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    I almost passed on watching the dunk contest this year; I’m glad I decided to keep watching! McClung’s dunks had me out of my seat. The dunk contest needed that badly. Also, a very cool moment with Dame winning the 3-pt Contest here wearing a Weber State uniform. He’s the greatest player to ever come out of a Utah school and definitely beloved here (I’ve attended two Blazers/Jazz games in SLC, and both times he got a near standing ovation when introduced in the lineup), and he’s always shown a lot of love right back to the state. I was rooting for Markkanen of course, but Dame winning here was the next best thing from a Jazz fan perspective, and I was really happy to see him do it.
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    Hadn’t seen the socks until now. Man, I love them. I feel like I haven’t seen national teams get bold with socks lately until this set, they really stand out in a good way.
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    Okay, learning the five stars on the shorts represent Utah’s National Parks is very cool. That’s a really nice touch. (BTW, if I may be a homer for a quick second: if you haven’t been to any of the Utah National Parks yet, GO! Seriously some of the most amazing places and sights you’ll ever see.)
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    Yeah…suffice to say, a LOT of baggage there with his awful allegations. I’m pretty uncomfortable with this too. If the NBA was going for a Jazz legend to fill that spot, they should’ve had Adrian Dantley or Darrell Griffith (Dr. Dunkenstein himself!) do it instead. The NBA ought to know better than this.
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    This trade doesn’t excite me at all in the short term for the Jazz, but it does clear up a lot of cap space and add one more first round pick to the treasure trove we have now. Feels like Ainge and Co. may be content to fade down the standings a little from here on out, which feels weirdly okay considering they’ve overachieved significantly this year. They almost made my profile pic obsolete from the start! Also, I’m really going to miss Conley. He was absolutely beloved here.
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    I’ve been as harsh a critic as anyone on the league’s systematic approach to Super Bowl logos and branding; I have to say, the patch for this year looks excellent on the uniforms. The colors work very well to help the patch stand out, and is far removed from the duller logo patches of recent years. The branding for the game as a whole seems so much stronger than recent years as well. I love the southwestern patterns, colors, and grain gradient they’re using. This year’s logo isn’t perfect, but it’s by far my favorite Super Bowl logo since the league began standardizing them. I hope the league keeps pushing the branding forward in future years like this.
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    All three are really fun, and I could see each looking really awesome on the ice! It’s hard for me to pick a favorite, I think I’d lean towards #3 (it’d make for a great Winter Classic set, BTW), but I also really appreciate the “Stinger” nod of #2. That little bit of electric green integrated into the Stingers logo just works so well for a quirky Reverse Retro theme. It kind of looks like that was Stinger the mascot all along. Really great idea there, and great work all around!
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    Potential white socks for the Eagles would be a slight bummer, but otherwise this should be a pretty nice matchup. The color matchup is especially good. From a purely aesthetic standpoint, it’s nice to see the Chiefs match up against someone not wearing any red this time.
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    I don’t think there’s enough yellow in the light blue uniform to justify yellow accessories. They look good with the navy uniform from last year, but they’re too much with the light blue this year. Side tangent: that navy mashup uniform ought to be the basis for the whole Grizzlies set. That’s exactly what they should be wearing, in my opinion. Make a white and light blue version to go along with it, and boom. Done.
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    Took me a second to get what the pattern was, but once I caught the snowflakes and ice, I really dug it. That little Utah shaped symbol on the ball is sweet too.
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    I couldn’t agree more. I think that’s an underrated issue that has kept this Bills team from reaching thier potential (which I still believe to be winning a Super Bowl in the near future). Fielding an RB corps of (pretty much exclusively) pass catchers means Allen has to take matters into his own hands in the power run game. Singletary especially just isn’t built for those kind of carries. Just because Allen is built like a fullback doesn’t mean he ought to be played like a QB/RB, and the Bills have been slow to figure this out. I truly think if the Bills had a back that could take that running load off of Allen, they’d get unlocked.
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    Yikes. As one of Puerto Rican descent, I’m not happy about that one. Looks like the kind of jersey you find on Amazon in the worst way.
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    The Jaguars and thier fans ought to feel really proud. To go from the hell that was the Urban Meyer micro-era to the 2nd round of the playoffs in only one season? That’s massive. I think they’ll be a very good team for the foreseeable future, and I’d be thrilled with the turnaround and trajectory if I were a Jags fan. Doug Pedersen and Co. has them headed in the right direction.
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    Excellent! That’s a really good update, I think you’ve hit the ferry blue just right. The addition of icicles is a great touch too. This looks awesome!
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    Double post, sorry
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    I feel like either this season or last, they had a nationally broadcast game against the Raiders in Las Vegas. If memory serves, I believe that shootout they had with the Rams a few seasons ago was at the LA Coliseum and was a MNF game. Otherwise, though, it really does feel like they’re at home for national broadcasts way more often than not! They’re always at home in the playoffs too, it seems.
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    I can kind of see where the Spurs were coming from wearing thier City editions last night - the all-star game the uniforms pay homage to was played in the Alamodome, and the first finals run was in fiesta colors at the Alamodome as well. The Gervin throwbacks were never worn as primary uniforms in the Alamodome, either. So all in all, I do think there was more thought put into this than is being given credit for. Now that all being said, I do think the best option would’ve been wearing thier regular primary uniforms and playing on a court designed after the ‘99 Alamodome Fiesta court instead, so it looked more like what they played in and on when at the Alamodome. But even though they didn’t go that route, I don’t think what they did was totally off-base either. I can at least see the thought process behind it, regardless of whether or not it was the best option.
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    I love the idea! The “CLASSIC” taking cues from Pike’s Market is really good, and the red works very well with the color scheme. The only thing I’d like to point out is that I don’t think there’s enough contrast between the navy blue and the blue of the ferry; the details of the ferry get lost a little bit to me. Maybe bump the tint on the ferry blue up a little bit, and I think that should do the trick. Great work! I think the inspiration and the composition you have is really, really good.
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    Atlético Marion’s crest is absolutely beautiful. The tulip shape is genius, and it absolutely looks like a Latin/South American club crest. If I didn’t know any better, I’d totally believe it was a crest from those regions. That one’s probably my favorite entry yet. Well done on them, and the whole series so far too! I always dig hyper-regional league series, and yours has been very fun to follow.
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    That extra space created by the arch of the shield over “ITALIA” is driving me crazy. That really isn’t a well executed crest at all. What was so wrong with the prior crest that it had to give way to this?
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    Well, there’s the Metropolitans uniform opportunity. No wonder Seattle didn’t go that route for reverse retro this year. The particular matchup seems a little forced honestly, I’d have rather seen Vancouver against Seattle for this game. That being said, it does make me really curious to see what the Knights do. They’ve honestly done really well with thier two RR fauxbacks, so I’m intrigued how they may take on something more old-time hockey inspired (assuming they go the usual WC route and don’t do something more modern).
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    This is exactly why I really wanted and hoped Pittsburgh would have dipped back into double-blue. This game could really use some color contrast. And also, I think black/gold vs powder/navy would have been stunning outdoors. Boston looks amazing on thier own though, so the matchup is at least half great.
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    Kind of strange that one ASG uniform is clearly inspired by the redrock city uniform and has a definite tie to the Jazz, and the other is just general blue to black gradient (and a shade of blue the Jazz have never worn, too). If that one had to be a gradient too, then purple to black would’ve made more sense, or even powder blue to navy blue. That particular uniform just looks really mailed in when compared to the redrock one.
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    I honestly don’t mind the green on that LAFC kit at all; I think the problem is in the pattern. It’s a bit too dark and is contributing more to the dingy look of the kit than the color is, in my opinion. It ought to be a bit more tonal and more of a subtle texture.
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