what makes a player a thug?

[NugzFan]

just want descriptions...dont list players (lets see who can follow directions). i really want to know because people throw this term around (it doesnt bother me) - i just want to know what makes a player a thug? that way when people use it in other threads i know what they are talking about. i tried asking in other threads but didnt get a good answer.

a thug is a person who:

a)
b)
c)

fill em in!

[John Smith]

Hitting a guy in the mouth causing him to bleed and get stitches. Um...throwing a guy into a scorer's table. Kenyon martin. You know these types of things.

[DuMa]

has a 'thug' tattoo

[StroShow4]

I don't think I've ever called an NBA player a thug. Thugs don't make their money playing basketball.

[Valliant13]

a thug is a person who:

a) Commits violent crimes
b) Roll with known gang members and endorses their lifestyle
c) Attacks fans and teammates without (or with little) provocation

Example of Actual NBA Thug

- Rubben Patterson (Convicted sex offender, teammate attackers, general lowlife)

Someone like Kenyon Martin is more like a hockey goon than real thug: plays a physical role to intimidate the opponents and support his team. Hell by that standard I would be considered a thug for the way I played defense in ****ing soccer. People often lack perspective.

[omarnyc]

any black dude who dress a certain way, have or once had braids, has tatts and grew up in the hood = thug according to a large number of posters on this message board

[NugzFan]

Hitting a guy in the mouth causing him to bleed and get stitches. Um...throwing a guy into a scorer's table. Kenyon martin. You know these types of things.

oops. you fail. cant follow directions written for a 2nd grader.

i didnt realize this would happen on the FIRST reply!

[Silverbullit]

I don't think I've ever called an NBA player a thug. Thugs don't make their money playing basketball.

I never called anyone a thug.

[NugzFan]

ok so far we have:

a) has a 'thug' tattoo
b) Commits violent crimes
c) Roll with known gang members and endorses their lifestyle
d) Attacks fans and teammates without (or with little) provocation
e) any black dude who dress a certain way, have or once had braids, has tatts and grew up in the hood

this is helping.

[Jordandunk23]

any black dude who dress a certain way, have or once had braids, has tatts and grew up in the hood = thug according to a large number of posters on this message board

this pretty much summarizes what people generalize as a thug..

[ProfessorMurder]

Example of Actual NBA Thug

- Kobe Bryant (Almost convicted sex offender, teammate attacker, general lowlife)

Slightly changed for comedic effect!

[Rasheed1]

there are no thugs in basketball


thugs rob & kill people for a living..... they dont make multi-millions playing bball

tattoes dont make thugs....

niether do tough looks and slang talk


real thugs rob these players you kids call thugs.....

[LJJ]

any black dude who dress a certain way, have or once had braids, has tatts and grew up in the hood = thug according to a large number of posters on this message board

Yes, let's ignore that a lot of those players actively try to present themselves as thugs or at least as "down with thugs".

[OneMoreSucka]

there are no thugs in basketball


thugs rob & kill people for a living..... they dont make multi-millions playing bball

tattoes dont make thugs....

niether do tough looks and slang talk


real thugs rob these players you kids call thugs.....

[Myth]

You become a thug by at some point in your career joining the Denver Nuggets. [COLOR="White"]I kid. I kid.[/COLOR]