Vintage basketball jersey party
Posted on March 17th, 2008 – 11:08 AMBy Michael Rand
So we had the occasion to attend a Northeast Pub Crawl on Saturday with a basketball jersey theme (that’s right, everyone wore basketball jerseys … we’re not sure why, but we didn’t make the rules). We were lucky enough to get Local Quipster to loan us his Christian Laettner jersey, circa the Wolves, which made for much hilarity. (You can vaguely make out us giving the “loser” sign, a tip of the cap to that most famous of Laettner stories. And believe us when we say we abused that line all night). In any event, there were some other exceptional jerseys, including Penny Hardaway, Larry Johnson and Reggie Miller. It was like a mid-90s all-star game. But it got us to thinking: What would be the best jersey we could have worn, if given the proper time and resources? A patchwork-quilt jersey of failed Wolves centers? A Michael Jordan baseball jersey? The mind wanders. So we want your help. If you were on the crawl, what would you have worn? And does this seem like a keen idea for the next Redactular? (Maybe using a different sport? We would love to bust out our Curtis Enis Bears jersey).
22 Responses to "Vintage basketball jersey party"
How about a Kurt Rambis jersey, complete with rec-specs???
Micheal Williams Wolves jersey, with crutches
A Stojko Vrankovic jersey with cigarette burns on it.
I like Matt’s better.
When I was in High School during the first Michael Jordan return, a friend of mine and I went to the mall. He bought a #45 Jordan Jersey and a Minnesota Northstars hat. He left the bag in an arcade…someone stole the hat and left the jersey.
My favorite Laettner story involves him missing a game because his pet shark died.
Jersey: Sitting on someone else’s shoulders you both, together wear a Gheorghe Muresan jersey.
Just wear a suit and a Glen Mason nametag.
A Dennis Rodman jersey, then kick the bartender in the {redacted}.
Panhandle wearing a Latrell Sprewell Jersey. Hold sign saying “Will strangle for food”.
Just wear a suit and a Glen Mason nametag.
He’d need to carry around the phone from his house, so in case it rings, he can answer it.
Bring Mutumbo with you, and you could win beer money by playing “Guess Dikembe’s Age”…since no one actually knows…
A Tampa Bay Buccanears throwback creamsicle orange jersey. Player not important, although a #8 Steve Young might be kind of fun.
Didn’t Steve Spurrier play for the Bucs? That would be an even better choice.
One guy in an Alonzo Mourning Heat jersey, one guy in a Larry Johnson Knicks jersey…get into a fight every time you walk by eachother.
In what could be the greatest coincidence of all time, Reggie Miller sits about four cubes away from me.
My question was answered about Tom Pohl:
http://www.startribune.com/sports/gophers/16749081.html
A skull fracture was the big one. Ouch.
If it had to be a basketball jersey, I’d wear a Kris Humphries Gopher jersey and then take everyone’s drinks all night long…
Get 4 other guys together and goes as the Fab Five. Break out the extra baggy shorts, black socks, and bloated bank accounts.
@ jama:
If someone has a bloated bank account they can lend me for the night, I’m in. I’ll even find my own shorts and socks.
Jama - Yeah, Spurrier played for them, and he was my #2 choice to use. I’ve seen jersey’s for both on eBay (although I opted to go with the Derrick Brooks, myself).
Speaking of Basketball, how about the Nuggets dropping 168 points in 4 quarters against the Sonics. When Marcus Camby is getting double digit assists your defense might be a little off.
I also encountered this pub crawl and met to a man wearing a suit and slicked-back hair who introduced himself as Pat Riley.
