TaylorMade Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The NBA recently experimented with ads on jerseys, did you notice?http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/10/nba-recently-experimented-with-ads-on-jerseys-adam-silver-thinks-you-didnt-notice/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcsThey do this literally every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wolf Within Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 The NBA recently experimented with ads on jerseys, did you notice?http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/10/nba-recently-experimented-with-ads-on-jerseys-adam-silver-thinks-you-didnt-notice/?ocid=Yahoo&partner=ya5nbcsPatches for a sponsored event and actual ads are different things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizKid Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I think you all should check this out!I came across this Instagram page earlier today. Complex Magazine even featured them in a spotlight article them in the past issue.https://www.change.org/p/the-nba-commissioner-adam-silver-for-black-history-month-celebrate-the-legacy-of-african-americans-by-having-players-wear-these-commemorative-jerseysAlso, there is a YouTube video they created about the project located in the link. Personally, I would sublimate the kente cloth pattern using darker and lighter hues of the team colors. GrizzlyBlack Designs, UDC Firebird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigers6884 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I think you all should check this out!I came across this Instagram page earlier today. Complex Magazine even featured them in a spotlight article them in the past issue.https://www.change.org/p/the-nba-commissioner-adam-silver-for-black-history-month-celebrate-the-legacy-of-african-americans-by-having-players-wear-these-commemorative-jerseysAlso, there is a YouTube video they created about the project located in the link.Personally, I would sublimate the kente cloth pattern using darker and lighter hues of the team colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Love the idea but hate the execution. .sorry No just no!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, I'm not a fan. I get the sentiment, and it would be nice to see a league commemorate the culture of the majority of its players. But I think there's a better way than spending a month of playing games in glorified basketball dashikis which Adidas profits off of massively. I wouldn't even mind like a tribute band (similar to the black bands they wear) with those patterns on them. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchaoss Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Great fashion jerseys but a whole month would be much, I wouldnt mind if they were just for MLK day. Kershaw is GOD! Kershaw is LIFE! Kershaw is ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Since adidas will no longer be the official outfitter of the NBA, is it too early to start a "NBA Changes 2017-18 season" thread? That said, will there be fewer or even more sleeved jerseys because of that revelation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(probably)notabandwagonfan Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, I'm not a fan. I get the sentiment, and it would be nice to see a league commemorate the culture of the majority of its players. But I think there's a better way than spending a month of playing games in glorified basketball dashikis which Adidas profits off of massively. I wouldn't even mind like a tribute band (similar to the black bands they wear) with those patterns on them.Is it really their culture though excluding the players who are actually African)? I mean I'm Asian (Korean) American and I would find it extremely insulting if teams wore hanboks to "honor" my culture. That's not my culture, America is my culture. Shouldn't there be an Anglo heritage night were the white players carry muskets, venerate the queen, and drink tea since that is the Anglos heritage?Edit: also, the continent of Africa is massive, this would just be horrible stereotyping from a certain region of east (?) Africa.Faux edit edit: this is just my opinion, not trying to cause anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jsmoove Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 That said, will there be fewer or even more sleeved jerseys because of that revelation?Who knows.. I just hope the next company doesn't mess up so bad we end up missing Adidas (they'd have to be pretty damn bad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xist2inspire Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, I'm not a fan. I get the sentiment, and it would be nice to see a league commemorate the culture of the majority of its players. But I think there's a better way than spending a month of playing games in glorified basketball dashikis which Adidas profits off of massively. I wouldn't even mind like a tribute band (similar to the black bands they wear) with those patterns on them.Is it really their culture though excluding the players who are actually African)? I mean I'm Asian (Korean) American and I would find it extremely insulting if teams wore hanboks to "honor" my culture. That's not my culture, America is my culture. Shouldn't there be an Anglo heritage night were the white players carry muskets, venerate the queen, and drink tea since that is the Anglos heritage?Edit: also, the continent of Africa is massive, this would just be horrible stereotyping from a certain region of east (?) Africa.Faux edit edit: this is just my opinion, not trying to cause anything.This doesn't really sit right with me as a good idea either. I'm black, but I don't consider myself to be "African-American," technically speaking. I mean, my last name is Felders, not Ogwumike, and you'd have to go back a really long way before you'd find even one of my ancestors who had set foot on African soil. Meanwhile, I know people who, though American, still have African last names and know exactly where they're from, because their families immigrated to the US only a few generations ago. I also know people who just immigrated themselves. Their experiences aren't quite the same as mine, and vice versa. There's not too many common links beyond our shared skin tone, there are two different cultures in play.I get the sentiment, but to me it's just a tad bit disrespectful. It's not quite right to have LeBron represent a culture he really doesn't have any right to claim, and it's not quite right to lump Serge Ibaka's experiences in with the usual trappings of Black History Month just because we're all dark-skinned. I'm cool with doing something more during Black History Month (perhaps restricting the majority of black alternates to only be worn during BHM, black being used to pay tribute to the many deaths that brought us to this point), but cheaply sticking generic African designs in to represent everyone is kind of a lazy cop-out in my opinion. The contributions of African immigrants are more than worth honoring separately, and the black experience in America has more than enough to honor and celebrate on its own. Tradition is the foundation of innovation, and not the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WizKid Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, I'm not a fan. I get the sentiment, and it would be nice to see a league commemorate the culture of the majority of its players. But I think there's a better way than spending a month of playing games in glorified basketball dashikis which Adidas profits off of massively. I wouldn't even mind like a tribute band (similar to the black bands they wear) with those patterns on them.Is it really their culture though excluding the players who are actually African)? I mean I'm Asian (Korean) American and I would find it extremely insulting if teams wore hanboks to "honor" my culture. That's not my culture, America is my culture. Shouldn't there be an Anglo heritage night were the white players carry muskets, venerate the queen, and drink tea since that is the Anglos heritage?Edit: also, the continent of Africa is massive, this would just be horrible stereotyping from a certain region of east (?) Africa.Faux edit edit: this is just my opinion, not trying to cause anything.This doesn't really sit right with me as a good idea either. I'm black, but I don't consider myself to be "African-American," technically speaking. I mean, my last name is Felders, not Ogwumike, and you'd have to go back a really long way before you'd find even one of my ancestors who had set foot on African soil. Meanwhile, I know people who, though American, still have African last names and know exactly where they're from, because their families immigrated to the US only a few generations ago. I also know people who just immigrated themselves. Their experiences aren't quite the same as mine, and vice versa. There's not too many common links beyond our shared skin tone, there are two different cultures in play.I get the sentiment, but to me it's just a tad bit disrespectful. It's not quite right to have LeBron represent a culture he really doesn't have any right to claim, and it's not quite right to lump Serge Ibaka's experiences in with the usual trappings of Black History Month just because we're all dark-skinned. I'm cool with doing something more during Black History Month (perhaps restricting the majority of black alternates to only be worn during BHM, black being used to pay tribute to the many deaths that brought us to this point), but cheaply sticking generic African designs in to represent everyone is kind of a lazy cop-out in my opinion. The contributions of African immigrants are more than worth honoring separately, and the black experience in America has more than enough to honor and celebrate on its own.To be honest, I thought it should have been brought to the forum's attention since it is uniform and concept related.I personally don't like the concepts individually and would rather choose a different route like having a band around the collar like what BucFan suggested.Also, you make a good point there X. It looks like the creators of this project haven't experienced constructive critism from an athletic aesthetics stand point before. GrizzlyBlack Designs, UDC Firebird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Yeah, I'm not a fan. I get the sentiment, and it would be nice to see a league commemorate the culture of the majority of its players. But I think there's a better way than spending a month of playing games in glorified basketball dashikis which Adidas profits off of massively. I wouldn't even mind like a tribute band (similar to the black bands they wear) with those patterns on them.Is it really their culture though excluding the players who are actually African)? I mean I'm Asian (Korean) American and I would find it extremely insulting if teams wore hanboks to "honor" my culture. That's not my culture, America is my culture. Shouldn't there be an Anglo heritage night were the white players carry muskets, venerate the queen, and drink tea since that is the Anglos heritage?Edit: also, the continent of Africa is massive, this would just be horrible stereotyping from a certain region of east (?) Africa.Faux edit edit: this is just my opinion, not trying to cause anything.This doesn't really sit right with me as a good idea either. I'm black, but I don't consider myself to be "African-American," technically speaking. I mean, my last name is Felders, not Ogwumike, and you'd have to go back a really long way before you'd find even one of my ancestors who had set foot on African soil. Meanwhile, I know people who, though American, still have African last names and know exactly where they're from, because their families immigrated to the US only a few generations ago. I also know people who just immigrated themselves. Their experiences aren't quite the same as mine, and vice versa. There's not too many common links beyond our shared skin tone, there are two different cultures in play.I get the sentiment, but to me it's just a tad bit disrespectful. It's not quite right to have LeBron represent a culture he really doesn't have any right to claim, and it's not quite right to lump Serge Ibaka's experiences in with the usual trappings of Black History Month just because we're all dark-skinned. I'm cool with doing something more during Black History Month (perhaps restricting the majority of black alternates to only be worn during BHM, black being used to pay tribute to the many deaths that brought us to this point), but cheaply sticking generic African designs in to represent everyone is kind of a lazy cop-out in my opinion. The contributions of African immigrants are more than worth honoring separately, and the black experience in America has more than enough to honor and celebrate on its own.Agree 100%% immigrants made this country what it is today. You don't hear us calling pale people with red hair Irish-Americans,etc. Blacks Latinos,Indians are the only ones that arent truly labeled Americans. But it is what it is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm so tired of all these special noche latino, st. patricks day unforms. So an absolute no to BHM uniforms from me. Honor all these nights with game advertisements and specials, just leave the uniforms alone or simply use a small patch? A green stripe on the shoulder for St. Pattys day for example. A fiesta colored shoulder stripe for NL. A black stripe for BHM. A yellow and red for Lunar new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm so tired of all these special noche latino, st. patricks day unforms. So an absolute no to BHM uniforms from me. Honor all these nights with game advertisements and specials, just leave the uniforms alone or simply use a small patch? A green stripe on the shoulder for St. Pattys day for example. A fiesta colored shoulder stripe for NL. A black stripe for BHM. A yellow and red for Lunar new year. I agree 100%. If the NBA insists on more jerseys, I'd rather see a lot more throwback nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I'm so tired of all these special noche latino, st. patricks day unforms. So an absolute no to BHM uniforms from me. Honor all these nights with game advertisements and specials, just leave the uniforms alone or simply use a small patch? A green stripe on the shoulder for St. Pattys day for example. A fiesta colored shoulder stripe for NL. A black stripe for BHM. A yellow and red for Lunar new year. Completely agree. I've always felt patches or stripes always should have been the practice for these sorts of honors. There isn't a single holiday or cause that merits rolling out a new or even tweaked uniform in my opinion. Not one. Patches or shoulder stripes get the message across just fine to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Dweller Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Because I was totally thinking "y'know what the NBA needs? Less games of teams actually wearing their primary uniforms!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Last night Golden state Warriors had Social Media night and wore these shirts! ! Wouldn't be surprised if they brought back an alternate unis for next year With the classic "Warriors" across the chest. Without the twitter stuff of course. "@" and "#" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Last night Golden state Warriors had Social Media night and wore these shirts! ! Wouldn't be surprised if they brought back an alternate unis for next year With the classic "Warriors" across the chest. Without the twitter stuff of course. "@" and "#"Weird - that number font isn't quite correct. The 1's on the shirt are quite different than the 1's used in Mullin's era. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xist2inspire Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Last night Golden state Warriors had Social Media night and wore these shirts! ! Wouldn't be surprised if they brought back an alternate unis for next year With the classic "Warriors" across the chest. Without the twitter stuff of course. "@" and "#"Yeah, I saw those. My little sister thought they were the dumbest thing ever, but I appreciated the retro touch, I thought that was pretty cool. Tradition is the foundation of innovation, and not the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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