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Pollin': Gold Rush or Gold Flush?

With 35% of the vote, Andre Iguodala gets the nod as the player that would be taken had the Jamison trade fallen through in 2004.  Personally, I would've taken Deng and the upside, but you really can't go wrong either way.

Now, for this week's question we take a look at something that was talked about a lot, a few years back with opinions on the matter as wide and varied as anything you'll see come this November.  I'm talking, of course, about our alternate gold uniforms.

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(via the always awesome www.sportslogos.net)

In the days and weeks after the uniforms were unveiled, some called the new threads the best in the NBA.  Others said that they were unequivocably the worst uniforms in the league.  And then there were those that thought the uniforms were part of a secret marketing campaign

Now that we've had a few years to get used to the new uniforms and what it's like watching them worn on TV and in person, I want to bring up the issue once more.

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Pros:

  • The gold uniforms are among the most recognizable to fans and are one of (if not the) most unique uniforms in the NBA.
  • The Wizards have had a lot of good moments in the gold uniforms.  Would moments like these have felt the same if they had been wearing blue that night?

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  • The gold uniform has already been immortalized on a video game cover:

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  • Wizards always wear gaudy stuff, right?

Cons:

  • It looks much better on some than it does others...

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  • The uniforms can make people start to think about this:

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  • Or even worse, this:

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  • Is it ever good when your uniform is compared to a battery?
  • If Wizards Management decided to go with Gold Out next season instead of a White Out, TV viewership would plummet to XFL levels.

So what say you Wizards fans?  Are the alternate jerseys worth keeping around, or should their next appearance be on the clearance rack?

Poll
How do you feel about the gold uniforms?
They should definitely stick around.
64 votes
Burn them! Burn them all!
41 votes

105 votes | Poll has closed

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I like them a lot

The Kings gold and purple alternate uniforms look much worse.

by lj15 on Aug 19, 2008 1:25 PM EDT reply actions  

Yeah

I like these Uni’s. But they should go with Retro Bullets ones for their main Uni’s.

by zeke5123 on Aug 19, 2008 2:16 PM EDT reply actions  

More black, less gold

I think the main colors in the top and bottom should match. I only like these colors because the blue is really bad. I miss the old school Bullets unis too.

At the risk of sounding insensitive….once Abe relinquishes control of the team, is there any chance the name changes? What do league rules say about changing a team name back? What would it take to make the Wizards the Bullets again?

by Romans12 on Aug 19, 2008 2:40 PM EDT reply actions  

Word

Whenever I play XBox with the Wiz you better believe I’m busting out the orange throwbacks. Nothing like the Hibachi heating up in a fire orange

by DT711 on Aug 20, 2008 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions  

KILL THEM WITH FIRE

I think they’re hideous and among the worst uniforms in the league.

by Evan Dunlap on Aug 19, 2008 6:55 PM EDT reply actions  

Until the 23rd, that is.

Would you prefer that we wear black uniforms with a question mark?

Actually, that might not be so bad…

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by Jake Whitacre on Aug 19, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, no, I agree. I’m a uniform minimalist, which is why I think the Magic’s current uniforms are among the best in the league (and why I’m not a huge fan of the pinstriped uniforms…)

by Evan Dunlap on Aug 19, 2008 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

But they don’t have enough Magic.

If you were a sorcerer with a nice jump shot, would you wear this?

Or this?

(I agree with you, I just wanted to be difficult.)

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by Jake Whitacre on Aug 20, 2008 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

I like the gold, but....

I wish the team colors reverted back to the Red, White & Blue…..

Caps did it, why can’t the Bu….Wizz…..oh, yea….sucky team name that has nothing to do with the Nation’s Capital.

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by Kyle Weidie on Aug 19, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions  

I hate these unis

They look like a CBA uniform. Especially the shorts. And truth you couldn’t be more right. That should Ted Leonsis first act when he becomes owner of the Wizards.

"Would you like to shoot me now or wait till you get home." --- Daffy Duck

by George Templeton on Aug 20, 2008 1:11 AM EDT reply actions  

I actually think they're pretty cool

Though obviously the red, white and blue are preferred. I definitely like them better than those orange ones we had in 05/06. That color always bothered me for some reason.

You know you'll get devoured by Cheaney, Wallace, and Juwan Howard.

by Mike Prada on Aug 20, 2008 2:04 AM EDT reply actions  

Is it just me?

Or does the last picture look like Lebron with a jheri curl?

by DT711 on Aug 20, 2008 7:08 AM EDT reply actions  

That's because it is LBJ....

From his SNL appearance. I almost hate to say it, but he was actually pretty funny.

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by Kyle Weidie on Aug 20, 2008 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

The uniforms are much better than the normal ones

Black and gold is a great color scheme, and looks much more magical and menacing than the usual uniform colors. They need to change the word mark though, and make the uniform more black.

BTW, Gilbert is getting destroyed by Dwyane Wade at NBA Gauntlet.

by mindfeck on Aug 20, 2008 10:42 AM EDT reply actions  

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