Did you know the NBA is letting an NBDL team play up this year?  At least that is what the identity package of the Oklahoma City Thunder appears to portray.  I don’t want to spend a lot of time on this because it doesn’t deserve it.  The images speak for themselves.

This has been out for a while but the Minnesota Timberwolves cleaned up their logo as well as introduced new unis as part of celebrating 20 years.  The design is a collaboration between Addidas and the Wovles.  The changes to the logo are subtle but overall I think they did a great job.  The wordmark is less ”fangy” and changed the letters from blue to white and the trees have been leveled out.  They removed most of the trees from the collar which is a good move but they put them on the jersey and shorts.  Those insertions are supposed to create a “W” on the jersey and an “M” on the shorts.  This is the third uniform design over the history of the franchise and probably the best yet.  Overall I give it a B.  

For more info, visit this link http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/news/wolves_unveil_new_uniforms_080818.html

This news is a little old but the Colts announced that they want a new secondary logo to compliment the horseshoe.  They opened up the selection process to the public which I think is very exciting and a good move by the Colts. They have chosen five finalists and then fans will vote for the winner at http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=2008_designahorse.  In my opinion, I don’t believe any of the five finalists have a professional feel.  They were supposed to unveil the winner today but they extended the voting until May 2nd.   

The grand prize includes two lower level season tickets plus $1,000.  Not bad indeed. 

Here is a fun little article from ESPN’s Uni Watch and video of a huge collector of those old-time favorite helmets that you could buy out of gumball machines.  I myself have a small collection of these funsize helmets so it is cool to see the variety that this collector has amassed.  I myself just watched the video but I’m sure the article recaps the high points.

ESPN Page 2 – Uni Watch: The king of gumball helmets

I ran across a few of these cool embroidered wallpapers a while back and I have now stumbled upon the entire collection.  Not all of the teams are available (no Raiders yet) but there are a lot to choose from.  There are even some cool vintage logos in the mix.  Enjoy.

Embroidered Things

The NFL and Mr. Goodell have determined to institute a captain’s patch in the league this year to try and instill a sense of leadership.  From what I hear, it isn’t a requirement and not all of the teams are using them this year.  I think that is a bad idea.  If you are going to do it, the whole league should.  There are four stars underneath the C for each year that the player is a captain, a star will be gold.  That begs the question, “What happens if they will be captain for five years?”.  Let’s wait and see if these patches last that long.

NFL Captain’s C’s – Chris Creamer’s Sports Logos Community

Throwbacks have certainly been a hot topic this year in the NFL.  Some are good (SF throwback week 1) and others are not so good (Eagles week 3).  The NFL has plans for many more this year.  The Jets will be sporting a NY Titans set in week 6 I think.  The Jets are selling a lot of this gear, you would think they are considering a change.

 Jets Shop :: Titans Of New York