Screw you St Patricks Day Uniforms

[wutang112878]

I know I am overeacting and I am sure to most this isnt a big deal, but to me this is bullshit.
 
The Celtics have one of the best and timeless classic uniforms ever, not just in the NBA but all sports.  Just dont mess with it..  What is below is atrocious and looks like a track uniform or something.
 
 

 

[ifmanis5]

They got Bayless to model it LOL.

 

[Devizier]

They look like high school unis.

 

[Beomoose]

That's bloody awful.

 

[Spacemans Bong]

First thought:
 

 
 
Second thought:
 

 
 
Not a good look.

 

[ifmanis5]

To be fair, Bayless makes everything sucky.

 

[Marbleheader]

 

[TheGazelle]

I really hate the sleeves look in general, but those are just hideous. 

EDIT:  Marbleheader proves my point.  Those uniforms, although not great, are an enormous upgrade over the dreck that Bayless is wearing.

 

[ishmael]

 
Wow, I had almost completely blacked out the 2006 glory days and Wally Z's Celtics career...

 

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

These uniforms are humiliating.  Appropriate that Bayless is the model...

 

[swingin val]

have never quite understood the hate for sleeved uniforms. mostly feels like an old man "get off my lawn" argument but it seems to span multiple generations of fans.

 

[Klostrophobic]

They're kind of ugly and it's a shame that Phil Pressey won't wear the same uniform that Bob Cousy did.

 

[Kliq]

It could be worse, they could be neon green or some god-awful camouflage. One trend I hate in uniforms, especially in college, is that they are aiming to get more outlandish with neon. I blame the University of Nike/Oregon for this trend, for making the uniforms and then marketing the shit out of them to teens and young adults, and then Baylor jumped on, and now it seems like everyone is doing it. My point is that although these uniforms are crappy, they could be A LOT worse.
 
As far as sleeves go, I'm all for them as well as they are tastefully done. Many college players were undershirts, and nobody makes a stink about that, and this is basically an extension of that. Some teams do it better then others, the Warriors had a nice look going but then ruined it with an inexplicably poor choice for shorts:

 

[BucketOBalls]

This is like the reverse of that. The shorts are OK. The shirt is kinda ugly.  Could be worse.  Mainly I think it's the color, which could be a lighting issue.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

You'd think a team called the "Celtics" would have a Shamrock on their St. Paddy's Day uniform, wouldn't you?

 

[zenter]

You'd think a team called the "Celtics" would have a Shamrock on their St. Paddy's Day uniform, wouldn't you?

You mean like the one they have on the back of all their uniforms? I haven't seen the back of this atrocity, but I assume they do.

As for why I don't like the sleeved shirts, it has nothing to do with the sleeves themselves. (Warriors aside) They all look too tight, too short, and uncomfortable. At least soccer shirts have a little breathing room, and college kids wear a loose regular uni shirt over the undershirt. Maybe that's the curmudgeon in me, though...

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

I don't know about the back, but the shamrock on the waistband of the shorts isn't in the above pix

 

[Curt S Loew]

I don't know about the back, but the shamrock on the waistband of the shorts isn't in the above pix

It's on the lower side.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Ahh, hadn't noticed that.
 
Not sure why it needs to be moved.

 

[Curt S Loew]

Ahh, hadn't noticed that.
 
Not sure why it needs to be moved.

Not sure why they designed those hideous uniforms at all.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

You truly are the finest picker to ever play the blues

 

[worm0082]

I know I am overeacting and I am sure to most this isnt a big deal, but to me this is bullshit.
 
The Celtics have one of the best and timeless classic uniforms ever, not just in the NBA but all sports.  Just dont mess with it..  What is below is atrocious and looks like a track uniform or something.
 
 

 
I agree. Personally, I can't stand the black outline they added around the jersey numbers a couple seasons ago on the traditional home whites and road greens. It irks the living shit out of me everytime I watch a game and they show closeups of the players.   I wish they'd get rid of the alternate also. 

 

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

might as well bring back the 70's and 80's style sizes as well

 

[Blacken]

I actually don't mind it in practice. I wish they were white instead of gold, but I don't think they're the disaster they looked like in the PR shots. The shorts are more objectionable.

 

[Klostrophobic]

Right, in practice is fine, but not in games.