Shouldn't Have A Problem With The Dress Code...
By Gregory Moore, Blackathlete.net columnist
SAN ANTONIO -- So tonight was the NBA Draft for 2006. Damn those young men looked sharp didn’t they? Sharply dressed. GQ styled to the max. Would make even Mr. Blackwell proud of how these young men looked. Mamas were beaming with pride. Proud poppas were saying, “That’s my boy!”. Even the potential wifeys were like, “That’s my boo!!”. Yet what’s wrong with this picture? It will be probably the only time we see these young men in the attire that is Corporate America. For tonight was their one shining moment when the whole world was looking at them and they knew that they had to look good.
That’s a damn shame. As good as every one of these young men looked tonight on ESPN, there should be no excuse for them to not be able to adhere to their new employer’s dress code. Every one of the first round picks selected tonight should be ready to negotiate with their financial advisors that they set aside a wardrobe allowance for them on game day attire. There should be no reason why these young men cannot now be able to not only have Prada up in their closets but also some business casual attire like Sean Jean, Armani, Botany 500, DKNY and other clothing manufacturers.
This should be a mandatory part of the rookie symposium that will be held in a few weeks. Bob Lanier, Dr. J, Magic and even Grant Hill should be telling these young men how important it is for them to dress for success. I don’t believe I really saw anyone wearing the cornrows or have gaudy looking jewelry on tonight and that is truly nice to see. Yet I know that as soon as money hits most of these young men’s pockets, they will go about the process of getting the $3.5 million crib, the $200k Bentley and jewelry that could choke even the most ardent of shopaholic at the Galleria or Rodeo Drive.
It might be wishful thinking but just for appearance sake, it would really be nice if this draft class showed up the ones before them that they care talented, classy and down right business like when it comes to their jobs. It would be nice to see these young men come out in even business attire and represent their teams with the style and grace that defies all of the stereotypes of many ball players not being educated and savvy to what is going on in their environment. It would be nice that this dress code be so accepted by the draft class of 2006 that everyone else just automatically adopts it because the rookies are doing so. Come on rooks, show the rest of this league that you got some class, style and fortitude that you know that this all about a positive perception of a once tarnished image.
SAN ANTONIO -- So tonight was the NBA Draft for 2006. Damn those young men looked sharp didn’t they? Sharply dressed. GQ styled to the max. Would make even Mr. Blackwell proud of how these young men looked. Mamas were beaming with pride. Proud poppas were saying, “That’s my boy!”. Even the potential wifeys were like, “That’s my boo!!”. Yet what’s wrong with this picture? It will be probably the only time we see these young men in the attire that is Corporate America. For tonight was their one shining moment when the whole world was looking at them and they knew that they had to look good.
That’s a damn shame. As good as every one of these young men looked tonight on ESPN, there should be no excuse for them to not be able to adhere to their new employer’s dress code. Every one of the first round picks selected tonight should be ready to negotiate with their financial advisors that they set aside a wardrobe allowance for them on game day attire. There should be no reason why these young men cannot now be able to not only have Prada up in their closets but also some business casual attire like Sean Jean, Armani, Botany 500, DKNY and other clothing manufacturers.
This should be a mandatory part of the rookie symposium that will be held in a few weeks. Bob Lanier, Dr. J, Magic and even Grant Hill should be telling these young men how important it is for them to dress for success. I don’t believe I really saw anyone wearing the cornrows or have gaudy looking jewelry on tonight and that is truly nice to see. Yet I know that as soon as money hits most of these young men’s pockets, they will go about the process of getting the $3.5 million crib, the $200k Bentley and jewelry that could choke even the most ardent of shopaholic at the Galleria or Rodeo Drive.
It might be wishful thinking but just for appearance sake, it would really be nice if this draft class showed up the ones before them that they care talented, classy and down right business like when it comes to their jobs. It would be nice to see these young men come out in even business attire and represent their teams with the style and grace that defies all of the stereotypes of many ball players not being educated and savvy to what is going on in their environment. It would be nice that this dress code be so accepted by the draft class of 2006 that everyone else just automatically adopts it because the rookies are doing so. Come on rooks, show the rest of this league that you got some class, style and fortitude that you know that this all about a positive perception of a once tarnished image.
posted by NBA Scribe (Gregory) | 10:04 PM
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