Why are Home Teams Wearing Away Jerseys?

bigball123 · Post #1 » by **bigball123** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:54 am

Not sure if this is something some of the teams are doing just for opening night, but the Hornets, Cavs and Nets are wearing their away jerseys. Just wondering if someone might know why?

Manocad · Post #2 » by **Manocad** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:56 am

Testicular cancer?

glowsticks · Post #3 » by **glowsticks** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:56 am

Manocad wrote:Testicular cancer?

This would be my answer as well.

bigball123 · Post #4 » by **bigball123** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:58 am

Manocad wrote:Testicular cancer?

Ummm, what?

SolidSnake008 · Post #5 » by **SolidSnake008** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:07 am

Manocad wrote:Testicular cancer?

Manocad · Post #6 » by **Manocad** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:11 am

The joke was a bit too deep for some, apparently.

Stills12 · Post #7 » by **Stills12** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:12 am

Manocad wrote:Testicular cancer?

charlie121 · Post #8 » by **charlie121** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:18 am

bigball123 wrote:
Manocad wrote:Testicular cancer?

Ummm, what?

NFL wear pink for breast cancer.....

Post #9 » by **5DOM** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:20 am

Mamba Venom · Post #10 » by **Mamba Venom** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:09 am

Save the cheechees and nuts. Lifes better with those!

SKR · Post #11 » by **SKR** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:50 am

I like it.
I have always had the idea that home teams should rock their colors and the away team should wear plain white or what not.
But that may just be me.

yaaar · Post #12 » by **yaaar** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:55 am

The last time this happened it was because the home team wanted to wear an alternate jersey and the color was too close to the away team's away jersey, so they had the visiting team wear their home colors.

kombayn · Post #13 » by **kombayn** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:32 am

Manocad wrote:Testicular cancer?

This is when the Facebook "like" button would come in handy.

Game Show · Post #14 » by **Game Show** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:58 am

SKR wrote:I like it.
I have always had the idea that home teams should rock their colors and the away team should wear plain white or what not.
But that may just be me.

I highly agree, not wearing your colors at home makes no sense to me. Take a Rockets game. Court is colored red, crowd is wearing red, and the red team is the Bulls, Heat, Nets, Pistons, Raptors, Clippers, Blazers, Bucks, Hawks, Cavs, or Sixers...

Actually I don't understand why teams just can't wear their colors all the time. Besides when the colors are similar of course, but then that's when they break out the away/alternate jerseys

JF5 · Post #15 » by **JF5** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:59 am

bigball123 wrote:Not sure if this is something some of the teams are doing just for opening night, but the Hornets, Cavs and Nets are wearing their away jerseys. Just wondering if someone might know why?

Reverse Cowgirl?

Post #16 » by **kingkirk** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:13 am

This **** me endlessly

Imadogg · Post #17 » by **Imadogg** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:18 am

Game Show wrote:
SKR wrote:I like it.
I have always had the idea that home teams should rock their colors and the away team should wear plain white or what not.
But that may just be me.

I highly agree, not wearing your colors at home makes no sense to me. Take a Rockets game. Court is colored red, crowd is wearing red, and the red team is the Bulls, Heat, Nets, Pistons, Raptors, Clippers, Blazers, Bucks, Hawks, Cavs, or Sixers...

Yeaaa. Something like this happened last year in the playoffs I think, I hope someone can get the teams right. The whole crowd was rockin their primary color. The home team was wearing white, and of course the away team happened to be wearing that color... so it looked like the crowd was reppin the away team.

Horrible planning. That only really works with the Lakers' gold, since it's damn bright and it's the home jersey, but the thing is most Lakers fans are too "cool" to put on a shirt for unity's sake.

prophet_of_rage · Post #18 » by **prophet_of_rage** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:48 pm

It's all about marketing. Seeing your colours versus white does nothing for the larger marketing of the sport where you get to see 29 other teams colours come in and say "hey that's a cool jersey, I'll buy one."

When home teams wear their away jerseys it's just to debut a new away jersey to the hometown fans. The practice started in the mid-90s I think when the Bulls debuted their black uniforms and the Knicks introduced their black and orange stripe uniforms.

Game Show · Post #19 » by **Game Show** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:17 pm

Don't NHL and NFL teams wear team colors at home and white away?