Phoenix Suns Alternate Away Jersey 2007-2008

I kinda miss those days when the Phoenix Suns had black alternate road jerseys. That black alternate road jerseys were worn during the Charles Barkley and Jason Kidd eras of the 1990's. Now, we have to settle from Steve Nash, Amare Stoudamire and Shawn Marion to wear these eye-catching, but annoying, orange road jerseys.

The current jersey's design was first used for the 2000-2001 season, when the Phoenix Suns also went through some minor brand tweaks. The team added the gray shade to the distinct purple and orange theme and unveiled an alternate team logo, which featured an image of the mythical Phoenix bird and the letters "PHX."

The design of the jersey is a bit unique in the NBA, where thick bars encroach both arm hole areas to almost reaching the neck hole, creating a wide band of the secondary color, in this case of the alternate away jersey, it is gray. This band runs down both sides of the basketball shorts, thus creating space for the alternate logo. The bands create a "narrowing" effect and makes smaller players appear smaller, since the sizes of the text of the numbers, player's name and team name remains constant, regardless of player size.

The orange jerseys could be a new trend, with three teams for the 2007-2008 season sporting them-- the Golden State Warriors, the Charlotte Bobcats and the Phoenix Suns. I just hope it's a trend that would end soon because orange jerseys are just plain annoying.


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