I am a Traditionalist But...

(If) anyone has been reading my posts, it will be apparent that I tend to favor uniform designs that have traditional design elements, such as:

1. A Black, Blue or Red "primary" team color.

2. The use of a "secondary" contrasting color for trim and outlining - orange and gold work best.

3. The use of symmetrical striping on side panels of uniform top/jersey and bottom/pant/short.

One example of new "non-traditional" uniform that I like a lot is the Houston Rockets.

Linsanity

Cool logo and logotype. Non-traditional (but symmetrical) trim and side-panel design. Huge props to the Rockets for their "minimal" court design as well. Mid-Court logo is NOT over sized (main body of the logo doesn't exceed the 12 foot mid court circle.) In the actual court design, the side court (foul-line extended) and sideline/bench logos are too big, but overall it's a very appealing court design.

Over sized mid court logos are a disturbing trend in college basketball these days, and this trend has unfortunately spilled over into the NBA. My solution? A rule stating that no more than 25% of a logo can bleed off the 12' diameter of the mid court circle.

I really don't mind painting the lane or the outline of the court a solid, contrasting team color, but the "staining" of the inside of the 3-point area is NOT a good look. I prefer a court design that looks like this:

Of course, if you "Tinker" with a court design too much, you may end up with something like this:



The (Tinker Hatfield designed) Kilkenny Court at Matthew Knight Arena

 

 

 

 

 

Not bad...if you're on mushrooms.