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Jersey retirement in 100 years

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by mig0s, Oct 18, 2015.

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  1. mig0s

    mig0s Member

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    So what numbers are the players going to wear in 100 or 200 years when almost all numbers will be retired?
     
    #1 mig0s, Oct 18, 2015
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    not sure..whatever's after 99 i suppose..
     
    #2 thejav, Oct 18, 2015
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    *hits blunt*
     
    #3 mfastx, Oct 18, 2015
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    Well, most teams have only retired a handful of numbers in the last 60-80 years no? So in 200 years, that'll be approximately 20 or so numbers retired on average per team if that. I think it'll be okay, since there's only 15 players per team.

    Boston has 20 numbers retired, even if they retired another 40, that leaves a good 40+ left to be worn without touch triple digit numbers
     
    #4 LCAhmed, Oct 18, 2015
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    I'll bet $10,000,000,000,000 we're not around anymore. :eek::eek:
     
    #5 nolimitnp, Oct 18, 2015
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    Do we have something against triple digit numbers in American sports, because that would seem like a logical conclusion? Simply use triple digit numbers on a jersey, make the number smaller, and VOILA.


    Fun triple digit numbers.

    111
    123
    666
    619, 305 - Personal Area codes for some players.
    333
    888
    277, 894, 172, 934 - Random weird numbers
     
    #6 plutoblue11, Oct 18, 2015
  7. Liberon

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    They should do away with a jersey # retirement and just hang up a jersey with the player's name on it in his/her honor.
     
    #7 Liberon, Oct 18, 2015
  8. JuanValdez

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    With the speed of innovation we're seeing in the world today, I'm sure we'll have invented new numbers by the time we get there.
     
    #8 JuanValdez, Oct 19, 2015
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    They'll be wearing Chinese characters instead of numbers.
     
    #9 Jugdish, Oct 19, 2015
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    By that time we'll have too many advertising on players' long-sleeve jerseys that the number won't matter anymore.
     
    #10 Jontro, Oct 19, 2015
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    Probably fractions or decimal points. It will be freaky.
     
    #11 SamFisher, Oct 19, 2015
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    superfob Mommy WOW! I'm a Big Kid now.

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    Pretty sure it's an issue with refs only having two hands.
     
    #12 superfob, Oct 19, 2015
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    Damn never thought of it like that.
     
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    Don't retire numbers, only jersey + name. Also, #'s should be based on positions.

    Starters-
    PG-#1
    SG-#2
    SF-#3
    PF-#4
    C-#5

    Backups-
    PG-#11
    SG-#12
    SF-#13
    PF-#14
    C-#15

    3rd string-
    PG-#21
    SG-#22
    SF-#23
    PF-#24
    C-#25

    Refs would like this since no number bigger than #5. Fans could speculate which player would get the 1-5 and the 21-25. Fans could reuse jerseys with just a # not a name. Stats and box score super easy. A lot of reasons it makes sense.
     
    #14 ipaman, Oct 19, 2015
  15. JuanValdez

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    What about combo guards, swingmen, and forward-centers?
     
    #15 JuanValdez, Oct 19, 2015
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    Call them what you want, you still only allowed 5 on the floor and traditionally it's a 1, 2, 3, 4, and a 5.

    Now if a team doesn't use a 5 the starting group could be 1, 2, 3, 4, and 24.

    Or let's say a point forward and no PG. Then it's 2, 3, 4, 5, and 24.
     
    #16 ipaman, Oct 19, 2015
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