WSU151 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 $40 in 1992 (Shaq's rookie year cause I know I bought one then for that) is $67 today based on inflation alone. $99 is $165.Gas prices have tripled since then which guess what, means shipping from overseas costs more. Shipping from the port to the distributor costs more. From the distributor to the store, etc. All of it costs more.The average replica, let alone swingman, has so much more make and is made of higher quality fabrics than those were in that era. Which the prices for fabrics in the last few years have skyrocketed. Take a look at how much more your basic white undershirts cost now than they did even 5 years ago. I always wonder why everyone thinks the value of $40 would stay the same for 20+ years? I realize that the Champion version was nice but wasn't the best (I have several still hanging), it was cheap, had horrible fidelity to actual jerseys, and that better products would come along and cost more, especially with rising transportation costs. And I'm sure if they were made here in North America they'd still be the same price, as labor costs would drive the price.But $110 for a screen-printed twill tanktop? Hell no. It just seems crazy, and yet there will be people who will buy them. I'll say the same thing when white undershirts cost $15 each. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uniguy22 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Did the Heat put Miami on the black road jerseys this season or last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Champion jerseys sucked. Very few of the front non-wordmark elements were printed on , so you didn't get the hornets stripes, or the Sixers waterfall.Champion started printing pinstripes and such on the replicas around 1997 or so. I don't remember if they made a pinstriped replica of the Bulls' black jerseys before they dropped them in 1997/98, but I do know that they put stripes on replicas for the Pacers' crappy pinstriped set.I remember getting a Jordan jersey in 1998 and it didn't have the pinstripes. I remember it really annoying me as a kid.Even when I was a kid, those Champion replicas were really crappy to me. Adidas replicas are pretty bad now with the giant shoulders. It always annoys me how out of all the sports, the NBA has the worst replicas by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tohasbo Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Did the Heat put Miami on the black road jerseys this season or last?That was last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Champion jerseys sucked. Very few of the front non-wordmark elements were printed on , so you didn't get the hornets stripes, or the Sixers waterfall.The European versions were much better - the graphics/names/numbers were sublimated into the fabric, so all the details tended to be correct, even down to the trim. Compare my old Hornets replica with the ones in the above photo:Beautiful jersey. Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 On court gear for the 13-14 season: Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Thanks for the pics. All of them look decent. Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 They would look great without the three stripes. but because it's adidas, they will force it anywhere and everywhere possible Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 They would look great without the three stripes. but because it's adidas, they will force it anywhere and everywhere possibleYup. The stripes make this stuff look awful. A simple logo on the chest like the college football jerseys would be more than adequate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DASH Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 this jersey is the bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 They would look great without the three stripes. but because it's adidas, they will force it anywhere and everywhere possibleYup. The stripes make this stuff look awful. A simple logo on the chest like the college football jerseys would be more than adequate.Which is why I hate Adidas. Their own self promoting of the three stripes hurt their own creativity and makes the NBA sideline wear so bland and unimaginative Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrkchrstn Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 On court gear for the 13-14 season:do other teams have preview already? looks clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 On court gear for the 13-14 season:do other teams have preview already? looks clean.so they are wearing lettermans on the bench? wont that be hot as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Those warm-ups are HARD!!! Thx Conrad! (side note: those Hollywood night's unis for los Angeles are freaking sweet too!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ror1997 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 On court gear for the 13-14 season:Back before Shrump cut his hair, also seems the same photo shoot, No? Yankees, Nets and Saintshttp://gif.mocksession.com/2011/03/netsfan/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadojoker Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Yea good point I noticed that too!! But couldn't find the pic..makes sense for Adidas to do that and other photo shoots on the same day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilson160 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Those letterman jackets are going to become ubiquitous on older rich white guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter23 Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 Those letterman jackets are going to become ubiquitous on older rich white guys.zipped 1/4 the way up, exposing the crispest of untucked collared shirts and tapered jeans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Love the black Lakers jersey. Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Have we seen all the new alternate jerseys for the upcoming season already? Jaguars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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