When did the Cleveland Cavs get a sword in their logo?

[poindexter]

I never noticed it before this week.

The graphic for the Cavs used by TNT reminds me of the Tampa Bay Bucs logo.

 

[chester]

When they redesigned the logo back in 2003.

 

[poindexter]

Get out. That sword has been in their logo since 2003?

 

[chester]

Yep.

 

[CitizenTino]

http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=222

This about covers it.

 

[poindexter]

Thanks, guys. I guess we can put a wrap on this thread.

 

[Killick]

God, I remember the era of these ugly-ass unis.

I'm getting queasy just looking at those atrocious things. Looks like Ronald McDonald was playing small forward.

 

[king cranium maximus IV]

The graphic for the Cavs used by TNT reminds me of the Tampa Bay Bucs logo.

TNT always uses teams' secondary logos (for whatever reason). You'll notice that the logo they used for the Magic last night was just the sparkly basketball and not the wordmark.

They also use the cloverleaf for the Celtics, the bird's head for the Hawks, an L for the Lakers, a spur for the Spurs (sans wordmark), etc.

 

[KYSportsWriter]

http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=222

This about covers it.

Is that Chris Creamer's site? Great site. Really in-depth.

Yep. Creamer is one of the best when it comes to this stuff.

 

[slappy4428]

When did Larry Nance stop playing for them? Seems like yesterday he was playing for them...

 

[writing irish]

The graphic for the Cavs used by TNT reminds me of the Tampa Bay Bucs logo.

TNT always uses teams' secondary logos (for whatever reason). You'll notice that the logo they used for the Magic last night was just the sparkly basketball and not the wordmark.

They also use the cloverleaf for the Celtics, the bird's head for the Hawks, an L for the Lakers, a spur for the Spurs (sans wordmark), etc.

Yeah, those secondary logos are deigned to reproduce better in print or on TV...simpler.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

Boy, I'd love to know what was in the water in some of these NBA towns in the mid-1990s.

http://www.sportslogos.net/images/logos/6/222/thumbs/faemq40pf86689pq4z8550l5i.gif

http://www.sportslogos.net/images/logos/6/223/thumbs/4959.gif

http://www.sportslogos.net/images/logos/6/235/thumbs/1bhcqs6l5t44lw04y1tygdsce.gif

 

[poindexter]

Find a team who has changed less than the LA Clippers.

http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=236

I don't think its a bad logo and scheme at all.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Find a team who has changed less than the LA Clippers.

http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=236

I don't think its a bad logo and scheme at all.

And really, you'd have to include their last two years in San Diego. All they did to the logo when they moved was change "San Diego" to "Los Angeles"

 

[Boom_70]

Get out. That sword has been in their logo since 2003?

You think that's wild. Have you checked out the King of Hearts recently in a deck of cards? Wait till you see what they have him doing.

 

[mpcincal]

Find a team who has changed less than the LA Clippers.

http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=236

I don't think its a bad logo and scheme at all.

Except that it's a total knockoff of the Lakers logo. That, plus you can do so much better with the name "Clippers," which conjures up images of ships and sea.

 

[poindexter]

I hope the team didn't pay too much for this logo
http://sportslogos.net/images/logos/6/590/full/5598.gif

This may be the best all time
http://sportslogos.net/logo.php?id=5993

Wasn't there a cable car on the back?

 

[writing irish]

The San Diego Clippers used this logo, inspired in part by Christopher Cross' epic ****-pop song "Sailing," during their first years on the west coast. They also kept the Buffalo Braves' blue-and-orange color scheme.

After a while, they did a redesign, subbed out red for orange and came up with the current logo...except of course for "San Diego" instead of "Los Angeles."

I always thought the LA Clippers had one of the cooler, more underrated uni and logo schemes in sports. Classic colors and simple design that looks good compared to the multi-hued monstrosities worn by some other teams.

 

[writing irish]

Here ya go, poin...

 

[Simon]

Find a team who has changed less than the LA Clippers.

http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=236

I don't think its a bad logo and scheme at all.

The Chiefs
http://sportslogos.net/team.php?id=162