Golden Wheels Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Syracuse will be one of 4 teams wearing their new Nike uniforms in tournament play this week. March 5, 2007—Looks like those baggy shorts so popular among college hoops teams may finally be on their way out. Taking their place? Really, really baggy shorts. Starting tomorrow night, four top schools—Arizona, Florida, Ohio State, and Syracuse—will don Nike's System of Dress, a radical new look that brings Raf Simons–style proportion-play to the hard court. Complementing the aforementioned shorts are formfitting jerseys ten inches smaller in the torso, resulting in a second-skin look that's more Bode Miller than Ben Wallace. Players will also be able to customize their uniforms by adding options like padded shorts (to protect against the errant knee or elbow) and Dwyane Wade–style leg wraps. "There's sort of that tattoo mentality in basketball of guys wanting to share a similar look but also stand out within that look," explains Hans George, GM of Nike's global basketball business. "We expect that they make take some of the componentry and do something we might not really have imagined ourselves." link with photo Oh my.....look at the length of those shorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 In a word...hideous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 When reading the quotes from Hans George, does anyone else think he sounds like Serge from Beverly Hills Cop? mmmmm....okay, just me. Uniforms could have been worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Imagine what Charles Barkley would look like wearing a skin-tight jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Imagine what Charles Barkley would look like wearing a skin-tight jersey. Or Manute Bol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Or Manute Bol... I suppose both the bottom AND top would be baggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Nike is hell bent on making the ugliest uniforms possible for college sports... ie-see VT, UF, and Miami last college football season with the 1 orange sleeve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ned Flanders Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Nike is hell bent on making the ugliest uniforms possible for college sports... ie-see VT, UF, and Miami last college football season with the 1 orange sleeve Don't forget the worst of all-time: Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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