kimball Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 On 6/22/2021 at 2:35 PM, TheRealPepman said: Since there's too many uniforms, if it was up to me, for all Playoff rounds, teams must only wear their default Icon (away in colour) and Association (home white) jerseys. I am fine with three ... association, icon and statement. That promotes some color vs. color that works. Just no City or Earned jerseys. Throwbacks, maybe? Or, maybe once a round for a non-clenching game (so games 1-3)? "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...
SCalderwood Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 I think three is just right. It's a good balance between not enough variety and too much variety. But I still think the home team should wear white. I want to be able to glance at a game, see who is wearing white, and know that it's the home team. I was watching some random Youtube videos of NBA highlights from 2019-2021. Whenever I see a highlight, for whatever reason, this first things I want to know are what teams are playing, and where they are playing. I don't know, maybe it's just wanting to know the context of the highlight. So sometimes, I would spend the entire duration of the highlight trying to figure out what the teams are and where they are playing, and I would miss the entire actual highlight, and sometimes I wouldn't even be able to figure out the answers to those questions before the highlight ended. Anyway, I think the home team should wear white, and the road team should have either a road primary or a road alternate to choose from. Admittedly, I was really into the NBA in the 90s/2000s, and that's when I watched the most NBA, and that was kind of the way things were done in that era. So maybe I'm just stuck in the past, getting old, and need to get with the times. I definitely agree with no city or earned jerseys in the playoffs, and I would say no throwbacks as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 14 hours ago, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said: I’d rather have that, because at least it goes all the way around. Except for that stupid branched off part that looks like a manufacturing error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted June 25, 2021 Share Posted June 25, 2021 2 hours ago, TBGKon said: Except for that stupid branched off part that looks like a manufacturing error. True, but so does the the one we have now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted June 25, 2021 Author Share Posted June 25, 2021 9 hours ago, SCalderwood said: Admittedly, I was really into the NBA in the 90s/2000s, and that's when I watched the most NBA, and that was kind of the way things were done in that era. So maybe I'm just stuck in the past, getting old, and need to get with the times. This is me as well. But, I have to admit I am now so much against the road team in white as I used to be. But, my preference is still either the home team in white or a color vs. color matchup. "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...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted June 26, 2021 Share Posted June 26, 2021 On 4/26/2021 at 12:24 PM, Sport said: 6. NO THROWBACKS, ALTERNATES OR CITY EDITION UNIFORMS IN THE PLAYOFFS. PERIOD. I understand the sentiment. But, while the Cavs really screwed up, let's not forget this beautiful event in the 2003 Finals: The shame here is that the Spurs, another former ABA team, failed to wear their own throwbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discogod Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 On 6/26/2021 at 3:56 AM, Ferdinand Cesarano said: I understand the sentiment. But, while the Cavs really screwed up, let's not forget this beautiful event in the 2003 Finals: The shame here is that the Spurs, another former ABA team, failed to wear their own throwbacks. Beautiful event? Maybe if they'd got the throwbacks right, but these look more like the late 80s version of that uniform than the ABA incarnation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted July 9, 2021 Share Posted July 9, 2021 3 hours ago, Discogod said: Beautiful event? Maybe if they'd got the throwbacks right, but these look more like the late 80s version of that uniform than the ABA incarnation. The late-80s version had the same design. (The only difference was that, on the road set, "New Jersey" was written in white inside the red stripe.) This was a faithful adaptation of that uniform to the current template. It's the same thing that the Brewers did when they wore their beautiful throwback-inspired uniforms, but in a buttondown/belted style; and it is the same thing that the White Sox do in wearing their 80s throwbacks with belted pants. Would I have preferred shorter shorts? Yes, indeed. Or else a third star could have been added to the shorts, so that there would not be any empty blue space between the top star and the waistband. But those are quibbles. Overall, this is one of the best throwbacks ever, in terms both of execution and of emotional impact. (When I saw these uniforms, I squealed like a 1960s teenybopper Beatle fan. Their use in the Finals ranks amongst my greatest sports-fan moment.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 On 7/9/2021 at 8:35 AM, Ferdinand Cesarano said: . . . faithful adaptation of that uniform to the current template . . . Almost/maybe. On this version, the wordmark and number are centered, with the stripes very much on the side. On the originals, the stripes were placed more toward the front of the jersey, with the wordmark and number pushed to the right. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 5 hours ago, leopard88 said: On 7/9/2021 at 8:35 AM, Ferdinand Cesarano said: . . . faithful adaptation of that uniform to the current template . . . Almost/maybe. On this version, the wordmark and number are centered, with the stripes very much on the side. On the originals, the stripes were placed more toward the front of the jersey, with the wordmark and number pushed to the right. Ah, yes; that's true. Good observation. So in this respect the throwback uniforms were inexact. Still I was/am willing to forgive this, on account of the overall impression. To me the stars on the shorts are the bigger issue. But even that is minor. None of these flaws stopped me from revelling in the use of those uniforms. I know that the Nets lost the series; but it kind of feels like they won, on account of the thrill of seeing the uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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