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Alternate NBA Jersey's Getting out of Hand

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Stack24, Feb 22, 2005.

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  1. Stack24

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    Okay i just passed by the TV here at Live and i see the Lakers game and they have yet another alternate jersey on. That's probably like their 30'th different uniform in the past few years.

    I understand they do it to make more money when they sell the jersey's etc but don't you think there should be a limit to how many different jerseys they can come up with and wear?

    What happened to some kind of set uniform. Everytime i turn on a tv a team is wearing a jersey that is not anywhere close to the jersey's the originally have.

    I can Understand a teams Home, Away, Alternate, and Throwback...but when teams go into having 7 or 8 different styles in one year that is going a bit crazy in my opinion.
     
    #1 Stack24, Feb 22, 2005
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    lol yeah..it's getting out of hand. Why do they do them anyways? As specials?
     
    #2 Man, Feb 22, 2005
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    I think mostly cause they know the fans that want the jersey's will keep buying new ones each time they get a new one...i mean who wants an outdated jersey..something new is out...you know people will buy it....just getting way out of hand in my eyes.
     
    #3 Stack24, Feb 22, 2005
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    any pictures?
     
    #4 KaiSeR SoZe, Feb 22, 2005
  5. Davidoff

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    I hate the Fakers, but if the Rockets did this I think it would be kinda cool... the more the better to me...
     
    #5 Davidoff, Feb 22, 2005
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    Two mediocre white guys playing above the rim - and one of them is in baby blue.

    This is awful.
     
    #8 RIET, Feb 22, 2005
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    lol yeah wow that is pretty out of hand..how many different variations of colors can you have...haha
     
    #9 Man, Feb 22, 2005
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    corporate whoring is not an uncommon thing. In fact the only whoring that's illegal in the US is prostitution.
     
    #10 nyquil82, Feb 22, 2005
  11. Davidoff

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    I dont care, it would keep it fun...
     
    #11 Davidoff, Feb 22, 2005
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    I hate the baby blue crap. (except for old Houston Oilers unis but that doesn't count)
     
    #12 MR. MEOWGI, Feb 22, 2005
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    yeah it seems like lakers rarely play in the real uniforms anymore. of course i'm just pulling that out my a$$ but it does look like it. i don't really have a problem with that other then my intense dislike of the fakers but it would be cool if the rockets had like 40 uniforms.
     
    #13 BigM, Feb 23, 2005
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    That's their throwback/hardwood classic jersey for this season.
     
    #14 Oski2005, Feb 23, 2005
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    I agree it's a cash grab, but it's also one that has been staving off the luxury tax for years. These alternate/throwback jerseys are bringing in millions.

    Technically, Tuesday's game was a "throwback" game, and LA's jerseys were throwbacks, it's just that the Celtics never changed their jerseys.
     
    #15 KellyDwyer, Feb 23, 2005
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    That's unfortunate because I think the Celtics have quite possibly the ugliest uniforms in the league. They should get a brighter green or something; they look so old. Hey what do I know eh, I thought the '96-'03 Rockets jerseys were one of the coolest ever. I still love those jerseys.
     
    #16 rockets-#1, Feb 23, 2005
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    And they never should.
     
    #17 Gutter Snipe, Feb 23, 2005
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    Dunno if I can get behind that. That's why I like the Bulls and C's unis so much -- simple, unchanged for years. I had a tongue-in-cheek joke in an article I did on the Celtics earlier this year that was completely mangled and came off as a request that they change their uniform design.

    It'd be nice if the Sixers dropped their scheme and went back to the basic red/white/blue.

    And if in a few years we start to see the kids wearing the Rockets pinstripes as a "throwback," then it's time to start bathing with the toaster.
     
    #18 KellyDwyer, Feb 23, 2005
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    Personally I think all these "retro/throwback" jerseys are stupid. I dont get the whole retro thing. I mean they look god awful...yet we put them on now and they are cool? :confused: I will never understand "fashion"
    And didnt we use to have something like 1 or 2 retro games a season? Now it seems like there is one every 2 weeks!

    As for "alternate" jerseys. I think those are cool. Just only wear them a few times a year so those times are more special.
     
    #19 Deuce, Feb 23, 2005
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    I hit NBA TV on INHD last night and wondered the same thing. I just don't see too many people buying the uni they were wearing last night.

    Yo Stack, I have to come visit the bar soon. I went there for lunch on a Wednesday last month, sat outside eating and drinking. Had a great time.
     
    #20 dskillz, Feb 23, 2005
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