^^ Have you seen the renders of the inside? I like the exterior, but the layout of the interior looks hideous.

:cheers:

^^ Have you seen the renders of the inside? I like the exterior, but the layout of the interior looks hideous.

I haven't can you post the pics? I will try to look from the first page.

More renderings released:

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/9214/20103barclayscenter7.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3653/20103barclayscenter6.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7881/030810interiorofbarclay.jpg

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/5848/20103barclayscenter3.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/2822/20103barclayscenter2.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3677/20103barclayscenter5.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/8656/20103barclayscenter1.jpg

Looks like a typical NBA arena to me from the renders!

I want to see a ice hockey configuration in there...

More renderings released:

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/3677/20103barclayscenter5.jpg


They're not going to spell out "BARCLAYS" on the seats are they? If so, seems pretty tacky.

They're not going to spell out "BARCLAYS" on the seats are they? If so, seems pretty tacky.

I forget where I read this but the plan was to do so as an homage to European-style stadia where the naming partner, or other key sponsors, typically have their name spelled out in the seating. The 3d seat viewer and all other renderings seem to have it that way, so it appears to still be a go.

What will happened if somehow the sponsors broke the tie? They would look real dumb.

What will happened if somehow the sponsors broke the tie? They would look real dumb.

Not really. It would probably only take 48 hours to replace the light blue seats with dark blue seats and, voila, no more sponsored seats.

Looks like a typical NBA arena to me from the renders!

Uhm; isn't that the whole point? :nuts: I seem to recall that the New Jersey Nets are planning on moving into Barclays once the arena is completed.

What will happened if somehow the sponsors broke the tie? They would look real dumb.

Think Barcleys have signed a 20 year deal or they could just put the name of the sponsor that took it over. Its not rocket science

Lol, seeing the steel skeletal work in the construction and the upper deck of this place in the renders reminds me of an IU Assembly Hall replacement idea I did a while back on Sketchup. The steel reminds me of the trusses I have on the outside of this place.

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4575/iuidea.jpg

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/8258/iuidea2.jpg

Oct 15

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6099/6248694034_f45fd2e524_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6248694034/)
Barclays Center, October 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6248694034/) by beanhead4529 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8379824@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6171/6248169955_98d73fc26b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6248169955/)
Barclays Center, October 2011 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8379824@N07/6248169955/) by beanhead4529 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8379824@N07/), on Flickr

^^Nice update, thanks!

it's looking pretty good now. it

Yeah it's starting to grow on me.

Would be happy with minor league hockey there.

will definatly try to make the opening

Hey everyone. This may sound like a silly question.

But is the area around the Barclays Center safe at night?

As we all know, Brooklyn gets a bad rap for its crime rate and sketchy areas. I heard Crowne Heights is pretty ugly.

I have no ideal about the area around the stadium but if they yankee's can build in The Bronx's sure that part of New York is ok

Hey guys.

I realize that New York City consists of five separate boroughs. And I also understand that the New Jersey Nets will become the Brooklyn Nets once the team moves into this new arena next year.

However, practically everyone says Madison Square Garden is in New York, New York, even though MSG is located in the borough of Manhattan. And Saturday Night Live always does their "Live from New York..." schtick, even though NBC Studios is also located in Manhattan (i.e. SNL has never used "Live from Manhattan...").

So, is it still proper to say that the Barclays Center is located in New York City, rather than in Brooklyn?

For example, let's say that U2 films a live concert DVD at this new arena.

Would it be more appropriate for the title of this concert DVD to be "U2 Live from New York"? Or would it be more appropriate for the title of this concert DVD to be "U2 Live from Brooklyn"?

Like I said, people always associate MSG with New York, New York. Manhattan is never mentioned.

Do you guys think the Barclays Center should be more associated with New York, New York? Or would it be better for the Barclays Center to be more associated with the borough of Brooklyn?

I don't mean to split hairs here. Personally, I just find it odd that the Nets will become "Brooklyn" property, even though Brooklyn IS New York City.

Brooklyn was seperate from New York City for a long time before being annexed. So Brooklyn is still called that way as if it's still a seperate town.
edit: Brooklyn was annexed in 1898.

edit 2: For example, the Yankees (Bronx), baseball Giants (Manhattan), and Mets (Queens) are/were called New York. The Dodgers were known as Brooklyn.

Will New Jersey get a team to help fill there arena ?

Can the Metro area support three teams ?

Will New Jersey get a team to help fill there arena ?

Can the Metro area support three teams ?

Supports 3 hockey teams already.

Yea but aside from NY Rangers other two are doing not too well, therefore the argument is that NYC cannot support 3 NHL teams it already has.

Supports 3 hockey teams already.

Yes I know was talking about a basketball team. Sorry if you missed read what I posted, should of made it easier for people to read it.

But can New Jersey host a basketball team ?

What amazes me is that hockey hotbeds such as Montreal and Toronto currently only have 1 NHL club while NYC where hockey is #4 has 3 teams..... Good for the hockey fan like me though..........

who is the tennat for basket?

^^ www.nba.com/nets/

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4585/p1330766bc.jpg

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4363/p1330772bc.jpg

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4066/barclayscenter665galler.jpg

http://www.nba.com/netsnba/photos/barclays_center_132B_112811.jpg

The future:

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/1774/capture1zk.jpg

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4108/capture3ev.jpg

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/2567/capture2cn.jpg

Hey everyone. This may sound like a silly question.

But is the area around the Barclays Center safe at night?

As we all know, Brooklyn gets a bad rap for its crime rate and sketchy areas. I heard Crowne Heights is pretty ugly.

So I go to High School a few blocks from here, and unfortunately I must admit that the area is probably not too safe at night. Students from my school get robbed and jumped too often even if they walk in groups. However since this center is located right on the main street (Flatbush Avenue) right next to the Atlantic Terminal the area should not be too bad.

Dec. 7

http://www.nba.com/nets/photos/bc_shot_120711_670.jpg
http://www.nba.com/nets/index_main.html

Today:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7016/6500913125_78cb1e5bd0_z_d.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticyardswebcam02/

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6500603625_a35e462f42_z_d.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atlanticyardswebcam02/

Nice updates desertpunk..can't wait till its completed

coming along nicely!

12.29

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6632525887_bcd1cdee67_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62159569@N08/6632525887/)
Brooklyn Nets Barclays Center Arena (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62159569@N08/6632525887/) by Scoboco (http://www.flickr.com/people/62159569@N08/), on Flickr

It May Be Naked, But Barclays Will Take Stage (http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/01/06/it_may_be_naked_but_barclays_will_take_stage.php)

http://ny.curbed.com/uploads/010612-barclays-p3.jpg


Not even the possibility of a calamitous costume snafu will prevent the new Barclays Center arena in Prospect Heights from making its scheduled debut at the start of the 2012-13 NBA season. Or so says Forest City Ratner, after subcontractor ASI Limited shut its doors and went out of businesses in late December. ASI Ltd. is fabricating the specialized steel panels that enclose the facade and the canopy of the Barclays Center. The panels, which protect the building and its interior from the elements, are only 57% completed.

One problem with replacing ASI Limited quickly as a subcontractor is that it was doing fairly specialized work on the panels. Facade architects SHoP explained that ASI Limited custom built a 2500-foot conveyor system specifically to weather the panels being produced for the Barclays Center exterior. ASI Limited's work on the Barclays Center was supposed to extend through May, according to Atlantic Yards Report. Forest City Ratner says that it has developed several ongoing but unspecified alternatives for the fabrication of the necessary steel panels.


http://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/barclays_t_120103_620_2.jpg?w=620
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/photo-galleries/2012/01/04/boomer-carton-photos-january-2012/

cool story

Metal fabrication shop reopened, Barclays will have full skin in time for its opening! http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2012/01/11/barclays_center_steel_fabricator_reopens_doors.php


The Barclays Center will be dressed in her steel-clad dress in time for coming out party later this year. Construction on the Prospect Heights arena hiccuped last week, after specialized fabricator ASI Limited shut its doors and went out of business in late December. ASI was tasked with making the specialized steel panels that enclose the facade and the canopy of the Barclays Center, but was shuttered itself with only 57% of the panels in place. Doors to the company's facility—including a custom made 2,500 foot conveyor system to weather the panels—were reopened in a joint effort by the Hunt Construction Group and insurance company Ohio Farmers, according to Crain's.

any chance that this could out shine MSG?


Did i just commit treason by saying that?

This arena is looking awesome

Does anyone have new pictures from inside the arena?

So uhh.... Hmm....
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/story/_/id/7523692/barclays-center-host-new-york-islanders-new-jersey-devils-preseason-game

So uhh.... Hmm....
http://espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/story/_/id/7523692/barclays-center-host-new-york-islanders-new-jersey-devils-preseason-game

(Quote from the article) The main knock on Barclays Center -- home of the New Jersey Nets starting in the 2012-13 season -- is the limited capacity. Fitted to accommodate approximately 14,500 for hockey, it would be the NHL's smallest.

MTS Centre, home of the Winnipeg Jets, currently is the smallest, with a capacity at 15,004 (End of quote)

Hockey is possible here then, but with the result being having the smallest capacity in the NHL

(Quote from the article) The main knock on Barclays Center -- home of the New Jersey Nets starting in the 2012-13 season -- is the limited capacity. Fitted to accommodate approximately 14,500 for hockey, it would be the NHL's smallest.

MTS Centre, home of the Winnipeg Jets, currently is the smallest, with a capacity at 15,004 (End of quote)

Hockey is possible here then, but with the result being having the smallest capacity in the NHL

Depends how lease terms are arranged. Owners for Winnipeg claim they can turn a profit in a 15000 seat arena because of how revenue is generated and spent. If the Islanders think they can work it out so they can do better business with 14500 seats in Brooklyn, then by all means...

For what its worth, you have to go all the way back to 2002 to find a season where they even averaged over 14500 fans/game.

Was unable to find a quick answer, but how was Barclays financed? Any tax-payer input or fully privately financed?

(Quote from the article) The main knock on Barclays Center -- home of the New Jersey Nets starting in the 2012-13 season -- is the limited capacity.

IMO the biggest knock for hockey would be that the arena was not designed to host hockey and would probably have many obstructed seats just like the US Airways Center in Phoenix did.

HOCKEY?!!?! ain't gon' be no stinkin' hockey...

Oh yes, there will be stink.

As in sightlines stink.

http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/PhoenixCoyotes/interior2.jpg

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/595706/-527.jpg

So the arena is going to host a friendly minor league hockey game...

Any updates?

Heard that some Russian billionaire building it.

Heard that some Russian billionaire building it.

Yeah, he's also the chap that's going to compete against Putin to try and buy the Russian presidency. ;)

So will the name change to Brooklyn or New York Nets??

Yeah, he's also the chap that's going to compete against Putin to try and buy the Russian presidency. ;)

:eek: Prohorov?

So will the name change to Brooklyn or New York Nets??

I think it's gonna be Brooklyn Nets (http://www.nba.com/nets/brooklyn/splash.html)

:eek: Prohorov?

yup :lol:

http://www.sheridanhoops.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Barclays-Center1.jpg

Ehh.

Its too bad Nets are gonna be awful when they finally move in

Deron Williams is gone after this year.

are you sure? Why aren't they trying to keep him and go after Howard. If you listen to Mark Cuban he certainly doesn't sound interested in either.

No way Deron Williams re-signs with an awful team like the Nets.

No way Deron Williams re-signs with an awful team like the Nets.

I wouldn't be so sure. He's made public statements about wanting to play in a big market and it doesn't get much bigger then NYC especially if the nets start signing big paychecks to star free agents.

Yea, he can go to Knicks if he wants to play in NYC, or LA or Dallas.

No way Deron Williams re-signs with an awful team like the Nets.

Yes,You are right.He should return to Beşiktaş :D

Deron is coming home to dallas...deron and nowitzki next year they will be bringing home the mavs 3rd title...after the mavs win this season's title again :D

Yea, he can go to Knicks if he wants to play in NYC, or LA or Dallas.

I don't think the knicks will have the money to sign him and it sounds like dwight howard really wants to be in nyc over la or anywhere else. Keep in mind it doesn't take that many signings to transform a crappy nba team into a contendor. (LA Clippers). I mean think about it brand new arena in NYC not Jersey, with a billionaire owner with open pocket books and JayZ as a minority owner to give the team hype. What free agent wouldn't consider that option even if the team was horrible the year before. Its not like the knicks weren't one of the worst teams in the league before they signed carmelo and amare and they definately came to the knicks because it was the biggest market in the country otherwise it would have made more sense to stay on their prior teams.

Deron is coming home to dallas...deron and nowitzki next year they will be bringing home the mavs 3rd title...after the mavs win this season's title again :D

Cuban said it would be smarter to wait until the 3rd year of the new CBA to try and sign big FAs. He also said he wasn't trading for big name..........aka Dwight Howard.

Cuban said it would be smarter to wait until the 3rd year of the new CBA to try and sign big FAs. He also said he wasn't trading for big name..........aka Dwight Howard.

If the mavs have the opportunity to sign deron ..cuban will change his mind....jason kidd should retire after this season...it will be cool for deron to finish his career right here in dallas....a place he grew up in.

I can see the Mavs signing Deron and then working in drafting the next DIRK

Most likely net Dirk will be a top 5 pick, unless Dallas tanks, that aint happening for a while.

Trade up.

I can see the Mavs signing Deron and then working in drafting the next DIRK

That would take a massive luck...cuz dallas didnt even draft dirk...don nelson back then didnt even want dirk :lol::lol:

Scan talking about the Barclays Center:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/29f53926#/29f53926/10

How the heck did you find this publication?? I want it badly!!

Scan talking about the Barclays Center:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/29f53926#/29f53926/10

That link by itself probably deserves its own thread.

How the heck did you find this publication?? I want it badly!!

http://www.stadia-magazine.com/

A stadium lovers dream mag I must say...
Guys do yourselves a favor and download the free issues and give em a read...

Interior shot from this article - HERE (http://www.netsdaily.com/2012/4/7/2932711/arena-transit-connection-on-time)

http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/2226/barclaysbeforeprokhorov.jpg

It's starting to remind me a lot of Banker's Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

^^They mention installation of the ice rink systems. I'd be really curious to see its positioning and sight lines once they start installing it, as thats been a big part of the "could the Islanders play here?" discussions from before.

Will the Islanders play at Barclays?

Will the Islanders play at Barclays?
According to the official website.

http://www.barclayscenter.com/brooklyn-show/islander-vs-devils/

According to the official website.

http://www.barclayscenter.com/brooklyn-show/islander-vs-devils/
Ok, great. Wonder if they will keep the name or if the team will be renamed "New York Americans".

Why shouldnt the Islanders keep their name if they move to Brooklyn> Brooklyn is on an island. Its in New York, plain and simple.

Ok, great. Wonder if they will keep the name or if the team will be renamed "New York Americans".

They're not moving to Brooklyn. They're playing ONE exhibition game there. :nuts:

Here is the the seating chart. http://www.barclayscenter.com/wp-content/themes/bc_theme/images/BarclaysCenter_SeatingChart_IslandersvsDevils_v4.jpg

They aren't selling seats on the entire left side. LOL

^^ah.... Eww.... Yeah, just like Key Arena in Seattle when the T-Birds played there. Stop construction and rebuild the lower bowl!

I don't know what the Islanders are going to do. Their lease is up at the Coliseum in 2015 and they've continually failed to get an arena deal done. Barclays would've made perfect sense if not for the basketball-specific configuration.

What's the maximum capacity in hockey mode? Must be on the small side.

I don't know what the Islanders are going to do. Their lease is up at the Coliseum in 2015 and they've continually failed to get an arena deal done. Barclays would've made perfect sense if not for the basketball-specific configuration.
Hamilton?

Quebec?

KC?

Omaha?!

REGINA??!! (rhymes with fun) :lol:

^^ah.... Eww.... Yeah, just like Key Arena in Seattle when the T-Birds played there. Stop construction and rebuild the lower bowl!
It's just an exhibition. They're likely moving elsewhere.

Hamilton?

Quebec?

KC?

Omaha?!

REGINA??!! (rhymes with fun) :lol:

Yeah, hopefully it doesn't come to that but It's looking a distinct possibility if nothing happens by 2015. If Seattle has its arena by then I think that'll be where they're headed.

Here is the the seating chart. http://www.barclayscenter.com/wp-content/themes/bc_theme/images/BarclaysCenter_SeatingChart_IslandersvsDevils_v4.jpg

They aren't selling seats on the entire left side. LOL

This hockey configuration is terrible!
Playing one game there ok why not but making this place your home... no way!

AwwwWwWwWwWwWwWwWwWw!!!!

sooo......wow. I know CHL and other minor league hockey teams that play in better set ups and arenas. This is sad.

Coulda woulda shoulda. Yes, it may look like a lost opportunity but, then again, I don't know that a team whose identity is based on Nassau and Suffolk counties would be a good fit for Brooklyn. Maybe it's me but Bklyn is a much better fit for an urban game like pro basketball. I just wish it was a new team and not the Nets.

Would be a perfect place for the Brooklyn Americans hockey team.

Here is the the seating chart. http://www.barclayscenter.com/wp-content/themes/bc_theme/images/BarclaysCenter_SeatingChart_IslandersvsDevils_v4.jpg

They aren't selling seats on the entire left side. LOL

Definitely a lost opportunity...

Hamilton?

Quebec?

KC?

Omaha?!

REGINA??!! (rhymes with fun) :lol:

LOL!

Totally wasted opportunity, they should have designed it for hockey, the Islanders should have played here. Great arena, great location, they blew it.

I agree. It's not a hockey arena, period!

If the Islanders will play there, it should only be temporary.

The sitting chart at Ticket Master looks different:

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/00004877ACA8C2E8?artistid=805986&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=9

Impact of Atlantic Yards, for Good or Ill, Is Already Felt

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/nyregion/atlantic-yards-project-is-already-transforming-brooklyn.html

Apparently we have another concert booked for this arena. Rush will be playing there on October 22, according to leaked information.

What a waste of money and space. Why not be more efficient and build for hockey also?

Wasted opportunity. Would have solved Islanders arena issues as well.

In the semi-historic final meeting between teams labeled as “New Jersey” and “New York,” the Knicks did not even permit their putative rivals the courtesy of a home-court advantage.

The cheers, the chants and most of the points belonged to the Knicks, in a 104-95 victory that was never close or compelling. The Knicks sped to an early 21-point lead, survived a sloppy second half and rode Carmelo Anthony’s 33 points to the final buzzer.

And with that, an era of sorts came to an uninspiring end. The Knicks will not play another game in the Garden State. The Nets, after 35 years in New Jersey, are heading to Brooklyn next fall, where they will play in the new Barclays Center.

The Nets can only hope that a more supportive crowd awaits them across the East River. On Wednesday, the Prudential Center was filled with Knicks fans, who booed Kris Humphries, serenaded Anthony with “M.V.P.” chants and roared at every Knicks basket.

“I thought we were at the Garden for a minute,” J. R. Smith, a New Jersey native, said with a chuckle. “I was looking for Spike. The fans were unbelievable.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/sports/basketball/knicks-beat-nets-saying-goodbye-to-new-jersey.html?ref=sports

As if we needed any more proof. The town's pretty parochial, especially wrt to teams from inside the city limits.

Nets’ 35-Year Run In NJ Will End Monday

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/04/22/nets-35-year-run-in-nj-will-end-monday/

Go BROOKLYN!!!

Ok, i just read on ESPN that Barclays cost $1Billion??!! WTF??

$1Billion in Texas gets you Cowboys Stadium. Yall New York boys need to find a better way to spend ya money.:nuts:

^^One must consider the lawsuits that this project attracted, as well as the exorbitant cost of labor, state laws, etc.. It still is very steep.

They will unveil a new logo next Monday, according to their website.

^^One must consider the lawsuits that this project attracted, as well as the exorbitant cost of labor, state laws, etc.. It still is very steep.

They will unveil a new logo next Monday, according to their website.

New logo of the arena or the team?

I think they should have changed the name, as well. Hopefully, they change the colors.

No photo updates of the progress of this arena? I haven't seen one in a long time. C'mon, people.

How about a video included in a blog post on the arena a day ago?

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/brooklyn/post_tours_barclays_center_construction_kaiHTq2sStTTMbvnO5LDaK

Meanwhile, over at the state of New Jersey:

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Maybe Carl Lewis would say a few words. :lol:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2012/04/24/the-nets-say-good-riddance-to-new-jersey/

Why are the team moving ?

It's quite a design challenge to build an arena optimized for basketball, but also able to host hockey games. Would it be much more expensive to put the rink in the center? I think the experience would be better.

Why are the team moving ?
Couldnt draw in Jersey.

Why are the team moving ?

In addition to what the other poster said, when they did draw much of the people were either Knicks, Lakers, Celtics or Sixers fans. You know what gets me about New Yorkers? The Knicks haven't won a championship since Bill Bradley was on that team and, yet, they basically have owned the city lock, stock and barrel. The Nets not only have a history of futility but when they did put together a string of competitive teams in the previous decade the media hardly paid attention to them.

The Nets have been, basically, a team looking for a market. They started off as the NJ Americans (IIRC). Then relocated to Long Island for a few years before moving to the Meadowlands. That probably wasn't a wise move but, back then, people thought that arenas could work in suburban locations. Whereas when other NBA teams moved because the owners were impatient about getting those luxury boxes and guaranteed sellouts, the Nets were begging anyone to give them attention. They're the east coast version of the Clippers, to give somewhat of a comparison.

I'm sure that there are folks in NJ who still think a team in NJ can work out. However, coulda, woulda, shoulda. It may not be fair to them that they've had to deal with horrible owners but no city or state is entitled to a team. They've had their chance and it didn't work out. I don't know if the Nets can find success in Brooklyn. However, being that the team is going to be placed right smack inside the city, in a tight urban setting, the media can't ignore them like they used to. That is the key as to whether they can finally win market share from the Knicks.

In addition to what the other poster said, when they did draw much of the people were either Knicks, Lakers, Celtics or Sixers fans. You know what gets me about New Yorkers? The Knicks haven't won a championship since Bill Bradley was on that team and, yet, they basically have owned the city lock, stock and barrel. The Nets not only have a history of futility but when they did put together a string of competitive teams in the previous decade the media hardly paid attention to them.

The Nets have been, basically, a team looking for a market. They started off as the NJ Americans (IIRC). Then relocated to Long Island for a few years before moving to the Meadowlands. That probably wasn't a wise move but, back then, people thought that arenas could work in suburban locations. Whereas when other NBA teams moved because the owners were impatient about getting those luxury boxes and guaranteed sellouts, the Nets were begging anyone to give them attention. They're the east coast version of the Clippers, to give somewhat of a comparison.

I'm sure that there are folks in NJ who still think a team in NJ can work out. However, coulda, woulda, shoulda. It may not be fair to them that they've had to deal with horrible owners but no city or state is entitled to a team. They've had their chance and it didn't work out. I don't know if the Nets can find success in Brooklyn. However, being that the team is going to be placed right smack inside the city, in a tight urban setting, the media can't ignore them like they used to. That is the key as to whether they can finally win market share from the Knicks.

It's all about being in the middle of it all. You see the same in hockey where it's all about the Rangers. The Devils have won three cups since 95 and have one of the best arenas in the game. Yet they struggle at the gate and are headed for bankruptcy this summer.

Yea the Devils need to move out of the metro area. Theres no room for 3 NHL teams around here.

Yea the Devils need to move out of the metro area. Theres no room for 3 NHL teams around here.

They should move to Portland. A nice modern 18,000 seat hockey arena awaits.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6819126535_92e1eab249_b.jpg

They should move to Portland. A nice modern 18,000 seat hockey arena awaits.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7174/6819126535_92e1eab249_b.jpg

The NHL definitely wants a team in the pacific northwest. The obstacle in Portland is Paul Allen while the obstacle in Seattle is a building (at least for now).

They will unveil a new logo next Monday, according to their website.

Someone sneaked a pic while inside one of the suites under construction yesterday.

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17kplf6pfi9bhjpg/original.jpg

And according to uniwatch, yes, those are the new team "colors"--black and white.

Even a child can make better :ohno:

Damn. I figured they would incorporate a fancy design revolving around the abbreviation "BKYN".

Oh well.:doh:

Yea the Devils need to move out of the metro area. Theres no room for 3 NHL teams around here.

Why should the Devils move?

Fans dont care about them around here, Isles have history. Once they start winning again fans will show up. fans never did for devils/

Even a child can make better :ohno:

the logo is nice. take it from me, im a logo designer.

the logo is nice. take it from me, im a logo designer.

It's NOT ugly.... just boring.

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RqKGbu0Pxwzy7CIz.fRsfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/Here-are-the-Brooklyn-Nets-new-logos.-Image-via-NBA.comnets.jpg

It's NOT ugly.... just boring.

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RqKGbu0Pxwzy7CIz.fRsfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/Here-are-the-Brooklyn-Nets-new-logos.-Image-via-NBA.comnets.jpg

Nicely put. I don't hate it, but I am pretty underwhelmed.

Usually when a team rebrands, their first effort doesn't stick. They'll probably tweak it a few times over the next few seasons.

Looking forward to seeing the unis.

Nicely put. I don't hate it, but I am pretty underwhelmed.

Usually when a team rebrands, their first effort doesn't stick. They'll probably tweak it a few times over the next few seasons.

Looking forward to seeing the unis.

Give it time…

Sorry those colors belong to the Spurs thank you very much...

Barclays Center hopeful to have an NHL tenant:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/story/_/id/7873444/barclays-center-owner-bruce-ratner-hopeful-nhl-tenant

K... Cool.... not without some rework to the lower bowl....

Sorry those colors belong to the Spurs thank you very much...


spurs are silver and black ( plus fushia too in the Admiral era)..brooklyn is black and white

http://www.officialnfljersey.org/images/NBA-Jerseys-5/home-swingman-basketball-san-antonio-spurs-jersey-tim-duncan-21-white-jersey-3109.jpg

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RqKGbu0Pxwzy7CIz.fRsfA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnbaexperts/Here-are-the-Brooklyn-Nets-new-logos.-Image-via-NBA.comnets.jpg

They could've incorporated "BKLYN" in the logo instead of just the letter "B".:ohno:

spurs are silver and black ( plus fushia too in the Admiral era)..brooklyn is black and white

http://www.officialnfljersey.org/images/NBA-Jerseys-5/home-swingman-basketball-san-antonio-spurs-jersey-tim-duncan-21-white-jersey-3109.jpg

Looks like white and black to me...

Barclays Center hopeful to have an NHL tenant:

http://espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/story/_/id/7873444/barclays-center-owner-bruce-ratner-hopeful-nhl-tenant

K... Cool.... not without some rework to the lower bowl....
They are so dumb for not designing to accomodate a NHL team, so dumb. If they did it would have been a GURANTEE.

Looks like white and black to me...

With silver....

With silver....


Irregardless, a disingenuous statement by the team president. Definitely not a unique color pallette in the league.

Although the Brooklyn Net's merchandise shits on everything else in the league. I guess it helps to have Jay-Z as a co-owner.

http://cache.boston.com/resize/bonzai-fba/AP_Photo/2012/04/30/1335802803_1270/539w.jpg
http://barrelhousebklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Aru30ywCQAA57Td.jpg

Irregardless, a disingenuous statement by the team president. Definitely not a unique color pallette in the league.

What other team's primary colors are black and white? And compare that to the outbreak of red in the NBA (Clippers, Bulls, Raptors, Rockets, Heat, Blazers, Bucks, Pistons, Cavs, Hawks, Wizards).

Oh and the Sixers.

And no one made a fuss about the Heat's all black uniforms (which are ugly btw).

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/887372/499343927.jpg

this is simply for marketing only so they can grab that same demographic that wears Oakland Raiders Black and white for the simple fact that they look bad in color.

I just want the team president to hold up both a Spurs and new Nets jersey, and with a straight face try to convince us all how unique his team's colors are...I get that he's excited about the new colors, but his overexuberance took him a bit too far

I just want the team president to hold up both a Spurs and new Nets jersey, and with a straight face try to convince us all how unique his team's colors are...I get that he's excited about the new colors, but his overexuberance took him a bit too far

Someone's actually excited about the new colors? :?

Someone's actually excited about the new colors? :?

they could have been brown and orange.... to 'celebrate brooklyn'. Black and white is a much better choice.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7244/7192790572_3c28a04861_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brigadoon/7192790572/)
the new world. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/brigadoon/7192790572/) by bridcro (http://www.flickr.com/people/brigadoon/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7234901770_bacdb2f968_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10342485@N05/7234901770/)
Barclays Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10342485@N05/7234901770/) by tectonic Photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/10342485@N05/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7234901432_ae63726769_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10342485@N05/7234901432/)
Barclays Center (http://www.flickr.com/photos/10342485@N05/7234901432/) by tectonic Photo (http://www.flickr.com/people/10342485@N05/), on Flickr

looking good!!!:cheers: