Post#3 » by keynote » Tue Mar 28, 2017 8:49 pm
The stars and stripes are indeed dope -- I prefer them to the primary home unis. However, I'm not a fan of a team using alts during the playoffs, if only because they should be reinforcing their standard brand, which (presumably) is most closely-identified with their primary unis.
Now, if this is a precursor to the Wizards switching their primary home unis to the stars and stripes for next season: I won't be mad. I'll miss the horizontal stripe (which is a nice nod to team history), but the stars and stripes are a better overall design. It eliminates the grey trim, which is superfluous. That said, I'm not sure those panels would translate well to a red (or even a navy) away uni. So, they'd have to do some tweaking to switch to this look full time and still have a coherent home/away design motif.
Always remember, my friend: the world will change again. And you may have to come back through everywhere you've been.