Re: Celts uniform redesigned for '97-98 season

[lamphier@m.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Marc Lamphier)]

At  7:38 PM 97.4.1 -0600, Dave Hughes wrote:
>This just off of the AP wire:
>
>(Boston) - In the spirit of recent uniform redesigns by the Houston 
>Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, and the Detroit Pistons, the Boston 
>Celtics have announced that they will be redesigning their uniforms 
>for next season.
>     The Celtic's Leprechaun logo will be placed on the front of the 
>new green, orange, and white plaid uniform.  A source close to the 
>team says that the traditional team colors of green and white will be 
>de-emphasized so that the newly added orange color is more 
>predominant.
>
>Jeez, what do you all think of this?
>
>Dave Hughes
>Nebraska Public Radio

I won't miss the leprechaun particularly. I always thought it was a pretty
hoky symbol for a sports team, and kind of gave this great franchise a
comic-book look to it. But if it is going to be replaced by more orange, I
am missing the point. Greater flash??