Exclusive Breaking: Blazers to preview two of the new Nike uniforms this weekend

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Silicon Forest companies based in Portland:

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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Not headquartered here
     
  3. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    RipCityTwo!
     
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  4. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    LAIKA is the only one of those companies headquartered here
     
  5. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Its Ripcitytwo? The Jerseys are goibg to have Ripcitytwo patches? Bad assry
     
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    Dougnsalem not barf

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    Where is that located at? Is it bolted to the wall? (can't tell for sure, but it doesn't look just painted on). Asking for a friend....
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Just this.

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    I'm iconic.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    I believe that's just inside the media entrance.
     
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    Dougnsalem not barf

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    They should sell those. Pretty cool....
     
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    Pretty much agree with this entire post. The more I look at the new unis, the less I like them. The only part of your post I disagree with is the rip city "belt buckle". I know people loooooove it whenever "rip city" is used, but IMO it should be yelled not written. And when it comes to the unis, it goes against the clean, simplification that the designers were going for. It pulls your eye away from the two parts that should be the focal point - team name & stripes. There are stripes on the shorts, but from what I've seen so far they are only on the side and don't come to the front like the ones in the pic you posted.

    And at first I was willing to look past the v-neck, but I've never liked v-necks and the more I look at it the more I hate it.

    The "contrasting" (ha!) trim on the numbers sucks. In order to truly contrast the lettering/numbering should be done in red, with the outline done in black for white jerseys, or white for black jerseys.

    I'm one of the few that doesn't mind the idea of grey being introduced into our color scheme. BUT, it has to be grey and not silver/pewter or any other form of metallic. And, it should not be added to the stripe. The only way I might be cool with it is as an alternate jersey color. I'm not expecting many people to agree with me here - that's fine.

    I still think we have some of the best looking unis in the league. But, as I suspected, Nike didn't do us any favors - their changes range from boring to bad. Their design house lives on reputation alone.
     
  11. julius

    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Nike is a silicon company?
     
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    Their digital division is
     
  13. Chris Craig

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    There are stripes on the shorts, they are on the side
     
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    MAS RipCity Mercy, Mercy

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    Saw that a few pictures later, thankfully.

    Like @blue9 said, the more I see these, the less I like them. Thank God for throwbacks!
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    It is the opposite for me. When I first glanced at them, my first thought was, "meh". I'm starting to like them more and more, however.
     
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    It's interesting to see opinions from outside of our fanbase....or outside of this forum, anyway. People on reddit and other basketball-related sites who identify with other teams seem to love them. "Fresh," "fire," "so glad they kept their classic look," "best jerseys in the league."
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    Even clutchfans were giving props. That should say something.
     
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    I really don't like em
     
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    I think it's a polymer that's used to make bottles.
     
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