From the monthly archives:

September 2008

New uniforms wrap-up

September 30, 2008

This offseason has brought us a whirlwind of cosmetic changes amongst NBA teams as several squads introduced new uniforms. In most cases the new looks weren’t major overhauls, just updated versions of their existing image. It’s getting hard to keep track of all of the changes, but NBA Noise has you covered with a comprehensive [...]

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New Oklahoma City Thunder uniforms unveiled

September 29, 2008

After an uproar of speculation from NBA 2k9’s leak of the new Oklahoma City Thunder uniforms. The new uniforms include a home white uniform with the text ‘Thunder’ across the chest, and the away uniforms are blue with the text ‘Oklahoma City’ across the chest. I can’t say that I’m whole-heartedly inspired by these uniforms, [...]

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08-09 Team Preview: Golden State Warriors edition

September 28, 2008

While the Golden State Warriors put together another respectable 48-win season last year, they didn’t qualify for the playoffs in the absurdly competitive western conference. Starting with the departure of their leader Baron Davis, the Warriors have had a very active offseason. They have added solid talent that seemingly fits well into coach Don Nelson’s [...]

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New Oklahoma City Thunder uniforms leaked?

September 27, 2008

The Oklahoma City Thunder are doing a pretty poor job of keeping their new image under wraps. First, their name and logo were leaked on a team basketball, and now, screenshots from the upcoming NBA 2k9 videogame seem to have leaked the basic structure of the new Thunder uniforms. If this is indeed a real [...]

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08-09 Team Preview: Detroit Pistons edition

September 27, 2008

After their third consecutive season of losing in the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals, Joe Dumars fired coach Flip Saunders and vowed to mix up the Pistons roster this season – deeming no player untouchable. With training camp rapidly approaching, the Pistons have made no major changes to their roster, leaving the team [...]

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Jason Williams retires

September 26, 2008

File this under the “saywhaaat?!” category. Jason Williams, an offseason acquisition of the Los Angeles Clippers has announced his retirement. It’s not often that a player signs as a free agent, only to announce his retirement shortly thereafter. The news came via press release on the Clippers Web site, and did not include any direct [...]

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08-09 Team Preview: Denver Nuggets edition

September 25, 2008

Last season the Nuggets brought a high-octane offense to the hardwood and shot their way to a 50-win season. Defense didn’t appear to be a major part of the Nuggets gameplan, as they were only focused on outscoring their opponent. While this method led them to a successful regular season, they still managed to give [...]

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Raptors unveil new black uniforms

September 25, 2008

The Toronto Raptors joined the subtle jersey change craze as they unveiled new alternate road uniforms. These new unis are predominantly black, and as the Raptors say, “black is the new red.” Whatever the hell that means. Anyway, I think they look pretty slick, but again, not too far away from their standard design. [...]

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Monta Ellis was injured in a moped accident

September 24, 2008

First, Monta Ellis lied about the situation in which he tore a deltoid ligament in his ankle and sustainined a high-ankle sprain, saying that it happened during a pick-up game. Then he came clean that he in fact wasn’t playing basketball when he got his injury. Ooh, the plot thickens. Today we learn the real [...]

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