Ripper Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Here is the (breaking, really) news:Kate Price, Sixers? Vice President of Business Operations, told yesterday to a group of season ticket holders in a fan forum that the franchise will be switching back to the old logo and the old 1982-83 uniforms (white/home, red/away) starting from next season.http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/2009/01...o-and-uniforms/This logo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Sands Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Zzzzzzzzzz... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappital92 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Y'know, if they just got rid of the blue and maybe the gold, I'd say they'd be perfectly fine. Oh well. http://www.wizardsxtra.com Is it the shoes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAO Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 What a terrible idea. The NBA will keep recycling, and like so it's popularity will continue to decline. Why even bother 'updating' when most teams just fall back to the lame looks they wore in the 70's and 80's. It's a new millennium for a reason, and man there really is nothing wrong with the Sixers' current look that they've donned since the late 90's. At this rate, they should just designate all Eastern Conference teams to wear red, white, and blue, while leaving the Western Conference to wear navy, light blue, and gold. Behance Network || ianbakar.com || Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a2b05 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I for one, find this to be great news. I love those uniforms and the old logo. Hopefully this will be the end of Hip-Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 About time! The current Sixers logo with the black and gold is brutal on the eyes.I'm probably in the minority here, but I was a fan of the uniforms worn by the 76ers in the mid-90s during the Jerry Stackhouse-era.These ones --> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 The way people around here are always going "[insert team here] should go back to..." I'm surprised half the board hasn't ejaculated at the sound of this. "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...
BB61 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 This is not a surprise. The only incling of the current identity is what you see on the players and on the floor. That's it. Every advert has the old logo and old uniforms. The scoreboard even displays the old logo -- even when the team is wearing the current uniforms.I agree with the fact that the uniforms are, well, a little bare. But you can also say the same for Boston's uniforms, and everyone thinks they're timeless. Same with the Yankees and Red Wings. I'm not badmouthing them, mind you, but I've never really been a fan of the current identity -- I think there's too much going on at once.In the end, I think the 76ers are meant to be red, white, and blue. I too am a fan of the mid-90's look that they had when Iverson started, but it doesn't sound like they're going in that direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAO Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 But the thing about the Celtics, Red Wings, Lakers, Yankees---they never jumped the bandwagon. They stuck with what they had, without changing anything due to what was trendy. Creating their own classic, timeless look. They stayed true to their roots. The Sixers on the other hand dumped their classic look for oh, about a decade, and are now deciding to switch back because they see that that's what's 'in', that's what is 'trendy.' In my opinion, that's how you lose your supporters. The Sixers are a mediocre team anyway. Their look is the least of their problems. Switching back to the colors of your glory days sure won't make you play like the glory days. Behance Network || ianbakar.com || Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoDawgs08 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 There should be a law that no identity changes...or expansion teams identifications, can include red and blue as their primary colors...I swear its so annoying!!I almost shot myself when the Hawks switched on me! Even though I think the Hawks uniforms are sharp as hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB61 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 The Sixers on the other hand dumped their classic look for oh, about a decade, and are now deciding to switch back because they see that that's what's 'in', that's what is 'trendy.' In my opinion, that's how you lose your supporters. The Sixers are a mediocre team anyway. Their look is the least of their problems. Switching back to the colors of your glory days sure won't make you play like the glory days.I agree. And I also will add that I think that this has to do with the nostolgia surrounding the last Spectrum game in March.But I don't know. This has been creeping in for the last couple of years... I can't say that this is a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Good news. Always HATED the Sixers current ID. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby 21 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Thank god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Does anyone know how much it costs to create a new logo in the NBA? Could that be one of the detriments, in some cases, as to why teams do not create new logos altogether? A few recent examples: Hawks, Nuggets, Bucks, Raptors, and Wizards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyk Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 So this mean they will probabl have a new uniform AGAIN. How many uni changes have they had in their franchise history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 What a terrible idea. The NBA will keep recycling, and like so it's popularity will continue to decline.The NBA's popularity is declining because people believe the games are fixed and the quality of play has deteriorated.It's a new millennium for a reasonWhat?!? Semantically, this doesn't mean anything! The reason it's a new millennium is because of an arbitrary solar calendar system that we've all agreed to follow. What does that have to do with what the Philadelphia 76ers wear?I don't know. The old stuff was a produt of the '90s and really not terribly good. Too much black, too many gradients and comet-trails and whatever. Is this ideal? Probably not. Is it better? A little. But I dobut the 76ers' popularity, nor the NBA's popularity, is going to wane because the 76ers got rid of their ugly uniforms and replaced them with mediocre uniforms. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAO Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Ok you're right about the millennium part. All I meant by that was that Philly left their classic look and bought into a mid/late 90's trend of having a 5 color palette and a more dynamic logo. Whereas teams like the Celtics, Lakers, Knicks, Yankees, Red Wings, all stayed true to their roots. And here again, the Sixers are just jumping a bandwagon, the throwback trend that we've seen for the past few years. Except they want to make it permanent. It's stupid really. I for one love the Sixers current look. I like the jerseys they wore from 98-02. And the current Sixers logo is awesome. Behance Network || ianbakar.com || Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I'm hoping they "update" the logo, whatever that means nowadays, and "update" the uniforms also. I'd like some uniforms based on the old look, but not identical. Like Ian said, they jumped the bandwagon on their own look, going back to it now seems a little fraudulent. I'd say keep some piping from their current look, add in some details from the old look, baby you got a stew going. I just got a current uniform, Black, signed by Sam Dalembert, and they look pretty nice in person. I think something can be brought in from both looks, as long as Black, Gold, and Silver stay out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I just hope it's an updated version of their old logo without unpleasant surprises. Their old one is really outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Just like the Ny Islanders in the late 90's.But the Sixers current logos ain't bad. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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