Change the Warriors jerseys and the team name.

JonDoe — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:08:02 -0000

I’ve been thinking about this for a long long time now, 10 years even, and thanks to the good people at Golden State of Mind, I have a platform to share this opinion and receive feedback on it.

When most of us see throwback jerseys, whether it’s “The City” jerseys, the RUN-TMC era jerseys (my favorite), or even the “Golden State” hardwood classics they sported a few times this year, I think we all feel a little bit of nostalgia. I get that feeling I got when I was still collecting Latrell Sprewell basketball cards or when Safeway used to give out those free Warriors basketball cards back in the day - who remembers that?!? But from the moment I saw the new logo and colors back in 1997, I simply wore the thizz face and was very disappointed. The navy and orange just didn’t tickle my pickle nor float my boat. It looked too different from the colors I grew to love. Now I’ve heard only one time a couple of years ago on KNBR that the Dubs were looking in on changing the jerseys again. Anyone have info on that? All I am hoping for is that it has a touch of the original royal blue and yellow colors that I loved so much.

Another idea I had, which I probably will get a lot of disagreement with, is to change the name from the “Golden State Warriors” to the “Bay Area Warriors.” I know Golden State is a name that we’re accustomed to but I just think the Bay Area is much more suitable. We’re not a California team right? We’re a basketball team that represents the Bay Area thus The Bay Area Warriors. I hope Mully reads this because the Warriors organization would make a lot more money from merchandising if the apparel said Bay Area on it. Is anyone with me on either of these ideas or am I just goin Artest (crazy)?

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Change the Warriors jerseys and the team name.