Jerry West wishes the NBA would change its logo, should Silver change it?
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pio2u Retired Number
Joined: 26 Dec 2012 Posts: 54570
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 4:57 am Post subject: Jerry West wishes the NBA would change its logo
Jerry West wishes the NBA would change its logo
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West, of course, is a Hall of Famer and former Finals MVP with the Lakers who was instrumental in the early era of the league’s growth before a wildly successful tenure as Lakers GM.
“First of all, I wish that had never gotten out, that logo,” West said. “No I do, really. I’ve said it more than once. It’s flattering that it’s me, and I know it is me, and it is flattering.
“Again, it’s flattering, but if I were the NBA, I would be embarrassed about. I don’t like to do anything to call attention to myself, and when people [call him The Logo], that’s just not who I am, period.
Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 18196 Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 6:33 am Post subject:
I should be Reggie Miller. He's the embodiment of the new generation NBA: A guy who shot a lot of threes and flopped a lot. _________________ "Suck it up. Don't be a baby. Do your job." - Kobe Bryant
Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 40345 Location: Dirty South
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:08 am Post subject:
This is one of the few areas where Jerry is talking out of his ass.....he is well aware the NBA will not be changing that Billion Dollar logo recognized worldwide anytime soon, so he can play the "aww shucks" card with no consequences.
This comes up every once in awhile. It's Jerry's personality, and his wishes are understandable, but the logo is too iconic at this point.
I'd rather the NBA create a scholarship fund or a player retirement fund or something along those lines in West's name and pump all the royalty fees they have owed him since 1969 into a worthy cause.
Joined: 19 Apr 2003 Posts: 22835 Location: La Jolla, San Diego
Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 1:16 pm Post subject:
Besides for old fans, most casual and young fans don't know that's a silhouette of Jerry West. Some don't even know who Jerry West is, period. So I'm not sure about the attention that he's talking about. They made a good point on the radio that if you change it to MJ, the obvious choice would be the one hand stretch palming while legs kicking pose, but people will immediately identify that as MJ, not the NBA. So there would be a brand problem. When people see this silhouette, they don't go, "Oh that's Jerry West!" They don't even know.
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