Wilt Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 The NBA is now selling NBA Soul Swingman jerseys with nicknames on the back. Ugh....http://store.nba.com/Houston_Rockets_Gear/adidas_Hakeem_Olajuwon_Houston_Rockets_Soul_Swingman_Nickname_Jersey_-_RedTo top it off, didn't Yao Ming have YAO on the back, not MING like this jersey from the NBA Store?http://store.nba.com/Jerseys_Hardwood_Classics/adidas_Yao_Ming_Houston_Rockets_Soul_Swingman_Throwback_Jersey_-_Navy_BlueThe funny thing is that the European branch of NBA Store is selling throwbacks with proper last nameshttp://www.nbastore.eu/stores/nba/products/product_browse.aspx?category|category_root|35907=jerseys&category|cat_35907|36029=hardwood%20classics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Great find Wilt!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilt Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I know it because I've recently bought Shawn Kemp's jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPV713 Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Would the ads have to be replacements for uniform scripts or can it just be a corporate logo above the NOB or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorMade Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Would the ads have to be replacements for uniform scripts or can it just be a corporate logo above the NOB or something?It's been said that's it's going to be a 2.5x2.5 patch, most likely on the chest (or possibly the sleeve?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 When they "fly off the shelf" like the sleeved jerseys I will drive to Adam Silver's office and laugh in his face!! (Yes cost of gas to drive > jersey but its principle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Via Bleacher Report's Howard Beck:Commissioner Adam Silver told Bleacher Report he intends to revisit the issue after the season. He plans to meet with LeBron James, one of the loudest critics of the jerseys. The NBA could decide to curtail the use of the sleeved jerseys, leave it up to individual teams or simply kill the program for good."Ultimately, if the players don't like them, we'll move on to something else," Silver told Bleacher Report. "I don't regret doing it for this season. But it's intended to be something fun for the fans and the players. And if it becomes a serious issue, as to whether players should be wearing sleeves, we'll likely move onto other things."The matter took on an added urgency, at least from a public relations standpoint, when James, the league's four-time MVP, trashed the jerseys after a loss to San Antonio on March 6. James shot 6-of-18. He blamed the sleeves."I'm not a big fan of the jerseys, not a big fan of them," James told reporters that night. "I've got to figure something out the next time I wear the short-sleeved jerseys." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Adam Silver: "I'll Meet with LeBron and Kill Sleeved Jerseys If Players Insist" just read on Bleacher Report too!! Thanks Waffles for the post. Beat me to it! :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Good riddance! POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Please, Lord, let it be! I dunno if i could handle both sleeves AND shoulder-area ads, so hopefully we just have to deal with one. Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nyk33 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Go Lebron! Go!Sleeves look so minor league and clownish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyHubCaps Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 It pains me to see the NBA do so horribly with branding. They are destined to remain the 3rd or 4th most popular sport, or maybe even worse, with their image the way it is.The answer to sleeved jerseys seems really simple. Make an official team undershirt, and sell it with every jersey. No one complains when one guy on your favorite NCAA team wears a short-sleeve T-shirt underneath his uniform. But when you make everyone do it, and you design new uniforms especially for it, it's lame.If the NBA also wants to improve uniform sales, I would suggest that they design better/more unique shooting shirts (not an Adidas template), and stop changing the friggin' warm-ups every year. I would spend $100 on a well-designed, unique, team-branded shooting shirt. As it is, though, you rarely see the players wearing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShinyHubCaps Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Via Bleacher Report's Howard Beck:Commissioner Adam Silver told Bleacher Report he intends to revisit the issue after the season. He plans to meet with LeBron James, one of the loudest critics of the jerseys. The NBA could decide to curtail the use of the sleeved jerseys, leave it up to individual teams or simply kill the program for good."Ultimately, if the players don't like them, we'll move on to something else," Silver told Bleacher Report. "I don't regret doing it for this season. But it's intended to be something fun for the fans and the players. And if it becomes a serious issue, as to whether players should be wearing sleeves, we'll likely move onto other things."The matter took on an added urgency, at least from a public relations standpoint, when James, the league's four-time MVP, trashed the jerseys after a loss to San Antonio on March 6. James shot 6-of-18. He blamed the sleeves."I'm not a big fan of the jerseys, not a big fan of them," James told reporters that night. "I've got to figure something out the next time I wear the short-sleeved jerseys."Also, commentary on today's media. How is that rather politically-correct quote by James considered "trashing" the jerseys? There have been much larger criticisms than that among players, and among fans/sales too I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Just another reason to dislike adidasAnd that logo is really interesting. Isn't that the kids or NBA for her range I've seen a kid wear a LeBron Heat version but I believe it was fake the # font looked off. I do fear though that's what all NBA jerseys will look like by the final season of its contract stock standard template 3 stripes down each side wham bam $350-400 later for Authentic Jerseys. @https://twitter.com/ArcaneNLSC @https://twitter.com/ArcaneApparel https://www.facebook.com/ArcaneTeamApparel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Please, Lord, let it be! I dunno if i could handle both sleeves AND shoulder-area ads, so hopefully we just have to deal with one.I was just thinking about this the other day. If Silver decided to let the fans pick (unlikely, but humor me) between sleeves or ads, which would you choose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A small ad is bearable compared to goofy sleeves that look really wrong and contain no design elements utilizing said sleeves whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rays Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 I think both things are equally bad, a choice between the Plague and cholera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discogod Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A small ad is bearable compared to goofy sleeves that look really wrong and contain no design elements utilizing said sleeves whatsoever.That's what they want us to think. Wouldn't surprise me if the whole sleeves thing was just a smokescreen to make us more accepting of the idea of ads - "Well, you wanted the sleeves gone, but we'll have to put ad patches on the jerseys to make up for lost revenue..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 A small ad is bearable compared to goofy sleeves that look really wrong and contain no design elements utilizing said sleeves whatsoever.That's what they want us to think. Wouldn't surprise me if the whole sleeves thing was just a smokescreen to make us more accepting of the idea of ads - "Well, you wanted the sleeves gone, but we'll have to put ad patches on the jerseys to make up for lost revenue..."Ads were in talks for the jerseys for years, though. I know it's apparently a big thing around here to pretend that most sports leagues are turning into Omnicorp, but settle down man. Until I see Robokobe, I'm not so easily convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Don't let the NBA end up looking like this: @https://twitter.com/ArcaneNLSC @https://twitter.com/ArcaneApparel https://www.facebook.com/ArcaneTeamApparel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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