t. I mean, they're just doing their job, but basketball players are real people too and I think the media should respect their privacy in the locker room a bit more. I'd like to see the NBA go a ways into helping protect players privacy after games, and if they don't want to talk to the media they shouldn't have to.</div>Basically exactly what I was going to say. And I'm glad that these guys are speaking their minds letting everyone know how they feel over all these new rules/changes. I'd rather they tell how they really feel than not say a word, even though they are mad about it.But guys, you also have to take into account where most of these guys come from. Most of the players in the NBA aren't exactly coming from Beverly Hills. They are from the streets, they lived a tough life, and they will always have that certain ghetto swagger to them. It's how they grew up."You can take a guy out of the ghetto, but you can't take the ghetto out of the guy."
not that I wanna see any random player go off on the officiating or the coaching, but there are many times where I felt it coming but it didn't. The behavior isn't constituting the rules. If the players for the most part are acting under control, why all these needless rules?
I wanna see Ron Artest punch a reporter, id laugh for a second or so if it happend.besides that I think nba players have a right to say what they want and make decisions on they do most of the time.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ProStix#6 @ Jan 8 2007, 03:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>not that I wanna see any random player go off on the officiating or the coaching, but there are many times where I felt it coming but it didn't. The behavior isn't constituting the rules. If the players for the most part are acting under control, why all these needless rules?</div>The rules are there because Stern was compelled to change the NBA's image from a "ghetto" league to a white-collar, corporate league, which supposedly happened because a few of the NBA's bigger corporate sponsors were threatening to leave the NBA if things didn't change, etc. I honestly don't think Stern did all this by himself, because he was the one who embraced the hip-hop culture and used it to promote his league and gain new fans, revenue, etc.As for the players, I'd also like to see them continue to speak their mind no matter what. They will ALWAYS speak their mind despite whatever rules Stern implements to prevent it because of CB32 said... most of them are from the streets, and they will always have that ghetto swagger in them. These guys are making millions of dollars, and I don't think they mind playing $25,000 or $50,000 in fines to speak their mind. Money is money, but that's like chump change to them.Also, how many times does a player say something critical of the league, officiating, coaches, teammates, etc., and then later apologize or deny it?Honestly, the league wouldn't be as exciting if everybody were robots and gave into what the league wants and obeyed all the rules, etc., and it damn sure wouldn't be as popular.
