johnnydr87
07-31-2005, 08:39 PM
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So what do you guys think about the "new" identities? The RimRocker identity has changed minimally, but I prefer the new logo much to its old one. Plus, I like the fact that there isn't really any other sports team with a similar name...sort of like the "Razorbacks."
The Tulsa colors take a while to warm up to, but the name is unique. Sure, there are many other cities on route 66....but no other team has the name....
RimRockers unveil new logo
07/27/05 - NBA Development League (D-League) Arkansas RimRockers
Arkansas RimRockers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 27-The 2005-06 season brings a new league, the NBA Development League, and a new logo to the Arkansas RimRockers. The RimRockers adopted a new logo, which was designed by the NBA's creative marketing team. The logo is a reflection of Arkansas' transition into the D-league. When the RimRockers acquired the new logo, they also gained a slight variation in their original colors, which ultimately are still red, white and blue.
"We knew we would have to make changes to our logo when we joined the new league but we wanted to keep it as close to the original RimRockers logo as possible," Scotty Adams, vice president of marketing, said. "We feel our fans can identify with the word mark in the logo, which is more widely used on RimRockers merchandise, however, it is our hope that the entire logo will be well received."
In addition to the new league and logo, new game uniforms will feature the team nickname on home jerseys and the city name on road uniforms. In addition to distinctive D-League and individual team logos embroidered on the uniform, an NBA team logo will be affixed to the jersey of a player who is assigned to the D-League to help identify his NBA affiliation.
The NBA Development League will tip off its fifth season on November 18, 2005. The league includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), as well as teams in Albuquerque (N.M.), Tulsa (Okla.) and Austin and Fort Worth (Texas).
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
NBA Development League Team in Tulsa Announces Team Name and Identity
07/29/05 - NBA Development League (D-League) Tulsa 66ers
Tulsa 66ers
TULSA, Okla., July 29 - The NBA Development League team in Tulsa announced today that its nickname will be the "66ers". The Tulsa 66ers, a reference to the Route 66 highway that runs throughout the region, was chosen as the team's official nickname from numerous submissions in a contest to name the team. A unique logo, which features a highway leading to a basketball setting over the western mountains, helps give the team its new identity.
"It's great to finally announce our name and to let fans see our logo," said team president Joe Berry. "It's amazing how many submissions we received, but once we saw the 66ers submission, we realized it was the one. Joining the rich basketball heritage located in this area of Oklahoma with the significance of Route 66 just made perfect sense."
Often called, "The Main Street of America", Route 66 is more than a highway with the shortest cross-country travel time between the Midwest and the Pacific, connecting Chicago to Los Angles. American's first continuously paved link between the two cities, Route 66 represents the model of the modern American highway and gave way to an emerging automobile culture that stimulated a permanent mass relocation of Americans to the West resulting in the most comprehensive westward movement and economic growth in the history of the United States. Commissioned in 1926, Route 66 strengthened American's infatuation with rapid mobility and the ability to travel whenever or wherever one preferred.
Beginning at the corner of Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Route 66 stretches 2,400 miles across America to Santa Monica, California passing through various US cities including St. Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Flagstaff, San Bernadino, and Pasadena.
Albuquerque (N.M.), also located on the Route 66 path, features the only other D-League team located along the historic route. Ironically, the 66ers will host the NBA's Development League team in Albuquerque for their home opener Friday, Nov. 18 at Expo Square Pavilion.
Game uniforms featuring the team nickname (66ers) on home jerseys and the city name (Tulsa) on road uniforms will be unveiled at a later date. In addition to distinctive D-League and individual team logos embroidered on the uniform, an NBA team logo will be affixed to the jersey of a player who is assigned to the 66ers to help identify his NBA affiliation.
The NBA Development League will tip off its fifth season on November 18, 2005. In addition to the 66ers, the league includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), as well as teams from Albuquerque (N.M.), Austin and Fort Worth (Texas).
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Ten (10) former D-League coaches, five athletic trainers, 11 referees and 29 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
For more information about the Tulsa 66ers, call (918) 585-8444 or log on to www.tulsa66ers.com.
http://www.nba.com/media/dleague/tulsa66ers_logo.jpg
So what do you guys think about the "new" identities? The RimRocker identity has changed minimally, but I prefer the new logo much to its old one. Plus, I like the fact that there isn't really any other sports team with a similar name...sort of like the "Razorbacks."
The Tulsa colors take a while to warm up to, but the name is unique. Sure, there are many other cities on route 66....but no other team has the name....
RimRockers unveil new logo
07/27/05 - NBA Development League (D-League) Arkansas RimRockers
Arkansas RimRockers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 27-The 2005-06 season brings a new league, the NBA Development League, and a new logo to the Arkansas RimRockers. The RimRockers adopted a new logo, which was designed by the NBA's creative marketing team. The logo is a reflection of Arkansas' transition into the D-league. When the RimRockers acquired the new logo, they also gained a slight variation in their original colors, which ultimately are still red, white and blue.
"We knew we would have to make changes to our logo when we joined the new league but we wanted to keep it as close to the original RimRockers logo as possible," Scotty Adams, vice president of marketing, said. "We feel our fans can identify with the word mark in the logo, which is more widely used on RimRockers merchandise, however, it is our hope that the entire logo will be well received."
In addition to the new league and logo, new game uniforms will feature the team nickname on home jerseys and the city name on road uniforms. In addition to distinctive D-League and individual team logos embroidered on the uniform, an NBA team logo will be affixed to the jersey of a player who is assigned to the D-League to help identify his NBA affiliation.
The NBA Development League will tip off its fifth season on November 18, 2005. The league includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), as well as teams in Albuquerque (N.M.), Tulsa (Okla.) and Austin and Fort Worth (Texas).
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
NBA Development League Team in Tulsa Announces Team Name and Identity
07/29/05 - NBA Development League (D-League) Tulsa 66ers
Tulsa 66ers
TULSA, Okla., July 29 - The NBA Development League team in Tulsa announced today that its nickname will be the "66ers". The Tulsa 66ers, a reference to the Route 66 highway that runs throughout the region, was chosen as the team's official nickname from numerous submissions in a contest to name the team. A unique logo, which features a highway leading to a basketball setting over the western mountains, helps give the team its new identity.
"It's great to finally announce our name and to let fans see our logo," said team president Joe Berry. "It's amazing how many submissions we received, but once we saw the 66ers submission, we realized it was the one. Joining the rich basketball heritage located in this area of Oklahoma with the significance of Route 66 just made perfect sense."
Often called, "The Main Street of America", Route 66 is more than a highway with the shortest cross-country travel time between the Midwest and the Pacific, connecting Chicago to Los Angles. American's first continuously paved link between the two cities, Route 66 represents the model of the modern American highway and gave way to an emerging automobile culture that stimulated a permanent mass relocation of Americans to the West resulting in the most comprehensive westward movement and economic growth in the history of the United States. Commissioned in 1926, Route 66 strengthened American's infatuation with rapid mobility and the ability to travel whenever or wherever one preferred.
Beginning at the corner of Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Route 66 stretches 2,400 miles across America to Santa Monica, California passing through various US cities including St. Louis, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Amarillo, Flagstaff, San Bernadino, and Pasadena.
Albuquerque (N.M.), also located on the Route 66 path, features the only other D-League team located along the historic route. Ironically, the 66ers will host the NBA's Development League team in Albuquerque for their home opener Friday, Nov. 18 at Expo Square Pavilion.
Game uniforms featuring the team nickname (66ers) on home jerseys and the city name (Tulsa) on road uniforms will be unveiled at a later date. In addition to distinctive D-League and individual team logos embroidered on the uniform, an NBA team logo will be affixed to the jersey of a player who is assigned to the 66ers to help identify his NBA affiliation.
The NBA Development League will tip off its fifth season on November 18, 2005. In addition to the 66ers, the league includes the Fayetteville Patriots (N.C.), Florida Flame (Ft. Myers), Roanoke Dazzle (Va.), Arkansas RimRockers (Little Rock), as well as teams from Albuquerque (N.M.), Austin and Fort Worth (Texas).
The D-League offers players the opportunity to develop their talent in a highly competitive atmosphere under the NBA's umbrella. Thirty-four (34) players have been called up to the NBA on 50 separate occasions. Ten (10) former D-League coaches, five athletic trainers, 11 referees and 29 front office executives have also been called up since the start of the league's inaugural season in November 2001.
Designed to help grow the sport of basketball both domestically and internationally, the league also offers fun, family entertainment at affordable prices. The D-League is a source of on-court talent for the NBA's 30 teams and is a diverse human resources pool for the NBA and its teams by training employees in management, operations, public relations, sales and marketing positions.
For more information about the Tulsa 66ers, call (918) 585-8444 or log on to www.tulsa66ers.com.