Houston Rockets' New Alternates

[Andrew]

I think Howard's expression sums up my reaction. Well, the black and red alternate is alright, I suppose.

And people make fun of those pinstripe jerseys from the 90s...

[Nick]

Ugly. I'm not a fan.

They better not be replacements for the mustard & ketchup alt jerseys or i'll be mad. I love the McDonalds All-Stars-lookin' jerseys

[mp3]

The nba only brought out jerseys like the one Howard is wearing once Jerome James and Eddy Curry retired.

I really don't like them myself, looks to much like a soccer jersey.

The black one is alrightish I guess.

[Andrew]

It's a sign of the times. Anything that doesn't have sleeves usually at least gets a passing grade.

[buzzy]

Looks a little random. The black one is nice but it has nothing to do with their identity.

Grey one is ok although i'm still not a fan of these shoulder straps they put on sleeved jerseys.

Red one sucks ass.

[kevC]

I like the black one. I even like the checkered sides because it actually is inspired by the Gemini Titan II:



I actually don't have a strong opinion one way or another on sleeved jerseys but the gray one makes it look like Dwight is either wearing a backpack or wearing an undershirt.

[Andrew]

That's the problem with the shoulder straps on the sleeved jerseys, the illusion that they're wearing a backpack. I'm not a fan of sleeves in general, but I'd say the strap designs are the worst use of the concept.

[[Q]]

Shoulder straps are more of an (American) football thing. Looks like the Denver Broncos or Cincinnati Bengals

[airBerlin]

can't tell if i actually like the black jersey one or if it just looks good next two those two uglies.

[bowdown]

They are all trash.

[NovU]

I hope for no more sleeved jerseys in the future. Didn't several players already point out they don't feel 100% comfy playing in those? It's better to stick to tradition and not mess up what's not broken.

[Andrew]

There's definitely been some criticism from within the player ranks. Hopefully when the deal with adidas expires, that'll be the end of them.

[mp3]

When Beno played for the Knicks he hit the side of the backboard on a corner 3 then during the timeout he was seen trying to rip the sleeves off until what looked like a PR guys telling not too.

[Kevin]

NovU, I do like some of the sleeved jerseys though but almost all of those new ones are shit.

[mp3]

I think some of them are okay for wearing out and about but not on the basketball court.

[Murat]

I liked various sleeved jersey designs in these 2 years. But not the sleeved jerseys

The red sleeved one is nice. The one that Dwight wears reminds me of a T-shirt