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You make a good argument. I believe the Yankee rule (which may not even be in effect anymore, but I think it is) is because the ownership felt the players should look professional and somewhat clean cut. I agree that being able to express who you are can help motivate you to play better, but I also think that too much 'on-court' personal expression can be a distraction and may subtract from the whole 'team-unity' thing. Something to be said for a guy who leaves his personality in the locker room and goes on the court as a professional concerned about winning. I dont wear dress clothes to work to hide my personality, I do it because it is a condition of employment, like athletes who must conform to uniform requirements.

Of course, there's a limit for everything. When it begins to affect the player's performance, I believe it's time to intervene. It's very hard to draw a line at the beginning, but I don't believe that prohibiting it completely it is the way to go. It's like banning pets because you don't know how to handle them. In that aspect, it may require a couple of tries before you get to the right policy.

That way, I think that the professional look can be summed up to tidiness. But more important than that is having a professional attitude. Because, it's true, they are on their jobs... but they are also on the entertainment business. So, it's required for them to have a certain showman's spirit. And there are good examples of showmanship with extravagant looks. Birdman, comes to my mind. Playing skills opinions aside, I really think he tries to keep the crowd and the team excited while playing around with one of his favorite themes. I don't see how that subtracts on the "team unity" spirit. Au contrair, to be honest, I think it adds a lot. And I think he's tidy. Shirt tucked in, clean clothes at the beginning and leveled socks. For Jordan, this could be a more intimate motivation but still as important.

So no more Dennis Rodmans?


Last edited by Solana_Steve at 10/30/2009 12:12:37 AM

Rodmans are fine, as long as they dont wear the wedding dress for the game :)

I think it's horrendous that a corporation can dictate to amateur athletes still attending an educational institution what footwear they have to use to play for the college team.

But if the university really did make that promise, they should rip up their contract with Adidas and sign a deal with Nike. If i was in Nike's marketing department, I'd sure as hell compensate them for any breach of contract. It's great PR for Nike and a no-win situation for the three stripes.




Last edited by Elmacca at 10/30/2009 7:29:07 PM

I should add, some premiership footballers have been known to wear one brand's boots made up to look like another brand. Perhaps that's an idea for Marcus.

Looks like we've got a resolution:

(http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/os-adidas-ucf-contract...)

Marcus Jordan wins. No more adidas contract for UCF.

Last edited by IronDoofus at 11/5/2009 10:42:19 AM

So how good is this kid? Its not like UCF is a powerhouse basketball program.

He'll look a lot better playing at UCF than he would have sitting on the bench at a better school. The other schools offering him were, I think, Iowa and Davidson. Maybe he'll turn out to be a great player worth all this fuss, I don't know.

I would like to highlight the following observation from the article:

Jordan wore a pair of white Air Jordans with no prominent logos. His teammates wore white adidas with black trademark stripes. Jordan also was wearing black ankle braces with the adidas logo prominently displayed. As a result, the only clear logos near his feet belonged to adidas.

I think that, this act shows a lot of sensibility to the school's situation with Adidas (which in my opinion, destroys the prima-donna theory). But on the other hand, he didn't want to give up on his father's legacy (which in my opinion, is completely legitimate).

Now, we'll have to wait and see what happens between UFC and Adidas.

Last edited by the L train at 11/6/2009 3:04:01 PM

I didn't read what everybody post, but if Marcus Jordan plays at BuzzerBeater (LOL), I just wanted to tell him to be as good as his father, than he could talk sponsors ...