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20 hours ago, pepis21 said:

From what I found Navy letters was used only in1998/1999 season. For 1999/2000 they switched to white letters + triangle inside collar (like above) and then for 2002/2003 (first year of Reebok) they put triangle on collar:

 

After 2004/2005 season silver alternate was retired and When adidas came to league for 2006/2007 season red one was introduced.

 

So silver jersey had three incarnations plus one unsued (navy with round collar).

Yeah, I'm not sure if they wore the navy on gray for JUST that one season, but I did find some game pictures from GettyImages. For some reason I thought they had wide shoulders in the 2000-04 alternates? Hmmm ... fun find.

23 hours ago, pianoknight said:

Make the Los Angeles Sharkbears happen! 

You get the identity of the California Grizzly and the sharks off the waters of LA all in one name! PERFECT!

19 hours ago, pepis21 said:

Nets alternate from 1998/1999 season. This jersey confusing me, because it has season tag, but I can't find any game pictures with it, I only found photos with v-neck version:

I found also Van Horn jersey with round collar and IIRC round version was also used in NBA Live 2000.

I am pretty sure those were worn the first couple of years of that look's existence before switching to the white lettered version (with wider shoulder straps, I believe?

The mothership has this worn from 1998-2000

And, this worn from 2000-2005 ...

My question is will they go with XFL 2001 kind of names:

Dallas Maniax

Houston Force

Los Angeles Inferno

New York Force

St. Louis Rampage

Seattle Smash

Tampa Bay Mutiny

DC Guard

... or with more traditional names ...

Dallas Express

Houston Apollos

Los Angeles Avengers

New York Bulldogs

St. Louis Scouts

Seattle Kings

Tampa Bay Marauders 

DC Destroyers

It almost feels like they're going more on the conservative route. But, I wouldn't be surprised if they went the 2001 route. Maybe a mixture of both?

10 hours ago, Davidellias said:

 

Karl Malone in early 00s Jazz Uniforms?

Eh. I associate The Mailman with those, especially considering he wore those 4 of 5 seasons they were around. 

On 4/26/2019 at 1:10 PM, Derek said:

 

The Cavs did that with their alts this year, and they were even bigger turds.

I would quip back to not tell the Pacers, but if that meant they'd get rid of the Hickory jerseys for good ... I'd be fine with that.

On 4/8/2019 at 4:34 PM, TrueYankee26 said:

 

The most jarring thing about Draymond here is that I associate that jersey and number with Jason Richardson. It's funny that I didn't really connect the shared number until these throwbacks.

I would lean on nostalgia and local appropriate names ...

New York Bulldogs

D.C. Renegades

St. Louis Stallions

Tampa Bay Bandits

Dallas Outlaws

Houston Avengers

Los Angeles Rhinos

Seattle Sockeyes

58 minutes ago, pianoknight said:

They have to come up with some kind of name. In 2019, all the "classics" - warriors, tigers, bulldogs - are totally overused. 

 

I'm sure people laughed at names like Athletics, Packers or Magic when they debuted. 

Two thoughts ... in PRO football -- Bulldogs is one that could used and embraced. I'm actually surprised it's not used. Of course in college and HS that's another story. But, I'd love a Bulldogs name.

I'm sure you're right about Athletics, Packers and Magic. But, it's also hard to compare the three since they all come from different eras and got their nicknames through different methods (nickname from newspapers, sponsor, name-the-team with heavy marketing considering) ... but, now, in today's American sports world we've kind of established what kind of nicknames work for professional sports -- animals (Lions, Tigers, Rams, Hornets, Ravens, etc), regional names (Nationals, Texans, Canadiens, Phillies, Yankees), regional appropriate names (Lakers, Jazz, Oilers, Nuggets, Spurs, Magic, Hurricanes, Canucks), mythical names (Wizards, Titans, Knights), people's nicknames (Redskins, Blackhawks, Celtics). I'm sure I could make that list longer especially considering early 1900 baseball nicknames.

There are other "rules" we've kind of adopted ... singular nicknames are not always the best (Magic, Jazz, Wild), and double name nicknames are pretty ridiculous, especially for top tier professional sports (Mighty Ducks, Golden Knights, Silver Stars, etc). Though those rules are thrown out the window for minor league (especially baseball).

My point being -- if the XFL wants to be taken more seriously I'd avoid minor league sounding names. They can get creative, just don't go overboard IMO.

26 minutes ago, hormone said:

I see these are being worn twice. Will the pink cap be worn as well or is it just a fashion, additional money grab?

Isn't it ALL a money grab? 

2 hours ago, Still MIGHTY said:

 

The Disneyland property literally backs up against the 5 freeway.

 

Oh, duh. I completely forgot about that.

I'll actually be right by Angel Stadium this weekend, I'm curious now to see how big the location is in person with this perspective. 

Even with that said ... I just don't see Disney really wanting to build right by the freeway unless it was more shopping, hotels and restaurants. 

51 minutes ago, Bucfan56 said:

I just wonder how valuable the piece of land Angels Stadium is sitting on when Disney is pretty much constantly looking to expand. It might be in the cities best interest to let them move, actually. The Angels have a lot of financial heft to throw around, and a pretty solid set of home dates in which to earn money. But how does that compare to a Disney park that operates 365 days a year? California Adventure has been a pretty big success for Disney (At least I think it has), and the space they’re in now is getting pretty crowded. 

 

EDIT: After researching it some more, the thought I had that’s a California Adventure is a success may not be quite right. It still pulls in money like crazy (as everything Disney does), but they’ve also poured over a billion dollars into fixing some of the original mistakes. 

 

This might make that Angels Stadium property even more valuable, though. Especially with the fairly recent addition of the Star Wars properties and licenses. 

And, there has been rumors of a third Anaheim Disney Park for years. That’s a whole different story and discussion. But, that area would be a good location for a third park. With that all said, I just don’t see the Angels moving. Look how difficult it is to get any arena or stadium deal done in California.

11 hours ago, GDAWG said:

If the Angels move out of Anaheim, what happens to Angel Stadium?

Stores. Restaurants. Hotels. 

SIDE NOTE: I'm somewhat surprised we haven't had 2-3 posts suggesting a Los Angeles Angels of Long Beach name change. 

On 2/14/2019 at 11:38 PM, SabresRule7361 said:

 

Alex English wearing the David Thompson era Nuggets uniforms, NOT the rainbow jerseys he’s most remembered 

I always loved these other gems of Alex English as well ...

1 hour ago, BellaSpurs said:

 

Davis is (soon to be was) a great player for the pelicans. I forget they were still the Hornets his rookie year though. Looks very strange

 

Edit: Same could be said to Rivers to some extent I guess

I think this was the NOLA's best jersey as the Hornets. 

I still prefer this look ...

21 hours ago, B-Rich said:

 

Hopefully the name may be brought back to New Orleans, though it could easily fit in Wichita (it is a west wind, after all).   Gayle Benson (Tom's widow; current Saints and Pelicans owner) has money to burn and the word on the street is that she will be involved in bringing in a Southern League AA franchise.

 

The baseball stadium is essentially next door to the Saints and Pelicans training facilities, after all.

 

 

Oh, and franchise owner Lou Schwecheimer and his flunky Cookie Rojas can kiss my a**.

 

If the Benson family was involved with an AA team I'd love for them to use the Pelicans name. Probably won't happen with a Pelicans MiLB team and the NBA team, but Pelicans is a baseball name to me. Whatever the name ... just make it sane.

On 12/26/2018 at 9:52 AM, RyanMcD29 said:

Two chapters into The Down Goes Brown History of the NHL and I'm already calling it OITGDNHL: The Book

Just finished reading it. Loved it. Totally agree.

16 hours ago, dmmdoublem said:

Week 3 of the 2003 NFL season was the only time Cleveland traveled to San Francisco while the 49ers wore their 1998-2008 set. Not a bad-looking matchup, in my opinion. 

 

 

 

Not a BAD matchup, but, much better than this ...

But, this is what I prefer ...

On 12/26/2018 at 4:41 PM, DG_Now said:

The Titans looked best when they were first introduced.

 

Check out Steve McNair in Puma!

 

Wait, this is an unpopular opinion? They absolutely looked their best in 1999.

3 hours ago, johnnysama said:

With the Jets changing over next year, this season (2018) was the lone meeting between the Lions' 2017 getup and the Jets 1998-2018 look.

Odds are the next time this matchup happens it'll be a hot mess!

2 hours ago, Shumway said:

Why not name it after Traverse City's favorite son (Sun?)

 

 

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(I've never been to Traverse City, but I imagine Dan Majerle has multiple statues and streets named after him around the town.)

 

Traverse City Thunder?

21 hours ago, prof said:

Larry Bird in long shorts

 

That's how you wear adult diapers.

... or so I'm told

11 minutes ago, mjd77 said:

Garbage.

Rocky Mountain Garbage. I dig.