FiddySicks

For what it was, in the time it was in, TeamBuilder was fantastic. 

Everyone knocked Minnesota so hard for that Gobert trade, but it’s like they knew that KAT would find some way to it all up, and they needed the insurance plan. 
 

I’m really excited to see if this young, kinda dumb team can handle the onslaught they’re gonna get thrown by Dallas. I think they can, but man that has the potential to be a really fun one. Both of these teams are really flawed but REALLY talented.

I kinda feel like if Boston doesn’t finally win it this year that they deserve all the criticism they’ll get.  
 

It probably won’t happen, but the idea of a Minnesota Indiana final is hilarious. 

lol this is a great series. Watch game 7 be a 2 point game. 

9 hours ago, Old School Fool said:

 

I saw Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden at an amphitheatre when it was like nearly 100 degrees. The music was good but the sweat was awful. In fact amphitheatres just suck in general.

That still sounds like a fun show. In fact, sweating profusely while listening to Head Like a Hole sounds like a great time to me!

On 5/12/2024 at 7:37 PM, MalibuSunrise said:

I still think it'll be Blizzard with a Yeti logo. 

I mean, that’s basically already the Avalanche. 

The name is perfect and I even like the logo, but I do not get those colors. The other two WNBA teams in California, the Sparks, and (former) Monarchs both used purple already. Why? 

I’m not sure where else to put this, but a woman swam from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Farallon Islands this week. That is absolutely bonkers. I get nervous just reading about the Farallones and the “Red Triangle”. It’s some of the most treacherous ocean in the world and is the inspiration for the San Jose Sharks name. She’s the first known person to ever do that. 

11 hours ago, LAWeaver said:

At least with the 49ers and 76ers, those brands are named after historically-significant moments/eras in American history. I'm sorry but naming yourself the 32s because you were "founded" in 1932 is dumb. 

Yeah I would imagine that 76ers is pretty self explanatory to Americans, but I’ve gotten some questions over the years from people about the 49ers. California history is fascinating and is definitely vital to the construction of this country, but outside of the state, I’d imagine it’s not covered outside of brief glimpses of the old western trails in basic US history. Hell, it’s not even taught well in California schools. 
 

32s, otoh? Yeah, good luck with having people recognize that one. 

32s is alright. Not a huge fan of the number names. Don’t like the 76ers (especially that it’s often shortened to Sixers) and I’ve never liked the name 49ers even though I’m in NorCal. It always requires an explanation and that just feels clunky. 

Just for some context here:

The Mavs current brand and base set is only three years younger than the Denver Broncos last uniform set. And I actually think the brand itself debuted like a full year prior to that (I think Cuban released it only for the league to say he had to wait a year to actually use it). 

Gah, I wish they would’ve used the G wing logo on the cap. Otherwise, those are good. Very safe, but good. 

12 hours ago, tBBP said:

I've wondered for a few years now why UA makes ND's numbers so small and so narrow...I mean, can't they bulk them up justalittlebit?

I think that’s kind of their calling card, and I think it may be intentional? I feel like I can always instantly tell when a team is outfitted by UA by how narrow their numbers are. 

1 hour ago, DJT said:

Everyone voting for Black Diamonds (I liked it too originally) realize the entire team name and brand would be a different winter sport altogether right? Like imagine a professional hockey team named the skiers with a logo of someone skiing. I can’t get past that. 

I’m personally fine with that. There’s enough of an interconnection with skating and skiing for it to be passable imo. The lines are blurred enough for me to overlook the finer details. And I don’t even think it has to be a straight connection to skiing/boarding, but a more broad representation of winter sports as a whole. And not many locales can do that without it coming across weird and out of place, IMO. Salt Lake City definitely can with its recent history with winter sports.

1 hour ago, tBBP said:

@FiddySicks, I had to look up what Black Diamonds even meant in that context, because I had no clue, even after reading your post. (Full disclosure: I ain't never skiied in my life.) Apparently it's a ski run.  So would I then be to guess that the nickname would be the name of the actual slope itself?? (Unless they try to double- or even triple-entendre it incorporating the actual signage, the pike itself, and the gemstones. )

 

Anyway, I also found this image:

 

 

From that I pull black, sky blue, snow white, and [pick some shade of] brown. While not all that distinctive a la a Kraken or VGK, it would be the first time a/ a major pro sports team has paired, as a primary colorway, a/ black with light blue, b/ brown with light blue, c/ black with brown, and d/ all four of those colors together (setting aside the Memphis Grizzlies' 2023 City Edition stuff).

 

That could be an interesting colorway for either Yeti(s) or Black Diamonds...

 

(Also, what would be the chances of/reception to that second one being shortened to just "Diamonds"?)

 

This is all correct. Basically, Black diamond level ski runs are the highest (non back country, but I wont even get into that part of it other than to say the picture you posted is backcountry skiing) recognized runs in the sport. You also have to remember that I grew up in and am back living in an Olympic level ski resort town, so that kind of aesthetic is in my blood. My dad worked for years at the local resort, and I ran a ski/board shop my first three years back up here. I’m a complete and total sucker for any of that kind of branding. And some of it is really really good. I absolutely think it could translate over to a hockey team in a sophisticated, but still very bright and fun identity (that also avoids stepping on the Avalanche too too much). There’s also a pretty smooth way you could link all of that with the Utah Olympics in 2002, which I’m sure a big chunk of hockey fans my age in Utah got their love from (which is actually what happened to me, even though I’m not in Salt Lake).
 

It would be such a breath of fresh air to get something like that rather than just another brand catering to the lowest common denominator. Yeti(s) is a great name for a soccer team for five year olds, but it REALLY misses the mark for a team in the sport’s highest league. I also can’t imagine just how hard they would get cracked on if they just continue to be a dysfunctional extension of the Coyotes (which was a name that was a LOT more sophisticated than Yeti, and it STILL got cracked on hard because they sucked). 
 

10 hours ago, spartacat_12 said:

 

I feel like the Jays want something that any Canadian would want to buy, so I'd be surprised if they reference something too specific about the city. It could be cool to base the design off something like the old Honest Ed's signage, but I doubt that would resonate with people in New Brunswick or Saskatchewan.

 

Which seems weird to me because 

A.) It goes against the idea of a CITYConnect

B.) Unless they ditched the red Canada Day unis, they already have that. 
 

It’s probably gonna be red and black and say NORTH on it. 

There’s nothing even close to being as good as Black Diamonds. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but perfect for a team in the mountains that doesn’t want to ape too much of the Avs identity. In fact, some of the best skiiers/snowboarders in the world basically specialize in outrunning huge avalanches they’ve triggered. It would sort of be a perfect one-up to them on top of being a really solid brand choice. 
 

But this league is a circus, so of course it’s gonna be Yeti. 

Alright tight. Let’s see if this kid can put out this dumpster fire. At least Silicon Valley is warm. And even on a rookie deal, I think he might still be able to afford a modest little condo with a disconnected parking spot. That’s a come up in the Bay Area. Win win, really. 

3 hours ago, Echo said:

 

Do you have that 7000 printed on your helmet bumper or are we just supposed to take your word for it?

Our little height slogan/marker for the town/lake is “6225” (I live above town), and I absolutely would not be shocked if the high school football team did that on their helmet bumpers. 

The thing that’s so surprising to me is just how stifling the T Wolves defense looked without their best defender. 
 

The Wolves are gonna be a problem for any of the remaining teams. 

Yeah so, Minnesota is taking the defending champs to the absolute woodshed. Holy hell. 

N/M.

I live 7,000 feet up in the Sierra Nevada. They might as well be identical to those two pictures. 

1 hour ago, Silver_Star said:

 

This guy has the most favorite uniform designs I can ever imagine
 

I still hate those numbers, but I kind of think the only way the Titans are ever going to get Houston to back off of the Oilers look is if they just went straight up Oilers cosplay just out of spite. Trying to own that powder blue by actually wearing a powder blue helmet would probably push in that direction, too. 

Damn those suck. It looks like a soccer team decided to start a baseball team in their spare time. 

The Titans current uniforms are a total train wreck, but I’ve always kinda loved what they initially came up with. I’ve always liked the “Flaming Thumbtack” logo, the sword is an EXCELLENT alt logo, and the colors are really good. I also agree that their initial Titans uniforms were basically perfect, and every tweak they made to that set made it worse. 
 

I guess that’s an unpopular opinion, but oh well