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4 hours ago, Shumway said:

Angels City Connect leak? This was on Angels reddit, but it sure looks like it. Also, I dig it!

 

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I wonder what the story is behind that wordmark. My gut tells me it's not a faux back but i'm not sure

7 hours ago, CardsFan79 said:

I was thinking about the Hulk thing yesterday.  Looks like there isn’t much purple, so no Hulk comparisons to worry about.

 

 

 I wish the city connect uniforms were approached like "how do we design the coolest looking baseball uniforms" and not "how do we make these baseball uniforms a community art project"

I don't know why I had high hopes for the Rockies version. I should have known better

The Pelicans look much better when the uniforms strike an even balance between Navy, Red, and Gold

49 minutes ago, Shadojoker said:

Not sure if legit or not?? @Conrad.??

They've carried that wordmark over 3 different identities and I'm baffled why it's not more prominent. It's the best word mark they've ever designed and it's ability to be seamlessly recolored proves it (imo)

On 4/15/2022 at 8:34 AM, MJWalker45 said:

It's weird to me that they are doing this for Jackie Robinson day. the patch has the team's normal number font but the back of the jersey is a Dodger blue 42. Just have the team's normal font on the back and use the 75th anniversary patch on the sleeve.

 

They over-complicated something that was successful and are trying to redefine clashing aesthetics as good because it's meta. Too many chefs in the kitchen

Your concept is an upgrade. The number font you picked is modern but tasteful A+. I still like the continuous unbroken horn better but the new one is easier to embrace in this presentation.

4 hours ago, gothedistance said:

 

These were the days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry if this is too much.

Green pants were always my favorite option with the black jerseys

8 hours ago, CS85 said:

 

I like these.  The petals on the W are too much, but the rest is actually very nice, IMHO.

 

 

 

 

They should have called this series quirky connect.

Death by a thousand cuts. Small ad here small ad there until people are desensitized and they can expand their profitability even more.

The teams and the leagues are more profitable than ever. They keep raising prices on everything. Now they're putting ads on the uniforms and charging fans for the privilege of being apart of it.

All of this was planned in a board room years ago and this exact time was chosen for a reason.

7 hours ago, M4One said:

Grizzlies vs Thunder had both teams ready for the tip off wearing their white uniforms.  Grizzlies then changed into their blue uniforms.  I say they should have let them play on with both wearing white.  

This has got to be like the 4th year in a row they let two teams get on the floor basically wearing the same color.

The NBA uniform system is not working. Too many options from night to night. Too many chances to make mistakes and not enough effort is being put into enforcing the match ups. It makes everyone involved look sloppy and absent minded.

On 3/5/2022 at 2:48 PM, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said:

I don’t think this identity will get the love it deserves until it’s gone.

They took the old 80’s identity, modernized it to fit with the new colors, and had a cool shoulder stripe that matches the side panel (until Nike’s template ruined it).

 

My only real gripes with these are the non-continuous side stripes and the mismatched front and back color trim.

I wish they would have used green as the primary away uniform colors though. They could have easily slid into the green/yellow niche with the absence of the Sonics. Using navy as the secondary color/alt color would have been a bolder move

18 hours ago, pelicanfan said:

the new jazz colors have slowly grown on me. but then again it's just black and yellow 

 

it just still really baffles me how they decided not to rebrand around the redrock jerseys. everything they need minus a white jersey is already there for them. 

 

this could be their association edition

keep these and move them down to become the icon edition 

bring these back and make them the statement edition. and then boom you have yourself a top 5 jersey set in the league

the logos are already there (they could make more matching ones if they want)

and they already have one of the best looking basketball courts ever. 

 

If they were committed to adopting black this is how they should have done it.

6 minutes ago, DJT said:

(from what we can tell) That Grizzlies word-mark looks pretty solid!

None of these are a step forward. The DALLAS throwback word mark looks cool. New Jazz color scheme doesn't look bad it's just really different. I can't take the Lakers seriously until they stop playing around

The Jazz should publicly embrace being the perpetual chameleon franchise. Drastically changing our color scheme every handful of years is what we do, what will we do next?

9 hours ago, Pyromania1983 said:

Just gonna throw in my two cents, but is it at all possible that all-star uniforms can be players' teams' normal designs, but with their original colors swapped out to match those of the host city? Say, for instance, in this year's all-star game, Joel Embiid is on the team wearing colored uniforms (or Hal Greer in my very rough mockup). He would wear his regular colored Sixers jersey design, but with wine and gold swapped in place of blue and red. Thoughts?

I don't have any inside knowledge but it's possible changing color schemes of copyrighted designs might cause contractual issues. In theory I like your idea and I think other people would like it too

20 minutes ago, DCarp1231 said:

They have a good color scheme (thankfully) but they took more than a few steps backwards. Not the worst look in the league quite possibly bottom 5

Is the NHL going to do Reverse Retro uniforms in the 22-23 season?

8 hours ago, coco1997 said:

 

If you're going to include the Angels then I'd argue you could add "Padres" to this list since their name is inspired by a religious order and some people might find that "icky." 
 

Note: I don't personally feel the Padres should ever change their name nor am I aware of anyone currently demanding they do. But this might be where the road we're heading down leads us in a few decades (if not sooner). 

The Braves I could see changing relatively soon.  This was more of a thought experiment because people wanting to change Texas Rangers took me by surprise. I don't think the next name change will take as long as Cleveland specifically because the precedent has been set

Atlanta Braves

San Diego Padres

Washington Nationals

Los Angeles Angels

I could see people making a case that these names are problematic.

18 hours ago, QCS said:

The name was taken from a racist police organization, the nickname is already used by a much more famous and long-lasting hockey team, and I don't think they can get a good visual identity out of it.

 Are there any other MLB team names that people find problematic? 

5 hours ago, QCS said:

The real solution to fixing the Rangers is to change the name.

What's wrong with the name?

3 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said:

Graphite/electric blue/black look great on a t-shirt. I'd imagine it would look great on a uniform too

22 hours ago, WSU151 said:

 

How would that start a trend? 

Because fans would realize it was an option

21 hours ago, BBTV said:

 

Tom Brady had nothing to do with it.

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20 hours ago, DCarp1231 said:

Tom Brady had nothing to do with Tampa Bay’s design process considering they couldn’t have possibly known they’d get Brady two years in advance.

ok

6 hours ago, TBGKon said:

Brady didnt get the unis in Tampa changed, it was coincidental ...that move was rumored long in advance and probably started the groundwork 2 years prior.

ok

I was hoping Tom Brady going to Tampa and getting the uniforms changed back would start a trend in the NFL