The new basketball uniforms

LurkLongandProsper · Jul 23, 2014

HsvIllini said:
This is the first I'd noticed this, but on this picture it looks like there really is something on the sides of at least the silver shorts...

Hadn't noticed that before. Looks like a vertical bar with dots on both sides going up it?

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HsvIllini · Jul 23, 2014

LurkLongandProsper said:
Hadn't noticed that before. Looks like a vertical bar with dots on both sides going up it?

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Really hard to tell from the angle - dots, stars, ?

soupy17 · Jul 23, 2014

HsvIllini said:
Really hard to tell from the angle - dots, stars, ?

Tiny little :chief:

's?

I wish

HsvIllini · Jul 23, 2014

soupy17 said:
Tiny little 's?

I wish

Haha that would be awesome! :thumb:

DrewD007 · Jul 23, 2014

I mocked the uniform up sans zig zag. Definitely too plain, but with a stripe or two think it'd look way better than the zig zag.

LurkLongandProsper · Jul 23, 2014

HsvIllini said:
Really hard to tell from the angle - dots, stars, ?

Can't tell. I'm on mobile and zooming as close as I can and it just looks like dots. Darker colored grey rectangle in between.

I count 19 per side. WHAT DOES IT MEAN??

MuckFichigan · Jul 23, 2014

LurkLongandProsper said:
Hadn't noticed that before. Looks like a vertical bar with dots on both sides going up it?

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That is probably a headband.

Soxfreak64 · Jul 23, 2014

In a perfect world, we'll debut the silver's vs Mizzou and the other alternates against our first ranked B1G opponent.

IlliniNation05 · Jul 23, 2014

It's obviously hard to tell, but I think it's just a generic on the grey shorts.

IlliniNation05 · Jul 23, 2014

I'm a fan of the zig-zags on the orange, but I think it looks awful on the blue set. Anyone else think the same?

LurkLongandProsper · Jul 23, 2014

IlliniNation05 said:
I'm a fan of the zig-zags on the orange, but I think it looks awful on the blue set. Anyone else think the same?

I'm actually the opposite. I think it's much less dominant on the blue than on the orange, which I like. Just a neat effect there, whereas on the orange it becomes a focal point.

lstewart53x3 · Jul 23, 2014

My gawd, those stripes are about the ugliest thing I've ever seen. Like others have said, if the players like them, that's all that really matters, but they are about the cheesiest thing I've ever seen.

Love the grey. They look sleek and modern.

Bailey · Jul 23, 2014

lstewart53x3 said:
My gawd, those stripes are about the ugliest thing I've ever seen. Like others have said, if the players like them, that's all that really matters, but they are about the cheesiest thing I've ever seen.

Love the grey. They look sleek and modern.

I'm with you. The grey im on board for, but I'm not all that impressed with the rebrand as it pertains to basketball. Oh well.

ILLiNimob · Jul 23, 2014

LurkLongandProsper said:
I'm actually the opposite. I think it's much less dominant on the blue than on the orange, which I like. Just a neat effect there, whereas on the orange it becomes a focal point.

This

WizardBill · Jul 23, 2014

lstewart53x3 said:
My gawd, those stripes are about the ugliest thing I've ever seen. Like others have said, if the players like them, that's all that really matters, but they are about the cheesiest thing I've ever seen.

Love the grey. They look sleek and modern.

You obviously never saw the Pittsburgh Steelers throwback bumble bee uniforms.

IlliniJim20 · Jul 23, 2014

Not a fan of the gray. Not our team color, so never really in favor of that.

Orange looks too busy IMO.

Overall, underwhelmed

Foo G · Jul 23, 2014

I wish they were turquoise with stars.

go illini go · Jul 23, 2014

LurkLongandProsper said:
I'm actually the opposite. I think it's much less dominant on the blue than on the orange, which I like. Just a neat effect there, whereas on the orange it becomes a focal point.

ditto

AzIlliniFan · Jul 23, 2014

IlliniJim20 said:
Not a fan of the gray. Not our team color, so never really in favor of that.

Orange looks too busy IMO.

Overall, underwhelmed

I'm with you on this. For all the complaints on here about seeing the block :illinois:

without the curves, or other issues with the new branding not being implemented across the board, why folks are okay with gray baffles me.

DrewD007 · Jul 23, 2014

AzIlliniFan said:
I'm with you on this. For all the complaints on here about seeing the block without the curves, or other issues with the new branding not being implemented across the board, why folks are okay with gray baffles me.

Because gray and silver were added as secondary colors as part of the rebrand.

joekam · Jul 24, 2014

illini8507 said:
Man, I wish Nike had those kd6's available off the shelf somewhere

I considered doing a Nike iD, but they didn't seem to have that shade of orange.

joekam · Jul 24, 2014

For those wondering about the holes, my guess is the ventilation holes. If you have a pair of the previous shorts you'll know what I mean.

ajerwin96 · Jul 24, 2014

OneOfThe17 said:
I personally love the zig zags.

+1 #chief

colbeck1 · Jul 24, 2014

IlliniNation05 said:
I'm a fan of the zig-zags on the orange, but I think it looks awful on the blue set. Anyone else think the same?

Agreed.

HsvIllini · Jul 24, 2014

joekam said:
For those wondering about the holes, my guess is the ventilation holes. If you have a pair of the previous shorts you'll know what I mean.

You're probably right.

The new basketball uniforms

LurkLongandProsper

HsvIllini

soupy17

HsvIllini

DrewD007

LurkLongandProsper

MuckFichigan

Guest

Soxfreak64

IlliniNation05

IlliniNation05

LurkLongandProsper

lstewart53x3

Bailey

ILLiNimob

Guest

WizardBill

IlliniJim20

Foo G

go illini go

AzIlliniFan

DrewD007

joekam

joekam

ajerwin96

colbeck1

HsvIllini