Red Wolf

As a Broncos fan from Arkansas, I feel as though I also own the Broncos now. We're all in this together.

1 hour ago, DJT said:

A random twitter account said the new Utah Jazz jerseys will be released on June 17th. 
 

That's too bad. I'm still going to be thinking about this travesty on my birthday. Kind of ruins the whole thing, which is impressive because it's already ruined since my birthday just reminds me of my lost youth as I circle the drain of eternity.

8 minutes ago, tigerslionspistonshabs said:

A surfing theme for a city that doesn't touch the coast lol.

They're a lot closer than either of us are, so I'll allow it.

7 hours ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

I've been vocally anti-Warriors for a while, but that's transitioned from annoyance to begrudging respect. They had a death star roster, fell off for two years and, just like they did in the early 2010s, hit on pretty much every single draft pick.

 

They're the model NBA franchise and if Steph and Klay stay healthy, they might win two or three more.

I think I'm in the same boat. They're a team that got good, became all-time great, and then added an elite talent which made the league boring. I remember being so excited for the inevitability of a Warriors vs. Cavaliers III until Durant signed. Then it just became hammer vs. nail instead of a really cool rivalry. Then that faded and they quickly rebuilt. Imagine if they had just trusted the process though.

1 hour ago, oldschoolvikings said:

Since I still haven't managed to get a better answer as to why everyone hates them than "they win too much" I'm really hoping the Warriors win this thing going away. The fact that it'll annoy everyone who seems to be coasting on general pettiness makes me want to be petty right back.

There isn't a better answer. That was the point. 99% of sports hate is based on being wronged. Nobody is alive to remember the time the Vikings wronged anybody which is why they're pitied rather than hated.

I kind of assumed every Tech school was officially called something else until basically just now. I didn't realize Texas Tech was officially just Texas Tech University.

The Warriors suddenly looked like peak Warriors. So I don't know, maybe we don't go back to San Francisco this series.

As a wholly objective observer, I just think the NBA should count this as two wins for the Grizzlies.

Memphis played really strong defense and made Golden State look incredibly beatable in the last game. The difference was that Memphis (especially Dillon Brooks) weren't hitting shots. I figured last game would be the Warriors worst performance of the playoffs and they got bailed out. Nevermind I guess.

Probably doesn't help that Steph hit himself with such a powerful jinx.

1 hour ago, FiddySicks said:

Wow first playoff win for a Sacramento Kings head coach in 16 years. 

Always nice to see feel-good moments like this. Warms the heart.

Dillion Brooks should be left in Alcatraz. God have mercy on any unfortunate soul caught breathing near Steph in the real world, because you might be charged with capital murder.

2 hours ago, Dynasty said:

The Grizzlies were great this year, but they just aren't there yet. They might need an additional piece or two, but I think a little more experience would help them.

 

Still, I can't believe how much of a contributor Morant is; New Orleans really missed out in the draft.

He's a lot better than the Grizzlies' previous #2 pick of Hasheem Thabeet. That dude had so little chance of being a success that even I knew he was doomed the moment he was drafted and I'm not an expert in anything.

I am worried that I'm going to survive the summer. That's too bad, I guess.

31 minutes ago, DoctorWhom said:

Grizzlies are one of those teams I  know next to nothing about except for the fact they used to be the only NBA team to play in a Pyramid. That's cool.

My first Grizzlies game was when they were still at the Pyramid. It was always unsettling how high up the ceiling was. I kind of wish they'd stuck with the teal, black, and red color scheme.

Now it's a fancy-ass Bass Pro Shop because Memphis is the Redneck Nexus where Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi meet.

The main thing to know about the Grizz is that Ja Morant is legitimately one of the most exciting players in basketball. I'd watch him play even if he were with a pointless franchise like the Knicks.

11 minutes ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

 

I'm rooting for them!

Welcome to the bandwagon! Best case scenario, I'm dead by the end of June from partying too hard.

Also, man it's weird rooting for a Grizzlies team that's legit fun to watch. The previous Grit N Grind teams had their moments, but I could see a lot of people finding them off putting in the way the Spurs often were. But also the Spurs were more fun to watch than NBA dorks that were desperate for the Knicks to matter would have you believe.

Ja is for real though. If you watch that dude play ball and don't get hyped you're either a nerd who hates sports or he's kicking your team's ass. In the case that it's the latter, I get it.

If Memphis wins the title you will never see me here again because I will have literally died.

I know the Lightning have looked like this for a while now, but this game looking so much like an intrasquad scrimmage is bothering me more than normal and I don't know why.

On 4/30/2022 at 10:27 PM, DEAD! said:

On the flip side

 

There's something truly magical about how the entirety of the football world can come together to dunk on Texas.

Grizzlies got a couple of really big breaks from the refs for once and still lost. Second chance points by the Warriors were absolute death for Memphis.

Changing to two stripes in the first place was such a weird thing. It seemed like it was done because they weren't fitting the three stripes onto the sleeves properly and instead of just making a slight alteration to that, they just threw one of them in the garbage, which is super strange. Also glad to see a return to the saloon mark. Small but good changes all around.

3 minutes ago, JTernup said:

Probably not his idea but there is no way that it happened without his approval.

I'd bet a few bucks that it was AD Terry Mohajir's idea. He used to be AD at Arkansas State and was always coming up with wild ideas. He was the one in charge when we auctioned off the coaching job for the spring game, for instance. Also, spring games don't matter.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaaf/news/arkansas-state-spring-game-auction-winner-nick-bhardwaj-coach-blake-anderson/1u0g7a5b1je3b1iam04ss5zl3m

52 minutes ago, Kevin W. said:

The Nuggets are on that level.

They've definitely changed a lot. It's always been variations of shades blue, gold, and red outside of the rainbow look. I think the Jazz go beyond that. We've had green and gold, purple and gold, purple and blue, double blues, green and blue and gold, and now black and highlighter.

The Hawks and Cavaliers are pretty good candidates now that I think about it.

3 hours ago, pepis21 said:

Where are the fans to boycott that rebrand? Leeds fans and some other football fans can force their clubs to ditched changes so Utah fans could try this also. I know, I know in US all merchandise are probably already made so Jazz, nike, NBA, etc. will loose money if they change minds and stop that rebrand but pluck it.

 

Current Jazz brand is their best brand since 90's one and they should keep that (change unis if you want).

Yeah, generally the best hope is that there's a major fan revolt and it's fixed in a couple of years or so, similar to what happened with the Chicago Fire's branding disaster a few years ago. The old days of fans stopping the 49ers logo change before it actually happens are gone.

2 hours ago, flyersfan said:

Teams are allowed to pick any name and any color scheme they want. If this is the brand they want, go for it. If they coe out with this and still run throwbacks or the red rocks, its criminal.

The issue people have with any given branding attempt isn't that a team can do something, it's whether or not they should.

Has anybody changed color schemes more than the Jazz and now had more disparate changes? I was hoping for their last shakeup that they'd go all the way back to green and gold, but oh well. NBA branding at this point is just whatever you want whenever, so I don't understand why they feel the need to completely overhaul the color scheme. Just have one of the ugly jerseys as the special jersey, whatever it is that they're called.

And since then we've let it play out with the WFL (less than two seasons), USFL (three seasons), XFL 1 (one season), AAF (less than a season), XFL 2 (COVID cancellation so we'll see later I guess). It's not exactly a mystery as to why people expect the worst. Our most recent example of a supposedly successful alternative league was the USFL which was rife with turmoil and financial issues even before the ill-fated attempt at a fall season.

10 hours ago, gosioux76 said:

You ask why they keep trying these spring leagues? Because there’s enough compelling evidence that it could work that people keep trying to unlock the formula.

Is there compelling evidence that spring football could work long term? We've been chasing the high of the original USFL for decades with diminishing returns. I'm certainly not wishing for failure, but the crown jewel of spring football was a league that lasted three seasons nearly 40 years ago.

11 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said:

I thought the playoffs had to be in Canton because the stadium wasn't available. 

 

Can anyone confirm that (too lazy to google).

This is correct, the 2022 World Games are going to be there. Maybe it'll draw more interest locally just by virtue of being somewhere else. This is a really weird setup.