Everybody’s getting ready for football season right now, and our feeds are being flooded with alternate helmets from the NFL and shit like that, but the Detroit Pistons came in and snatched their wigs. This is the biggest and best uniform news of the week. Hands down. Easy.
Allow us to re-introduce some classics. #ReturnOfTheTeal pic.twitter.com/Hb1HOqxUu8
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) July 26, 2022
The uniform itself is a direct replica of the original – black, yellow, and red trim on a teal jersey that features the famed flaming horsehead. United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), the Pistons official jersey patch and exclusive mortgage partner, is featured prominently on the jersey’s left front strap. The team is expected to sport the teal jerseys in approximately 10 games during the upcoming season as part of their 2022-23 uniform rotation.
Man, I’m not even a Pistons fan and this is some Grade A nostalgia from my childhood right here. I always thought these unis were among the hardest in the entire game. I’m not sure why they went away to begin with. I mean, I know that everything in the 1990s had some sort of teal and/or purple in it, and maybe those blue and red jerseys modernized things a bit. But, there are exceptions to every rule, and the Detroit Pistons having that teal with the flaming horse and tailpipes was it.
I’m sure there’s some really interesting sports psychology out there on the effect a slick jersey and uniform can have on player performance. I mean, being a psychology major myself, I would imagine that’s the case anyway. You know the old saying – “if you feel good, you play good, and if you look good, you feel good.” I think that’s exactly how it goes. Nonetheless, what I’m getting at is bettors are going to have to pay attention to when the Pistons are wearing these things ’cause I’m betting Pistons by a million in every game they’re wearing these.
Now, they just need to see if they can get Grant Hill to come out of retirement for one more run. If they can do that, and wear the teal, man…..look out. The Pistons could be coming for that NBA Championship in 2023. Just saying – that’s how badass these uniforms are.
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