4 on ABC -
NEW YORK, NBA Access with
Ahmad Rashad, the new
real-life drama television series hosted and executive produced by Emmy Award
winner Ahmad Rashad, lives up to its moniker as the series takes an exclusive,
behind-the-scenes
look at the recent trade negotiations by the Sacramento
Kings for Ron Artest, in its second episode
on ABC on Saturday, Feb.m. Not
just a simple X's and O's man, Karl is seen as a complex individual
, who mixes
stern leadership with a warmth for his players. The
company is named after the old
Brooklyn Dodgers ballpark.
Ebbets is also returning to offering its popular mail-order
catalogs
, a delight for sports history buffs because of the historical
references associated with each catalog
item.
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To
get to a title, there are a lot of roads you have to go through."
Besides the Maloofs
, NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad also revisits Coach
George Karl and his Denver Nuggets.
The company
steers away from fads and trends, choosing to focus
exclusively on authentically made garments that
are timeless and never
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Throughout
the process, the tenacity of the brothers,
as well as their vulnerability, are
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With Ahmad Rashad Gives an Exclusive Look at the Ron Artest Trade With Sacramento Kings Owners Joe and
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The show's second episode takes viewers inside the "war room
" during the
on-again, off-again negotiations with the Indiana Pacers which led to the
eventual
acquisition of Artest for Peja Stojakovic, as it chronicles 72 hectic
hours in the lives of Joe and
Gavin Maloof, owners of the Sacramento Kings.com), whose eclectic fan base
includes talk show host
David Letterman, director Spike Lee and punk
rocker Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), is re-launching its
famous
mail-order catalog of authentic vintage reproductions of apparel from
the "glory days of
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As a child growing up with a father who was an avid Brooklyn
Dodgers and Jackie Robinson
fan, Cohen developed both an obsession
with baseball uniforms and an extensive knowledge of sports
history,
including racial issues within the sport. Many of the new lines are marketed toward
women
, and will include garments from the historic women's softball
teams (think "A League of Their Own
") and roller derby uniforms.cyanotypes winans
PT. If our customer is wearing a
1930s Atlanta Crackers jersey or a
hat from the 1955 San Francisco
Seals, someone else will almost inevitably ask him or her about it
. A group of long-term veteran employees, many of whom
returned to take part in the company's rebirth
, will personally handle
calls and re-build customer relationships.timecamera masterworks
Future episodes will focus
on New Jersey Nets forward Richard Jefferson,
Washington Wizards scoring sensation Gilbert Arenas
, Orlando Magic
forward-center Dwight Howard, New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets rookie Chris
Paul
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This commitment has often pitted
the company against some of the major
sports leagues, who have a emphasis on image and marketing
versus
authenticity and accuracy.
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As NBA Access with Ahmad
Rashad leaves an unrestricted
practice session, viewers are left to ponder
whether or not Karl's mixture is truly the recipe for
success in Denver.
Because of its unique relationship with its customers, the company
is bucking
today's business practice of outsourcing customer service
to representatives reading from a script
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to the casino floor of the
family-owned Palms Hotel and Resort in Las
Vegas, the Maloofs' glamorous life
and passion for the NBA were revealed.winans aborigines
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-collar,
roll-up-your-sleeves work ethic taught them by their father is displayed as
the brothers
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"The traditional sports fan wanting to
wear their favorite team's
gear isn't our customer," said Jerry Cohen, president and co-founder.
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" While the initial catalog will consist
mostly of authentically replicated vintage baseball jerseys
, caps and
jackets, the company will soon introduce other vintage wear such as
old roller derby
uniforms, filling station attendant apparel and
women's softball shirts."
Breaking the Mold
While the company is equally dedicated to telling pieces of
history and replicating garments
, its leaders are also fervently
committed to keeping full creative control over its apparel lines
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- Rashad's New Show Rejoins Denver Nuggets Coach George Karl on His Journey
for First
NBA Championship on Saturday, Feb. Cameras show the unconventional and
sometimes unpredictable Karl
as he continues his journey in pursuit of his
first championship after 18 seasons of pounding the
sidelines of the NBA.
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"That is the business we are in, sometimes not everything goes according
to plan," said an exhausted and frustrated Joe Maloof after the deal was about
to fall apart last
Tuesday. Co-founders Jerry
Cohen and Lisa Cooper were the first to exclusively focus on producing
exact replicas of garments from obscure teams, including ones from the
Negro Leagues, the Federal
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"You are
going to have some zig and zagging.
This knowledge, plus Cohen's
exhaustive research
of the correct materials and construction methods
of vintage clothing, formed the basis of Ebbets
Field Flannels.
"Through the years we've found people buy our hats and jerseys because
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From courtside seats at Sacramento's Arco
Arena to the
streets of their home in Albuquerque, N.
Business Editors/Sports Editors
SEATTLE----After a three-year
hiatus, the company that pioneered the authentic vintage sports
team
apparel industry in the late 1980s is back -- and better than ever.shacks mortem
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The company is adding a
new online component to keep pace with its expanding
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Last week in its premiere
episode, NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad introduced
the Maloofs to viewers.
Ebbets Field Flannels
(www.
While the company will continue to use its extensive knowledge of
American sports history
to offer vintage-inspired, high-quality,
authentically replicated garments, it plans to expand into
other
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When he
isn't filing
reports from various locations remote locations, Rashad will host
the show from a newly designed
set at NBA Entertainment's studios in Secaucus,
N.
It is returning to a direct customer relationship
model for which it
became known.photobooks photographica
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From the very beginning, all of Ebbets Field Flannels garments
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