Via Windy at the Plain Dealer
It looks like there will be a revamp of the current colors, jerseys and logos starting next year. We will probably get a peak at what they will be by the end of the year. So there is one more reason to buy more LeBron Jerseys (if he stays) other than him switching to #6.
Here are the highlights:
- Current metallic gold will be replace by a yellowish gold closer to the 70s color
- The “Cavaliers” and “Cleveland” script across the chest of the jerseys will have a new design (rumored to be block letters).
- Cavaliers Logo will change to feature “crossing swords” (no jokes please)
Ready Windy’s full article below:
“It may seem like no team in the NBA wears as many different uniforms as the Cavaliers. Well, there’s more — with completely different styles — on the way.
The Cavs are planning on slightly changing their team colors and also revamping their standard home and road uniforms for next season. The idea has been in the works for about two years, the amount of time the team must give the league before making a uniform adjustment, but the designs are not finalized.
It will not be a major change, team sources said, like seven years ago when the team brought back its current “new expression of wine and gold” and a new logo featuring crossing swords. The team’s logos will stay basically the same, but there’s going to be a brighter yellow featured.
Also, the front of the uniforms are expected to undergo a design change with a different presentation of the word “Cavaliers” on the home white and alternate blue uniforms and a different style of “Cleveland” on the wine road jerseys.
Currently, the Cavs use a pale shade of gold. That is one of the reasons why the gold has been less emphasized in recent years. There is virtually no gold used on the current floor design and very little on the standard uniforms. Blue has emerged as the team’s secondary color by default. The new gold color will be more vibrant, closer to the original gold the team used in the 1970s and early 1980s.
The team hopes to finalize and unveil its new uniforms by the end of the season.”
But then again, I am obviously obsessed.
Here’s the best 3 floating around the web:
Fresh Brewed Tees - Better With Z
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These two are from our buds over at iLTHY
Loved Since 1996
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Goose-Z
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via Ohio.com and my homie George Thomas
“The Cleveland Cavaliers completed a deal with center Zydrunas Ilgauskas to bring him back to the team for the remainder of the season.
The deal is just for the rest of the year and uses a pro-rated portion of the bi-annual exception. Ilgauskas will be able to test the free agent market next season.
‘’He came back to win a championship,’’ agent Herb Rudoy said.”
There are many ways to celebrate!
Go to your barber! Try and sell some DVDs
Buy a cool T-Shirt!
Goose-Z
Baby "Bron
One of the most visited pages on the old site was the LeBron Phenomenon. But it has (is) taking forever to get it all moved over to the new format. (too many tables!)
Slowly, its coming along. I’ve added the NBA page to the LBJ Phenomenon page under Miscellaneous. It still needs some work, but I’m tired of it being in my to-do box.
I know that this is a historical site, and not a “fan site” but I’ve always thought it was really important to document LBJ’s impact on the franchise, the NBA and pop-culture in general. That’s why it exists, but also why is buried in the misc. section.
enjoy
p.s. this will be the first page I delete if he leaves us
Hey everybody. In an effort to get more involved in the social networking and reaching more people, we are now going to be publishing our posts not only on www.cavshistory.com and twitter.com/cavshistory, but also on facebook.
I BELIEVE you can fan us at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/CavsHistory/116380676008 (once we have 1,000 fans we can get the “vanity” url).
But basically, its one more easy way for you to get updates from us.
thx,
the mgmt
link via By Mary Schmitt Boyer, The Plain Dealer
“Zydrunas Ilgauskas has announced his intentions to rejoin the Cavaliers and has asked agent Herb Rudoy to begin negotiations with the Cavs on March 22, the first date he can do so.
“It is Zydrunas’ desire to return to the Cavaliers if a suitable contract can be agreed upon,” Rudoy said in an e-mail sent to reporters. “He has been overwhelmed and deeply touched by the outpouring of support and affection by the fans and by his teammates. He hopes to return to bring a championship to the Cavaliers and to the city of Cleveland.”
Ilgauskas was traded to Washington in the deal that brought Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair to the Cavs. After the Wizards bought out his contact, he cleared waivers and became a free agent Monday.
The Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks were among the teams seeking to sign him, along with the Cavs, who have been without a true center since Shaquille O’Neal suffered a sprained right thumb at Boston on Feb. 25.”
Waiting for March 22
New info has come out that (via ESPN) Z’s agent said Z love the city of Cleveland and the fans… but was not at all please being “used as a pawn in the Jamison trade”. link
Also, via Windy’s podcast, Z is feeling shakey about re-joining the team that has a full roster. In other-words, he would feel guilty forcing the Cavs to cut one of the guys.
Z Just Prior to Being the First Person to Ever "Dunk" a Bowling Ball
LeBron’s Nike logo prominently features his jersey number: 23. If he does switch to #6, Nike will most likely be forced to change his signature.
Any ideas?
LBJ23
Per Windy at Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer
LeBron James fans, get ready to make some room in your closet for No. 6 jerseys.
James told The Plain Dealer on Monday that he’s filed the paperwork with the NBA office to switch his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 next season. He had to make the decision this week, the deadline to make the request to the NBA is Wednesday.
James first brought up the idea in November, saying he wanted to give up No. 23 out of respect to his hero, Michael Jordan. At that time he said he was “50/50” on switching to No. 6, his Olympic number and the day of the month his first son was born. That now seems to be 100 percent.
“I’ve done it,” James said. “I already sent it in. I’m going to be No. 6.”
The NBA does not have to fulfill the request, players who don’t change teams have to apply to change their number in March before the previous season. However, the wave of new jersey sales the switch promises to trigger would likely be too enticing for the league to turn down.
In 2006, Kobe Bryant requested his number to be changed from No. 8 to No. 24. The NBA approved the move and Bryant’s jerseys quickly shot to No. 1 in sales across the world. James has been in the top three in jersey sales in the U.S., China and Europe in recent years but hasn’t enjoyed the top spot for several years.
Player do not directly benefit from merchandise sales, however. It goes into a league-wide pool that is distributed to teams and then players based on seniority.
Jordan, of course, also pulled such a move. He switched to No. 45 for part of a season when he came out of retirement for the first time with the Chicago Bulls.
Other than playing for Team USA, the last time James did not wear No. 23 was during his freshman year of high school when he wore No. 32 because a senior was wearing 23.
we keep track of this stuff here
Going back to March of LAST year, James has won the award every-single-month
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played during February.
James paced the league in scoring (32.6 ppg), was fourth in assists (10.5 apg) and added 6.8 rebounds and 2.1 steals in 41.4 minutes. James scored at least 20 points in all 11 contests, leading Cleveland to an Eastern Conference-best 8-3 record. James recorded his third triple-double of the season on Feb. 18, with 43 points, 13 rebounds and a career-high tying 15 assists. On Feb. 6, James set a franchise record with 35 points in the first half of Cleveland’s 113-106 win at New York. James finished the game with 47 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and a season-high five steals.
Here is a closer look at the month for James:
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
• Feb. 2 vs. Memphis: Totaled 22 points, 15 assists and six rebounds in a 105-89 win over the Grizzlies.
• Feb. 6 vs. New York: Poured in 47 points, and added eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals in a 113-106 win over the Knicks.
• Feb. 11 vs. Orlando: Recorded 32 points, 13 assists, eight rebounds and two steals in a 115-106 win over the Magic.
• Feb. 18 vs. Denver: Posted 43 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists and two steals in a 118-116 overtime loss to the Nuggets.
• Feb. 25 @ Boston: Tallied 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds in a 108-88 win over the Celtics.
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March 28, 2010 11:29 pm | 
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