Toronto Raptors Reportedly Considering New Black-and-Gold Color Scheme

[lilmamba_]

Lol No need to swear Mamba.
This is the original Raptors Jersey... note the "squiglley things" as pinstripes ...



Suppose you weren't actually born when these were around, so I'll let it slide .. Haha

sorry this drake non sense is getting to me
loool i've always thought pin stripes were straight

[The Great One]

https://twitter.com/NBAForever_/stat...564482/photo/1

Those actually aren't bad. Black jersey with white stripes, gold on the side. I actually kinda like it. Obviously the owl has no business being in there. And the Raptors logo shouldn't be in there as well. Doesn't fit IMO. Too big. Try and replace it with the name Raptors.

[Joey]

sorry this drake non sense is getting to me
loool i've always thought pin stripes were straight

Nowadays its okay if you're not straight. C'mon Mamba.

[Masai Ujiri]

Black and gold would be sick, I wonder what they'd do with the home jersey though.

[thead]

I have decided that I am okay with this. MLSE you may proceed

[rocwell]

MLSE President/CEO Tim Leiweke told me re: black and gold rebrand Raptors "are looking at a few different ideas."

— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) December 31, 2013

[Joey]

Black and gold would be sick, I wonder what they'd do with the home jersey though.

Damn ... never thought of that ... White I guess. Lots of teams use the White Home even if White isn't one of their 'official' colours.

[JimiCliff]

Drakes Record Label Logo I believe.

No need to swear.

Ah I thought they were thinking of rebranding the animal species, cause an owl is almost a raptor (the bird kind of raptor)

[The Great One]

So Raps are goin to wear black and gold on Drake night??

[Joey]

Ah I thought they were thinking of rebranding the animal species, cause an owl is almost a raptor (the bird kind of raptor)

I made that point a little while back, that they could maintain the name "Raptors" and just choose a Badass Bird. (ie NOT Pelicans)

ADDCouple of Options here.
'Golden Eagle' fits the Colour Scheme, is a Raptor, and is the #7 Most Bad Ass Bird.

Found in North America, Eurasia and northern Africa, the Golden eagle is one of the most formidable aerial predators in the world; it usually feeds on rabbits, hares and large birds, but it has also been known to take foxes, young sheep and goats, and even adult deer and caribou. In Kazakhstan, where Golden Eagles are known as berkut, they are trained by nomadic hunters to hunt wolves! They also hunt and eat other birds of prey.

Although Golden Eagles are powerful enough to kill a man, they have never been known to attack adult humans as prey. In some parts of Europe and Asia, stories are told about golden eagles snatching children, and of the remains of said children found in the bird’s nest. The Golden Eagle can weigh up to 7 kgs, and has a 2 meter wingspan. Females are larger and more aggressive than males. Fossils found in Europe suggest that they were even larger in prehistoric times, a few thousand years ago.

[JimiCliff]

I made that point a little while back, that they could maintain the name "Raptors" and just choose a Badass Bird. (ie NOT Pelicans)

ADDCouple of Options here.
'Golden Eagle' fits the Colour Scheme, is a Raptor, and is the #7 Most Bad Ass Bird.

I love it.

[JimiCliff]

Pelicans are actually badass kind of.

[white men can't jump]

Ah I thought they were thinking of rebranding the animal species, cause an owl is almost a raptor (the bird kind of raptor)

Not just almost, it is in fact a bird of prey (what raptor means).

Two North American owls who are major predators are the Great Horned Owl and the Snowy Owl. They are the largest birds in North America (in terms of weight).

[iblastoff]

The Toronto Mighty Fucks.

[MACK11]

The Toronto Mighty Fucks.

hahaha now that's a badass name