The Designer Behind the Rookie-Sophomore Uni’s
Tim Ahmed and Wilson Chandler (photo. NBAE/getty images)I’m a supporter of the NBA bringing fans into the fold to make an impact on the League in a number of ways. I had a bunch of friends who actually suggested the “Wizards” when Washington wanted to change the name of their franchise. Granted I like the bullets about a million times more, but politics are politics.
And for the Rookie-Sophomore game this season, the League teamed up with EA Sports to make a change from the previous years. Instead of having rookies and sophomores wear their team jerseys in home and away colors, they upped the ante with a customized jersey contest, the EA Sports Jersey Creator Contest. Out of the 12,000 fans who registered for the contest, 18-year old Tim Ahmed from Long Island, a basketball fan and leisure graphic designer, produced a Phoenix-themed design, which took the cake.
Tim’s design will be featured on the jerseys worn during the Rookie-Sophomore game, he gets flown out to Phoenix, and gets tickets to pretty much every event.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
control says:
That kid is 18 years old?!?! He looks like he’s a 12 year old trying to grow his first stupid stache. This kid must have a disease of some sort too, probably won him the pity vote, cause those unis blow goat.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Pig says:
bitter?
January 29th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
anthony says:
they are pretty ugly
January 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
LaMont says:
They should go back to the old school East and West uni’s for the big boys and the same for the rookie-sophomore game except have those say Rooks and Sophs…keep it simple…stop hating on the kid…odds we see a Terence Stansbury 360 Statue of Liberty in the dunk contest this year?
January 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
control says:
Pig
me?
anthony
The jerseys or the stupid kid and whoever that guy is?
January 29th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Bron42 aka Haters drink my bath water says:
looks like something the cheerleaders should be wearing…and he def has the beginner facial hair kit goin
January 29th, 2009 at 4:36 pm
R.ELI says:
ugly
January 29th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
R.ELI says:
its just a big purple sun…
January 29th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
BROGDEN says:
A pre-schooler coulda designed sumptin better than that.
Ill.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Bill Laimbeer says:
Haha…The jersey aint that damn bad, guys.
That big, ugly, purple sun just got him a free trip to Allstar Weekend. So you know that peach fuzz mustache will is perched on a big shit eating grin while we’re typing about the Allstar game on DimeMag, bustas.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
fallinup says:
Eh….They’re better than the Allstar jerseys.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
matthew says:
Its not THAT bad if you assume the contestants had to stick within the design frame of the All-Star unis, which are terrible.
That said, having two large, disconnected graphics and having one of them be on your abdomen is sort of awkward. It will be interesting to see it on a big person.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Bron42 aka Haters drink my bath water says:
Bill, ya like apples? Cuz I already got a spot at the allstar game so ya like them apples lol
January 29th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
control says:
Bill Laimbeer
Hopefully someone tells that kid he looks like a fucking retard with that stache and he shaves it. You are right though, his retarded design has gotten him more than our hating on his retarded design. I still hope one of the players in the Rook vs Soft game spit on him for making em dress like fags.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Bill Laimbeer says:
His were free. And I’m sure “head” wasn’t involved either.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
The Hedgehog (NOT SONIC, GOD!) says:
LMAO at control’s comment (#14)
Word up, man, that kid is just a retard. No doubt about it.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
miamiVIS3 says:
I’m a fan of the players wearing their team’s jerseys and no offense to this guy but these are a srious steo down
January 29th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Damn, you guys are harsh today. I support player bashing, team bashing, coach bashing, city bashing, official bashing…hell I even support the belittling and degradation of women but I can’t bring myself to naysay an 18 year olds ability grow facial hair or design a t-shirt.
January 29th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
My 2 Cents says:
All this hating is so funny, i can’t stop laughing at some of the comments!
January 29th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Bron42 aka Haters drink my bath water says:
bill, is that a proposal?
January 29th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
heartbreaker85 says:
they gonna put the numbers on top of that stupid purple sun or what? it’s ugly.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
analord says:
Kudos for the NBA to get the fans involved. But whoever decided on that design needs to go back to school and take a few more classes in art and designing.
it’s safe to say that nowadays, the NBA jerseys are mostly pretty ugly.
There are plenty of industry professional that are capable of coming out with great designs, yet the nba keep screwing up year after year. Rocket’s chinese national team-esque uniform, bobcat’s away jersey with that strange race car inspired stripes on the side, and the new hornets uni that’s basically the same as the old Charlotte hornets uni..the list goes on.
MLB uniforms look much much better and color coordinated.
Meanwhile, on the hardwood, we still have to put up with bad jersey designs, year after year….
January 29th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Mark says:
analord, my sentiments exactly.
January 29th, 2009 at 9:56 pm
SteveNash says:
i like the uni’s
January 29th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
that's whats up says:
.aaaah, to be 12, gay and trying to grow a mustache…
the picture looks like one of those guys with a wood sign on his body
January 29th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
control says:
that’s whats up
That lil’ fuck in the picture bringing back back memories of your own youth eh?
Pretty funny comment though.
SayItAintSo
Good thing that lil’ fucker is 12, feel free to join in on the hatefest. It’ll make ya feel better.
January 30th, 2009 at 12:27 am
jay says:
kinda ugly but at least the rooks and sophs get uni’s…wearing their own uni’s is kinda gay imo! i am glad back in 2003 lord stern decided to go back to the east and west jerseys….better than wearing their own home and away…that was very confusing to the eyes!!!
January 30th, 2009 at 12:35 am
xboriquaxbx88 says:
I actually saw the real design on ea sports.. it was a lot better than these..ea sports proly change it or suttin… btw i was at last night’s game, and he looked much better in person….bad picture tho…. wilson’s a hottie lol
January 30th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Dr Drey says:
How was it confusting to the eyes? Did you have them open? Fuck, one side wears home, which are mostly white, away team wears there away jerseys, which are coloured, then you know who is who, and you still know what team they are playing for? Only a fucking retard would find that confusing… you Jay, are one of those fucking retards.
January 30th, 2009 at 3:38 am
eric cartman says:
I think the sun represents what will happen to the arena…just sayin.
January 30th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Jeremy says:
The Designers didnt have to stick to the All Star Uni Format, I made one, which was way hotter than that ugly lookin purple star if you want a link to it, here it is…
Link:
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p142/shapester16/Jersey.jpg
January 31st, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Sanne says:
but hater’s he just kicked all your asses by doin this. If you could do it better why don’t you sent something in mofo
February 10th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Required says:
Those jerseys are disgusting.