Posts Tagged ‘Basketball Shoes’
Basketball Sneakers
Your sneakers are probably the most important piece of equipment when you want to play basketball. Without a good pair you’re practically paralyzed, unable to get some speed, dribble or jump effectively. When you’re playing a game with your friends or your team, you need a pair of shoes that are comfortable and allow you [...]
Air Jordan VII, Air Jordan 7
After the fantastic ‘90-‘91 season, it could only get better for Michael Jordan and the Bulls. It was now time to put up the US Olympic team that would go and compete at the Barcelona Olympics. Michael, wearing the number 9 on his T-shirt, and his “Dream Team” of 1992 went on and won the [...]
Air Jordan VI, Air Jordan 6
The Air Jordan 6 was released during the 1990-1991 NBA season, the best ever for the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan. The Bulls won against the LA Lakers in the finals and won the NBA Championship and Jordan got his second Most Valuable Player award. After loosing the first game, they won four straight games [...]
Air Jordan V, Air Jordan 5
The fifth sneaker in the series, the Air Jordan V was released in early 1990 in five color combinatios and, as usual, presented numerous innovations and distinctive designs and features. It was designed by Tinker Hatfield, the genius who brought to life the previous four shoes in the line. The new model rolled outin a [...]
Air Jordan IV, Air Jordan 4
The fourth member of the Air Jordan sneakers line was designed in 1988 once again by Tinker Hatfield and released in 1989, being the first Air Jordan to be made available simultaneously in major markets all over the world. It was sold for $100. The Air Jordan 4 was supported by Spike Lee’s now famous [...]
Air Jordan III Sneakers, Air Jordan 3 Sneakers
The third sneaker of the Air Jordan line came to life in 1988, after an NBA season in which Michael won more awards than ever, receiving the NBA ‘Most Valuable Player’ award and leading the Chicago Bulls to their best season in almost 15 years. For the new Air Jordan 3, Nike hired a new [...]
Air Jordan II Sneakers, Air Jordan 2 Sneakers
The II literally becomes high fashion as Air Jordan soars to its first dunk title in an ultra clean, made-in-Italy design. The designer of the Air Jordan 2 is either Bruce Kilgore or Eric Huber of King’s College. So far, there’s no official source to confirm any of them as the real creators. The low-tops [...]
Air Jordan I Sneakers, Air Jordan 1 Sneakers
With the release of the Air Jordan I in 1985, Nike brought the footwear industry into a new era, giving birth to a whole new generation of sneakers that would become the subject of passions and thousands of personal collections. In the mid 80’s, Nike was watching closely the basketball scene, looking for a name [...]
Keds Sneakers Articles Now Up On The Site
Keds sneakers are becoming more and more popular these days. The brand has a long history, and it was born about the same time as Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers, which could probably explain the striking resemblance between the two. So I did some research and managed to put up two articles that pretty much tell [...]
Nike and Carmelo Anthony To Launch The Jordan Melo M5 Sneaker
Tomorrow Nike will launch the fifth sneakers resulting from the cooperation with Carmelo Anthony, the Jordan Melo M5 basketball sneaker. Carmelo Anthony has been involved in basketball since a kid and this year he helped the US Olympic team win a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics. D’Wayne Edwards, Jordan’s footwear design director, collaborated with [...]
