Enio125 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 A couple added last weekBruce Bowen's number at the AT&T CenterHide your kids, hide your wives, and hide your husbands cause they retiring everybody's number now a days.Defensive specialist who happened to play for one of the best teams in the NBA? Why shouldn't his number be retired?To me the Spurs should only have three numbers retired. Gervin, Robinson and whenever Tim Duncan decides to call it a quits. If they want to do a ring of honor for other guys that's fine, but to say guys like Avery Johnson and Sean Elliott meant just as much to the Spurs franchise as did David Robinson is a bit absurd.Then again this is a team that also decided to retire Johnny Moore and his zero time all-star NBA career over Artis Gilmore, so I'm not looking for much logic when it comes to how the Spurs decide to retire numbers.So are you for or against them retiring Bowen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw11333 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Seeing all those Spurs banners bugs me. Championship teams were built around Duncan, who should have been drafted by the Grizzlies or Raptors. But those two teams were the only two expansion teams in NBA history to no be able to get a top 5 pick, for their first 5 years of existence. The Bobcats were awarded the first overall pick their 1st year. Another issue for another time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyStroke Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Bobcats got the second pick, after Orlando. The Magic picked Dwight Howard and the Bobcats selected Emeka Okafor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Here are a bunch of random ones I have found over the years...(Let me just say, I think the Capitals need to seriously reconsider the divisional banners to one much like Boston and REMOVE the Regular Season Eastern Conference Championship banners) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Here are some more...Now on these, I think it would make a lot more sense if they put all of these together in chronological order.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 What are these numbers (in the squares)?http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/4485318886/The Blue Jays banners after retiring Alomar's number:http://www.flickr.com/photos/55976115@N00/6067386236/I've always liked how the Leafs put the players' pics on the banners: Quote Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 What are these numbers (in the squares)?http://www.flickr.com/photos/syume/4485318886/The Blue Jays banners after retiring Alomar's number:http://www.flickr.com/photos/55976115@N00/6067386236/I've always liked how the Leafs put the players' pics on the banners:The numbers in the squares are all the Celtics retired numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I really like the Leafs' honored number banners, but I just wish the number was in a different color. They are a bit hard to read, and I'd imagine they'd be ever harder to read from a far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 You know, the one banner I have been trying to find over and over again with no luck is the Arizona Diamondbacks 2002 and 2007 NL West Banners as well as the original 2001 World Series Champions banner.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 You know, the one banner I have been trying to find over and over again with no luck is the Arizona Diamondbacks 2002 and 2007 NL West Banners as well as the original 2001 World Series Champions banner....That's because there aren't any.If you look at this picture below on the left side of the scoreboard, the logos are the representation of the Division/NL titles. It uses the logo from the time and it has the yeah (02, 07, etc.) attached in a circle on the logo. The World Series title is above the Miller Lite logo on the right. Quote | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpqmaowl Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Dammit, why didn't I get a focused picture of these? Quote the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Bruins and Celtics banners at Fanueil Hall during the NCAA Tournament at TD Garden.I always liked the way the Celtics and Bruins retired their numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 You know, the one banner I have been trying to find over and over again with no luck is the Arizona Diamondbacks 2002 and 2007 NL West Banners as well as the original 2001 World Series Champions banner....That's because there aren't any.If you look at this picture below on the left side of the scoreboard, the logos are the representation of the Division/NL titles. It uses the logo from the time and it has the yeah (02, 07, etc.) attached in a circle on the logo. The World Series title is above the Miller Lite logo on the right.Odd because I KNOW that there was a World Series Banner as well as a 2002 NL West banner. I remember that because I was there in Arizona in 2003 and saw them but I guess they went to the new format sometime before the 2007 season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I really like the Leafs' honored number banners, but I just wish the number was in a different color. They are a bit hard to read, and I'd imagine they'd be ever harder to read from a far.You'd be surprised how visible they are, especially considering that the banners are pretty big and hockey stadiums are pretty small (compared to ballparks or football fields).Toronto is my homer pick for no. 1, but I say that the Bruins have the second-best banners in the NHL. I like it when teams get creative.I also like how the Expos hung a banner for being the best team in the lockout-shortened '94 season: Quote Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Strongly dislike how they put the ACC Regular Champs on their also. NCAA Champions should always be by itself.... VCU's Final Four banner and a banner showing off their #6 final ranking. For a small school like that with little history I have no problem with a banner showing off a top 10 finish. Obviously it would be lame if school's like Kansas and Duke did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 Toronto is my homer pick for no. 1, but I say that the Bruins have the second-best banners in the NHL. I like it when teams get creative.I also like how the Expos hung a banner for being the best team in the lockout-shortened '94 season:I believe that banner was only hung for the final Expos home game.Also, that reminded me of this awesome video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBubba Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 ^I wasn't aware that they only hung that banner during their last home game. I would've hung it Opening Day '95. I have a strange sudden urge to want to buy an Expos jersey now after watching that video. What a slap in the face to the organization by the Nats for putting "Est. 1905" on their 2005 logos.Also, i thought this was a sick banner:[/kidding] Quote Nobody cares about your humungous-big signature. PotD: 29/1/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymie Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 In re Diamondbacks: I believe they did that after the 2007 season. Note the typeface choice which is definitely post-color change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 You know, the one banner I have been trying to find over and over again with no luck is the Arizona Diamondbacks 2002 and 2007 NL West Banners as well as the original 2001 World Series Champions banner....That's because there aren't any.If you look at this picture below on the left side of the scoreboard, the logos are the representation of the Division/NL titles. It uses the logo from the time and it has the yeah (02, 07, etc.) attached in a circle on the logo. The World Series title is above the Miller Lite logo on the right.Odd because I KNOW that there was a World Series Banner as well as a 2002 NL West banner. I remember that because I was there in Arizona in 2003 and saw them but I guess they went to the new format sometime before the 2007 season...My one trip to the BOB was in 2004, and that World Series presentation was there, I believe. I don't recall the other ones being that way though, and it's usually something I look for/photograph. I'll see if I can dig up pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedSox44 Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Toronto is my homer pick for no. 1, but I say that the Bruins have the second-best banners in the NHL. I like it when teams get creative.I also like how the Expos hung a banner for being the best team in the lockout-shortened '94 season:I believe that banner was only hung for the final Expos home game.Also, that reminded me of this awesome video: I'm not so sure it was the last game at Stade Olympique. Look at the Brewers logo right next to the banner, it's the mid-90s "Motre Bame" logo. The Brewers switched to their current identity in 2000. You'd think that by 2004, they'd have changed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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