NBA Changes 2016-17 Season

[Rj0498 318]

10 hours ago, tulanebc said:

That was your dazzle fabric era, where black jerseys looked like a wet Hefty bag.

Would have loved to see them matched with mavs when they were wearing the trash bag unis

[SCalderwood 229]

1 hour ago, Rj0498 said:

Would have loved to see them matched with mavs when they were wearing the trash bag unis

 

Haha.

 

            vs.  

 

 

 

They could have called it the Hefty Bowl.

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Are NBA teams afraid of a good uniform matchup? Bulls are at it again with the black shirts. 

[upperV03 1,580]

The Bucks are having a blackout tonight for Game 3 against Toronto. They'll be in the black "fear the deer" uniforms and they'll have the alternate court as well. This'll be the first time (to my knowledge) that any team will have used an alternate court in a playoff game.

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38 minutes ago, upperV03 said:

The Bucks are having a blackout tonight for Game 3 against Toronto. They'll be in the black "fear the deer" uniforms and they'll have the alternate court as well. This'll be the first time (to my knowledge) that any team will have used an alternate court in a playoff game.

 

HISTORY! 

 

But, for aesthetics' sake let's hope the Raptors are in red and not white. Color vs. Color is the only way to go. 

[Shadojoker 472]

15 hours ago, kimball said:

 

HISTORY! 

 

But, for aesthetics' sake let's hope the Raptors are in red and not white. Color vs. Color is the only way to go. 

You got your wish! 

 

Btw. Am I the only one hoping for a road version of these beauties from the Wizards?

 

[JerseyJosh 187]

Those are the best jerseys Washingtons had (in basketball) since the Bullets, imo

[mike2sana 44]

12 minutes ago, JerseyJosh said:

Those are the best jerseys Washingtons had (in basketball) since the Bullets, imo

Sorry but the original wizards set is the best. I'd say these are a close 2nd 

[Digby 626]

Eh, I like the striping on the regular Wiz jerseys. The Nets and Sixers already kinda took this aesthetic. Plus I'm bored with foisting patriotism on DC teams -- wish someone from the big four leagues would follow DC United's lead and place city pride above country pride for a change.

[Shadojoker 472]

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/245694/Wizards-Home-Playoff-Uniforms-Can-No-Longer-Be-Bought-By-Fans

 

Wow those Wizards jerseys are sold out until NIKE takes over. 

 

It says that these unis are VERY popular with everyone!! (Even management and shareholders)  Guess we can expect a road alternate then.

[Around the Horn 255]

I think that the "best" Wizards jersey is probably a mix of elements from the two jerseys...

 

Now in what way, I'm not sure...

[Digby 626]

I'd suggest a compromise that's more based on the navy blue alt: no second stripe on the front, but retains the contrasting shoulder yoke. I think I do like the red wordmark + navy number + no silver on the flag alt, so that can stay. But none of the stars and stripes stuff. (As much as I hate on the nationalistic nonsense, I do love the retro-campaign-button look of the Wizards logo.)

[ScubaSteve 238]

Anythings better than the training bra jerseys. I get what they were trying to do, but I don't think it was well executed.

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3 hours ago, Shadojoker said:

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/245694/Wizards-Home-Playoff-Uniforms-Can-No-Longer-Be-Bought-By-Fans

 

Wow those Wizards jerseys are sold out until NIKE takes over. 

 

It says that these unis are VERY popular with everyone!! (Even management and shareholders)  Guess we can expect a road alternate then.

 

You're right that demand outstripped projections, but I suspect that the projections were extremely conservative.  Wizards merch doesn't appear to sell that well. 

 

I went to the NBA flagship store in NYC ~8 years ago; I asked if they stocked Wizards shorts.  The rep replied, "nah, we only carry the main teams."

[upperV03 1,580]

The Raptors are going with the gold-accented uniforms tonight in Cleveland. Seems an odd choice.

[sayahh 299]

16 minutes ago, upperV03 said:

The Raptors are going with the gold-accented uniforms tonight in Cleveland. Seems an odd choice.

I think they're trying what the Cavs did last year against the Warriors: switch to alternates and maybe turn your fortunes. 

[Shadojoker 472]

Ignore...

[upperV03 1,580]

On 5/3/2017 at 4:23 PM, sayahh said:

I think they're trying what the Cavs did last year against the Warriors: switch to alternates and maybe turn your fortunes. 

I suppose that's possible (although it certainly didn't work), but teams will often bring two sets of uniforms with them for the first two road games of a playoff series since they generally stay in that city in between those games. So unless they flew out the black and gold set after Game 1, it seems as though it was a move that was decided on before the series.

[Digby 626]

On 5/3/2017 at 7:23 PM, sayahh said:

I think they're trying what the Cavs did last year against the Warriors: switch to alternates and maybe turn your fortunes. 

Hmm, what's plan B? 

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On 4/21/2017 at 10:12 PM, keynote said:

 

You're right that demand outstripped projections, but I suspect that the projections were extremely conservative.  Wizards merch doesn't appear to sell that well. 

 

I went to the NBA flagship store in NYC ~8 years ago; I asked if they stocked Wizards shorts.  The rep replied, "nah, we only carry the main teams."

 

I was there a couple of years ago trying to find some Hornets merch. Aside from an LJ throwback jersey, they only had a single t-shirt. When I asked one of the assistants if they had anything, he said "you mean the Pelicans, right?". When I said Charlotte he replied "Oh, Bobcats stuff isn't a big seller". Just about said it all.

 

I also didn't find a single piece of Whalers merch at the NHL store either, but that's another story...