Fifty8_Black O Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 This was a thread a few years back nut with the talk in the NBA changes thread of so many teams sharing colors (ie an abundance of RWB teams, a lot of teams with red or blue primary colors, etc.) I made a spreadsheet of what I'd like to see for each team wear. I don't plan on mocking these out in terms of logos or uniforms but I might in my spare time. (EDIT: Now I'm going through and doing jersey redesigns. Check it out below.) Most of these are self explanatory but I'll explain some of my more out there picks. My hope is others will chime in with what they'd like to see. If anything I was hoping to balance schemes, give a unique scheme to (almost) every team, and also make every team look good in my mind.Here's the spreadsheet:BK: Changed to Dodger Blue and GreyDAL: Back to Royal and Kelly with Navy as a small part of the schemeDET: I'll probably have to mock this up eventually but I've always believed a team named the pistons could use a more industrial scheme and was a good candidate for dropping RWB, traded it for burnt orange, greenish teal, grey and navyLAC: SKY AND ORANGE FTW!!MEM: Double brown with light blue makes sense to me for a team named the Grizzlies (concept from these boards, user: HisAirness24)MIL: Irish rainbow with hunter orange. Saw a concept (by LightsOut I think) and loved it.NO: Mardi Gras colorsOKC: Loved this scheme from Ian Bakar (scroll down for the Thunder, the one with the buffalo)SAC: Based off the old gold altOverall I think it makes the league look pretty balanced and unique. What do you guys think? Like? Hate? Make your own! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-ROY Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 I'm intrigued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmy Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Um...the Pistons tried moving away from RWB towards a similar color scheme to what you have in the '90s...it did NOT go over well at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Yes you're rught, that's true. It also was a very in your face attempt to do so. These are definitely inspired by that set but would be a little more subdued. Maybe the teal is too much but the burnt orange "rust" color has been something I wanted to see for a team named the Pistons. I think if they could come up with a unique scheme that fit them well then a change from RWB could still be feasible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 I'm imagining something like this:logo credit: Michael WeinsteinSprinkle in a little teal and make the orange a little more rust color and I think that its a potential great look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SplashBoogie Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 For God's sakes no.The Mavericks do not need to go back to green anywhere in their scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 For God's sakes no.The Mavericks do not need to go back to green anywhere in their scheme.Why not? I've seen it done well a few times on the boards before and I think it's far superior to the boring navy, royal, silver scheme they wear now.Here's just one example I remember of making the mavs look better by adding green:http://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/92854-dallas-mavericks-new-branding-jersey-idea/Concept by member 'tysonbrehm' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I've decided I'd try and flesh out some of these looks.Here's Atlanta.ATLANTA HAWKSI went back to red and yellow with a deeper red and a brighter yellow. Added black but its not a straight black, closer to charcoal. Almost the same as the potential new scheme thats been rumored for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaperThin Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'd make the wordmark smaller, since in real life the A in Atlanta will be in the armpit. Like where this is heading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I am loving this thread. I completely agree with you on all your team colors except i wish Memphis would use closer to Vancouver's color scheme but emphasis on brown as primary. Pistons needs some rust or metal colors. All else as you put is self explanatory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoz851 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 This is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'm still not sure why everyone wants the Bucks to add hunter orange. They team is named after deer, not the rednecks who try to kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'm still not sure why everyone wants the Bucks to add hunter orange. They team is named after deer, not the rednecks who try to kill them.This is true, but Hawks arent red and yellow, Hornets aren't purple and teal and I've never seen a blue Grizzlie Bear. Not trying to sound condescending but it's not supposed to match the animal but instead give it an identity. Hunter orange has always made sense to me due to the local ties. I've often heard it joked that it's the unofficial third color of the packers. Just makes sense and IMO would be a really cool look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'd make the wordmark smaller, since in real life the A in Atlanta will be in the armpit. Like where this is heading!Good call, I'll go back at the end and fix little details like that. My hope if when I'm done I can put all the uniforms together on a picture and it'll give a nice visual of a more color balanced league.Boston is the next team and since they're staying the same you can just use your imagination. I'll post Brooklyn later tonight or tomorrow in the Dodgers colors. I think they look really sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I'm still not sure why everyone wants the Bucks to add hunter orange. They team is named after deer, not the rednecks who try to kill them.This is true, but Hawks arent red and yellow, Hornets aren't purple and teal and I've never seen a blue Grizzlie Bear. Not trying to sound condescending but it's not supposed to match the animal but instead give it an identity. Hunter orange has always made sense to me due to the local ties. I've often heard it joked that it's the unofficial third color of the packers. Just makes sense and IMO would be a really cool look.I think you're missing my point. I'm not saying the Bucks should wear brown because real life bucks are brown or anything like that. But blaze orange is associated with the biggest predator of the whitetail deer (humans/hunters). It'd be more like the Oklahoma Sooners incorporating Texas orange into their uniforms.As far as blaze orange being the Packers' third color... Green Bay is not Milwaukee and deer hunting is a much, MUCH bigger deal up there than it is downstate. For the most part, the only people who even care about hunting in Milwaukee are transplants from up north and retired people with nothing better to do.All that said, I could see the Bucks putting out gear of some type with hunter orange to try and sell merch upstate, and this is your concept. That still doesn't mean I have to like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Here's the NetsBROOKLYN NETSOne potential change I might make to these is to lighten the grey to make the blue stand out more. Obviously they're modeled after the dodgers.I went with grey for the road jersey color to break up the monotonous of all the teams having white homes, a rule that I wont adhere to in this conceptual universe. The number on the front intentionally doesn't match the other numbers as a nod to the red numbers from the Dodgers jerseys without creating another RWB team. I played around with a design in the side panels similar to what they wore in NJ but never got it to look right. Thoughts? CLT is up next with just a minor tweak to the new set they're wearing currently.FAKE EDIT: One more note on the Nets- there are a lot of amazing Nets concepts out there IMO. Ranging from current black and white scheme looks to NJ Nets colors to others like mine based off the Dodgers. One that I think is absolutely outstanding to the point I feel the need to comment on was this thread by LightsOut. I love that direction for the Nets but I also really like the Dodgers esque set. His was so unique that the only way I could recreate that magic would be to directly rip it off. The black top court is the real gem of the concept. So go look at his (look don't bump!) and appreciate the creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 I'm still not sure why everyone wants the Bucks to add hunter orange. They team is named after deer, not the rednecks who try to kill them.This is true, but Hawks arent red and yellow, Hornets aren't purple and teal and I've never seen a blue Grizzlie Bear. Not trying to sound condescending but it's not supposed to match the animal but instead give it an identity. Hunter orange has always made sense to me due to the local ties. I've often heard it joked that it's the unofficial third color of the packers. Just makes sense and IMO would be a really cool look.I think you're missing my point. I'm not saying the Bucks should wear brown because real life bucks are brown or anything like that. But blaze orange is associated with the biggest predator of the whitetail deer (humans/hunters). It'd be more like the Oklahoma Sooners incorporating Texas orange into their uniforms.As far as blaze orange being the Packers' third color... Green Bay is not Milwaukee and deer hunting is a much, MUCH bigger deal up there than it is downstate. For the most part, the only people who even care about hunting in Milwaukee are transplants from up north and retired people with nothing better to do.All that said, I could see the Bucks putting out gear of some type with hunter orange to try and sell merch upstate, and this is your concept. That still doesn't mean I have to like it. You're absolutely right and if you don't like it thats fair...just don't tell me and ruin my day haha but really thanks for the input. I was mostly basing the addition of orange off of seeing it done and liking the look and not knowing the area as well as you do making assumptions based of what I've heard elsewhere. Perhaps I'll have a change of heart by the time I get to MIL. I still am committed to an irish rainbow update and I'd like to include a complementary color to break up all the green, perhaps you have a suggestion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Here's the Brooklyn alt. Similar to how the Lakers wear their whites on home sunday gamedays, these would be reserved for sunday games for the Nets.Updated the thread title to better reflect whats happening in here. Hornets are next. Give me your thoughts on the Nets or Hawks while we wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XcellNoah Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 76ers and Wizards colors still look to similar... One of them needs to hop off the same rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty8_Black O Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 76ers and Wizards colors still look to similar... One of them needs to hop off the same rock.They are similar you're right, but the fact that there are only two NBA teams in this fictional universe with that scheme was a feat in itself. I couldn't really choose either of them to bail on red and blue. I think once I flesh out their uniforms they'll look different enough. If you have a suggestion of a better color scheme for either let me know I'm definitely open to suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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