Atlanta Hawks-wore black alternate jerseys from 1993 to 1995; wore yellow alternates from 2004 to 2007. Boston Celtics-wear black/green third jerseys since 2005; also had a gold/green jersey exclusively worn on St. Patrick's Day week. Charlotte Bobcats-blue alternates from 2006 to 2008, rumored to be their permanent road jerseys. Chicago Bulls-black alternates since 1995, with notable changes including team name and diamond on the shorts; black/green alternate jersey introduced in the 2006 exclusively worn on St. Patrick's Day week. Cleveland Cavaliers-navy blue alternates since 2005. Dallas Mavericks-silver alternates in 2003-2004 season; green alternates since 2004. Denver Nuggets-navy blue/gold alternates since 2005. Detroit Pistons-red alternates, first used from 1994 to 1996, again from 1999 to 2001, and since 2005. Golden State Warriors-orange alternates since 2004. Houston Rockets-never. Indiana Pacers-gold alternates from 1999 to 2005, and since 2007. Los Angeles Clippers-blue alternates since 2001. Los Angeles Lakers-white alternates since 2002; only team to wear third jersey at home. Memphis Grizzlies-black alternates from 1997 to 2000 during the Vancouver years. Miami Heat-red alternates from 1995 to 2000, again since 2002. Milwaukee Bucks-green alternates from 1996 to 1998, red alternates since 2008 Minnesota Timberwolves-black alternates from 1999 to 2008. New Jersey Nets-gray alternates from 1999 to 2005, red alternates since 2006. New Orleans Hornets-purple alternates from 1991 to 1997 during the Charlotte years; gold alternates from 2004 to 2008. New York Knicks-never, but had a green/orange alternate since 2006, exclusive on St. Patrick's Day games. Orlando Magic-blue alternates from 1994 to 1998. Philadelphia 76ers-blue alternates from 1999 to 2006; red alternates since 2007. Phoenix Suns-black alternates from 1994 to 2000; orange alternates since 2003. Portland Trail Blazers - red alternates since 2002, rumored to be the permanent road uniform for the 2009 season. Sacramento Kings-black alternates from 1995 to 2001; gold alternates from 2005 to 2007. San Antonio Spurs-gray alternates only used in 2004 season. Seattle SuperSonics - amber alternates from 1999 to 2001; gold alternates from 2004 to 2008. Toronto Raptors-red alternates from 2003 to 2006, currently the official road uniform; black/green alternate jersey introduced in 2008 exclusively worn on St. Patrick's Day week; black alternates since 2008 Utah Jazz-black alternates from 1999 to 2004; powder blue alternates since 2006. Washington Wizards-gold/black alternates since 2006.
I remember the year we got our new jerseys, there was much talk about the alternate jersey. I remember the Rockets marketing director at the time would even come in here and chime in on them, but I believe the next season or so we got a new marketing director. Sadly, I forgot his name, but Im sure someone on here is bound to remember or can clarify some of this. I remember him stating the NBA's rule was that we had to wait 3 seasons before we were allowed to have alternate jerseys, since we just got new jerseys, we were not allowed alternates. Anyways, it was said that they were in the works, and the Rockets wanted black/red, although the league was strongly against a team with another black alternate (perhaps a reason why it never happened?). Also, I believe the marketing director said that the alternates would most likely have 'HOUSTON' on them, and not 'ROCKETS' since alternates are often worn on the road during long road trips to save laundry time. Also I think initially some fans were upset, our road jerseys did not say 'HOUSTON' and this pushed the idea a bit. Slowly but surely, the talks over the years slowed, and now the black alternate is just a myth.
I don't know which thread it is, but the best looking jersey's are the one's that were created when Tmac was dunking in mid air and it had the big "R" across the top of the jersey
Well, it is HIGHLY unlikely that we would get new alternate black jerseys when this year's theme/motto is "GET RED!" Just doesn't seem to make a whole lot of sense to me. If the league won't approve of a black jersey, then I don't think there should be an alternate jersey. (Although I bet Orlando and Sacramento will be approved of a black alternate jersey. A yellow jersey with red trim would be too bright; plus yellow isn't part of our colors anymore (which I think is stupid, considering we had our best years with the ketchup and mustard jerseys). A gray with red trim would just be 10 times worse than the ones we have right now. A gray with black trim would be would be cool, but to similar to the Spurs alternates. We could do what cleveland did and make blue a part of our colors out of nowhere, and make a new better looking jersey like they did. Their red jerseys arent great, so they just added a color and made an okay looking road uni which they use a lot. Or we should add black or yellow as a color and replace gray, add Houston to the road uniforms (replacing Rockets), and make our alternate jersey a black one. Maybe touching up the logo a little bit wouldn't hurt either.
http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k178/daxeem/tmacblackuni.jpg That link shows the uniforms that everybody in Houston wants the Rockets to wear. We need to find a way to make black a part of our team colors...these would look great.
i second gray/red alternate jerseys. if it's made out of the same materials as it is now it would be silver
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/photo?s...-getty-83019868bb017_spurs_rockets&prov=getty Is the one Scola wearing the practice jersey shorts you guys were talking about?
I wonder what a black jersey with white letters and little rings around the shoulder and red lining would look like. Since I hear people say the black and red combination would be hard on the eyes. Speaking of rings, is that why there are two rings around the arms on the jerseys and shorts? To pay tribute to our past? The back to back championship teams? Hmmm... makes you wonder
thx for posting that. Good work!! as artest fakes in the air.......SCORE!!!!!!!!! The Rockets are the 2009 NBA champions
The Raptors unveiled their black alternates a few days. Why cant we do the same? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psMFm-KtW8c&feature=user
