SSmith48 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Why is Nike/The NBA so obsessed with black/navy/white for city looks? When these were introduced, I was under the impression that these uniforms would be the most unique ones in a team's set. In just a matter of years, the creativity with these (outside of maybe the mixtapes we got a couple of years ago) have nosedived. It feels like they are just phoning them in at this point in most cases, just so they can get another jersey out to make money from and for collectors to buy. Washington, San Antonio, and maybe Indiana might be the only ones the intrigue me right now, but I'm desensitized at this point. It's hard to care much for a fun new uniform when I know it will only be carried for less than a season then never mentioned again. 5 Quote Visit my website at SSmith Designs (google.com) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frylock Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 (edited) 16 hours ago, fortunat1 said: That Wizards look is giving off some 2018/19 Trail Blazers City Edition vibes… Edited October 1, 2023 by Frylock Better link 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 17 hours ago, fortunat1 said: NBA shorts can have pockets now?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
projectjohn Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 2 hours ago, SSmith48 said: Why is Nike/The NBA so obsessed with black/navy/white for city looks? When these were introduced, I was under the impression that these uniforms would be the most unique ones in a team's set. In just a matter of years, the creativity with these (outside of maybe the mixtapes we got a couple of years ago) have nosedived. It feels like they are just phoning them in at this point in most cases, just so they can get another jersey out to make money from and for collectors to buy. Washington, San Antonio, and maybe Indiana might be the only ones the intrigue me right now, but I'm desensitized at this point. It's hard to care much for a fun new uniform when I know it will only be carried for less than a season then never mentioned again. I have to hope against hope that at some point sanity is going to prevail and the whole City Edition program will get mothballed. Only a handful have ever been worthwhile to begin with and now that those have been blown through, things are quickly going from bad to abysmal. But I guess somebody out there is buying this stuff, or else they wouldn't keep doing it. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawakita33 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 20 hours ago, fortunat1 said: Found some city leaks from the same Instagram account that previously posted the Warriors + Heat leak. Their account is __2hands_shop__ on Instagram for those wondering. This particular batch is Wizards, Clippers, and the matching shorts for the previous Pacers leak. As far as the actual designs go, I'll say that they're interesting at the very least (minus the Clippers). The gradient on the Wizards jersey is really intriguing, especially when paired with the altered logo and half black/half grey design that they're using. I don't really expect this to look good on the court but at least it's new and exciting in comparison to some other city jerseys we've seen in years past. One of my main critiques though is the sheer amount of black uniforms we're getting this year. Taking all the leaks/releases we've seen to this point into consideration, there are going to be at least 8 black uniforms (CHI, WSH, IND, MIA, GSW, LAL, BKN, DAL). The 2022/23 class was fairly disappointing to me not only because of lacking designs, but also because 17 of the 29 city jerseys were either black or white. I hate looking at each of the jerseys on release day and seeing the majority of the league looking one of two ways, especially when the city program is all about trying new things and being expressive. I'm personally tired of the city program at this point, even if they churn out a few decent designs each season. Edit: Clippers look more navy than black, but the point still stands Great find @fortunat1! They also have a better look of the Heat Culture jersey. 1 1 4 1 1 3 2 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 3 hours ago, Old School Fool said: NBA shorts can have pockets now?! Since nike takeover the league, swingman version always have a pockets. Authentic and game-worn don't have them. 8 minutes ago, sawakita33 said: Great find @fortunat1! They also have a better look of the Heat Culture jersey. Doesn't look that bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 36 minutes ago, pepis21 said: Since nike takeover the league, swingman version always have a pockets. Authentic and game-worn don't have them. Doesn't look that bad. You're right, it looks downright awful. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 Alternate designs, "City" inspired looks, artist collaborations etc. are one thing but for some reason plastering your dumb locker room sloganeering onto the jersey is a new level entirely of stupid. Doesn't seem very "Heat Culture" at all! This is the kind of thing that belongs on the cheapo t-shirts they give away to all seats at a playoff game, that's it. Miami should very obviously just rotate through 3 or 4 Vice color jerseys and be happy with it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted October 1, 2023 Share Posted October 1, 2023 And what's with that heat number font? Again, makes a better statement jersey than city. I'm still questioning why their city uniform graphic was gold. Quote Last updated 5/23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 hour ago, sawakita33 said: Great find @fortunat1! They also have a better look of the Heat Culture jersey. I know it gets said quite a bit but this really looks like something Walmart would sell. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 40 minutes ago, CaliforniaGlowin said: And what's with that heat number font? It's their font from retro uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 2 hours ago, sawakita33 said: Great find @fortunat1! They also have a better look of the Heat Culture jersey. That's just lazy... and has Miami ever used that particular variant of the wishbone collar before? I know Orlando, GSW and others probably have, but IIRC Miami has not, though I could be wrong, i.e., maybe there was one or two city or statement ones that used it and I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 3 hours ago, sawakita33 said: Great find @fortunat1! They also have a better look of the Heat Culture jersey. AHHH NO NO NO Heat what are you doing???? 3 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 I hope I can articulate this thought correctly ... but, have you guys ever had a dream about something that is related to something you were thinking about/experiencing in real life before going to bed, and so... ...the dream's content is like a really weird, obscured, preposterous adaptation of what the subject IRL was? ... yeah, that is what I think I am experiencing when I see what Nike has done with the NBA. And, it's not just that the designs are bad and sloppy, but even the material and weird seams/paneling just looks incredibly cheap. Sure, a few here or there look complete, but the vast majority of what they are pumping out is comically bad. It makes me sad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 7 hours ago, sayahh said: That's just lazy... and has Miami ever used that particular variant of the wishbone collar before? Yes, they used and no, they didn't. Yes, because It's a standard wishbone for swingman's in nike era. No, if you think of collar like this on a game day jersey: Which won't be on authentic City either (it's gonna be same like on away jersey). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanfan Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 these teams have got to chill out with black and dark jerseys. not even in the sense that "black out" jerseys used to be a cool thing and its lost its magic now. but also in the sense that the whole league is looking more and more diluted. like if you wanna be one of the 20 something teams with black/dark jerseys you gotta at least make some redeeming designs. its really ironic how so far it seems to be the the jazz who are coming out with the least controversial jerseys this year that surprisingly aren't black or minimalistic. from leaks and releases these are the teams so far coming out with new black/dark grey jerseys: kings, lakers, pacers, rockets (technically), warriors, mavericks, bulls, wizards, and nets (though i give nets a pass since their design is pretty crazy and they're the nets.) then we're probably gonna get a handful of more (like raptors as always) on top of all the black jerseys that teams already have in their main rotation. like the suns who've made their statement jersey their whole identity this past year or kings who've decided to make their primary color black now... 1 Quote New NBA court designs by me here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germanshepherd Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 8 1 1 1 1 Quote i have unquantifiable corpses on my conscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3N Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 Heat will now have a Carnival Cruise Lines ad patch: 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyromania1983 Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 1 minute ago, B3N said: Heat will now have a Carnival Cruise Lines ad patch: Kinda hate how it isn't even with the Nike logo. Should be the same distance down the shoulder. Looks out of place. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxy8s Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 10 minutes ago, B3N said: Heat will now have a Carnival Cruise Lines ad patch: I'm sure the answer is something to do with taxes, but what is the point of this? The Heat's owner is the chairman of Carnival, so he's just writing himself a check? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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