Camby wants stipend for dress code

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This is a total joke. Almost as laughable as Spree saying that he needs to feed his family when rejecting a 3 year, 21 million dollar contract. AI's comments are way off too.
Camby wants stipend for dress code

With NBA commissioner David Stern set to implement of a dress code, some players are finding fault with the possible change.
Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who is in the midst of a $45 million contract, thinks the players should have additional compensation.

"I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes," Camby told WOAI.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson has been a vocal critic of the proposed change.

"It sends a bad message to kids," Iverson told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "If you don't have a suit when you go to school, is your teacher going to think you're a bad kid because you don't have a suit on?"
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2188557
 
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thesanityannex

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Who knows, they may give a stipend. They don't make they guys buy their own jerseys, so why the suits?
 
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Diabeticwonder said:
This is a total joke. Almost as laughable as Spree saying that he needs to feed his family when rejecting a 3 year, 21 million dollar contract. AI's comments are way off too.
Camby wants stipend for dress code

With NBA commissioner David Stern set to implement of a dress code, some players are finding fault with the possible change.
Denver Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who is in the midst of a $45 million contract, thinks the players should have additional compensation.

"I don't see it happening unless every NBA player is given a stipend to buy clothes," Camby told WOAI.

Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson has been a vocal critic of the proposed change.

"It sends a bad message to kids," Iverson told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "If you don't have a suit when you go to school, is your teacher going to think you're a bad kid because you don't have a suit on?"
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2188557
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Iverson is funny.
 
HndsmCelt

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Actually Camby should check with his accountant on this one but I suspect now that the NBA has called it a dress code he can deduct his suites worn at gmes, interviews, apearances etc. as legitmate buisness expenses.
 
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The only real question is who is the bigger idiot -- Camby or Iverson?

Maybe they are concerned about those NBA players who are just scraping by. After all, the NBA minimum salary for a rookie is a piddling $398,762.
http://www.insidehoops.com/minimum-nba-salary.shtml

How are they supposed to maximize their Bling if they have to buy a suit??!!
 
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HndsmCelt said:
Actually Camby should check with his accountant on this one but I suspect now that the NBA has called it a dress code he can deduct his suites worn at gmes, interviews, apearances etc. as legitmate buisness expenses.
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doubtful. you could try it, but the IRS would never let you get away with it in an audit.
 
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I don't see anything wrong with that. At my previous job we were given $300 every 3 months to buy clothing. I don't think that is unusual in business world.
 
loopymitch

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That's so ridiculous! Like they don't make enough money to buy clothes. If times are that hard for them they can sell one of their cars or some of that bling to update their wardrobe. If I can afford clothes on what I make, they surely can.
 
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These people are not in touch with reality. We should bring back pillories and put these idiots in them for saying something so galactically stupid. I find Iverson's comments to be both insulting and patronizing... Camby, by comparison, is merely a moron.
 
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If you think about it, it does make sense i mean they make you wear suits so they should pay for them right. But again they are so rich they don't need the extra money. That would make sense in a normal job.
 
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kingsfan916 said:
If you think about it, it does make sense i mean they make you wear suits so they should pay for them right.
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No it doesn't; I mean, my dad works for the housing authority in Fulton County, and he has to wear a suit to work, but they don't pay him a stipend for his wardrobe. And why do these millionaires need a clothing allowance?
 
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At my last 2 jobs I am given company shirts (buy my own jeans and boots), so if they push this I imagine the league might even think about giving every player a set of generic white dress shirts and say: "wear these or buy your own, it's up to you". They'd go on a spending spree so quick it would make your head spin....
 
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Diabeticwonder said:
"It sends a bad message to kids," Iverson told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "If you don't have a suit when you go to school, is your teacher going to think you're a bad kid because you don't have a suit on?"
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C'mon everybody...don't criticize AI for his sincere concern for the youth of America! At least someone sees the REAL bad lessons our kids learn from watching the NBA... :rolleyes:







Idiots.
 
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Mr. S£im Citrus said:
No it doesn't; I mean, my dad works for the housing authority in Fulton County, and he has to wear a suit to work, but they don't pay him a stipend for his wardrobe. And why do these millionaires need a clothing allowance?
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I'm assuming your dad has had the same dress code since he started, not exactly the same as this situation, so I don't see it fair to compare. The players are now forced to wear a suit, which was never required, why should they be forced to pay? If Stern wants to dress them up for the public, Stern should pay for it.

I'm not against the new dress code like A.I., but I see where Camby is coming from. Many jobs that require such attire will give an allowance to buy the appropriate clothing.
 
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D-Mass said:
C'mon everybody...don't criticize AI for his sincere concern for the youth of America! At least someone sees the REAL bad lessons our kids learn from watching the NBA... :rolleyes:







Idiots.
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I know! of all the things AI has done, I really don't think him wearing a suit is what is going to be a bad influence!
 
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vj9999 said:
I don't see anything wrong with that. At my previous job we were given $300 every 3 months to buy clothing. I don't think that is unusual in business world.
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But you were to buy clothing that you would wear at work and would wear out by doing your job, right?? They don't pay for their uniforms...
 
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Oh B.S. When you work at ANY top end job, there is no stipend for clothes. There is no hardship. And for a sports coat? You've got to be kidding me.

You're a pro in the top 5% (and top 1% easily for bball players), you wear whatever has been deemed appropriate, and its not even a question.

There is a word that comes to mind to describe some of this whining, and its "spoiled". Spoiled rotten. The players receive compensation beyond the dreams of avarice. They are made some of the richest people in America. And then they want more to buy a sports coat???
 
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hoopsfan said:
But you were to buy clothing that you would wear at work and would wear out by doing your job, right?? They don't pay for their uniforms...
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I was working as an IT consultant so my clothing would wear out as m8uch as by sitting in the chair all day (or on the way to work). It was a nice perk to have because even now, 3 years after, quitting that job, more than half of my proffessional wardrobe was paid for by my previous employer. :)

I agree that since they make alot of money and all have a suit or tqo in their wardrobe, statementas like AI's are crazy. But if you look at it from a business perspective it is not unusual for employers to give an alowance for professional clothing. Nobody is saying they have to wear suits when they are not working, but adressing the media is part of their job so it could be argued.... It is silly to even have discussions like this :) They can all afford to go out on a shopping "Spree".
 
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How does the NBA expect Latrell Sprewell to feed his family if it is going to make him buy a suit???

You know, the dress code better have some strict guidelines. I don't want to see Jalen Rose in that bright red striped suit again.

 
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If you interviewed for a high paying job and it was mentioned in passing that you were expected to be in a suit and tie everyday, would you ask your prospective employers to buy your clothes?

Or closer to this situation, if your company was restructured or bought out by another company and a new, stricter dress code put in place, would you demand a stipend?

And what Stern is asking for isn't even that strict in terms of what is expected from the players in terms of attire.

I personally don't care what the players wear off the court. I'm a basketball fan period. But if the image of the NBA is regressing and the casual fan might possibly be turned off, then Stern is doing what is best for the league. He simply can't allow the league to return to what it was in the 70's in any way, shape or form.

Many players are fond of stating that the NBA is a business when it suits them (no pun intended), and now it's the league making what it considers a business decision. And like any other business, the players are more than welcome to disagree with policies and take a position with a different company. I guess in this case that would mean overseas.
 
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I can see both sides:

*The players have PLENTY of money to buy a suit, there shouldn't be an argument.

*Stern is hoping to make PLENTY more from a better image, he can afford the suits for the league's players as well.
 
Diabeticwonder

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What percentage of an NBA player's wardrobe was purchased by that player? These guys get just about everything, from the clothes they wear to the rims on their cars for free. You don't think that Adelman wasn't buying suits from Patrick James after pimping them on the radio do you? All of these player's sponsors would hook them up with duds to meet the dress code.
 
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Dammit COACH!

You beat me to the punch on the Sprewell joke... First thing I thought about when I saw Camby's quote.

I think that the players should get a stipend for suits though- Enough to get them any 3-piece out of the 'Irregular Bin' at Ross. Afterall, he didn't say how much he needed.
 
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