The_Admiral Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 1:00 PM, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said: Say what you want about the powder blues, but these were beautiful: No, this is what I was talking about when I said the Nuggets had something interesting going and threw it away to be another navy/gold team. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O.C.D Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 On 8/26/2022 at 9:45 AM, gosioux76 said: I'll never understand the love for the satiny dazzle fabric of the early 2000s, but it's also likely it was never meant for me to like. I presume this was a thing because a fashion trend from the era. I seem to recall a lot of brands, Fubu comes to mind, that made streetwear jerseys with this look. It could be nostalgia but I feel like dazzle fabric has extra depth because the way the light hits it. It really exaggerates the contrast between highlights and shadows. With certain colors it looks great 1 hour ago, the admiral said: No, this is what I was talking about when I said the Nuggets had something interesting going and threw it away to be another navy/gold team. They were really nice alts but without the powder blues as primaries they aren't as cool 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 They're a relic of that time when there were so many navy blue jerseys that we speculated that it was an end-run around David Stern banning black jerseys. As I was saying in this thread or another thread, the back end of the 2000s was the dark night of the soul for NBA aesthetics (the front end was that for gameplay and star power). Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 4 hours ago, the admiral said: No, this is what I was talking about when I said the Nuggets had something interesting going and threw it away to be another navy/gold team. Well that was an alternate so… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/25/2022 at 2:55 PM, MackAttack said: I don't know how I feel about the MEM pattern as a side panel but I think the Kings should bring back the checkerboard in a similar way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealPepman Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Was just e-shopping today when saw these NBA on-court warm-up jackets for the 2022-23 season: Why do Nike NBA jackets look worse with each succeeding design? They hit it off on the first one! Here's the evolution: 2017-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Never liked the black fabric on the hood though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJack Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I think the latest are the best. The big team name across the front is the way to go. It'll look great in the arena. I wish they'd throw players' jersey numbers on them somewhere though. Maybe the sleeve? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I’m failing to see what’s wrong with those. If anything the first few were the worst ones with the big black zippers and Nike logos as big as the team logos. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Last year's ones were the best, IMO, with the logo in font, wordmark on the back, and team colors on the arm trim. This year's are a slight step down, but still top tier. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealPepman Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Perhaps my perspective was more from a fan's perspective. I'm just not wearing those 22-23 jackets unlike their previous iterations. Didn't realize that. But really, all said and done, I prefer it clean like the 2017 ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 Now seems about the right time to air my annual lament that the NBA was better when each team had its own unique warmup designs. I've mentioned this before, but my favorite part of the All-Star Game was seeing the players called out in their different warmups. It really showcased how colorful the league was at the time. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 On 8/29/2022 at 1:02 PM, TheRealPepman said: Perhaps my perspective was more from a fan's perspective. I'm just not wearing those 22-23 jackets unlike their previous iterations. Didn't realize that. But really, all said and done, I prefer it clean like the 2017 ones. It's certainly a matter of personal preference, but a single large wordmark across the front with a (comparably) minimized swoosh feels about as clean as you can get. In addition to that, it's very minimalist relative to the others -- no black along the zippers, the striping is limited to small ones on the cuffs and a single stripe (on some) on the sides. Of this one-design-fits all approach, these are the nicest yet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectjohn Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 19 minutes ago, gosioux76 said: Now seems about the right time to air my annual lament that the NBA was better when each team had its own unique warmup designs. I've mentioned this before, but my favorite part of the All-Star Game was seeing the players called out in their different warmups. It really showcased how colorful the league was at the time. I know those days are sadly over, what with economies of scale from templated designs, but it's a shame. I remember Nike had still had some degree of individuality on warmups as recently as the early 2000s when they had the contract for 8 teams. Both the Celtics and Pistons had classic style warmups at that time. Remembering the higher quality of the Nike 1.0 days was a big part of the reason I was excited when they got the NBA deal in 2017, but unfortunately it's been a disappointment. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I mean, these warmups each had personalities of their own. Truly, the glory days of warmup uniforms, if there ever were such a thing. 15 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I liked the navy Nuggets for three reasons: the lack of white, the wordmark change not being great but at least saving us from more Aachen Bold, and powder blue being too light a color to use as an away IMO. The current royal blue one is a nice color combo that feels as "classic Nuggets" as is able to exist with some modern flair to it, just a shame about the "Mile High Basketball" nonsense. The current colors and wordmarks and logos all feel appropriate for Denver in the 2020s, but does seem oddly difficult to make a decent jersey out of. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCdog Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Rockets dropping new threads tomorrow. Lots of yellow in these teasers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, NYCdog said: Rockets dropping new threads tomorrow. Lots of yellow in these teasers $100 it's just another 90's throwback, probably to the 93-94 championship team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABallCoach Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said: $100 it's just another 90's throwback, probably to the 93-94 championship team. Too much yellow for that. It’s either San Diego or early 70’s 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 28 minutes ago, LA Fakers+ LA Snippers said: $100 it's just another 90's throwback, probably to the 93-94 championship team. 90s throwback didn’t have white/yellow/white anything…so cha ching lol Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Seems to be white (perforation on numbers) like Conrad said and Rockets have 55th anniversary this year so it would fit into that one mystery team who receive classic. I'd say it's gonna be this: First image fits to that yellow stripe on shorts. Secons to numbers, third to trims and fourth look like close-up to wordmark. Btw I found they had a big mess with uniforms back in San Diego. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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