The New York Daily News’ Mitch Lawrence on the NBA’s new dress code :
The complaints from NBA players this past week were ridiculous, by and large. If the league were in such fantastic shape, selling out every game, drawing big ratings numbers and enjoying the kind of popularity it had in the ’80s, then there would not be a need to start addressing some of the fundamental problems that Stern finally came to see..
Indeed, for years I’ve heard people say they’d gladly shell out $70 to see the New Jersey Nets if someone could promise that the players would dress better off the court.
I demand every reporter wear a suit to every game. No more sloppy sweaters and slacks, Freddie Kerber! It’s suit time!
The same goes for every douchebag sports radio host. If Colin Cowherd isnt sporting a tie behind the mic, I dont want to hear it.
TH
actually, TH, a number of ESPN’s radio guys have reminded us the past few weeks that Disney has a dress code.
And since Mike Golic is a style icon, widely emulated by children all over the world, so the comparison makes a lot of sense.
My only dream now is that the sea of lime green and tangerine suits will drive the commish to reconsider his edict. Just imagine what some of Larry Johnson’s old numbers would’ve done to a high-def TV. People would be gouging their eyes out from coast to coast.
TH