and I am right there with him. The Celtics were playing the Heat on TBS tonight wearing new uniforms. They were not the Kelly Green Boston Celltic unis, but were butt ugly Green Bay Packer green. The were not the simple, cool Boston design, but were just ugly.
This is akin to changing the classic New York Yankee uniform design and color.
Why do teams do this? It is trendy, but ill-advised.
By the way, I don’t like the Celtics, but I always liked their colors and simple design.
The Yankees are not immune to this either. MLB has developed/is developing “City Concept” unis for all 30 teams, yes including the Yankees. NYY hasn’t worn one yet but it could look like this:
Tradition and affiliation in sports seems pretty much limited to women’s skirts in tennis. Anything else is subject to a market plan to generate another dollar,