Slow uni-week, my foot, Phil…
Hello again! Jim here with more breaking news. Mr. Hecken is en route to his curling bonspiel, and just as he was leaving we got a look at both the “home” and “away” uniforms for the USA Men’s Olympic Basketball Team. The Women’s Team photos for the away unis are available as well, but not the homes. Back in April, Paul gave us a first look at the blue jerseys for the men. Now we can see the shorts and on-court warmup as well.
I’m going to call this the Anti-Lee Greenwood Collection, because if you’re using stealth lettering for your country’s name, you seem as if you’re not very Proud To Be An American.
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No, it’s not as stealthy as some other jerseys, thanks to the block-shadowing. Still, numbers and letters that are the same color as the jersey is an affront to on-court/on-field aesthetics that needs to be stopped. People in the cheap seats still pay good money these days to see a live sporting event. They, and the announcers and statisticians who aren’t always close to the action, deserve better. Sure, it’s a nice looking *fashion* jersey, and I’m $ure that’$ why Nike keep$ going with thi$ look. So sell it separately and remember that on the court, Contrast Matters.
Anyway, the Women’s jersey has the same issue, but in red instead of blue.
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I don’t mind the blue/red sublimation on the sides of both the jerseys and the shorts. That was my only look at the shorts for the women.
One more thing about the jerseys: just above the jock tag (so not visible when tucked in), the men have the words “Sparks of Destiny,” while for the women it says “Embers of Dynasty.”
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Whatever.
For the men, you can see the shorts in better detail, which features a star at the bottom of the side panel.
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Then there’s the on-court warmup, which is a blue wavy-patterned zip-up hoodie that doesn’t Respect The Placket.
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Another Nike design that looks good on a computer screen, but not so much in real life. The jersey and the warmup were *this* close to looking great. Just Do It Better next time.
I Think That’s It For Today…
I know that’s it for me today, because I have to pick up my daughter and then I work tonight. Take care, everyone…enjoy the 4th and I’ll see you this weekend!
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