Basketball Jumpman Jerseys

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In advance of tonight's event, it appears mden was a little overly ambitious in posting photos to their site. Enjoy.

 

Wolverine Devotee

September 30th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^

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FabFiver5

September 30th, 2016 at 3:50 PM ^

As a member of the basketball and uniform elite, I don't think they bear any resemblance to the "classic" that people tend to think of, a la the Fab Five. The only thing they carried over are the stripe piping and the 'V' taper on bottom of the shorts.

The new workdmark font looks much shorter than the "classic" MICHIGAN on previous jerseys, and the M on the shorts is just too small nowadays. It's not layered/cut/sewn fabric anymore, so make it bigger and it won't add any weight!

Was SO excited for these and this is such a letdown to me.

ijohnb

September 30th, 2016 at 4:02 PM ^

uniforms have changed man.  I don't think anybody, even those who pined for a return to the "Fab Five" look really thought that the uniforms would look and wear the way that the Fab Five uniforms actually did.  Conceptually, uniforms and really all athletic apparel is just different now.  What the Fab Five wore was akin to a golf shirt, pre Tiger Woods.  Look across the country, even teams that still wear a rendition of their traditional uniform (Indiana, Kansas), the material and fitting is completely different.

I think most people are just happy that there is no longer different renditions of the "piping" on the shorts and the Block M has returned as the singular focus, as it was in the Fab Five days.

stephenrjking

September 30th, 2016 at 6:07 PM ^

"No resemblance?" They have different details, yes. Part of the new, unified color/font program Nike brings that was a dead certainty to be included in the new uniforms. The stripes are different widths. The M is smaller. Stuff like that.

But c'mon, "no resemblance?" There's no piping. There are no color panels. The stripe patterns have different widths but are in fact the same stripe orders as the Fab Five uniforms. This is not a "throwback" uniform designed to look identical to the Fab Five era, but it is the same classic uniform design, modestly updated with modern styling and the new font.

I can understand prefering the old way, but it's not happening. The whole point of a "unified font" is that every uniform has the same font, after all.

If you look at what Nike and Adidas and Under Armour have produced for their schools, this uniform is simple and classic. And while it's not the same as the Fab Five uniform, it does rather strongly resemble it. 

gbdub

September 30th, 2016 at 2:33 PM ^

Quick image search for OSU and MSU basketball shows that that's where Nike likes to put the swoosh as well. Looks weird, but apparently that's what they do. It looks weirder here because the M is higher up above the piping / hem cutout (last OSU ones I saw have similar piping but no cutout, with the O logo in the triangle formed by the piping - I prefer these Michigan shorts, but it does make the Jumpman placement awkward).

Elmer

September 30th, 2016 at 2:26 PM ^

Is it just me, or does it look like the shorts have pockets?

Players could carry some loose change in case they pass a vending machine.  What will Jordan think of next...

ijohnb

September 30th, 2016 at 2:02 PM ^

am going to really miss the tire tracks on the shorts from last year.  Those did not make our team look completely ridiculous at all.