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Channing Frye is not a fan of the new Blazers jerseys originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest
The Trail Blazers launched a new look for the 2020-21 season on Thursday and the design is unique, to say the least.
From the Oregon script on the chest to the multicolored outline on the side, the uniform is unlike anything the Blazers have ever worn before.
The look is certainly polarizing, and Talkin ‘Blazers host Channing Frye isn’t a fan.
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I think they are pooping. I do not like them. The Oregon thing, I just would’ve done with it. Maybe made the horizon line on the shorts. Less is more to me, especially when the Oregon sign is so important.
Channing Frye on City Edition Uniforms
Frye’s biggest problem: the color palette.
“I’ve lived in Oregon for 14 years, and for the most part, unless you go to Brasada Ranch or Bend, you don’t see that skyline. You’ll see clouds. You’ll see, like, green trees. “
So, Frye doesn’t like the color scheme because you never see it in Oregon?
If he had read the press release, he would have seen that these colors were chosen for very specific reasons.
According to the Trail Blazers website, the vibrant colors were chosen “to symbolize the majestic landscape of the whole region”.
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Red represents the tulip farms in Woodburn. Lighter blue represents downtown Portland. Darker blue represents Crater Lake. Gold represents Cannon Beach. And the orange stands for the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.
Each color represents a special part of the state as a whole.
Don’t be fooled by the name “city edition”. The jersey is not about Portland individually, but Oregon as a whole.
The uniform also features a logo on the waistband that represents Oregon with six blue triangles inside. According to the Blazers, “culturally symbolic triangular shapes represent the importance of home and family to our tribal nations.”
To honor the tribal nations in the area, Biofreeze and the Trail Blazers will donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale of swimsuits to the Native American Youth and Family Center, “a Portland-area nonprofit that works for enhance the diverse strengths of Indigenous youth and families through cultural identity and education.
The colors might not be the traditional red, black and white, but that’s not a bad thing.
The Blazers have taken a route they’ve never taken before to honor the great heritage of the region and all the small parts of the state that Portland calls home.
Channing might not be, but consider me a fan.
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