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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Philadelphia 76ers Alternate Away Jersey 2007-2008

Putting the "Phila" in the Philadelphia 76ers' identity, the team has a new road jersey that pays homage to the relevant colors in the team's history. Prior to the 1997 season, the Sixers were sporting the red, white and blue jersey that were popularized by the 1980's teams of Julius Erving and Moses Malone. The 76ers had a change of image, perhaps to signal the team was going into a new era with Allen Iverson. The new logo, had a darker look, distant from the very Americana old logo.

The alternate jersey design melds the current design and the old school colors. The result is a similar jersey design to the early 1990's jersey worn by the crappy teams led by Shawn Bradley and Jerry Stackhouse. The emblazoned "Phila" is now worn by the team in this Andre Iguodala era. The team for the 2007-2008 team is crappy. It seems the Sixers are in need of a team overhaul, as well as new jersey designs.


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Golden State Warriors Alternate Away Jersey 2007-2008

There's something about an orange basketball jersey that annoys me. The Golden State Warriors' alternate road jersey does just that-- annoy me terribly.

While the color scheme of the trip is not entirely bad, the use of orange could have been downplayed a bit or totally not used. The team's colors, navy blue, orange and gold, are a good combination and I personally think is a powerful mix. The details on the neck and arm holes are ok, plus the graphic design is adequate. (The current Warriors logo is not one of the best designed in the league, if you ask me).

Last season brought the team back into the spotlight briefly when Baron Davis, Stephen Jackson and Jason Richardson led the Golden State Warriors' upset of the Dallas Mavericks. The team's jersey may not get that exposure this upcoming playoffs.


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The Great Run Athletics Shoes Giveaway

I'm giving away shoes!

Thanks to MTV and Run's House, I'm having a tie-up event with Big Lakers Fan to give away Run Athletics shoes. I'll be giving away a two pairs of shoes-- one pair for ladies and another pair for guys.

The women's shoe is a pair of Pastry brand Fab Cookie Boots with the Chocolate Chip colorway pictured below:

The guy's shoes is a Run Athletics Arthur Ashe pair, with the Aussie Grandslam colorway:


Take note that sizes are not guaranteed.

So how do you take home either one of these fine kicks? It's very easy in three simple steps:

1. Answer the question: "What is the name of the reality show of Reverend Run and his family that is shown in MTV?"
2. Leave a comment in this blog with you name and email address. (The email address may be in the format xxx (at) domain.com to protect you from spam.) One comment entitles you to one virtual raffle entry and one person can leave one comment for himself/herself. If you are a blogger, you can create a link to this post and that will earn you 5 raffle entries. A maximum of 10 raffle entries can be earned from this method. To create a link, use the "Create a Link" link below this post to post the link of your blog.
3. At January 4, 2008 (+800 GMT), the winner will be drawn via an electronic raffle. Blog links will also be checked on that day. The winner will be notified by email and must respond within 3 days to confirm you are interested in claiming the pair of shoes. You will be contacted by MTV and they will send you the pair of shoes, where ever you are in the world.
   

Two winners will be drawn, one for Big Lakers Fan and another for Big Lakers Fan. A coin toss will determine which winner will get to choose between the two pairs of shoes.

Have a new pair of shoes at the start of the new year! Join this giveaway and take home the nifty Run Athletics shoes. Also, don't forget to watch Run's House at MTV every Thursdays 10P/9C.




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Dallas Mavericks Home Jersey 2007-2008

Shades of blue and silver dominate the Dallas Mavericks' home jersey and the team that reached the NBA Finals last 2006 made this jersey more well-known to the general public.

The design of this jersey was first using the start of the 2001 season and the design is a modern take on the basketball jersey. The font used for the design is non-traditional in sports-- it is modern and sleek, and it is more pronounced in the font used in the numbers. The design is innovative as it is one of the first NBA jerseys to utilize detailing on the area around the sleeve hole. The design also followed the trend of displaying a logo or graphic element on the back, above the name.

Dirk Nowitzki won his MVP in this jersey and the Dallas Mavericks have found a great deal of playoff success in this as well. So I'm inclined to think that they won't be changing jerseys soon,

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New York Knicks Away Jersey 2007-2008

The New York Knicks have been awful so far this early in the 2007-2008 season. The Isaiah Thomas debacle, the 59-point stinker against the Boston Celtics and, of course, the low winning percentage. The featured jersey for this post is what the Knicks wore when they lost to the Boston Celtics in historic fashion, 104-59.

Speaking of fashion, the current New York Knicks jersey is a derivative of their jersey design during the 1990's. The design added a black-colored lining on the neck and sleeve holes, and orange-lined thick black stripes on both sides. The design is a bit different from the ones worn during the 1999 NBA Finals, where the old ones had a thicker orange and black neck lining and the absence of the alternate New York Knicks logo.

The basketball jersey design itself is solid and pays homage to the great teams of past. The font used is very readable, for both the player name and number. I find the black color, however, too strong for the already contrasting blue and orange color scheme.



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