CS85 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-15/nba-owners-said-to-approve-ad-patches-on-jerseys-for-first-time National Basketball Association owners approved advertising on uniform jerseys for the first time in league history, according to people with direct knowledge of the decision. The ads, in the form of 2.5-by-2.5-inch patches, will debut in the 2017-18 season, which coincides with Nike replacing Adidas as the league’s official uniform supplier. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 @https://twitter.com/ArcaneNLSC @https://twitter.com/ArcaneApparel https://www.facebook.com/ArcaneTeamApparel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 I'm honestly surprised the NHL wasn't the first domino to fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pabig Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 It is not the end of anything. Sports is a business and the teams need to make money. There is no problem with Ads whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshey Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO GO NETS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanshepherd Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Big news here, a bunch of rich greedy people want more money and disregard what most people want. Big surprise. i have unquantifiable corpses on my conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JayMac Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 To quote the rock legend, Jim Morrison...this is the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 19 minutes ago, Pabig said: It is not the end of anything. Sports is a business and the teams need to make money. There is no problem with Ads whatsoever. It is the end of uniform asthetics not being bludgeoned by intrusive ad spaces. Of course teams need to make money but now the money is colliding with the concept of uniform asthetics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted April 15, 2016 Author Share Posted April 15, 2016 Acceptance of these tiny ads is virtually acceptance of ads of any size. American pro sports teams will eventually lose all identity. We are staring down the barrel of a gun and the trigger has been pulled. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viola73 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 10 minutes ago, SilverBullet1929 said: It is the end of uniform asthetics not being bludgeoned by intrusive ad spaces. Of course teams need to make money but now the money is colliding with the concept of uniform asthetics. Hate to break it to you but everything about a uniform today is basically an ad. The name of the team or the city is an ad. The logo of the jersey manufacture is an ad. The league logo on the jersey is an ad. Even the name of the player and their number can be considered an ad. Lets just wait and see what these things look like before we start jumping off a bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viola73 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 6 minutes ago, CS85 said: Acceptance of these tiny ads is virtually acceptance of ads of any size. American pro sports teams will eventually lose all identity. We are staring down the barrel of a gun and the trigger has been pulled. CS85....this is the FINAL time we will put on a suicide watch. : ) Just kidding....We have a private line just for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 What's the point of designing major sports teams uniforms now the identity of the team is going to be lost in all the advertising and because of it the advertisers will dictate the design to coincide with their logos its bad enough in Australian sports and obviously in nascar. I design uniforms professionally for art not billboard spaces. @https://twitter.com/ArcaneNLSC @https://twitter.com/ArcaneApparel https://www.facebook.com/ArcaneTeamApparel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcake Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Imo ads on jerseys can only work in one sport: soccer. That's because most of the time there are no front numbers and the team logo/wordmark is small and in a corner (that dates back to waay before ads first appeared on soccer kits). And even in soccer, it only looks good if there's one ad on the jersey. Leagues where they allow the teams to have 2, 3, 4, etc. ads on the jersey look horrible. Ads on jerseys in any other sport look totally out of place because your attention wants to be drawn to the front number and logo/wordmark. Having a random ad stuck on a jersey will distract your attention from it and make it look horrible. At this point it's inevitable that this will spread to the NHL now. Better get my jerseys now before they start getting defaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubeans Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 As Joe Buck would say "A disgusting act." It looks bad enough on soccer jerseys as it is. Edit: It certainly does not look good on soccer kits, but I'm sure they're thrilled people have been Stockholmed into thinking it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin W. Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 17 minutes ago, Viola73 said: The logo of the jersey manufacture is an ad. Except during David Stern's tenure, the league didn't allow manufacturer logos on the jerseys. 4 minutes ago, jujubeans said: As Joe Buck would say "A disgusting act." It looks bad enough on soccer jerseys as it is. And at least there's a valid excuse in soccer. Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (CHL - 2018 Orr Cup Champions) Chicago Rivermen (UBA/WBL - 2014, 2015, 2017 Intercontinental Cup Champions) King's Own Hexham FC (BIP - 2022 Saint's Cup Champions) Portland Explorers (EFL - Elite Bowl XIX Champions) Real San Diego (UPL) Red Bull Seattle (ULL - 2018, 2019, 2020 Gait Cup Champions) Vancouver Huskies (CL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 36 minutes ago, Viola73 said: Hate to break it to you but everything about a uniform today is basically an ad. The name of the team or the city is an ad. The logo of the jersey manufacture is an ad. The league logo on the jersey is an ad. Even the name of the player and their number can be considered an ad. Lets just wait and see what these things look like before we start jumping off a bridge. No and no, all those things you mention represent a city or a player, that has something to do with the sport, the thing you are sitting or standing and watching. An ad for a product or service has nothing to do with the aforementioned things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 hour ago, Pabig said: It is not the end of anything. Sports is a business and the teams need to make money. There is no problem with Ads whatsoever. There is absolutely a problem with ads. Even setting aside aesthetic grounds, this is a troubling development. Even if half the revenues are pooled, this will further the gap between teams. Don't tell me that the Utah Jazz or Memphis Grizzlies will be able to command the same prices as the Lakers or Knicks. So this becomes one more revenue stream that some teams will benefit from more than others. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 8 minutes ago, Thomas said: 27 minutes ago, Viola73 said: Hate to break it to you but everything about a uniform today is basically an ad. The name of the team or the city is an ad. The logo of the jersey manufacture is an ad. The league logo on the jersey is an ad. Even the name of the player and their number can be considered an ad. Lets just wait and see what these things look like before we start jumping off a bridge. No and no, all those things you mention represent a city or a player, that has something to do with the sport, the thing you sitting or standing and watching. An ad for a product or service has nothing to do with the aforementioned things Agreed. There is a huge difference between one of the related parties advertising its own involvement and taking money from an outside entity advertise an unrelated product. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 30 minutes ago, Viola73 said: Hate to break it to you but everything about a uniform today is basically an ad. The name of the team or the city is an ad. The logo of the jersey manufacture is an ad. The league logo on the jersey is an ad. Even the name of the player and their number can be considered an ad. Lets just wait and see what these things look like before we start jumping off a bridge. Ok yes but you don't see a huge difference between the "ads" of the team name, the city name, the league logo, the manufacturer of the jerseys and then something like a bank, soft drinks, an insurance company, a car dealiership, etc? Please don't tell me those things are one in the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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