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Originally Posted by Roscoe Sheed
It shows Stern is a total tyrant. What difference does it make if he wears a sport coat?
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No real difference in my mind. A shirt is business attire in my eyes. However, as long as there is a standard and punishments are equal I see no problem. If it were only Rasheed who had been punished and others had gone unpunished, then I'd be complaining about double standards. But having the same play out with other players during the season, I don't see what the big deal is. Again, it's not as if the rule is news to the player, team or agent. Somebody should be reading the rule book.
To me, it's more a slip up on the organization/players part. If it's so important to have Sheed's courtside cheerleading then the Pistons should have made sure under no uncertain terms that Sheed was aware he needed a sportscoat BEFORE the game. Doesn't take a whole lot of attention to detail. Every team and player was sent the rules before the season, so why complain about the L now? Stern might be on a power trip, but he hasn't sprung a quick one on Sheed.
Just because it's "dressed up for Sheed" does not mean it meets standards set 6 months ago.