This is why I love eBay

even if it was fake singnatures…

A. It looks Legit, so other would think its signed…

B. aming jersey is like 100+ bucks so at 35 even with “signatures” still a nice bargain!

Well, nothing per se, it was definitely a joke, but I think you know what I mean by the “locker room lawyer” phrase. I’m sure no one would object to bringing Gregory Peck from To Kill A Mockingbird onto a team (assuming he was 6-8 with a great shot) but that isn’t the case.

It evokes the least attractive part of the perception of lawyers – arguing over anything to gain an edge, always claiming the most advantageous possible reading of every rule, creating an atmosphere of tetchy scrutiny of every action, stretching quibbles out as long as possible, constantly consulting “the rulebook” (in Jackson’s case – player union rules) to point out minor transgressions while being convinced that you yourself have never, ever, done anything wrong, and so on.

I realize many attorneys are not at all this way, but behind every commonplace perception there is a grain of truth. A fair number of lawyers are EXACTLY that way, and it isn’t terribly endearing. That personality type isn’t restricted to lawyers of course, cf Jackson, Jim (Brown, Kevin etc) but is usually associated with them, just as arrogance with delusions of godhood is often associated with surgeons. I say this as a Juris Doctor myself, by the way.

Introducing that type of personality (ie Bad Lawyer) into a team environment that requires unity, cohesion and a great deal of self-sacrifice on the part of many players – you might as well just gas the locker room and get it over with.

Wow, that was really long-winded, and quibbly. I guess I’m a Message Board Lawyer at heart.

All I have is a youth XL Tracy McGrady….I need something that fits