If you're into basketball video-gaming, NBA Live 19 will offer extensive court customization (via Matt Rachmiel). According to this article, one starts by selecting a theme, defined as follows:
Themes are presets of line colors, paint colors, and court textures that transform the look of your court with the push of a button.
From there, one can choose from numerous additional templates and designs, including old-time NBA courts, player images, and non-basketball images (e.g., animal prints).
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
Thursday, August 9, 2018
Charlotte Hornets' Throwback Floor
Matt Rachmiel directed me to this Uni Watch story on the Charlotte Hornets' announcement of a throwback floor to be used on nights the team wears throwback uniforms. This is not the first instance of a throwback court (see here, here, and here). However, there are a couple of features of the Charlotte one that warrant notice, in my view.
First, I like the "fade" inside each of the three-point arcs, as the teal (bluish-green) transitions into the bluish-purple (see official team color guide). Second, the honeycomb design inside the keys is also interesting.
For some of you, the keys and painted-in areas inside the arcs may have already crossed the line into realm of excessive gaudiness. If not, the orange basketballs in the free-throw circles may do it!
First, I like the "fade" inside each of the three-point arcs, as the teal (bluish-green) transitions into the bluish-purple (see official team color guide). Second, the honeycomb design inside the keys is also interesting.
For some of you, the keys and painted-in areas inside the arcs may have already crossed the line into realm of excessive gaudiness. If not, the orange basketballs in the free-throw circles may do it!
Monday, August 6, 2018
Memphis Grizzlies Go Old School
Announcements of new court designs for the upcoming NBA and college seasons are starting to come quickly. Via the usual sources, the latest team to release a new schematic is the Memphis Grizzlies.
Other than the center logo and the light-blue keys, the rest of the Grizzlies' court is pretty much just natural wood. Even the out-of-bounds area surrounding the court has no color paint (other than some lettering and stripes). Further, the limiting of dark blue to the logo and the near-total phase-out of yellow soften the look even more (compare to the previous court). The new Grizzlies design -- particularly its empty out-of-bounds area -- reminds me of some old-school college courts (here, here, and here).
A subtle difference between Memphis's new court and most existing ones, pointed out by Chris Creamer of Sports Logos, is that, "The floorboards don’t run goal to goal like most courts, instead sideline to sideline."
Other than the center logo and the light-blue keys, the rest of the Grizzlies' court is pretty much just natural wood. Even the out-of-bounds area surrounding the court has no color paint (other than some lettering and stripes). Further, the limiting of dark blue to the logo and the near-total phase-out of yellow soften the look even more (compare to the previous court). The new Grizzlies design -- particularly its empty out-of-bounds area -- reminds me of some old-school college courts (here, here, and here).
A subtle difference between Memphis's new court and most existing ones, pointed out by Chris Creamer of Sports Logos, is that, "The floorboards don’t run goal to goal like most courts, instead sideline to sideline."
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Make Up Your Minds, Bucks, On Big Shellac M's!
They're here. They're gone. They're here. They're gone.
What we're talking about, of course, are the Milwaukee Bucks' two giant M shapes depicted on their playing surface through varying shades of shellac. These M's, one for each half of the court, have adorned the team's floor on and off' over the years.
The original M's were a fixture of Bucks' courts from 1977-1995.
They came back, in modified form, starting with the 2013-14 season.
Now, the M's are gone again.
Other than the removal of the M's, the Bucks' new court looks pretty similar to the previous one. One change is a new forest/camouflage green motif in the out-of-bounds area surrounding the court.
What we're talking about, of course, are the Milwaukee Bucks' two giant M shapes depicted on their playing surface through varying shades of shellac. These M's, one for each half of the court, have adorned the team's floor on and off' over the years.
The original M's were a fixture of Bucks' courts from 1977-1995.
They came back, in modified form, starting with the 2013-14 season.
Now, the M's are gone again.
Other than the removal of the M's, the Bucks' new court looks pretty similar to the previous one. One change is a new forest/camouflage green motif in the out-of-bounds area surrounding the court.
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