gosioux76 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, Lights Out said: In a vacuum, I actually don't think the purple uniform looks bad, even with the black side panels. But it just doesn't look like the Lakers to me. They should have just had it match the other 2 uniforms. I'd like to stick that purple jersey in a vacuum and leave it there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 If they felt like they just had to use black somewhere they should have put it on the white jersey. Leave the purple and gold jerseys alone. Are there any changes to the logo? "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 21 minutes ago, Lights Out said: In a vacuum, I actually don't think the purple uniform looks bad, even with the black side panels. But it just doesn't look like the Lakers to me. They should have just had it match the other 2 uniforms. My thoughts exactly. "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 17 minutes ago, colortv said: Where did you read the black panel is honor a player? I think he's thinking it's the jersey to honor Magic -- which will be their designated City Jersey. "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Diego Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Who cares what jerseys they have. They're gonna be wearing yellow on the road and purple as an alt. How terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBJ Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 What in the absolute **** were they thinking with that black side panel. Lets see how much they even wear the purple ones this season since they barely wore them last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 7 minutes ago, TBJ said: What in the absolute **** were they thinking with that black side panel. $$$ from casual buyers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Bulldogs63 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 33 minutes ago, Lights Out said: See: Bengals, Cardinals, Niners, etc. If by niners you speak of the half assed attempt at bringing back the classic look, then I'd agree. Though nike didn't even fix that and made it worse by dropping one of the 3 stripes. And yes there had been a few looks that were bad but that was inevitable. Instead of fixing and learning from those mistakes Nike went even further out there with Sea, TB, Jax, ...etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperNerdToTheRescue Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I don't get why Nike has to be so obtuse about the Lakers' Statement Edition situation. Nike doesn't have to treat the purples like some kind of bold, fashion-type uniform just because they have become the de-facto alternates as a result of the Sunday whites moving to Association status. Exceptions, such as grandfathering in the gold home jerseys, have been made for the Lakers in the past to protect one of the most storied brands in all of sports. There's no reason to treat the Lakers like they're OKC, and have the Statement uniform be trendy (if it were the '90s) and expendable. Oh well, now I can't wait for the next Statement Edition jersey to be unveiled in two years, so I guess Nike's system of planned obsolescence is already working on me. I just can't believe they imposed it upon the Lakers, of all teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 My theory is they added the black side panel so sneakerheads and hype beasts can better match it to their kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJSC Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 30 minutes ago, Survival79 said: If they felt like they just had to use black somewhere they should have put it on the white jersey. Leave the purple and gold jerseys alone. Are there any changes to the logo? Doesn't seem like it. The logos on the Lakers' social media accounts are still the same ones. Personally I think that the logo is a classic and there's nothing really much to improve on it besides minor fixes. I'd rather keep the logo the same than to see a botched "modernization" of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 What a massive fail on the Lakers' behalf. And I was JUST warming up to these, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4One Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 The black side panels on the purple jersey make no senses whatsoever. Hard to believe that the Lakers could look bad. However, it probably doesn't matter too much since they will probably wear them a handful of times, judging by how things went last year, new jersey or not. Now there is a legit reason to wear the yellow jersey for every single game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 41 minutes ago, SuperNerdToTheRescue said: I don't get why Nike has to be so obtuse about the Lakers' Statement Edition situation. Nike doesn't have to treat the purples like some kind of bold, fashion-type uniform just because they have become the de-facto alternates as a result of the Sunday whites moving to Association status. Exceptions, such as grandfathering in the gold home jerseys, have been made for the Lakers in the past to protect one of the most storied brands in all of sports. There's no reason to treat the Lakers like they're OKC, and have the Statement uniform be trendy (if it were the '90s) and expendable. Oh well, now I can't wait for the next Statement Edition jersey to be unveiled in two years, so I guess Nike's system of planned obsolescence is already working on me. I just can't believe they imposed it upon the Lakers, of all teams. In the end, this is on the Lakers. If they didn't want black on the purple jersey, it wouldn't be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 1 hour ago, Survival79 said: If they felt like they just had to use black somewhere they should have put it on the white jersey. Leave the purple and gold jerseys alone. Are there any changes to the logo? That's what I want to know. It was stated somewhere the primary logo would be tweaked a bit. As iconic as it is, it really could stand for a clean-up a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianLion Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Man the Lakers are getting fried on Twitter about the stupid black stripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Look. Nike... 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...
Quillz Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I'm happy Nike at least didn't touch the iconic block font (which the Lakers have used since at least the 60s, IIRC) and didn't replace it with some new custom font. It's actually a fairly standard varsity block font, and similar to what the Cowboys used to use, except for differences in the 6 and 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Is there a "Worst uniform in team history" thread? If so, these jerseys have to be added there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 I still don't know what that black stripe might mean, general design suggets that it could be related with Kobe a.k.a "Black Mamba", but Lakers only said something like "We add black stripe, because there is no stripes on other jerseys.". I like Icon jersey except collar, Association jerseys is also not bad, but it should be threated like a third not home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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