johnnysama Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 You know, I have a question, regarding the late, lamented Seattle Supersonics (come back! When did they unveil their 1980s era duds that they wore from 1979 to 1995? At the start of the 1978-79, they wore these sets that were nothing special: However, by the time the season ended with their NBA Finals victory, they were in their most popular getup: So, with that said: When in the 1978-79 season did the Sonics make the uniform switcheroo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discogod Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 They didn't. They carried over the same road uniforms from the previous season whilst adding new home unis in 1977-78. They added matching road unis for the 1978-79 season, just in time to win the title. Interesting sidenote - the previous uniform set was introduced when Bill Russell took over as coach - he wanted the unis to resemble the Celtics' uniforms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 I researched this a bit a few months ago. The 70s NBA uniforms are fascinating to me because of how much they changed along with their quirky design elements. The New Orleans Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers all have quirks to their uniform timeline that I find fascinating. What @discogod said, but here's a visual. This was the 1976-77 set. This was the 1977-78 set. And then this was the 1978-79 set ... "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...
johnnysama Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 So, the 1977-78 season was a transitional year for the Sonics uniform-wise. You don't see that happen anymore, teams making a partial uniform change in a season (and I mean changing one set of uniforms). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 3 hours ago, kimball said: I researched this a bit a few months ago. The 70s NBA uniforms are fascinating to me because of how much they changed along with their quirky design elements. The New Orleans Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers all have quirks to their uniform timeline that I find fascinating. Don’t forget the Bucks matching up a block Bucks script on the home and a cursive Milwaukee on the away only to reverse to a cursive Bucks on the home and a block Milwaukee on the away in 75-76 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satomiblood Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 No disrespect intended to Bill Russell, but I'm glad the Sonics moved on from that Celtics-inspired look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 From these pictures you can notice that for 78-79 season Sonics tweaks logo on home shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Another one was the Utah Jazz between 1983-1986. The transition was over an extra season compared to the Sonics, but I find it interesting nonetheless. #logonerd This was the combo for 1983-84 This was the combo for 1984-86 This was the combo for 1986 onward "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...
johnnysama Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share Posted September 15, 2018 ^ The difference is the "UTAH" in the logo wasn't seen on the home white suit until 1986. What took them so long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMW79 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 15 hours ago, pepis21 said: From these pictures you can notice that for 78-79 season Sonics tweaks logo on home shorts. I've never seen that white skyline/green sky version. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 NBA uniform history seems to be the least researched of the big four, always cool when people do the legwork on stuff like this. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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