Here are your new Timberwolves uniforms
Posted on August 18th, 2008 – 11:00 AMBy Michael Rand
Kevin Garnett is gone. So, too, will be the look that defined most of his career with the Timberwolves. The local NBA franchise will unveil a new uniform — just the third in team history as it prepares for its 20th season — during a ceremony at noon today at IDS Crystal Court in downtown Minneapolis. But for those of you who can’t make it down there — or for those of you who want a taste of it before you do — we offer you a look at the new duds. That’s Al Jefferson in the home uniform and Mike Miller in the road uniform.
Ted Johnson, the Timberwolves’ Senior Communication VP and Chief Marketing Officer, said this morning that the team started the new uniform process about 18 months ago as a way to “refresh our brand.” He noted that that team is entering a new phase (much as it was prior to the 1996-97 season, when the organization made the last uniform switch). “It’s a new era of Timberwolves basketball,” Johnson said, noting the team also changed its primary and secondary logo earlier this summer. Representatives of adidas and the NBA joined Johnson on a conference call to talk about the evolution of the creation of a new NBA uniform, which is a far more complicated process than we realized (and maybe more time-consuming than you could imagine). But we’re not sure you want to hear about that. We’re guessing you’re mostly interested in a discussion of how they look. The key features:
*White with “Wolves” on the home uniforms.
*Dark blue primary color with “Minnesota” on road uniforms.
*A moving of the “trees” on the uniform. “They were brought to life in these new side panels,” Johnson said.
So, what do you think?
Notes: Johnson addressed the photos that leaked earlier in the summer of Kevin Love in a new uniform. There were a couple of different versions, both of them earlier prototypes of what ended up being the final product. Also of interest (perhaps more narrowly): The Wolves invited several bloggers — including those who, unlike us, don’t work for the mainstream media — to participate on the conference call. That’s not unheard of, but it is interesting as we move forward.
29 Responses to "Here are your new Timberwolves uniforms"
It sure was nice of the Lynx to help model the new Wolves uniforms.
I can hardly wait to see those home unis in person 14 times this year.
Here is a photo not yet released of the Wolves’ alternate color uniforms, much like the Bulls’ green St. Patrick’s day uniforms. Modeling is Kevin Love (showing that he really did shave the chinstrap) and Mike Miller
Where’s the Timber???
Ugs. That’s a lot of green.
Timberwolves : Global Warming :: Devil Rays : Evangelicals
umm, are Mike Miller’s shoes part of the uni? either way, those could go.
I know the resolution isn’t so great on those photos - but why did they get a Phish fan to model the road uniform?
The gratuitous accents and decorations make my eyes hurt. Same as before.
Are they now going to be playing techno music during timeouts while switching to black lights? These uni’s were made for the rave crowd. It’s a niche market that the Wolves knew the NBA had missed while aiming towards the Hip Hop crowd.
Wow, I have to say it looks a lot like someone vomited up this joke. It reminds of all things putrid: Most Madonna videos, watching the quarterbacks for the Bears, Modern art and the movie Nacho Libre
Joker
SCSU should be for St. Cloud State Univerisity and St. Cloud State University only. Who does Southern Conneticut State University think they are?
I just got married.
I am not allowed on this website anymore.
I am glad it never crossed their mind to put a winning team on the floor in order to “refresh their brand”
That green? I’m pretty sure it doesn’t exist in nature.
Also, what’s a Mike Miller?
+1, Keith.
They can’t risk alienating their customers by completely abandoning their brand.
Nothing so intimidating as an evergreen.
If I’m still involved, it won’t matter what these losers wear.
superrook
Should I say congrats or I’m sorry, about you taking the plunge? You decide. Either way I’m sure your posts will be much more mature now that you have a ring on your finger.
Are they officially changing their names to the Wolves now? They cut the “Timber” out of the home uni’s.
So they have the best offseason they’ve had in years and then come out with these jerseys. I knew it was too good to be true. Another brilliant way of spending Glen’s money. Did they even try and ask people what they thought?
Are they officially changing their names to the Wolves now? They cut the “Timber” out of the home uni’s.
Maybe McHale is in talks with Tampa Bay to trade for the Devil portion of their name. I’m sure it will involve us sending a first round draft pick their way. Then they can be the Devilwolvez, (they’d add the Z to make a killer scrabble score.)
Stinks. Looks too pansy.
Where’s Bambi?
From NBA.com:
(Info on the home unis): “Wordmark “Minnesota” now appears on the back of the shorts”
(Info on the road unis): “Wordmark “Wolves” now appears on the back of the shorts”
Anyone know where to find a pic of this? I dread that it’s sprawled across the ass like a underage girl wearing short shorts with the word “sassy” written across her ass. Then I feel creepy for having read it.
I was going to make a remark about how maybe it would help to be stoned while looking at the unis, but Ramon has covered that already.
I thought you weren’t supposed to wear white after Labor Day? Oh well, it’s the home jerseys so no one but Rand, roughkat, and Rocket will see them anyway.
Is it a bad sign that 1) the unveiling was held at the IDS Crystal Court on a Monday afternoon, and 2) that they couldn’t even get any players to come out for it? Do the players hate them that much?
I mean, when the Vikings unveiled their hideous uniforms, they filled the…whatever it’s called plaza at the MOA, and had like 15 players, past and present, on hand, and made a production of it.
These are pretty cool… They could have been a lot worse - see Iverson in Denver’s baby blue!
