projectjohn
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I remember those being complained about vociferously at the time, yet here we are only about 10 years later and they're realistically quite tame by today's standards. The NBA uniform-scape has turned into the wild west in short order.
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The 2000s Lakers jerseys were the best they’ve ever looked and that’s a hill I’m willing to die on.
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IMO this one is a little over the top and I think why the Spurs avoided the Fiesta motif for so long. They nailed it with the 2020 version and should have kept that one around a few years like the Suns and Jazz did.
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Posted on Reddit, the first in-arena look at the Pistons' Hardwood Classic court that I am aware of:
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Seeing the Pistons new Statement jerseys in action tonight for the first time - I still wouldn’t say I’m big on them (we all know their statement edition should be either the 90s or 2000s red jerseys), but at least they are an improvement over the Chrome. They’re decent enough in actual game use that I won’t dread seeing them use these like most of their alts from the 2010s decade.
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Loblaw's?
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I'm guessing old court designs that haven't been been changed or updated in many years are grandfathered in? Otherwise, I don't know. NBA style and design rules are all over the map these days.
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Another nitpick is the free throw circles not being accurate. For instance, the Pistons' teal court had the free throw circle fully teal, not half. It seems like the NBA suggests (requires?) the lane to be one solid color these days, for whatever reason.
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Pistons City Edition shirsey has apparently leaked. Doesn't look bad for a City Edition. I certainly like it more than the awful Statement jersey that was previously released, and beats the year after year of "Motor City" garbage they used to go with.
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Yikes. Not used for good reason IMO. I'm glad some teams still understand classic design and tradition.
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Many teams would benefit from this IMO. Even not being a teal guy, I would have much rather seen the Pistons' teal and/or maroon joints from the 90s the last half decade than uninspired at best and ugly at worst "Motor City" jerseys year after year, for instance.
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If using a Classic edition jersey in the place of a City edition is allowed, I wish more teams would take advantage of that option.
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This honestly could be a strong contender for the worst NBA jersey of all time. I've always thought dumb city monikers like "Buzz City", "Motor City", "City Never Sleeps", etc. were gimmicky and had no place on jerseys in a professional sports league (leave that to fashion jerseys and minor league baseball), but "Land" really takes the cake.
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I'll never be convinced that these aren't the best Lakers jerseys of all time. At least certainly far superior to what's come after them.
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Is that bad lighting or are the side panels green? Pretty good though, and bonus points for keeping the same jersey cut (yay consistency) across all uniforms unlike some other teams..
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Seems like City edition jerseys might be shifting back towards more traditional wordmarks rather than gimmicky (IMO) stuff like "Peachtree" or "City Never Sleeps." Hopefully this is a league-wide trend.
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What a difference. It never ceases to amaze me how hobbyists can create mockups that are way better than what so-called professional designers create. Here's another one I thought was a big improvement over the real thing:
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Not a surprise, I suppose, considering what a disaster their design team has been for the last decade or so, with few exceptions. It's not that hard; the Pistons just refuse to do it for some reason.
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I know you have access to the official Pantone hex values and whatnot, but the team itself identifies the jersey as black. Here’s an excerpt from a “The Athletic” article discussing the unveiling. Interesting since I agree it appears to be dark navy in some pics.
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Well said. You definitely hit upon my biggest issues with this jersey. No consistency with the classic jerseys (icon or association), be it the font, the jersey cut (I know most here hate the wishbone but I think the jersey style should be the same for an entire set), or shoehorning in black out of nowhere into the color scheme. This would be more than passable as a City edition (especially with the horizontal stripe homage to the Bad Boys era warmups), but as part of the primary set it’s a swing and a miss.
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The Pistons desperately need to bring in some new blood in their design department. Other than the 2017 primary logo and last season's "remix" jersey, they have botched every design item for 15 years.
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Can we bring the Chrome back?
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Not a fan, but could be worse I guess. I don't like how it doesn't match the cut of the association and icon jersey.
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They'll have to bring the reds back at some point, you'd think. Hopefully this one doesn't last nearly a decade like the two iterations of "Chrome" did. I can't imagine it isn't better but your opinion doesn't fill me with optimism. Given the 3:13 unveiling time, I'm now afraid my fear about "313" being plastered as the wordmark on a jersey is going to become a reality. Man, how amateurish that would be..
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Rumor was that the Pistons' new statement edition will be unveiled next week. I'm both curious and nervous as there hasn't been the slightest leak about it. But it can't be worse than the terrible grays they used for far too long. Edit: Looks like it's unveiling today at 3:13 PM ET. Conrad beat me to the punch below.
