Old School Fool

Man, nobody remembers that late 90's Hornets look. I always forget it existed and those teams were unremarkable even if Baron Davis and Eddie Jones were notorious. I personally didn't like the look but it would be interesting to see return as a throwback, maybe I can learn to love it.

The jersey numbers saying 23 seem to be a pretty good indicator that this is probably happening. Usually when prototypes or media guides are out showing uniforms, the numbers on the jerseys correspond with the year of the season. The numbers being used are the Cavaliers old numbers. Why the hell did they pick that? I've never seen a team take a custom number font like that. This leads me to believe this might be BS.

This is ass. Meanwhile they did something way better in like 2018 or something.

I really hope those perforated numbers aren't on every jersey, it will look stupid for teams like the Raiders, Bears and Packers among others.

What? NFL teams only have 3 alternate slots per season. Did I miss something?

Why the Kings haven't used this more often is beyond me. They used it on two alternates but when they did it didn't work with the rest of the uniform. Especially the black one, they just threw it on the Home/Away template. Speaking of Kings alternates, I actually really liked the City uniform this past season, they could build a new uniform set around it.

I want a full name jersey or it's not worth it. I want "Puddin' Head" on the back.

The Braves City Connect is a tribute to Hank Aaron so it does make sense why that would exist. It's the same reason the Lakers had the Black Mamba jerseys with Kobe's dual numbers on it because it was a jersey designed by him and at this point is a tribute.

Way to be obnoxious about it. I don't think Houston's urban culture is a fad, it's been around for about 20+ years much like Memphis and Atlanta. If you don't like it then great but to act like it doesn't matter is stupid. What do you think team branding is suppose to be? If you can't pull inspiration from the people you play in front of then what is the point? If the team wants to embrace something other than the outplayed space theme then I welcome it. You just reminded me that the Fresno Grizzlies have a Lowriders alternate uniform.

Where have you been? They wore it and it sucks.

The 2003 uniforms had a shiny fabric and it's what made the silver work. Nike can still do it too as evidenced by the Celtics and Lakers 1940's throwbacks from the last few years but they won't do it with regular uniforms for some stupid reason. The shiny fabric was great for teams like the Rockets and Nuggets.

My favorite thing about this image is remembering that the Meadowlands Arena still exists.

Pat Patriot is pretty much an alternate logo for them at this point though.

You want to talk about ill advised rebrands after success, you cannot forget the Houston Rockets in 1995. For some reason they went all in after two straight championships. I have a soft spot for the look but the idea to rebrand was stupid regardless. The issue with rebranding though is that it's planned in advance so the Rockets ended up winning right after the look was greenlit. Whoops. "So the request to rebrand Houston happened in 1993, even before the won their first trophy. After the Rockets won their second NBA Championship, Rockets team owner Les Alexander requested the NBA postpone launching the new identity in the fall of 1995. Unfortunately, this was not possible as over $400k of official Rockets merchandise, legal fees and venue transformation costs had been spent and the League was not willing to absorb the team’s expenses." I know this is the NFL thread but this is relevant to the discussion.

I actually think it's clever that the stripes switch between pants and jerseys in these combos.

Fair point right there. Reddit speculation has never been any good.

Team looks like Team is starting to become such an incredibly old and unoriginal take. I feel like this board should start taking measures against it or something. Yeah congratulations, they wear red and have stripes, unbelievable what a concept guys. Nobody in sports owns anything. This is not copyrighted, trademarked, whatever. It is colors and stripes that date back decades. You're going to see common themes no matter what. Please stop.

This is exactly why I like it. They didn't screw around too much, kept it classic while also looking modern. That's about all you can ask for with this team.

Please...

I brought up the USC facemask. I must be right.

Alright, that is awesome.

Best bet is a chrome facemask, alternate helmet decal on the main helmet. I was thinking though, what if they had a gray/tan facemask like USC does? It sort of has a desert feel to it...

I wish the Twins primary logo was this.