BJ Sands Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I must be the only person on these boards who thinks they need to run from the nautical theme and play up LA. Clippers worked when they were in San Diego, doesn't now and wouldn't mesh with their LA image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 And "LA" doesn't have anything to do with the water? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Playing up Los Angeles is pointless because, in my biased opinion, the Lakers own Los Angeles. Why even bother with it? I've never been a fan of two teams sharing the same building. They should have been located in Anaheim as of the mid-90's but Sterling was clueless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 And "LA" doesn't have anything to do with the water?It's weird to say, but I don't associate LA and sailing. San Diego, sure. The initials LA are more evocative for Los Angeles and should be stressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighCheese Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Playing up Los Angeles is pointless because, in my biased opinion, the Lakers own Los Angeles. Why even bother with it? I've never been a fan of two teams sharing the same building. They should have been located in Anaheim as of the mid-90's but Sterling was clueless.they make a ton of money renting staples centerSterling was actually right on thatMoving would be idiotic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus89 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Why couldn't they build an arena between San Diego and LA and call themselves the Southern California Clippers. Some SoCal city pride jerseys would be nice. I just don't get why the Warriors are the only team to have done the non city name. They initially did it "to symbolize the team as representative of the entire state of California." Reality is they just represent the bay area and to an extent, NorCal. There are tons of people in Southern California who want nothing to do with the city of Los Angeles. Clippers could be their team. There's tons of money everywhere in SoCal and i think they would have one of the best crowds. But, yeah, i'm pretty sure everyone in the NBA would love a team in or near San Diego. I want to move back there so badly. San Diego is my fave city in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 And "LA" doesn't have anything to do with the water?It's weird to say, but I don't associate LA and sailing. San Diego, sure. The initials LA are more evocative for Los Angeles and should be stressed.Maybe you don't, but with 70 miles of coastline I think many people in Los Angeles do. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSteve Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Why couldn't they build an arena between San Diego and LA and call themselves the Southern California Clippers. Some SoCal city pride jerseys would be nice. I just don't get why the Warriors are the only team to have done the non city name. They initially did it "to symbolize the team as representative of the entire state of California." Reality is they just represent the bay area and to an extent, NorCal. There are tons of people in Southern California who want nothing to do with the city of Los Angeles. Clippers could be their team. There's tons of money everywhere in SoCal and i think they would have one of the best crowds. But, yeah, i'm pretty sure everyone in the NBA would love a team in or near San Diego. I want to move back there so badly. San Diego is my fave city in the US. San Diego - great city, not a great sports city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hettinger_rl Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Why couldn't they build an arena between San Diego and LA and call themselves the Southern California Clippers. Some SoCal city pride jerseys would be nice. I just don't get why the Warriors are the only team to have done the non city name. They initially did it "to symbolize the team as representative of the entire state of California." Reality is they just represent the bay area and to an extent, NorCal. There are tons of people in Southern California who want nothing to do with the city of Los Angeles. Clippers could be their team. There's tons of money everywhere in SoCal and i think they would have one of the best crowds. But, yeah, i'm pretty sure everyone in the NBA would love a team in or near San Diego. I want to move back there so badly. San Diego is my fave city in the US. San Diego - great city, not a great sports cityDidn't Ron Burgundy say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Why couldn't they build an arena between San Diego and LA and call themselves the Southern California Clippers. They're not leaving Staples Centre. They make money hand over fist simply by existing to fill dates. They'd be stupid to move out in favour of Anaheim, San Diego, or anywhere else.As for this suggestion? I'd prefer they didn't. Teams should represent actual communities. Not vague geographic areas with arenas located in the middle of nowhere. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Why couldn't they build an arena between San Diego and LA and call themselves the Southern California Clippers. They're not leaving Staples Centre. They make money hand over fist simply by existing to fill dates. They'd be stupid to move out in favour of Anaheim, San Diego, or anywhere else.As for this suggestion? I'd prefer they didn't. Teams should represent actual communities. Not vague geographic areas with arenas located in the middle of nowhere.Yeah I'm not sure a whole bunch of fans would want to drive a good hour or more each way to get to an arena in between cities. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Exactly. Putting a team in between two population centers will mean you don't actually draw from either of them. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Playing up Los Angeles is pointless because, in my biased opinion, the Lakers own Los Angeles. Why even bother with it? I've never been a fan of two teams sharing the same building. They should have been located in Anaheim as of the mid-90's but Sterling was clueless.There's a lot of things you can call Sterling "clueless" for, but refusing to downgrade from the #2 media market in the nation to Anaheim is not one of them. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbannon92 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Does anyone have the link to the contest one of the Clippers blogs (SB Nation maybe?) was having to design an identity for the team? I went back several pages and couldn't find it. Nike + CFL 2015 | 2015-16 NBA Concepts | Complete College Football Redesign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh.0 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Why couldn't they build an arena between San Diego and LA and call themselves the Southern California Clippers. They're not leaving Staples Centre. They make money hand over fist simply by existing to fill dates. They'd be stupid to move out in favour of Anaheim, San Diego, or anywhere else.As for this suggestion? I'd prefer they didn't. Teams should represent actual communities. Not vague geographic areas with arenas located in the middle of nowhere.Agreed. It'd probably work for football with only 10 home dates + playoffs, but not basketball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgdmhl Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Going to officially unveil new logos and uniforms this Thursday (June 18).http://news.sportslogos.net/2015/06/16/clippers-set-to-unveil-new-logo-uniforms-this-week/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAnfield Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Anyone think there's any hope of a full scale fan revolt over the new logo/jerseys? Something like what the 49ers experienced. I'd like to hope Clippers fans would reject the new identity, by r I think the best case scenario would be a return to the classic logo after 4 or 5 seasons of terrible sales. But if they win a title... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Anyone think there's any hope of a full scale fan revolt over the new logo/jerseys? Something like what the 49ers experienced. I'd like to hope Clippers fans would reject the new identity, by r I think the best case scenario would be a return to the classic logo after 4 or 5 seasons of terrible sales.But if they win a title...Really depends if they're as bad as the crap that was floating around a few months back. If it is, I could see a revolt occurring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29texan Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 They're already getting killed on twitter for the logo alone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAnfield Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Balmer unveiled the logo on Conanhttp://teamcoco.com/video/steve-ballmer-new-clippers-logo?playlist=featured-videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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