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Message: [QUOTE="ClifSpliffy, post: 4528962, member: 9260"] bad basketball 'fashion.' back when, there was a [I]ridiculous [/I]court fashion, now mostly gone, where some players would wear sweatpants with one leg rolled up to below the knee. absolutely nothing to do with game, and everything to do with fashion. i teased a few pals so afflicted. they were always like 'leave me alone.' over time, i had a few kids show up at opening practice with this 'look.' 'ya, no, we don't do that here. period. u look ridiculous, and separates u from the rest of the team. did i say that u look ridiculous? iffn u need to stand out for reasons other than game, then paint ur hair or something like that, but the proper uniform is the one that everyone has, and forget any thoughts of big jewelry.' in this new era where the pick up courts are saddeningly empty, u really don't see the pants thing or big jewelry much anymore. good riddance. let's just hope and pray that when the warm weather returns, so will a few more players. i find that a current fashion of 'leggings' is problematic. at first, it gives a 'lift' sensation, but after a while, especially indoors, it feels confining, and often sweaty and itchy. experimenting with them at times (it never made the cut), it was exhilarating when i peeled them off later in the game, tho for others, to each his own. some kids are showing up lately with them. john wooden, at first practice, would teach the grown men the proper way to tie their shoes. for youth hoops, so do i. not necessary much for adults these days. shoe culture an all that. [/QUOTE]

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