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Case in point: The Wiz over the last 10 years have gone through a mess of designs featuring a robed wizard traipsing across center court, an all-gold paint with a blue half-circle above the foul line, a total absence of red, two-toned everything, and other examples of ill-fated messiness.

The Wiz jump a few spots with a redesign on track for this season that dispenses with the simplistic “Wizards” scrawled across half court in favor of the classic “DC” logo, with a hand popping out of the “D” and reaching high for a basketball. That’s a piece of NBA high art, and under the most recent Wiz design, it had been relegated to a small slice of territory in the corner.

The Wiz are also erasing the college lanes, creating a clear painted area, and swapping out navy for red as the paint color. It appears to be a bright red, and it will take time to conclude how it looks as a centerpiece color. The baselines are also getting a makeover — from red with blue lettering to the inverse.

The two-toned wood, alas, remains, and the Wiz have long had a lighting system that dulls the court. But this is a good step. The stars along the near sideline add a splash of nation’s capital fun.

verbal8 wrote:I think the de-emphasizing the wizard logo means a name change is planned down the road. I don't think they can go back to bullets.

montestewart wrote:

verbal8 wrote:I think the de-emphasizing the wizard logo means a name change is planned down the road. I don't think they can go back to bullets.

Is Bobcats available?

verbal8 wrote:I think the de-emphasizing the wizard logo means a name change is planned down the road. I don't think they can go back to bullets.

nate33 wrote:

nate33 wrote:

verbal8 wrote:I don't think they can go back to bullets.

Say a prayer for the Coyote. No longer will he be able to fire up the locals during key moments at the AT&T Center by jumping on each of the letters spelling out S-P-U-R-S at midcourt.

The go-to move is now impossible with a new court design that eschews the team name in favor of the iconic spur logo at center court. It’s absolutely gigantic at that — a whopping 25 feet long and 20 feet wide, the largest of any NBA midcourt logo according to Grantland’s Zach Lowe.

LyricalRico wrote:Nice, but it still won't be good enough. Queue the Ted/Ernie haters:

Say a prayer for the Coyote. No longer will he be able to fire up the locals during key moments at the AT&T Center by jumping on each of the letters spelling out S-P-U-R-S at midcourt.

The go-to move is now impossible with a new court design that eschews the team name in favor of the iconic spur logo at center court. It’s absolutely gigantic at that — a whopping 25 feet long and 20 feet wide, the largest of any NBA midcourt logo according to Grantland’s Zach Lowe.

http://blog.mysanantonio.com/spursnatio ... r-2014-15/

The Spurs have a bigger logo? Why can't we be like them?!

2Mas wrote:That's a good court. I'd make 2 changes
- Make the inner circle wood through the whole court.
- & add the college lanes make them blue (opposite of last year)
Think the blue would make that red pop as opposed to up against the wood.

Can't wait for my boy PP34 & the young studs in Washington to run **** in the east!

dangermouse wrote:That article..... does this guy jock the Bulls a bit? I cant keep up with which writers are fans of which team. Bulls are way too high with the basketball behind the bull... yuck.

On another note: Hornets court looks SICK. So does the Hawks court with the old school pacman logo. Both of those courts are the only ones that really WOW'd me. Brooklyn is nice too.