That's right. A great uniform speaks to me. A crappy uniform annoys the hell out of me. Take the disgraceful situation that befell Seattle Supersonic fans. Their team deserted them after decades in the Emerald City.

The team left and adopted new colors, a new generically sick nickname (Thunder) and wound up with this: a nice looking, yet amateurish uniform that screams Continental Basketball Association. Talk about vague. Thunder? Even Lightning might have been better, though it's taken by the NHL's Tampa Bay franchise.

It's another sign that the NBA is too watered down. Yes, I never thought I'd feel that there were too many NBA teams, but it's true. Now we have teams in cities that really don't have a shot at supporting an NBA franchise for more than a few years. Look at Memphis, which is underwater with horrible attendance after moving from Vancouver (another bad idea, but that's another column).

Clearly, though, the OKC Thunder uniforms, with the cool piping down each side, is superior to the Los Angeles Clippers threads. Talk about outdated and amateurish.

Before you think I'd wear anything put out there by OKC, well, look at the road uniforms. They aren't horrible, but I don't think they're NBA level, not even close. They look like something an obscure NCAA Division II team would wear. Or at best, an obscure mid-level private college uniform.

The worst NBA uniform ever has to be the Shawn Kemp-era Cleveland Cavalier uniforms. Those looked like something sponsored by a laundry detergent company. Just preposterous. Nothing Cavalier about those duds at all, though it's strangely interesting that I've managed to lump a former Sonic (Kemp) into this somehow.

As for OKC, the home unis are nice, but I'd gladly wear a classic Sonics jersey (preferably Downtown Freddy Brown or Slick Watts) any and every time instead. Nothing wrong with a Jack Sikma uni either. The man had a killer inside pivot/face-up jumper. Even had 3-point range.

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