The_Admiral Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Well, they probably won't have that Isles game there anyway, so bullet dodged! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Jay-Z is behind the NHL lockout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksupilot Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Still having the KHL game though. Should be a good game now with all the Russians in the NHL potentially playing in the KHL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Still having the KHL game though. Should be a good game now with all the Russians in the NHL potentially playing in the KHLDamn, totally forgot they were doing that game too. Better than nothing for NYC hockey fans I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 What's original about it? The tone of the stain? I notice that it, like the Thunder court, dispenses with the side panels on the key. Not a fan of that. Either have those lines on every court or don't. Those little hashes outside the circle don't have any purpose, but those are there.No. I thought about how to create something that would be instantly recognizable for Brooklyn. Color would have been good. That's the first thing I thought of, and I pitched it in design meetings, but in the back of my head I figured it would be a longshot for a team to do a dark stain. I pressed on thinking of ways to make Brooklyn's court unique, and it seems one of them stuck (though I can't tell for sure based on the quality of the photo). How well it works, visually, has yet to be seen.I thought a unique wood grain had been mentioned - is that it? Not exactly a stain; and stains have been done to death (and I hated them from the start.) This looks like a great, clean, traditional court for a great, clean, traditional identity. Only problem is the Nets identity has always been garish, not clean or traditional - but, hey, it's a new start.Honestly, I'm not sure if it's a different type of wood than what hardwood courts are typically constructed from. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-owns-iu Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 All this buildup for jerseys that are going to be as plain as plain gets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 We can only hope. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smattfein Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Another view of the court: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smattfein Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Another view of the court:Does an NBA court always look so purposely pinstriped? I was wondering if that was the feature Andrew was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debo0775 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It's reported to be a wood unique to the Nets. It almost looks like burled maple, but I don't think that that'd be practical for a court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It looks like vertical strips of lighter and darker wood to me too, but it's still hard to tell from that picture. Kind of like a grass in a baseball outfield. If it really is the vertical stripes I think it will look really good and is definitely unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smattfein Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 It looks like vertical strips of lighter and darker wood to me too, but it's still hard to tell from that picture. Kind of like a grass in a baseball outfield. If it really is the vertical stripes I think it will look really good and is definitely unique.Here's another look at it. In the upper left hand corner of the court you can see the clear definition of the striping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I don't think the "pinstriping" effect was intentional. You guys may be putting too much thought into it. I think it was simply the grain of whatever type of wood they are using. Either way, I don't think it looks all that great. Just not clean enough...unique, but muddled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I'm not sure I can agree, just based on our very limited glimpses of it. I'm really interested to see how it looks in a photo of any decent resolution, much less on high-def and in person. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Haven't chimed in here for a while, but I'm getting the impression the Nets are going to build an awesome FEELING brand and identity. I love everything about how it feels so far.But I think I'll always be irked by the many poor design choices with their logos. It's like one of those things where they aren't offensive at all, and parts of them are great, but they just should have been done better. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Conrad. Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 ahhh. so, it looks like a repeated-chevron pattern on the wood. it also does look like a very "rich" grain, too. Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 ahhh. so, it looks like a repeated-chevron pattern on the wood. it also does look like a very "rich" grain, too.Old Raptors meets current TWolves, nothing too original... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DASH Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 my old club had that kind of floor and it looked good when we played on that although I don't know how good will that look on tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 'Bout time. I'd still like to see some clear photos of it without the Instagram filter, but there you have it. Like I said, I don't know if the wood itself is special or different. My role in it was just the idea of using the unique herringbone pattern to do something recognizable for Brooklyn, something in the vain of Boston's parquet. A signature element that links back to and eventually (hopefully) becomes an integral part of their brand. It would be great if this was a catalyst for more teams to do unique things with the construction (not just the decoration) of their courts.The actual inspiration came when I was thinking of Brooklyn as a 'roots' sort of place for basketball. Thinking of the identity as being bare and tough, back in the early days basketball was played wherever it could be played, in ballrooms, dance halls, you name it. I thought it would be neat if the court felt like that in a way. I'm really glad that it seems to have come out nicely. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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