projectjohn Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, MCM0313 said: There aren’t that many royal and red teams, are there? Pistons come to mind and they’ve always rocked those colors wonderfully, with the exception of their absurd foray into teal. The Pistons have pivoted heavily into black and gray in recent years (thankfully gray seems to have mostly passed), and also seem to be actively minimizing red to the best of their ability - refusing to bring back their old red alternate as the Statement edition, and eliminating their classic court design which was red-heavy. I keep hoping sanity will prevail at some point, but the trend just keeps getting worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lights Out Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, MCM0313 said: There aren’t that many royal and red teams, are there? Pistons come to mind and they’ve always rocked those colors wonderfully, with the exception of their absurd foray into teal. Sixers have usually looked good in those colors too. There are way more red and black: Bulls, Raptors, Blazers, Rockets, Hawks (plus yellow), Heat (plus yellow), Cavs (dishonorable mention). LAC going back to royal and red would be a breath of fresh air at this point. (So would the sky blue and burnt orange from their distant past.) The Pistons and Sixers are still royal and red, and I'd assume casual fans are still more likely to associate those teams with that color scheme than the Clippers. Even with the recent uptick in success, it's hard to overlook the previous decades of futility and terrible ownership in those colors. Quote POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 20 hours ago, VampyrRabbit said: That script still has the same problems as the Clippers one with the white outline filling most of the counters. And this is what in my opinion make these wordmark great, because they are unusual and unique compare to standard outline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, projectjohn said: The Pistons have pivoted heavily into black and gray in recent years (thankfully gray seems to have mostly passed), and also seem to be actively minimizing red to the best of their ability - refusing to bring back their old red alternate as the Statement edition, and eliminating their classic court design which was red-heavy. I keep hoping sanity will prevail at some point, but the trend just keeps getting worse. Well, this season isn’t one they’re going to want to remember, so hopefully they pivot away from that trend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, spartacat_12 said: I was thinking about pro sports in general. There are a lot of royal & red teams, but the Clippers are the only ones that have made black another one of their main colours. I guess the Marlins are the closest thing, but the shades of blue & red they use aren't quite the same, and they're a mostly black team. The closest example I can come up with for an ideal Clippers colour balance would be similar to the old Colorado Avalanche alternates, just with a bright red instead of burgundy. The Pat Patriot-era New England Patriots are another example. And the mid-late-1990s Texas Rangers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 29 minutes ago, pepis21 said: And this is what in my opinion make these wordmark great, because they are unusual and unique compare to standard outline. That makes those wordmarks both, but they also look like someone made an error in photoshop that left both logos with filled counters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old School Fool Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 43 minutes ago, Pyromania1983 said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 22 hours ago, M4One said: I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a few LED courts next year, especially for some of the NBA Cup games, ASG and maybe a team or two for a trial run in regular season games. I think this is cool and opens many possibilities for some cool alternate and even throwback courts. 4 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...
Old School Fool Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 2/5/2024 at 2:17 PM, M4One said: It's finally happening. Let's hope it translates well on TV. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 It was predictable that NBA will follow FIBA and try to LED court by themselves. I could imagine if court pass test on events, they would like to check it in a game like next season IST Final or ASG. Then is only small step to introduce it by teams to use on regular bias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 2/5/2024 at 2:10 PM, CaliforniaGlowin said: LED courts!!! Only you would be attracted to flashing lights like you have the attention span of a gnat. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 1 hour ago, dont care said: Only you would be attracted to flashing lights like you have the attention span of a gnat. Baseball is my favorite sport, so I'd say my attention span is pretty good. I just like bright and shiny things. Quote Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsarebad Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39482304/nba-officials-debut-sponsored-patches-all-star-game Still, i was hoping if would be LED patches, so the ads could change on the fly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepis21 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Instead of giving refs ad patch they should send them to some training camp, because they are terrible. Edit: Not only a patch, but also a sponsorship for IST. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBeltz Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 On 2/6/2024 at 11:37 AM, Pyromania1983 said: I get the purpose and what not, but why not just keep these in normal rotation? The uniform is 6 years old, I can only think of the JAzz as having a set that was consistently used as often (red rocks), Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truepg Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 52 minutes ago, pepis21 said: Not only a patch, but also a sponsorship for IST. A bit bizarre to see the flight attendants being taller than Isiah Thomas, regardless of them wearing heels.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digby Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 lol, absolutely called it that they kept the In-Season Tournament branding so generic and terrible just to make it that much more of a clear path for a corporate sponsor. Though I didn't anticipate that they'd find an extra level to the European soccer mimicry. 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelicanfan Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 personally i think it would have been better if they brought back a jersey kobe actually wore. kinda like what the warriors did in their last regular season game at oracle. the gold wishbone jersey would have been a no brainer here. but i get this decision as well. -- also since no one posted it yet. grizzlies decided to come out with a new alternate court midseason. personally i dont like seeing grey courts anywhere outside brooklyn. aside from the tournament courts this is like the 2nd-4th time a team has come out with a grey court since the nets made it a thing? (mavs, cavs, okc, grizzlies) 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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