After being suspended once you would think he would know not to do it again. Is it going to be a harsher suspension now that it is his second time or is it going to be the same. (5 games or was it more last year?)
I've always wondered why a team doesn't just sue a player like MT. His actions get him suspended, yet the Rockets still have to pay. If I was CD and Les, I'd try to get the contract voided. Raven
We need confirmation on this from a more established BBSer, my apologies benz. Not a judgment of you, just don't know you, and we do get twits in here.
You know, if smoking up and shooting at and hitting women were legal, we wouldn't be in this mess. BLAME THE GOVERNMENT!!!
Considering we've got two threads started on the same topic within the last 10 minutes, and the fact that this has been made a 'sticky' so that nobody else starts yet another, I'm willing to say that he's on the money!
DOWN GOES TAYLOR DOWN GOES TAYLOR Who signed this guy again?? I'm just posting this to piss some people off
The policy. (courtesy of "cannabisnews.com) What offense is Taylor on? Is it his 4th? because he got the suspension last time, was that his 3rd? By Roman Modrowski Source: Chicago Sun Times Reality is about to meet perception in the NBA as the league tests for mar1juana use for the first time, and the Bulls didn't have to wait long for their examination. The league is visiting each training camp unannounced and will test players, coaches and other team personnel for banned substances. As a result of the new collective bargaining agreement reached in January, mar1juana is now listed among the banned substances. The Bulls were tested Tuesday, which was the first day of camp. "I think the time has come to clear up some things as far as the image of the league and what we're trying to portray," said Bulls guard B.J. Armstrong, who's entering his 11th NBA season. "So I think it's good for us because we're a part of society like any other profession, and we have to abide by the rules." The rules mandate a two-year suspension for anyone testing positive for a hard drug, including cocaine or heroin. A first-time offender testing positive for a recreational drug, such as mar1juana, must undergo substance-abuse treatment. A second offense carries a $15,000 fine and a third offense results in a five-game suspension. All players will be tested during training camp, and rookies will undergo three more random tests during the season. Test results are confidential. Even the teams aren't informed, although it will be difficult to conceal a drug-related suspension. "I didn't think the NBA had a drug problem," said Elton Brand, the Bulls' No. 1 draft pick from Duke. "There were incidents, of course, but I didn't think there was a major problem. "But with the new drug policy, we'll see." The players association distributed letters to all its members encouraging those who felt they had a problem to come forward before being tested. Those who did wouldn't be considered first-time offenders and would receive treatment. "I talked to our players as well," Bulls general manager Jerry Krause said. "I told them if they had a problem to come to me before being tested because afterward, it would be too late." Krause said none of his players took him up on his offer. "I think the game should be as clean as we could make it," Krause said. "Criminal law bans it, so why shouldn't we? "I think it's good we have the public's confidence that they're not going to pay for seats to a game to see a guy who's doing something illegal." There was a time when many seats were empty and the league's image was stained by the perception of widespread drug use. The NBA tried to address the problem by randomly testing rookies, and testing for mar1juana advances the image-enhancing process another step. "From what I understand, a lot of veteran players wanted it because they didn't want the appearance that that was what the league was all about," Bulls coach Tim Floyd said. "If the players were in favor of it, I think it's fine. "And I think it's only appropriate that coaches should be tested as well, and I think all it will do is give the league the type of image that not only the coaches and players want, but what the fans want." One veteran NBA player estimated that 60 percent of the league smokes mar1juana, but Floyd doesn't believe the problem is any more prevalent in the NBA than any other occupation. "It just mirrors society," he said. "The percentage of people doing it in one business is the same as another business. "What happens is there are a couple of isolated cases [in the NBA], and it becomes bigger because of the visibility issue." Armstrong, who has played on four different teams, said he has no reason to believe the "60 percent" estimate. And he also said the players association wasn't against the inclusion of mar1juana on the banned list, despite publicized reports to the contrary. "I don't smoke, and I'm not around players who smoke," he said. "So the other guys putting out the percentage, how do they know? I have no idea, to be honest." Published: October 11, 1999 Chicago Sun Times NBA's New Drug Policy Being Implemented - 10/09/99 http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread3212.shtml
i really wish i didn't get this nervous, timid feeling everytime i log-on to cc.net (excuse me, cf.net .) this is unbelievable. dang...
