MCM0313 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 4 hours ago, upperV03 said: These all happened before LeBron got to LA: And yes I’m aware that the Lakers brought back the Mamba uniforms in the bubble due to Kobe’s passing, but they were originally worn the season before Bron got there. In addition, both of these would’ve been designed 18+ months before LeBron decided to sign for the Lakers: But yeah, the black must be because of LeBron. Look at the clear shame on Kobe’s face while he contemplates the horrors of a sleeved basketball jersey. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 I didn't expect to see "blamed for ugly Lakers jerseys" in the annals of Being Unfair To LeBron. 1 3 1 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 On 8/14/2023 at 3:08 PM, pepis21 said: l could imagine they gonna try to emulate water on that court. Uniform itself in my opinion is not good. That pattern on front is awkward and on back for me look more like glaciers because of that white color. I mean it still works because Minnesota is a very snowy state. Ironically, just south of Minneapolis is the driftless region, one of the biggest regions in America that the glaciers never touched. But the Bucks already did a lake inspired city edition. I like the Wolves' better because at least blue is a team color (okay, a REAL team color for the Wolves), but it hits on why I'm starting to not like city editions. If teams have to introduce a new one every year, then eventually everyone is gonna run out of things about their city to base a uniform on. I get that Minnesota is the Land of Lakes, and Milwaukee is on a Great Lake, but are there any NBA teams that aren't on an ocean, lake, or river of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, MilSox said: I mean it still works because Minnesota is a very snowy state. Ironically, just south of Minneapolis is the driftless region, one of the biggest regions in America that the glaciers never touched. But the Bucks already did a lake inspired city edition. I like the Wolves' better because at least blue is a team color (okay, a REAL team color for the Wolves), but it hits on why I'm starting to not like city editions. If teams have to introduce a new one every year, then eventually everyone is gonna run out of things about their city to base a uniform on. I get that Minnesota is the Land of Lakes, and Milwaukee is on a Great Lake, but are there any NBA teams that aren't on an ocean, lake, or river of some sort? Well, yeah...the Pacers for one.* *And no, that little half-a-creek called the White River don't count... Quote *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, the admiral said: I didn't expect to see "blamed for ugly Lakers jerseys" in the annals of Being Unfair To LeBron. He also didn't cause massive global inflation but I'm sure there's someone out there who'd believe that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 2 hours ago, MilSox said: I get that Minnesota is the Land of Lakes, and Milwaukee is on a Great Lake, but are there any NBA teams that aren't on an ocean, lake, or river of some sort? Salt Lake City doesn't touch the Great Salt Lake. Increasingly, water doesn't touch the Great Salt Lake, either. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsarebad Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 6 hours ago, the admiral said: I didn't expect to see "blamed for ugly Lakers jerseys" in the annals of Being Unfair To LeBron. Agree, the guy is a clout and ring chasing POS, but blaming him for black jereys is not fair. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, adsarebad said: Agree, the guy is a clout and ring chasing POS, but blaming him for black jereys is not fair. Lebron hate is very weird. Calling him a ring chaser is funny especially when he dragged a trash Cavs team through broken glass against the 73 win Warriors to bring home a championship. Only if you're Lebron James is winning a championship a negative I guess? 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 14 hours ago, MilSox said: I mean it still works because Minnesota is a very snowy state. Ironically, just south of Minneapolis is the driftless region, one of the biggest regions in America that the glaciers never touched. But the Bucks already did a lake inspired city edition. I like the Wolves' better because at least blue is a team color (okay, a REAL team color for the Wolves), but it hits on why I'm starting to not like city editions. If teams have to introduce a new one every year, then eventually everyone is gonna run out of things about their city to base a uniform on. I get that Minnesota is the Land of Lakes, and Milwaukee is on a Great Lake, but are there any NBA teams that aren't on an ocean, lake, or river of some sort? Cities tend to be built near large bodies of water, so there aren’t many in any pro sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 1 hour ago, MCM0313 said: Cities tend to be built near large bodies of water, so there aren’t many in any pro sport. Just from some admittedly quick and careless googling and looking at maps, OKC stands out as not being on any particularly-significant body of water. Phoenix has (I think) the Salt River, but isn't particularly close to the Colorado. Could be off. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolob Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 14 hours ago, the admiral said: Salt Lake City doesn't touch the Great Salt Lake. Increasingly, water doesn't touch the Great Salt Lake, either. To be fair, nothing is really touching on the every-shrinking GSL. Quote "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...
Guest Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 15 hours ago, BBTV said: Just from some admittedly quick and careless googling and looking at maps, OKC stands out as not being on any particularly-significant body of water. Phoenix has (I think) the Salt River, but isn't particularly close to the Colorado. Could be off. Would Vegas count? (No NBA yet but they have NFL, WNBA and soon MLB.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sky1324 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 (edited) On 8/20/2023 at 10:04 AM, BBTV said: Just from some admittedly quick and careless googling and looking at maps, OKC stands out as not being on any particularly-significant body of water. Phoenix has (I think) the Salt River, but isn't particularly close to the Colorado. Could be off. On 8/19/2023 at 6:31 PM, MilSox said: I get that Minnesota is the Land of Lakes, and Milwaukee is on a Great Lake, but are there any NBA teams that aren't on an ocean, lake, or river of some sort? Just because, I've checked every Big 5 city. Boston - Atlantic Ocean New York - Atlantic Ocean Buffalo: Lake Erie and Niagara River Newark - Passaic River Philadelphia - Delaware River Baltimore - Chesapeake Bay Washington - Potomac River Pittsburgh - Alleghany, Monongaheia, and Ohio Rivers Raleigh - None (closest is Neuse River) Charlotte - None (closest is Catawba River) Atlanta - None (closest is Chattahoochee River) Jacksonville - St Johns River Miami - Atlantic Ocean Orlando - about a billion lakes Tampa - Tampa Bay Detroit - Detroit River Cleveland - Lake Erie Columbus - Scioto River Cincinnati - Ohio River Indianapolis - White River Nashville - Cumberland River Memphis - Mississippi River New Orleans - Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain Chicago - Lake Michigan Milwaukee - Lake Michigan Minneapolis & St. Paul - Mississippi River St. Louis - Mississippi River Kansas City - Missouri River Oklahoma City - Oklahoma River Dallas - Trinity River Houston - Buffalo Bayou and Trinity Bay Austin - Lady Bird Lake and Colorado River (different from the Grand Canyon's Colorado River) San Antonio - San Antonio River Denver - South Platte River Salt Lake City - None (Closest is Jordan River and of course the Great Salt Lake) Phoenix - Salt River Las Vegas - None (Closest is Colorado River and Lake Mead) San Diego - Pacific Ocean Anaheim - Santa Ana River Los Angeles - Los Angeles River and Pacific Ocean San Francisco - San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean Oakland - San Francisco Bay San Jose - Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay Sacramento - American and Sacramento Rivers Portland - Willamette and Columbia Rivers Seattle - Puget Sound Montreal - St. Lawrence River Ottawa - Ottawa River Toronto - Lake Ontario and Don River Winnipeg - Assiniboine and Red Rivers (but not Lake Winnipeg, strangely) Edmonton - North Saskatchewan River Calgary - Elbow and Bow Rivers Vancouver - Fraser River and Strait of Georgia Only five I judged to be far enough away from bodies of water so as to not really be "on" one. Every one of those has bodies of water close enough to them to justify including them as a part of the city's culture if you really want to. Edited August 22, 2023 by CDCLT Realized I forgot Buffalo 5 1 2 Quote the user formerly known as cdclt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 Ehh, the White River running through the west side of Indianapolis is really more like a glorified stormwater runoff creek bed. If anything, the man-made canal on the west edge of downtown is the water more associated with the city... 2 Quote *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 So my prediction about teal uniform was right. I assume in next year they bring back white version of it (20th annivesary of Bobcats). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted August 22, 2023 Share Posted August 22, 2023 On 8/21/2023 at 2:09 PM, CDCLT said: Just because, I've checked every Big 5 city. Boston - Atlantic Ocean New York - Atlantic Ocean Buffalo: Lake Erie and Niagara River Newark - Passaic River Philadelphia - Delaware River Baltimore - Chesapeake Bay Washington - Potomac River Pittsburgh - Alleghany, Monongaheia, and Ohio Rivers Raleigh - None (closest is Neuse River) Charlotte - None (closest is Catawba River) Atlanta - None (closest is Chattahoochee River) Jacksonville - St Johns River Miami - Atlantic Ocean Orlando - about a billion lakes Tampa - Tampa Bay Detroit - Detroit River Cleveland - Lake Erie Columbus - Scioto River Cincinnati - Ohio River Indianapolis - White River Nashville - Cumberland River Memphis - Mississippi River New Orleans - Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain Chicago - Lake Michigan Milwaukee - Lake Michigan Minneapolis & St. Paul - Mississippi River St. Louis - Mississippi River Kansas City - Missouri River Oklahoma City - Oklahoma River Dallas - Trinity River Houston - Buffalo Bayou and Trinity Bay Austin - Lady Bird Lake and Colorado River (different from the Grand Canyon's Colorado River) San Antonio - San Antonio River Denver - South Platte River Salt Lake City - None (Closest is Jordan River and of course the Great Salt Lake) Phoenix - Salt River Las Vegas - None (Closest is Colorado River and Lake Mead) San Diego - Pacific Ocean Anaheim - Santa Ana River Los Angeles - Los Angeles River and Pacific Ocean San Francisco - San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean Oakland - San Francisco Bay San Jose - Guadalupe River and San Francisco Bay Sacramento - American and Sacramento Rivers Portland - Willamette and Columbia Rivers Seattle - Puget Sound Montreal - St. Lawrence River Ottawa - Ottawa River Toronto - Lake Ontario and Don River Winnipeg - Assiniboine and Red Rivers (but not Lake Winnipeg, strangely) Edmonton - North Saskatchewan River Calgary - Elbow and Bow Rivers Vancouver - Fraser River and Strait of Georgia Only five I judged to be far enough away from bodies of water so as to not really be "on" one. Every one of those has bodies of water close enough to them to justify including them as a part of the city's culture if you really want to. You forgot Green Bay, which is interesting because even thought it was named after a part of Lake Michigan, it's not actually on the lakeshore. It's at the "thumb" of the Bay of Green Bay, so the Fox River is the only major body of water in the actual city. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ss22 Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I don't necessarily think the uniforms were executed well, but the reason the lake inspiration was inevitable for the Timberwolves is that - as far as I know - Minneapolis is unique in how many lakes are in the city limits and how relevant they are for daily life here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henburg Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 I don't think that the inspiration of lakes for that Timberwolves uniform is really the issue, if anybody can embrace that it is the Land of 10,000 Lakes. The problem is that it is such a literal representation of that concept, it looks like somebody searched a Stock website for "water" and put one of the first results on a blank white template. It feels very corporate rather than natural. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old School Fool Posted August 23, 2023 Share Posted August 23, 2023 Hopefully the Hornets break out the second version of their infamous court that went with that uniform. 11 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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