March 18, 2011
Speaking of my conversation with the Wall Street Journal, here’s the whole interview on their sports blog. In it, I discuss college basketball coach outfits like the nightmare above, which I think Bob Huggins may have purchased from one of those “Two Suits! Two Shirts! Two Ties! Two Belts! Two Shoes! Two Hundred Dollars!” stores. (To be fair, it’s also possible he stole it from Willie Stargell.)

Speaking of my conversation with the Wall Street Journal, here’s the whole interview on their sports blog. In it, I discuss college basketball coach outfits like the nightmare above, which I think Bob Huggins may have purchased from one of those “Two Suits! Two Shirts! Two Ties! Two Belts! Two Shoes! Two Hundred Dollars!” stores. (To be fair, it’s also possible he stole it from Willie Stargell.)

Posted in Basketball Press Suits The Wall Street Journal Waking Nightmares
March 17, 2011
The Wall Street Journal: The Tournament & What I Wore Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal was nice enough to give me a call and ask me some questions about how coaches should dress for March Madness. Ben also spoke with Glenn O’Brien, GQ’s Style Guy, so I’m proud to be in such august company.

The Wall Street Journal: The Tournament & What I Wore

Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal was nice enough to give me a call and ask me some questions about how coaches should dress for March Madness. Ben also spoke with Glenn O’Brien, GQ’s Style Guy, so I’m proud to be in such august company.

Posted in The Wall Street Journal Press Basketball Suits Glenn O'Brien March Madness
March 12, 2011
“Suit looks great MJ! And hey… I’ve been thinking… you should grow a cool Hitler mustache thing!”

“Suit looks great MJ! And hey… I’ve been thinking… you should grow a cool Hitler mustache thing!”

Posted in Waking Nightmares Michael Jordan NBA Basketball
January 6, 2011
Breaking: Tim Duncan Announces Shoe Deal With Florsheim

Breaking: Tim Duncan Announces Shoe Deal With Florsheim

Posted in The Onion Comedy Florsheim Basketball Tim Duncan
October 14, 2010
craigsagerssuits: Craig Sager’s Suit FLASHBACK Photo credit: VisitPhoenix/Flickr (You might recognize this jacket…) WOW.  Thanks, Thomas.  Don Cherry has a little competition in the CRAZY SPORTS COMMENTATOR OUTFITS department.

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Craig Sager’s Suit FLASHBACK

Photo credit: VisitPhoenix/Flickr

(You might recognize this jacket…)

WOW.  Thanks, Thomas.  Don Cherry has a little competition in the CRAZY SPORTS COMMENTATOR OUTFITS department.

Posted in Craig Sager NBA Basketball Sports Don Cherry Waking Nightmares
July 29, 2010
“Bouta go to the House of Representatives…got on hoop shorts a white tee n dunks…Lol boy am I dressed down” — Come on, Kevin Durant.  You can do better.
Posted in Reverse Wisdom NBA Basketball Kevin Durant
June 25, 2010
T. and our man Trey Kerby along this picture of our new favorite basketball player Wes Johnson, now of the Minnesota Timberwolves.  There are about twelve things going on in this outfit (contrast collar and cuffs, tie bar, patterned pants, yellow shirt, big pocket square, double-breasted coat) and if it were me, I would drop about four of them.  That said, outside of a slightly long pant, the fit is on-point, and it was wise to anchor the whole thing with a blue blazer.  An athlete wants to dress for attention on a big day like this, and given that classic athlete mistakes like giant tie knots, matching tie and handkerchief sets, shiny pinstripes and colored shoes are blessedly absent, we’ll let the over-enthusiasm slide.  For a 22-year-old with no need for new ways to impress the ladies, this is another impressive outing. One note: if you’re 6’ 7”, 205 pounds, you can wear as many pairs of patterned pants as you want.  You do not have to worry about looking fat. OK, two notes: how horrible do those early 90s uniform redesigns (and their descendants) look right about now?  That Timberwolves logo is surpassed only by the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins.  Navy blue… white… red… letters… animals.  Keep it classy, sports marketers.

T. and our man Trey Kerby along this picture of our new favorite basketball player Wes Johnson, now of the Minnesota Timberwolves.  There are about twelve things going on in this outfit (contrast collar and cuffs, tie bar, patterned pants, yellow shirt, big pocket square, double-breasted coat) and if it were me, I would drop about four of them.  That said, outside of a slightly long pant, the fit is on-point, and it was wise to anchor the whole thing with a blue blazer.  An athlete wants to dress for attention on a big day like this, and given that classic athlete mistakes like giant tie knots, matching tie and handkerchief sets, shiny pinstripes and colored shoes are blessedly absent, we’ll let the over-enthusiasm slide.  For a 22-year-old with no need for new ways to impress the ladies, this is another impressive outing.

One note: if you’re 6’ 7”, 205 pounds, you can wear as many pairs of patterned pants as you want.  You do not have to worry about looking fat.

OK, two notes: how horrible do those early 90s uniform redesigns (and their descendants) look right about now?  That Timberwolves logo is surpassed only by the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins.  Navy blue… white… red… letters… animals.  Keep it classy, sports marketers.

Posted in Wes Johnson Basketball
June 24, 2010
I’m not sure who should win best dressed draftee, but it’s between these two. Cole Aldrich amazingly found the only plaid vest to ever fit a 6-foot-11 guy perfect, then coordinated it with a microstriped tie for a very smart look. Wesley Johnson’s khaki suit, light blue gingham shirt and knit tie are proof he reads Put This On. Nicely done, fellas. - Trey Kerby, Yahoo! Sports Ball Don’t Lie (Khaki suit guy wins by a landslide.)

I’m not sure who should win best dressed draftee, but it’s between these two. Cole Aldrich amazingly found the only plaid vest to ever fit a 6-foot-11 guy perfect, then coordinated it with a microstriped tie for a very smart look. Wesley Johnson’s khaki suit, light blue gingham shirt and knit tie are proof he reads Put This On. Nicely done, fellas. - Trey Kerby, Yahoo! Sports Ball Don’t Lie

(Khaki suit guy wins by a landslide.)

Posted in Basketball
December 11, 2009
Why do you think they call him Sir Charles? (thanks James!)

Why do you think they call him Sir Charles?

(thanks James!)

Posted in Tweed Basketball Archaeology Underarm Deoderant