<div class="quote_poster">Quoting femalehooper:</div><div class="quote_post">isnt this mainly what this topic was about in the first place...what difference does it make if they go home and light it up occasionally? as long as they arent going to a game or practice high or whatever....u guys are taking this thing way too far!!! </div> how so? somethings that relate to the NBA can directly correlate<?> to the rea world. It doesn't hurt to bridge the gap every now and again. Besides,it's been a good discussion thus far.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting femalehooper:</div><div class="quote_post">isnt this mainly what this topic was about in the first place...what difference does it make if they go home and light it up occasionally? as long as they arent going to a game or practice high or whatever....u guys are taking this thing way too far!!! </div> Taking it to lightly... hey while they are at it, why not sniff a line of cocaine... as long as its not to much.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting purehoops:</div><div class="quote_post">Taking it to lightly... hey while they are at it, why not sniff a line of cocaine... as long as its not to much.</div> there is HUUUUGE difference between lighting up a spliff, and snortin back some blow. HUGE. not even comparable.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting purehoops:</div><div class="quote_post">Taking it to lightly... hey while they are at it, why not sniff a line of cocaine... as long as its not to much.</div> I'M TOTALLY AGAINST IT!!! hehe hehe but coke is :thumbsdow ... never tried it though
Without getting back into this mudslinging contest, I just want to show appreciation to those who feel me on this topic. I think my point has been made and hopefully without causing anyone to have less respect for me. <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">congrats, you teached me something.</div>it's "taught" brah
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dj_premium_plus:</div><div class="quote_post">there is HUUUUGE difference between lighting up a spliff, and snortin back some blow. HUGE. not even comparable.</div> That is correct. But she was referring to it as if this was a non issue. If it was a non issue then why would we have a thread on it... better yet, why would the NBA be adressing or... hell even better, why is their still debates at the national level about it. Not to bring in all my personal experiences and what, but I have no problem with marijuana users considering 90% of my friends use it, or have tried it. However these are NBA players, with thousands to millions of dollars. I don't think a crack down on a few time use is needed... but constantly getting caught, come on. Id like to say... if the NBA players are going to use marijuana, then keep it their bussiness. Some of these NBA players now a days (cough Damon Stoudamire) have real problems keeping stuff like this to themselves and are constantly getting caught.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AIFan:</div><div class="quote_post"> it's "taught" brah</div> He was mocking the poster who had initially made the mistake of using the word "taught" incorrectly in a sentence... To make a point about the topic... People say that why don't people penalize those guys who get drunk and drive home every night while those who smoke weed are penalized...well often times if that drunk is caught being drunk and disruptive to society then he will be penalized...just like if a person is caught high and being disruptive to society...the NBA as a business should have the right to come down on weed as they please...I have known kids who smoked weed in the locker room before and after football games, so I don't see how a man in the NBA couldn't find a way to get away with lighting up before a game...smoking weed can be a detriment to the team...if they are caught then they are suspended or fined...if they are suspended they hurt the team by not providing their playing services that the team is paying them for...if they are fined (or suspended as well) then the publicity coming with the punishment may cause some havoc in the locker room...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting AIFan:</div><div class="quote_post">Without getting back into this mudslinging contest, I just want to show appreciation to those who feel me on this topic. I think my point has been made and hopefully without causing anyone to have less respect for me. it's "taught" brah</div> he was trying to make fun of your "grammer" (as he spelled it), but yeah, i definitely felt you on this topic and i hope there weren't any hard feelings; nobody's holding grudges over a friendly debate.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting purehoops:</div><div class="quote_post"> Id like to say... if the NBA players are going to use marijuana, then keep it their bussiness. Some of these NBA players now a days (cough Damon Stoudamire) have real problems keeping stuff like this to themselves and are constantly getting caught.</div> yeah, i think the NBA blacklisted players and those with black eye sockets and the baddest records are more routinely checked...
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting purehoops:</div><div class="quote_post">That is correct. But she was referring to it as if this was a non issue. If it was a non issue then why would we have a thread on it... better yet, why would the NBA be adressing or... hell even better, why is their still debates at the national level about it. Not to bring in all my personal experiences and what, but I have no problem with marijuana users considering 90% of my friends use it, or have tried it. However these are NBA players, with thousands to millions of dollars. I don't think a crack down on a few time use is needed... but constantly getting caught, come on. Id like to say... if the NBA players are going to use marijuana, then keep it their bussiness. Some of these NBA players now a days (cough Damon Stoudamire) have real problems keeping stuff like this to themselves and are constantly getting caught.</div> word, my bad, misunderstood what ya meant. agree with you too...its kinda ironic how damon keeps getting busted, and it seems SO out in the open that he puffs, but you NEVER hear about brian grant getting caught, and the guy has a bob marley tattoo. if brian grant doesnt puff, im a monkeys uncle
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting dj_premium_plus:</div><div class="quote_post">agree with you too...its kinda ironic how damon keeps getting busted, and it seems SO out in the open that he puffs, but you NEVER hear about brian grant getting caught, and the guy has a bob marley tattoo. if brian grant doesnt puff, im a monkeys uncle </div> Perfect example. If it's not known that the use it... then it a non issue because no one talks about it. Honestly... I think David Stern really wouldnt make an issue about the topic if the players kept the bussiness to themselevs. Image is everything in sports, when it comes to marketing, sponsers and money... and I know David Stern does not want the NBA associated with, frankly, an illegal substance thats a big issue in the United States. Thats just my 2 cents.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">congrats, you teached me something.</div> english is my second language, what's your excuse? but apart from all the silliness, one important point is that, in the past, the nba had a bad reputation and marihuana use was a big part of that. when david stern joined the league he was charged with creating a drug policy, and he succeded into making the league more marketable implementing those kind of changes. so it's no wonder than now, when there's a rash of players being caught (ha! another irregular verb) in the act, the league feels it has to act.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Big Nasty:</div><div class="quote_post">how so? somethings that relate to the NBA can directly correlate<?> to the rea world. It doesn't hurt to bridge the gap every now and again. Besides,it's been a good discussion thus far.</div> i wasnt saying it hasnt been a good discussion or that the real world doesnt relate to the NBA what i was trying to say is like was said...who chooses their favorite player by what he does off the court???? Does his actions OFF the court decide how good of a player he is? just like in the real world...does your actions at home decide how good of an employee you are at work?...NO
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting cubanballer:</div><div class="quote_post">english is my second language, what's your excuse? </div> LOL. When I said that I was mocking your improper conjugation. And for the record English is not my only language. Since we seem to be over the insults now, lets talk about weed, lol.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Trail_Blazer76:</div><div class="quote_post">LOL. When I said that I was mocking your improper conjugation. And for the record English is not my only language. Since we seem to be over the insults now, lets talk about weed, lol.</div> i know what you were doing Captain Conundrum. drop it already and bring something intelligent to the debate (in any language).
I pretty much agree with the points that Big Nasty says. I also smoke weed, and I all of a sudden a bad man? I personally think that the Nba should have no affiliation with weed. Unless a player comes baked to practice or games, there should be no problem. What they do at home is none of the Nba's buisness, it is the police, fbi's, ect. I don't see what's in this for the NBA. If I am the Nba, I say screw you. I bet a lot of the Nba's players smoke the dubies and why would the nba want to get a bad rep? Makes no sense to me.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mydi619:</div><div class="quote_post">which players use that stuff anyway?</div> Didn't Eddie Griffin get arrested for that stuff?
