6 hours ago, ruttep said:

 

It's not my favorite, it's probably the weakest look among the recent throwback trend, precisely because of the socks. I know the white striped socks are historically accurate, but I find this look to be very unbalanced. The main reason I don't like when the socks and pants are the same color is because it looks like the player's just wearing one long pair of leggings, even if there's stripes.

 

I thought that Matthew Judon massively improved the look by wearing red socks:

The balance of color is greatly improved with the red socks: White helmet and pants, red jersey and socks. 

Funny you bring up red socks because the original Pat Patriot look in the 60's had red socks with blue stripes. They wore it several times in 2009 as part of the AFL 50th Anniversary.

2 hours ago, BBTV said:

 

my only hope is that the clear-roof stuff really catches on, and that teams decide to pay for it.  Seeing the Bears in a soulless dome would make me cry.  It already hurts that the Raiders play in a dark-ass dome.  I thought theirs had the clear panels, but it doesn't seem like it.

 

As for Jerry Glanville...

 

Allegiant Stadium most likely needed a roof that wasn't clear because of it being in Las Vegas. The desert heat would have cooked the players and the crowd. It's funny how Sofi Stadium has a translucent roof that isn't even connected to the building, so there's no air conditioning and they have to worry about the LA heat. That's what Stan Kroenke gets for being a dork.

Also, the natural light gets in Allegiant just fine in my opinion.

Also the complaints about the Superdome being dark is funny because I loved how dark and grungy the Oakland Coliseum use to look for night games.

Saints haven't worn the proper throwback helmet since 2002. I think it was a different shade but it wasn't the uniform gold either, but it still looked better. It's annoyed me they haven't worn a grey facemask ever since then.

7 hours ago, MCM0313 said:

Yeah, the Raiders and Cowboys still wear them, right? No 0-17 seasons to be found between them. 

Raiders pants aren't what they use to be under Reebok regardless of the fact they are still shiny. The issue is that whatever is going on with Nike isn't shiny enough as far as I'm concerned.

6 hours ago, Ark said:

This board will love the NBA now

 

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39058113/lakers-switch-black-uniforms-mandated-nba-source

 

Lakers' switch from black uniforms mandated by NBA

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The Lakers are slated to wear their gold "icon" jerseys, according to their uniform schedule on the team website, which lists the colorway planned for every game for L.A. through the end of the regular season. The Pelicans will be in their white "association" uniforms.

 

The NBA is preventing the Lakers from wearing their black uniforms because of concerns over the visual contrast between the jerseys and the design of the specialized in-season court the semifinals will be played on at T-Mobile Arena, a source with knowledge of the subject told ESPN.

All of this effort for the In Season Tournament only for them to realize late in the game that the idea was stupid. Incredible job by Adam Silver. It's almost like regular uniform matchups and courts would have been this whole time!

On 12/4/2023 at 10:10 AM, Cujo said:

Wild how the NBA  put more effort into awards and trophies for a bogus tournament then they do the real one

They introduced brand new Playoff and end of season awards just last year and they are all very good. The stuff that mattered more came first before the tournament.

https://www.nba.com/news/nba-introduces-new-lineup-of-postseason-hardware

https://www.nba.com/news/photos-nba-unveils-6-new-trophies-kia-performance-award-winners

In some pictures it looks like the Raiders use to have a hint of blue in their silver back in Los Angeles but it was likely a consequence of the metallic look they were going for. 

However here is a real game used helmet that Tim Brown used from possibly the late 90's or early 2000's due to the Raiders logo not having the helmet shine. You tell me what color this is.

3 hours ago, Kirill_The_Thrill97 said:

Wolves and Hornets in their throwbacks give us a rare good looking modern NBA uni matchup.

It's interesting to see this uniform matchup because it never happened in the past. Both teams switched to and from these uniforms within a year.

2 hours ago, the admiral said:

OpenAI gave me these titles for thinkpieces about NBA stadium games:

 

How the So-Called Spectacle at SoFi Is Unfair to LeBron

With 90,000-Seat Sellout at SoFi, LeBron Does Another Thing Jordan Never Could

With Unprecedented Attendance Projections, Can the NBA Hold Fans Accountable?

Shame on the NBA: In Hyping MLK Day Stadium Game, January Games Lose the Unimportance That Makes Them Beautiful

Stadium Sorries: Don't You Dare Start Suggesting More Locations for More Games Like This

Dome Game Preview: Why the Washington Wizards Have "Low-Key Jewish Summer Camp Energy"

Silver Emulates College Football Rivalries for the Wrong Audience with "Nipsey Hussle Trophy"

4 hours ago, pepis21 said:

I remember Suns play few outdoor games in preseason.

Yeah, I remember they played a couple games at the end of the 2000's in Indian Wells, CA at a tennis venue which essentially looked like a regular arena with no roof. Was only in preseason though and not the regular season.

Wondering what the neutral site games later in the In Season Tournament will look like? Here's the court from NBA 2K24. It's exactly what you expect.

Also yes, all 30 courts are in the game during the tournament. Play at your own risk.

1 hour ago, AnPheitseog said:

CBS also used a red background for the Texans, who were wearing their all red alts, rather than the normal blue.

I noticed that CBS has been sort of experimenting with the scoreboard graphics, it seems like they switch it up when there is a potential clash of colors or something. I've seen CBS use both black and silver for the Raiders off the top of my head.

CBS is using throwback graphics for the Eagles which is awesome. First NBC did it for them and now CBS. I hope this continues with other teams.

On 11/21/2023 at 7:39 PM, MackAttack said:

Teams also need more sock variations, they used to do special socks for the city jerseys but after the 2020 season they went basic on them.

And before this the NBA had a short lived contract with Stance where every NBA team had sock designs for home/away/alternate. I loved it.

https://news.sportslogos.net/2015/09/18/nba-and-stance-begin-to-reveal-team-colored-socks-for-upcoming-season/basketball/

4 hours ago, GFB said:

 

Once again, the helmet finish makes the red too dark.

 

If the "candy" finish is a must for you, then they need to bump the red up a shade (from 187 C to 186 C / 185 C) to compensate. 

I was wondering if the Texans would ever do this. The red pants havent been seen in 13 years and yes it has really been that long.

6 hours ago, ruttep said:

 

I think it's hard to defend that jersey when (a) the jersey's gold is slightly off from the helmet's gold, although that may just be differences in material, and (b) it was worn with black stripeless leggings.

It only works BECAUSE of the shiny fabric and black pants as far I'm concerned. If Nike made it now, it would either be monochrome tan with either tan pants or white pants and it would look bad.

51 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said:

This can stay in the vault

I feel like I'm the only person that liked that Saints jersey.

52 minutes ago, FSUViking said:

Watching MNF and seeing how ESPN uses the full helmet for some graphics, I think it would be really cool if a network used the helmet as the scorebug and not just the logo. Using logos and color is so played out. 

 

ESPN does with some graphic packages, usually in studio stuff and CBS did it back in the 80's when they would go in and out of commercials. 

I remember ESPN use to use  helmets for it's graphics all the time for it's coverage.  However they also use to give every team a facemask back in the 80s/early 90s.

NFL 2K5 had helmets for it team select screen utilizing the ESPN graphics. I always loved that when cycling through the throwbacks.

9 hours ago, ruttep said:

White facemasks would be great. But what they really need to do is shed the final remaining vestige of the previous era (if they haven't already). They wore this uniform last year and I have no idea if they're supposed to this year:

 

It was apparently replaced by the throwback since it's being worn 3 times this season. I get the feeling the Brown color rush wasn't liked by the team because ever since introducing it in 2020 it's been worn a total of 3 times and 2021 didn't even have it. Not wearing a uniform the year after you introduce it is pretty much a sign they didn't really like it.

53 minutes ago, Pigskin12 said:

This team infuriates me.

I honestly have to give the Cardinals credit. They debuted a new uniform and are sticking with it quite literally. It may not be what we want but the consistency in keeping the same combos is kinda nice? I'm sure they are doing what the Falcons did in Year 1 of their new set and just getting the "default look" into everyones brains then they finally do combos in Year 2.

The undershirts sticking out make no sense from a performance standpoint. You're just more liable to be grabbed and more liable for a holding penalty. You're basically manipulating the game, it's like doctoring a baseball or something.

Apparently the Celtics wanted parquet on their tournament court but the NBA said no.

So last week I was seeing players slipping on the tournament courts, now this week the courts have the wrong three point lines and the Mavs couldn't even use theirs. More proof this whole idea was dumb. 

1 hour ago, simtek34 said:

 

CBS for Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. NBC did for the first time for Super Bowl LII in 2018, and FOX for the first time for Super Bowl LIV in 2020. Beforehand, they would just show up randomly once the preseason started every few years.

It wasn't really new but NBC had some special fluff in 1998.

9 hours ago, DCarp1231 said:

The Jaguars 90s themed game is next Sunday. Could Jacksonville be giving us a throwback?

No. We would have known by now.

We will probably get the classic endzones and old logo at midfield and if we're lucky maybe the old logo on the helmet but swapping the helmet decal would be goofy.