NBA Players are the Dumbest
Professional athletes have a growing reputation of being idiots. For the most part, NBA players are top of the class. I equate them with being rebellious children. In 1998, Latrell Sprewell choked then-head coach P. J. Carlisimo when they were both with the Golden State Warriors. Then last year, there was a fight between the Indiana Pacers and the Detroit Pistons players, which ended up with several Pacers players jumping into the stands to beat up some fans.
It's not a huge surprise that the NBA commish wants to clean up the image of their players, so he instituted a dress code for players and coaches before games, in the locker room, and at press conferences afterwards. These situations put players in the public eye nearly as much as being on the court. Most of the players are in an uproar over it. I want to tell them to start sucking on their pacifiers and shut the hell up. The NBA is not the first profession to institute a dress code, nor will they be the last. They are highly paid individuals and role models to many. Perhaps they should realize that maybe, just maybe, it's a small price to pay for their fame.
The announcement of the impending dress code prompted some players to speak out. The most notable one comes from the center for the Denver Nuggets, Marcus Camby. He said, "I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes." That ranks right up there with the comments Latrell Sprewell made last year. On October 31, 2004, after Minnesota Timberwolves offered Sprewell a $21 million, 3 year contract extension, he declared, "I've got my family to feed."
In response to Camby's comments, I took the time to research league minimum salaries. This is what I found for rookies broken down by the year set by the collective bargaining agreement. Veteran minimums are higher determined by the length of time spent in the league.
Years in NBA
2005-06 - $398,762
2006-07 - $412,718
2007-08 - $427,163
2008-09 - $442,114
2009-10 - $457,588
2010-11 - $473,604
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income for 2004 is $44,389. So a rookie in the NBA that was signed as a free agent would make nearly 10 times more than the average american household.
To me, if these NBA players like Iverson, Sprewell, and Camby don't shut their pie holes, then why don't we move them down to Ward 9 in New Orleans and give them a lesson in appreciation.
It's not a huge surprise that the NBA commish wants to clean up the image of their players, so he instituted a dress code for players and coaches before games, in the locker room, and at press conferences afterwards. These situations put players in the public eye nearly as much as being on the court. Most of the players are in an uproar over it. I want to tell them to start sucking on their pacifiers and shut the hell up. The NBA is not the first profession to institute a dress code, nor will they be the last. They are highly paid individuals and role models to many. Perhaps they should realize that maybe, just maybe, it's a small price to pay for their fame.
The announcement of the impending dress code prompted some players to speak out. The most notable one comes from the center for the Denver Nuggets, Marcus Camby. He said, "I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes." That ranks right up there with the comments Latrell Sprewell made last year. On October 31, 2004, after Minnesota Timberwolves offered Sprewell a $21 million, 3 year contract extension, he declared, "I've got my family to feed."
In response to Camby's comments, I took the time to research league minimum salaries. This is what I found for rookies broken down by the year set by the collective bargaining agreement. Veteran minimums are higher determined by the length of time spent in the league.
Years in NBA
2005-06 - $398,762
2006-07 - $412,718
2007-08 - $427,163
2008-09 - $442,114
2009-10 - $457,588
2010-11 - $473,604
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income for 2004 is $44,389. So a rookie in the NBA that was signed as a free agent would make nearly 10 times more than the average american household.
To me, if these NBA players like Iverson, Sprewell, and Camby don't shut their pie holes, then why don't we move them down to Ward 9 in New Orleans and give them a lesson in appreciation.
posted by Steve at 8:18 AM
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