How do you feel about the new ALTERNATE jerseys?
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I don't care what the shorts look like...I don't care what they look on a player...I don't care how many games we play in them...those are by far the WORST excuse for jerseys on the planet and I will not be buying one. Did they honestly think that Kings fans would be happy with us in Laker colors? Would Yankees fans wear Red Sox colors? Would you see Bears fans in green and yellow? NO WAY!
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That's the response that will get the greatest attention. If people aren't willing to shell out the $$$, the jerseys won't last very long. Money talks. Look at the fiasco CocaCola went through when they decided to change the formula of Coke. Nobody bought the new stuff, and they went back to what sold.
We as fans may not be able to have much input into decisions about our team, but we can have a definite say in this. NOT spending our money on something will send a pretty loud message.
We as fans may not be able to have much input into decisions about our team, but we can have a definite say in this. NOT spending our money on something will send a pretty loud message.
Hating something is easy and a cheap way out. Being objective and providing beneficial, helpful inputs is harder and requires consideration for players, marketing value, and fans alike.
Down here in SCruz everyone "hates" Bush and wants to "defeat" Bush. But no one is FOR anyone to do that. So all their "hate" is useless. If you are "for" something then you can be helpful or at least contribute ideas to make it better.
love_them_kings shows a pic above of a shirt that seems OK and a nice design but the dark color says it is an "away" jersey. All away jersey's now say "Sacramento" and home jersey's say Kings. Isn't that the way it should be?
Down here in SCruz everyone "hates" Bush and wants to "defeat" Bush. But no one is FOR anyone to do that. So all their "hate" is useless. If you are "for" something then you can be helpful or at least contribute ideas to make it better.
love_them_kings shows a pic above of a shirt that seems OK and a nice design but the dark color says it is an "away" jersey. All away jersey's now say "Sacramento" and home jersey's say Kings. Isn't that the way it should be?
First, it would probably be best to see the uniform before you decide once and for all.
Second, the best way to handle this is NOT to spend money on the jerseys. Emails won't do much good; they don't actually effect anything one way or the other.
If, on the other hand, people refuse to spend their money on these new jerseys and large numbers of them sit - UNPURCHASED - on the shelves, then the marketing people have to take notice.
Not spending your money is a language any business understands.
Second, the best way to handle this is NOT to spend money on the jerseys. Emails won't do much good; they don't actually effect anything one way or the other.
If, on the other hand, people refuse to spend their money on these new jerseys and large numbers of them sit - UNPURCHASED - on the shelves, then the marketing people have to take notice.
Not spending your money is a language any business understands.
VF21 said:
You and me both, Gargamel.
What kind of genius does it take to stay away from ONE particular color combination? Regardless of what the rationale behind it might have been, purple and gold weren't available. Unless, of course, the Lakers are going to switch to something like aquamarine and puce?
What kind of genius does it take to stay away from ONE particular color combination? Regardless of what the rationale behind it might have been, purple and gold weren't available. Unless, of course, the Lakers are going to switch to something like aquamarine and puce?
While your argument is clearly stated and logical, I think you miss the major idea. The problem with the above jersey is that they share colors with those of our hated rival. Thats the biggest reason to hate them. There are any number of other color schemes they could use and I wouldn't mind any of them, but to use the Lakers colors is the taboo. We're fanatics of the Kings and now our Jerseys will share colors with the Lakers? Thats what is unnacceptable. If the Jerseys were blaise orange and brown, I could handle it (at least we would be noticed) but DON'T USE THE LAKERS COLORS!!!!!!
The problem I have with your comments, CruzDude, is that they imply that there was a need for an "alternate" jersey to begin with. You say that we should try to provide "helpful input," as if they "had" to have a third jersey in the first place. They didn't. So, in this circumstance, my "helpful input" would be to say, "don't give in to the marketing pressure to make alternative jerseys."
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ive figured it out fellow kingsfans. apparently it was up to barney and phil jackson on deciding our colors for the new alternate jersey. feuding went on for days: purple gold purple gold purple gold, etc.... so they then decided to use both colors. how clever.
ok, in all seriousness, the jersey itself is really nice. the colors on the other hand= BARF! i mean, i dont know what to say. ill take a look at them in person or ill take some time evaluating them and trying to figure out where they got these colors from.
ok, in all seriousness, the jersey itself is really nice. the colors on the other hand= BARF! i mean, i dont know what to say. ill take a look at them in person or ill take some time evaluating them and trying to figure out where they got these colors from.
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are they discouraging fans to buy/spend on jerseys?
i hope the Kings wearing this jersey is just a joke or a mistake coz that's what exactly what it is...a joke & a big mistake. when thay said that the new colors would be totally something new i didn't expect for it to be like this. this is a houston rockets-looking designed jersey in the Lakers colorway with the Kings name on it. :shakes head:
does anyone know if this would be an alternate for home games or road games?
i hope the Kings wearing this jersey is just a joke or a mistake coz that's what exactly what it is...a joke & a big mistake. when thay said that the new colors would be totally something new i didn't expect for it to be like this. this is a houston rockets-looking designed jersey in the Lakers colorway with the Kings name on it. :shakes head:
does anyone know if this would be an alternate for home games or road games?
Putting this color scheme on a KING is like putting blue and white on a SF Giant. Don't the Maloofs know how much flack fans are gonna get for approving this? It's bad enough to keep hearing smack from Laker fans about past glories, but this just adds new ammo. The Maloofs talk of it being about THE FANS, but this was for LAKER fans. LOL!
I'm going to get mixed feelings when I watch a Kings game now if they wear those jerseys. Not that I dislike the colors, but after learning to hate the Lakers for a very long time, it's a habit for me to spite to those colors in mixture.
I can imagine it now... me booing to the Kings during one of their games (while their doing well), then thinking to myself, wait, what the heck am I doing? Where did that come from?
I can imagine it now... me booing to the Kings during one of their games (while their doing well), then thinking to myself, wait, what the heck am I doing? Where did that come from?
Reminds me of the first game after the Webber trade, us playing him and all. I accidentally found myself feeling excited and happy whenever Webber made a good pass or shot or whatever, and slightly upset whenever Skinner or Corliss or KT did something well. Quite honestly, I almost wanted Webber to make that final shot just because it was Webber and I wanted him to have an exciting start to his Phila career (key word: almost).
About the jerseys, I'm not so sure about these new ones, especially if they oust the old blue and red retro jerseys...I'm not quite sure if they do, I just can't think if they would, for some reason...my brain is kinda asleep right now so taht explains it.
About the jerseys, I'm not so sure about these new ones, especially if they oust the old blue and red retro jerseys...I'm not quite sure if they do, I just can't think if they would, for some reason...my brain is kinda asleep right now so taht explains it.
I sent an email to the following folks politely expressing my displeasure at the new alt colors and letting them know about this thread/poll.
President - John Thomas
VP, Marketing & Brand Development and Monarchs Business Operations - Danette Leighton
Their email addresses can be found here:
http://www.nba.com/kings/news/00424324.html
Please let them know, respectfully, how you feel about the new color choice. I said I would not be buying any Kings gear in these colors. Maybe it isn't too late to make some changes before they are actually used on the floor.
President - John Thomas
VP, Marketing & Brand Development and Monarchs Business Operations - Danette Leighton
Their email addresses can be found here:
http://www.nba.com/kings/news/00424324.html
Please let them know, respectfully, how you feel about the new color choice. I said I would not be buying any Kings gear in these colors. Maybe it isn't too late to make some changes before they are actually used on the floor.
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I don't think our new uniforms look anything like the Lakers. The Lakers may claim that they are purple and gold, but we all know that they are blue and yellow.
I did not like our latest purple road duds -- they looked too much like the Bucks and/or Monarchs. Our new uniforms, however, are unique, at least in the NBA arena. I really like the college programs that don the gold uniforms. Most notably, Wake Forest:
Missouri:
Purdue:
and Georgia Tech:
I did not like our latest purple road duds -- they looked too much like the Bucks and/or Monarchs. Our new uniforms, however, are unique, at least in the NBA arena. I really like the college programs that don the gold uniforms. Most notably, Wake Forest:
Missouri:
Purdue:
and Georgia Tech:
All this time being anxious for something I thought would be cool and look nice. And THIS is what we've been waiting for.. That just aint right..now WHY in the world would they make KINGS jerseys the same colors as LAKERS jerseys, and knowing we are rival teams, ARE/WERE..whatever!, doesn't matter. Everyone knows Kings fans can't stand purple and gold!! EW! Come on now. That's a no no
