Why is Jerry West still the NBA logo?

[midatlantic09]

Dude's not even a top 10 player all-time. What's with this nonsense?

[stalkerforlife]

West is absolutely top 20.

But Kobe should be the logo.

[midatlantic09]

West is absolutely top 20.

But Kobe should be the logo.

Okay....I'll give him top 20, but he's not top 10 and therefore has no reason to continue to be the NBA logo. That should go to a top 5 player all-time.

[Patrick Chewing]

Okay....I'll give him top 20, but he's not top 10 and therefore has no reason to continue to be the NBA logo. That should go to a top 5 player all-time.


Back in 1969 when the logo was created, you could argue that West was top 5 of all-time.


But go ahead and change it to Kobe or Michael or whoever. People will be having conversations like this 50 years from now saying that Kobe and Mike or whoever are no longer top 5.

[You Cant Ban Me]

Should be MJ

why are you looking for white text?

[ArbitraryWater]

He should stay the Logo... at least that way people can be reminded of the NBA's history hundreds of years from now, and don't have the Originators of the game forgotten.

[MP.Trey]

Okay....I'll give him top 20, but he's not top 10 and therefore has no reason to continue to be the NBA logo. That should go to a top 5 player all-time.
You're going to have to change the logo every 20 years then with how much these lists change over time.

[305Baller]

Because its a cool logo.

[Beastmode88]

West is absolutely top 20.

But Kobe should be the logo.

http://www.reactiongifs.com/r/mjl.gif

[TheMilkyBarKid]

It's a cool logo.

Also it reminds everyone that white men run this league.

[Rolando]

It is a good logo but how it represents the act of dribbling is dated.

This would be better....without Iverson's number of course:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/f4/b9/13/f4b9132df32e668c32c43d17bfd64920.jpg

[IcanzIIravor]

It's an iconic logo around the world. The NBA would be foolish to change it.

[AirTupac]

http://estaticos.marca.com/albumes/2012/06/11/reinventando_logo_nba/1339392967_extras_albumes_0.jpg

[Beastmode88]

http://dolem.com/images/nba_where_flop_happens.gif

[kennethgriffin]

mostly black people complain about the nba logo

they cant stand the fact that its represented by the race that

- invented the sport


and its a canadian invention. so as a representative of thy nation i demand this thread be locked and OP banned

[ralph_i_el]

It's recognizable and there's no reason to change it. Most people wouldn't even be able to tell you who it is.

[Psileas]

It has nothing to do with where West ranks all-time. If it had, why hadn't they picked Russell instead, widely considered the GOAT back then?
He's still the logo, because he's a legend whose silhouette is both cool and discreet enough to represent a whole league, not inform us of his existence. Jordan's silhouette, especially in some of his iconic stances, would have a great effect on promoting himself rather than the league.

[John Tesh]

Dude's not even a top 10 player all-time. What's with this nonsense?

Why does it have to be a top 10 all-time player? We don't need to change the logo every time their is a shift in the NBA.

[John Tesh]

It's recognizable and there's no reason to change it. Most people wouldn't even be able to tell you who it is.

Agreed. The point isn't to honor West, it is to represent the NBA.

[Dro]

http://dolem.com/images/nba_where_flop_happens.gif
:lol

[LosBulls]

http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/users/06/adem/photoshop/tutorials/nba-logo/nba-logo-4.png

[Kblaze8855]

First of all....


After putting up 29/17 in college his final year...
Won a gold medal winning by about 50 points a game.
Made 14 consecutive all star games
10 time all nba first team
made the first 5 all defensive teams 4 of them first team so hed likely be a 10-12 time all D team player if they had it his whole career
Had 7 playoff runs scoring 30 or more
Holds the NBA record for highest scoring playoff series(46 a game)
Won the first ever finals MVP in a series his team LOST. He put up 42/15/13 in game 7 of that series on a hurt leg he had pain killersl iterally shot into during timeouts.
Made the finals 9 times
Was on a 69 win team that won 33 in a row
Retired as the 3rd leading scorer ever
Led the NBA in scoring
Led the NBA in assists
29/6/6 career playoff averages
Was top 5 in field goal percentage a few times
Had at least one recorded quadruple double that doesnt count of course but the plays were still made. Like if one day the Dunk becomes an official stat Shaq would likely have a lot more triple doubles. The dunks dont just not exist because they didnt count. He has at least one game you can watch and count up the stats yourself...and get a quadruple double.
He averaged about 3 steals a game past his prime when they started counting them.
Coached 3 Laker teams to the playoffs and one to the WCF after they sucked for a couple years after he retired.
Was the GM for 7 Laker titles giving him 8 rings total and about 19 finals as a player or GM.
Executive of the Year


He would be worthy if they picked it because of who it was. Especially as of 1969. But...

They didnt pick it because it was West. The NBA didnt pick it at all. They were fighting off the upstart ABA...they wanted a logo that made them seem official...made them THE league. So they hired a marketing/logo firm to make one and told them to base it on the MLB one(biggest league at the time) and keep the colors American....red white and blue. Thats why its red, white and , blue with a player whited out and the league name on the bottom like the MLB logo.

Now...they told him to make a logo not to use West. Dude went through a gang of pictures in SI and old files...thought Jerrys fit.

They edited his outline a bit and added him as a nameless player.

The NBA didnt even admit that it WAS Jerry for years. David Stern said he didnt know for a fact it was Jerry West at one point.

Its supposed to represent the game...not prop up Jerry West.

They were a bit concerned he might sue if they admitted he was being used that way without compensation.

Its become well known over time and Jerry still kinda doesnt like to talk about it. He feels the logo is much bigger than him.

Long story short....a marketing guy traced a picture of an action shot that looked about right. It just happened to be Jerry West.

Nobody...told him to go make Jerry West the logo.

[Jameerthefear]

First of all....




He would be worthy if they picked it because of who it was. Especially as of 1969. But...

They didnt pick it because it was West. The NBA didnt pick it at all. They were fighting off the upstart ABA...they wanted a logo that made them seem official...made them THE league. So they hired a marketing/logo firm to make one and told them to base it on the MLB one(biggest league at the time) and keep the colors American....red white and blue. Thats why its red, white and , blue with a player whited out and the league name on the bottom like the MLB logo.

Now...they told him to make a logo not to use West. Dude went through a gang of pictures in SI and old files...thought Jerrys fit.

They edited his outline a bit and added him as a nameless player.

The NBA didnt even admit that it WAS Jerry for years. David Stern said he didnt know for a fact it was Jerry West at one point.

Its supposed to represent the game...not prop up Jerry West.

They were a bit concerned he might sue if they admitted he was being used that way without compensation.

Its become well known over time and Jerry still kinda doesnt like to talk about it. He feels the logo is much bigger than him.

Long story short....a marketing guy traced a picture of an action shot that looked about right. It just happened to be Jerry West.

Nobody...told him to go make Jerry West the logo.
1/9 in a weak era. Next.

[MEB2kDeez]

It's recognizable and there's no reason to change it. Most people wouldn't even be able to tell you who it is.
This.

[SexSymbol]

Michael Jackson should be the NBA logo

[ISHGoat]

1/9 in a weak era. Next.

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

lil ***** cooking them out here

[Kblaze8855]

1/9 in a weak era. Next.

You may have had 12 good posts in 30 thousand. And you dont have to beat Bill Russell and 5 all stars to hit "post quick reply".

[jstern]

The logo wasn't picked because it was Jerry West, but rather because the person who was paid to create the logo, felt that a random picture of Jerry West was better than a hundred other pictures of many other NBA players. That's more or less what happened, but I don't remember 100% exactly the NBA video that I saw about it.

It's a great logo. The logo should be nice and neutral, not some And1 crossover that will largely appeal mostly to pre teenagers.

Which let me say, yesterday I was playing NBA 2k15 with my cousin's kids. And every dunk that was made, every stupid dribble that resembled a crossover had to be replayed by them, because being so young, it's new and exciting to them, and they yell, "Ooohhhhhhhh." I just wanted to freaking play the game.

[Marchesk]

You may have had 12 good posts in 30 thousand. And you dont have to beat Bill Russell and 5 all stars to hit "post quick reply".

1/2500 in a weak era of trolling

[Jameerthefear]

You may have had 12 good posts in 30 thousand. And you dont have to beat Bill Russell and 5 all stars to hit "post quick reply".
Reported for trolling.

[Nuff Said]

First of all....




He would be worthy if they picked it because of who it was. Especially as of 1969. But...

They didnt pick it because it was West. The NBA didnt pick it at all. They were fighting off the upstart ABA...they wanted a logo that made them seem official...made them THE league. So they hired a marketing/logo firm to make one and told them to base it on the MLB one(biggest league at the time) and keep the colors American....red white and blue. Thats why its red, white and , blue with a player whited out and the league name on the bottom like the MLB logo.

Now...they told him to make a logo not to use West. Dude went through a gang of pictures in SI and old files...thought Jerrys fit.

They edited his outline a bit and added him as a nameless player.

The NBA didnt even admit that it WAS Jerry for years. David Stern said he didnt know for a fact it was Jerry West at one point.

Its supposed to represent the game...not prop up Jerry West.

They were a bit concerned he might sue if they admitted he was being used that way without compensation.

Its become well known over time and Jerry still kinda doesnt like to talk about it. He feels the logo is much bigger than him.

Long story short....a marketing guy traced a picture of an action shot that looked about right. It just happened to be Jerry West.

Nobody...told him to go make Jerry West the logo.
Source?

[robert de niro]

It is a good logo but how it represents the act of dribbling is dated.
are you sure? this is the alleged picture used for the logo

http://i.imgur.com/Ju3HScH.jpg

[John Tesh]

are you sure? this is the alleged picture used for the logo

http://i.imgur.com/Ju3HScH.jpg

Photoshopped.