NBA Changes 2013-14 Season

[Xist2inspire]

Okay, after digesting an entire day of sleeves.......yeah, I still don't get why they did this. I see very little reason for these to exist as fan merchandise, and I see NO reason for these to exist on the court.

This doesn't seem like a cash-grab, because if so, it's a poorly thought out one. This really seems like Adidas wanting to "flex their muscles" and show off, just because they can. These sleeves seem to exist only to showcase Adidas and Adidas only.

[Lights Out]

Hopefully since this year's slate of Christmas games was such an embarrassment to the league, we'll never see those ugly sleeved jerseys again.

[tomtucker]

Tomtucker not hating on Europe when I said European. Just meant it looks like soccer league playing basketball. I then told my family thats what they are going for. Trying to sell jerseys that look like European football.No disrespect to Europe. Sry for not clarifying.

i was kidding man !

[jdennis82]

I share the perspective of those who would never buy an NBA jersey because they look ridiculous worn with a t-shirt and going sleeveless as a fan is even worse.

That said, I wonder if there's not a larger-scale purpose for these sleeved unis...advertising space.

Watching the games yesterday, I couldn't help but be reminded of soccer kits and I still think (despite their denials) the NBA will head this way.

An additional reason I'd heard is a desire to cover players' tattoos. Not sure I buy that one.

[TaylorMade]

@BrettEP: LeBron seriously complaining about sleeved jerseys walking to locker room: "I can't shoot with these!"

[mattb6]

You and Teal.

[wonderbread]

im sensing the death of these sleeve jerseys after this christmas fiasco with so much hate from players, fans, and other celebrities

[TaylorMade]

Udrih: "Personally [the short-sleeved jersey] bothered me & my shot. On a normal shot Im used 2 getting my shoulder & elbow up [unhindered]"

— Chris Herring (@HerringWSJ) December 26, 2013

[Teal]

What a GREAT day for the NBA!

I really wish you were being sarcastic, but you're not, sadly.

[Shadojoker]

Lmao!!!!! (Btw nice new image pic Teal)

[IceCap]

What a GREAT day for the NBA!

I really wish you were being sarcastic, but you're not, sadly.

You're free to like whatever you want. Still, you need to acknowledge that the players hate them.

[shaydre1019]

I share the perspective of those who would never buy an NBA jersey because they look ridiculous worn with a t-shirt and going sleeveless as a fan is even worse.

That said, I wonder if there's not a larger-scale purpose for these sleeved unis...advertising space.

Watching the games yesterday, I couldn't help but be reminded of soccer kits and I still think (despite their denials) the NBA will head this way.

An additional reason I'd heard is a desire to cover players' tattoos. Not sure I buy that one.

I really don't think it's for advertising (aside from adidas). No top tier sports league uses te sleeves for advertising. I don't know why the nba would be any different.

I just don't see the players being cool with this as an everyday thing.

They actually didn't look AS bad as I thought they would. Still a stupid stupid design though. They could've gotten way more creative with this. Sleeved throwbacks would've been cool.

[ror1997]

I honestly wouldn't be shocked if the NBA goes

"Wow, the fans dont like them, and niether do the players. Maybe if we add more, they will start to like them!"

"Hello, Michael? Yeah, if you want to officially change the name of your team, You have to agree to make their new uniforms Sleeved. All of them. Good-Bye"

[TaylorMade]

I share the perspective of those who would never buy an NBA jersey because they look ridiculous worn with a t-shirt and going sleeveless as a fan is even worse.

That said, I wonder if there's not a larger-scale purpose for these sleeved unis...advertising space.

Watching the games yesterday, I couldn't help but be reminded of soccer kits and I still think (despite their denials) the NBA will head this way.

An additional reason I'd heard is a desire to cover players' tattoos. Not sure I buy that one.

I really don't think it's for advertising (aside from adidas). No top tier sports league uses te sleeves for advertising. I don't know why the nba would be any different.

I just don't see the players being cool with this as an everyday thing.

They actually didn't look AS bad as I thought they would. Still a stupid stupid design though. They could've gotten way more creative with this. Sleeved throwbacks would've been cool.

Seattle Mariners:

[Kevin W.]

That said, I wonder if there's not a larger-scale purpose for these sleeved unis...advertising space.

That's exactly what they're for. Stern may have been a greedy bastard but I'm sure Silver will be worse.

[twolf921]

You guys may hate them, but apparently the T'Wolves love them. According to the equipment manager of the team he says the team wishes that they could wear them every game apparently, and I am completely serious. I own one of these Wolves alternates and I must say it does feel much better wearing than the sleeveless jerseys do, so at least they have that going for them. I've posted the twitter if you want to read through it, he also has some other tidbits about the jerseys.

@@Realjockwasher

[TaylorMade]

“Call me old school but these jerseys with sleeves are awful,” Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki tweeted.

Blazers center Robin Lopez added on Twitter: “[There] needs to be a mass burning of these sleeved NBA jerseys.”

[Shadojoker]

Lmao ^^^^

[hormone]

So is this generation seeing the White Sox shorts with the NBA Sleeves?

[wonderbread]

So is this generation seeing the White Sox shorts with the NBA Sleeves?

we are seeing a ploy to sell jerseys, and also the players hate them to, pretty much everyone hates them, but the people trying to sell them *adidas*, white sox' shorts were just poor choice for a sport like baseball that has sliding and diving, it's the same reason you won't see football teams wearing shorts outside of practice, you won't rarely see baseball players practice in shorts, and my coaches wouldn't let us wear shorts for this same reason.