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Greatest shoes of all time
I need some new gear fam. I used to be a sneakerhead back in my teens and now that I am starting to get money like I used to, I want to get back in it but I don't know as much as some posters here.
Enough about me:
So lets share some of the all time b-ball shoes from every era/brand you can name.
I feel every all time great player from the past 20-30 years has a dope shoe in their arsenal whether it was shared or a part of their signature line.
Here some of my faves:
You guys might not remember but Ewing had some :eek: NASTY shoes back in the day:
[IMG]http://cdn.sneakerreport.com/assets/2012/08/Ewing1.jpg[/IMG]
Lebron 9's South Beach Elite's are sick. They have that 90's/South Beach neon colors to them plus the design of the shoe is awesome to me as well.
[IMG]http://lh6.ggpht.com/-fkMgiOyqock/T8n55gdujDI/AAAAAAAC99I/R1918O46P0M/s800/lebron9-ps-elite-south-beach-15-web-white.jpg[/IMG]
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Ferragamo
Bruno Magli
Gucci
Tods
Trust me, you will thank me down the road. Those Nike's are not worth the price considering how they are made.
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Except for the comfort and that they must be high tops and NIKEs then the coloring is important for me as far as looks go.... as long as they are in completely black or white its all good... red is also nice.... or a mix of black/red or white/red....
Example:
Jordan 1
[img]http://sneakersaddict.com/images/jordan-1-high-og-bulls.jpg[/img]
Jordan 9
[img]http://6.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Air-Jordan-9-Retro-Motorboat-Jones-11.jpeg[/img]
Jordan 15 (not the retros)
[img]http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/air-jordan-xv-se-white-red-1.jpg[/img]
Lebron 9
[img]http://5.nicekicks.com/wp/files/2011/10/NIKE_LEBRON_9_BLACK_WHITE_SPORT_RED_2.jpeg[/img]
Lebron 10
[img]http://www.cheapslebron10.com/pic/Cheap-Lebron-10-Red-White-Black---1-1218.jpg[/img]
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Not greatest but my favourites
Baron Davis Knickstape
[IMG]http://cdn.ology.com/bundles/ologysocial/up/img/post/post_large/post_4fa3ffb8aea1c9.65184206.jpg?v21[/IMG]
Carmelo Anthony Melo M6
[IMG]http://www.finishline.com/store/images/products/xl375372161.jpg[/IMG]
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I really like the LeBron 8 (version 1), AJ19 and foams are always good after you break'em in
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LEBRON 2s, Jordan 4s, and and Uptempo 95s
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[IMG]http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/air-jordan-xi-white-concord.jpg[/IMG]
/closethread
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The lebron 3s and 7s are my favorites
The Jordan 12s are the most comfortable shoe I own
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its clearly these:
[IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks5338muih1qzv8n5o1_400.jpg[/IMG]
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Jordan 11 Concords/BRED's are a must have IMO, either one of them. Probably the best Jordan shoe.
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[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bOoql17.jpg[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=webberz0044][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/bOoql17.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
fakes
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[IMG]http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/url1.jpeg[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=NumberSix]fakes[/QUOTE]
This*
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David Robinson Nike Air Unlimited around 93/94. Can't remember.
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[IMG]http://6.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/foam_white_1.jpg[/IMG]
I guess I have to rep the Foams.. Most durable, comfortable shoe I've owned.
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[img]http://www.sneakers-actus.fr/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/reebokblasteg0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/nike-1-2-half-cent-penny-hardaway-hybrid-1.jpg[/img]
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[QUOTE=Lebron23][img]http://www.sneakers-actus.fr/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/reebokblasteg0.jpg[/img]
[img]http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/nike-1-2-half-cent-penny-hardaway-hybrid-1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I'll go old school to those..
[IMG]http://kicksaddict.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/reebok-kamikaze-ii-shawn-kemp-1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/air-penny-ii-black-white-royal.jpg[/IMG]
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KD5's in this coloring is also nice:
[img]http://www.kobe8shoesale.com/images/NBA/KD5-1006_3.jpg[/img]
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I have been rocking these a ton lately
[IMG]http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nike-lebron-10-x-cutting-jade-china-video-review.jpg[/IMG]
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"Area 72" Barkley posite
[IMG]http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nike-barkley-posite-max-all-star-2013.jpg[/IMG]
"What the" Kobe VII
[IMG]http://www.highsnobiety.com/files/2012/06/nike-kobe-7-what-the-kobe-sneaker-4.jpg[/IMG]
Christmas Kobe VII
[IMG]http://weeklydrop.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nike-zoom-kobe-7-christmas-00.jpg[/IMG]
Lebron X Prism
[IMG]http://undergroundsoles.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/nike-prism-lebron-x-01.jpg[/IMG]
"Year of the snake" Kobe VIII
[IMG]http://solecollector.com/media/sneakers/images/Nike-Kobe-8-System-Year-of-the-Snake-01.jpg[/IMG]
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^Ohh yeah, LeBron X Prisms are ****ing nice as well.
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[IMG]http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/lebron-2-all-star-323.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nike-lebron-4-summary-570px.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://kicksoffcourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/jordan-IV-bred.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.palimpalem.com/2/SuNiNiAh/userfiles/Nike_Shox_Status1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/IMG/Nike-Shox-Elevate-Mid-1.jpg[/IMG]
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buffalobill, that area 72 shoe is sick as f*ck :applause: :eek:
barkley had a amazing line of shoes as well
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[IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5-zBhaMM_hs/TiC6-IzGXXI/AAAAAAAAYcU/mzgCL5QcrL4/s1600/Penny%2B3%2BHOH.jpg[/IMG]
Just copped these :bowdown:
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[QUOTE=Blingster][IMG]http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/air-jordan-xi-white-concord.jpg[/IMG]
/closethread[/QUOTE]
Quite easily, THESE.
No modern, over designed, alienating, ghetto colorways for me like the LeBron "South Beack" or the Kobe VII with snake skin pattern and yellow, purple, and gold.
The best of all time for me is a combination of elegance, style, class, functionality, and performance.
The best bball shoe of all time is the AJ XI
In ANY of the colorways. It looks so sleek, so sexy, and so classy. While also being performance beasts.
I want to be able to hoop in expensive shoes, and rock them and break necks. I don't want them having to have a niche outfit in my closet either. I don't want them colored like a ghetto bowl of "look at me" color fruity pebbles.
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Answer IV's
[IMG]http://images.freshnessmag.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/08/reebok-answer-IV-white-black-release-info-01.jpg[/IMG]
Kobe Crazy 8's
[IMG]http://www.pickinbox.net/images/Kobe-1085_1.jpg[/IMG]
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Lol, Swoosh bright colors don't make a shoe ghetto. Why would you even think that?
You can't criticize a south Beach themed shoe for being colorful if even seen a picture of the location.
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[QUOTE=Blingster][IMG]http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/air-jordan-xi-white-concord.jpg[/IMG]
/closethread[/QUOTE]
This^^^^
and these
[IMG]http://thesneakerauthority.com/images/Nike-Air-Max-Tempo-Mens-Basketball-Shoe-311090_100_A.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Pip2.jpg[/IMG]
The black ones though
[IMG]http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/nike-air-maestro-2-page.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://theshoegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/nike-air-penny-1-retro.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://5.nicekicks.com/wp/files/2013/01/air-jordan-13-retro-black-varsity-red-white.jpg?7983b6[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=pauk]Except for the comfort and that they must be high tops and NIKEs then the coloring is important for me as far as looks go.... as long as they are in completely black or white its all good... red is also nice.... or a mix of black/red or white/red....
Example:
Jordan 1
[img]http://sneakersaddict.com/images/jordan-1-high-og-bulls.jpg[/img]
Jordan 9
[img]http://6.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Air-Jordan-9-Retro-Motorboat-Jones-11.jpeg[/img]
Jordan 15 (not the retros)
[img]http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/air-jordan-xv-se-white-red-1.jpg[/img]
Lebron 9
[img]http://5.nicekicks.com/wp/files/2011/10/NIKE_LEBRON_9_BLACK_WHITE_SPORT_RED_2.jpeg[/img]
Lebron 10
[img]http://www.cheapslebron10.com/pic/Cheap-Lebron-10-Red-White-Black---1-1218.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
Holy crap Nike makes some ugly shoes. The Jordan 1's are amazingly sick, but the rest are fugly.
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[IMG]http://thesneakerauthority.com/images/Nike-Air-Max-Tempo-Mens-Basketball-Shoe-311090_100_A.jpg[/IMG]
I used to dream about those Air Max's.. These were one of the shoes that I had to have.. Never got them though.
Got these instead
[IMG]http://theshoegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nike-air-more-uptempo-retro.jpg[/IMG]
And the Olympic Pippens
[IMG]http://solecollector.com/media/u/images/nike-air-more-uptempo-olympic-usab.jpg[/IMG]
Then Finally got these.
[IMG]http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRi1xmVoY27AlnuleG4rmqtLDScuYa3mqOBQj4d2kvJoAnsbLIg[/IMG]
Popped the damn air bubble on a Nail stick through the floor.. I was madddd as hell
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Jordan 3's
[IMG]http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/p_127_1_aj-iii-cdp-l-1i.jpg[/IMG]
Kobe 4's
[IMG]http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/westcoastkobe4main.jpg[/IMG]
Penny's
[IMG]http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/167089/nike-air-penny-ii-2-retro-2.jpg[/IMG]
LeBron 8's
[IMG]http://lh4.ggpht.com/-X8g2VVGdJp0/TKyuYOsjM2I/AAAAAAACjMU/atvEtO9IHfw/s800/nike-air-max-lebron-8-gr-miami-retro-0-02.jpg[/IMG]
Grant Hill Fila that Pac is rocking
[IMG]http://beermugsports.com/storage/tupac_grant_hills.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1360754021239[/IMG]
Iverson Questions
[IMG]http://kicksaddict.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/reebok-question-mid-10-anniversary.jpg[/IMG]
Kobe Adidas
[IMG]http://www.watchprosite.com/img/watchprosite/timeout/26/scaled/timeout_image.1160226.jpg[/IMG]
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[QUOTE=Just2McFly]Lol, Swoosh bright colors don't make a shoe ghetto. Why would you even think that?[/quote]
Yes they do. They didn't start doing that stuff until the mid to late 2000s. Prior to that a shoe had to be white or black based per NBA rules. And I think white / black based shoes with hints of color are stylish, yet classy.
Now you see kids running around in HIGHLIGHTER color shoes. It looks disgusting. Pathetic. It screams look at me. Overly flamboyant, and over designed. Let me put on some nice jeans and my crayola marker colored kicks.
:rolleyes:
[quote=Just2McFly]You can't criticize a south Beach themed shoe for being colorful if even seen a picture of the location.[/QUOTE]
Sure I can. I know my shoes. Thus the original "Swoosh" moniker username.
There has only been one pair of LeBron's I've really liked, and that's the LeBron 2. The rest are built like concrete bricks.
Today's shoes suck. Cheap materials, under the guise of "lightweight" yet they sell for a higher price than they used to be. Up until the early 2000s you could get a performance beast shoe that was made of REAL leather that was durable, that didn't last 3 months of constant pick up games.
I've burned through SO many pairs of Nike's the past several years since they went to mesh, plastic, and thin rubbers for their shoes.
And they play the consumer by releasing a v1, v2, playoff shoe, in outrageously hideous colors multiple times a season.
Look at LeBron's HORRENDOUS colored All Star sneaker. These lames think "louder" = "better"
:biggums:
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[QUOTE=DuMa]its clearly these:
[IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks5338muih1qzv8n5o1_400.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
LMAO What are those? Overpriced "basketball Crocs"?
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[QUOTE=Fudge]Answer IV's
[IMG]http://images.freshnessmag.com/wp-content/uploads//2012/08/reebok-answer-IV-white-black-release-info-01.jpg[/IMG]
[/QUOTE]
OH MAN. Had one of these back in 5th grade. Red & White. Also the Jordans Concords are nice.
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The Air Max 2:
[IMG]http://www.eukicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nike-air-max-2-cb-94-pure-purple-2.jpg[/IMG]
and Air Max 3:
[IMG]http://images.freshnessmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/nike-air-3-le-white-hyper-blue-1-570x380.jpg[/IMG]
are my favorite basketball shoes. Special mention also to Reebok's Shaq Attack line:
[IMG]http://www.sneakerfiles.com/reebok/reebok-rbk-shaq-attaq-attack/[/IMG]
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Some good NON basketball shoes.
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/---EUPhI97dk/TYqwWuxw1tI/AAAAAAAAATo/oR8jfeLZWsk/s1600/nike-air-griffey-max-1_2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://8020.s3.amazonaws.com/060076_1_p.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nike-zoom-turf-jet-97-white-game-royal-midnight-navy-554989-101-2013-retro-brett-favre-detroit-lions-barry-sanders-steve-jaconetta-ajordanxi.jpeg[/IMG]
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You should've just called this thread, 'Post oversized pictures of the three most popular brands.'
Go with something unique and cool that a bunch of footlocker shopping dbags won't have.
Converse Reacts or Aero Jams
Old Reebok Pumps
Converse Weapons
Daryl Dawkins' style Ponys
Classic Reebok BB4600 or BB5600
Reebok Kamikazes
Ewings (like you posted)
Some Barkleys like the Sharkley (they did a retro of it a few years back)
Straps, high tops, padding, different. That's what you want. There are plenty gently used pairs and new ones on ebay if you look around.
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Couple more
Never liked J Kidd, but dug a couple of his shoes..
[IMG]http://4.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/jason-kidd-zf-1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uGgrf7UoWm4/ThCnCC5UoDI/AAAAAAAAAA8/faFMJFN8Ie4/s400/jason-kidd-shoes1.jpg[/IMG]