Always Complaining, That's Me
by Corey
I thought the Cavs looked superb in their late-70's home golds, especially given the way they really thrashed the Knicks (see the game-o-graph). Of course, that's not going to stop me from nitpicking...
Today, as you know, every team wears white at home except for the Lakers. At a Lakers home game, the visitors wear a dark color (like blue, for example) and the Lakers wear yellow. Other teams have yellow jerseys (like Indiana and Seattle), but they only wear them when their opponents are wearing white. Back in the 70's, though, the Cavaliers had a set-up not unlike that of the Lakers; they wore their gold jerseys at home (with their opponents dressed in their dark colors, as in this photo). Then they wore their wine-colored jerseys on the road.
In yesterday's game, however, the Knicks, wearing throwbacks of their own, were dressed in white--clearly the incorrect color. You see, the league decided to uphold the current tradition of "white vs. dark" (which, you recall, still doesn't apply to the Lakers) over the Cavaliers' historical tradition of "gold vs. dark".
Now, it's likely that some Knicks P.R. person or equipment manager just didn't care or know any better, and, knowing the Cavs would be wearing gold, put in an order for some white Knicks throwbacks. It's also possible, though, that the league was fearful of "invading" Laker territory, so to speak, since the tradition of the yellow jerseys has become a source of pride in L.A., and God forbid the NBA upset its precious Lakers.
And yes, I realize that I'm just about the only person who is bothered by this kind of thing. I simply have a refined appreciation for attention to detail.
P.S. -- One thing I liked even more than the gold jerseys yesterday were the Cavs' warm-up suits. They were awesome.
Today, as you know, every team wears white at home except for the Lakers. At a Lakers home game, the visitors wear a dark color (like blue, for example) and the Lakers wear yellow. Other teams have yellow jerseys (like Indiana and Seattle), but they only wear them when their opponents are wearing white. Back in the 70's, though, the Cavaliers had a set-up not unlike that of the Lakers; they wore their gold jerseys at home (with their opponents dressed in their dark colors, as in this photo). Then they wore their wine-colored jerseys on the road.
In yesterday's game, however, the Knicks, wearing throwbacks of their own, were dressed in white--clearly the incorrect color. You see, the league decided to uphold the current tradition of "white vs. dark" (which, you recall, still doesn't apply to the Lakers) over the Cavaliers' historical tradition of "gold vs. dark".
Now, it's likely that some Knicks P.R. person or equipment manager just didn't care or know any better, and, knowing the Cavs would be wearing gold, put in an order for some white Knicks throwbacks. It's also possible, though, that the league was fearful of "invading" Laker territory, so to speak, since the tradition of the yellow jerseys has become a source of pride in L.A., and God forbid the NBA upset its precious Lakers.
And yes, I realize that I'm just about the only person who is bothered by this kind of thing. I simply have a refined appreciation for attention to detail.
P.S. -- One thing I liked even more than the gold jerseys yesterday were the Cavs' warm-up suits. They were awesome.
1 Comments:
I know that today's players would not be caught dead in the "short" shorts of the 70's, but the extremely long shorts the Cavaliers did wear looked comical. I am pretty sure they were even larger than the team would normally wear. The best description I could come up with to describe the Cavaliers would be looking like clowns.
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