Saturday, June 6, 2009

Facts & Controversies Ep. 1: THE AIR JORDANS

First off the AIR JORDANS!

pinanganak ako 1984 Rookie Season palang ni Michael Jordan and also the first AIR JORDAN was born.
First colorway the Red/White/Black and the controversial Black/Red colorway that was banned by the NBA
by not using the standard colors nuon which is WHITE and accents that is according to the TEAM UNIFORM
(Remember Converse Weapons, Pony City Wings)...years passed after all controversies on each series
and the JORDAN Signature Line ended on the XX3 or 23rd shoe, in which sales of it has been
exceptional, Last AIR JORDAN sa JORDAN series na yata yun so ganun siya kainit sa mga Sneakerheads.
The next Air Jordans will be named JUMPMAN 24 (which is already released) so from
JORDAN's 1 2 3 then the last is 23.

JORDAN RETRO's...nung 90's nagretro ang NIKE ng mga JORDAN Series in which it maintained the orig. colorway,
Team, Player, School Exclusives. Di masyado nagclick ang mga Retro nuon pero ngayon sought after ang retro ng 90's
kasi yung orig. platform ng mga JORDANS including the NIKE logo's in which wala na sa mga New batch of RETRO's ngayon.
Yung mga colorways na may FIRE RED at OG BULLS Colorway ang patok sa mga colorway nuon.Ngayon ang mga RETROs eh
hawak na ng JUMPMAN BRAND (which is a JORDAN BRAND that started before JORDAN 12 was released) karamihan sa Retros
ngayon eh di na kopya yung OG Jordans plus yung mga NIKE logos before na nasa JORDANS nuon napalitan na ng JUMPMAN LOGO.

As of now you can see a lot of JORDAN (JUMPMAN) models ngayon eh fused design from past JORDANS, they were
criticized for recycling older designs and fusing them in one shoe katulad na lang ng SPIZIKE pero patok pa rin
sa mga JORDAN fans kahit sinasabi ng mga critics na walang fresh designs. May mga JUMPMAN shoes din ako natripan
pero JORDANs 1, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 14, 17, 21, 23 ang favorites ko sa mga series, the ugliest for me is the 19 yuck!

eto tingnan natin ang JORDAN series from 1 to 23 and i included the JUMPMAN 24:




JORDAN 1 - the controversial sneaker, banned by the NBA kasi kakaiba ang kulay, kulay demonyo daw. Pero ang sabi marketing strategy daw ng NIKE para bumenta to ayun nga bumenta nga. The shoe was designed by Peter Moore.






JORDAN 2 - no leatherblacks? hehe Historic shoe Jordan scored 61 points wearing this shoe. Didnt sell well nung na-retro nung 90's. This was designed by Bruce Kilgore sa Italy pa.




JORDAN 3 - perhaps the most famous JORDANS until now.Most sought after itong OG colorway na to. Ito rin suot niya nung tumalon siya sa Freethrow nung Slamdunk Contest against Dominique Wilkins.From this model hinawakan na ni Tinker Hatfield ang designing hanggang JORDAN 15. SOLD OUT! to nung na iretro. First Jordans nga pala na may Visible Air sole Unit.





JORDAN 4 - unang Jordans na ma-feature sa Film na 'Do The Right Thing' which is directed by SPIKE LEE a JORDAN FAN.






JORDAN 5 - designed after a WW2 Mustang Fighter Plane. Another Historical shoe in which MJ scored 69 points in a game wearing this. Medyo naupset ibang mga collectors sa Ice sole neto kasi nga naninilaw siya.




JORDAN 6 - marami ba sa inyo nanunuod ng SLAM DUNK na ANIME? eto yung suot ni HANAMICHI SAKURAGI yung 5 naman ang suot ni RUKAWA. This feature the Windowed Rubber Tounge. Famous colorway tong OG FIRERED





JORDAN 7 - they used NIKE's HUARACHE technology on this in which pag suot me eh swak sayo yung sapatos o fit. OLYMPIC Colorway is one of the rare colorways. Rare ika nga.





JORDAN 8 - mas kakaiba ang design kesa sa mga previous models, dope colorways, some call these the FLOWER-POWER Air Jordans. Some say during the season na suot ni Jordan to nagkaproblema siya sa paa nagkaruon siya ng Athlete's Foot Infection dahil siguro sa walang itong singawan. Kaya di makakahinga ang paa.



JORDAN 9 - di na nasuot to ni MJ nung nagretire siya nung 1993, isa sa mga dahilan yung namurder yung tatay niya. Nagbaseball si Jordan kaya ginawan siya ng Cleated Version nito (for his baseball playing). Though may mga nagsuot nito sa NBA gaya ni KENDALL GILL at MITCH RICHMOND wherein numbers nila ang nakalagay instead of the number "23".





JORDAN 10 - '95 Nagbalik si JORDAN! wearing jersey no. 45. This is also the model wherein maraming player exclusives ang lumabas. Isa din ito sa mga ninakaw na sapatos ni MJ kaya siya nagsuot ng AIR FLIGHT LITE (exclusive for Penny Hardaway) sa isang laro.


JORDAN 11 - freshness! but poor quality over a great design. Naninilaw ang Icy Soles yung Patent Leather nagke-crease pero overall still one the best Jordans there is. MJ wore this winning Regular Season, All star Game and NBA Finals MVP in one Season! astig di ba? Also Led the bulls in 72-10 win loss record. But before they were champs in 95-95 he was fined $5,000 a game for two games in the 94 playoffs against Orlando for wearing the J 11 'CONCORDS' in away kasi naviolate yung uniform tradition ng Bulls. Instead for the next two games sinuot niya yung AIR FLIGHT ONE na exclusive kay PENNY in which MJ cut of the Heel tab with number '1' on it then on the next two games MJ wore the now infamous J 11 SPACE JAMS which he also wore on the movie SPACE JAMS. Cool ei?!



JORDAN 12 - most durable Jordans ever...all leather, though white colorways are hard to clean. The design is partly inspired by the Japanese Flag kaya ribbed yung sides. MJ won the Championship against JAZZ. Ito ang flagship design ng JUMPMAN BRAND.






JORDAN 13 - First saw this shoes sa MCDONALDS CHAMPIONSHIPS suot ni MJ wherein He and the Bulls competed against International Teams.Ayun champion naman sila.
Nanalo sila ng Championship against UTAH JAZZ ulet.





JORDAN 14 - the last AIR JORDAN shoe MJ wore against the '98-'99 FINALS against UTAH JAZZ. Games 1 to 5 suot niya yung 'J 13', sa Game 6 eto na suot niya. Remember the jumpshot against BRYON RUSSELL? ito yun. Designed after his Ferrari 550 M Car. all in all you'll see 14 jumpman logos 7 on each Shoe sakto lang kasi JORDAN '14'.







JORDAN 15 - The "Stealth" Shoe. Some call this JORDAN ELF. Designed after X-15 Air Craft. First Jordans produced after MJ's Retirement. Last Jordan designed by Tinker Hatfield.





JORDAN 16 - First Jordans to have that FULL FACE COVER...stiff daw siya pag may cover masakit sa paa mas maganda nga to talaga pag walang Lace cover. Wilson Smith designed this shoe.






JORDAN 17 - sinuot to ni Jordan nung bumalik siya sa Retirement to be the President of Basketball operations ng WASHINGTON WIZARDS, later on nagresign siya to sign a player contract, kaya ang 1st colorway na nilabas nito eh White/Blue/Black inspired by the Wizards Uniform. This one is Packaged in a Metal Casing with CD-ROM. Most expensive Jordan in the series.



JORDAN 18 - another season for Jordan another signature shoe again in Wizards colorway. Di rin nagtagal nagretire ulet si MJ kasi sa injury sa tuhod. Second to 17 for being most expensive!
This is packaged with a Nice Box with foil linings inside, a Cd rom, Brush and towel for cleaning. Cool Package!



JORDAN 19 - inspired after the BLACK MAMBA (yes before KOBE!) the main ingredient of the shoe is the TECH FLEX -"industrial braided sleeving (also called tech-flex) that was the main ingredient of the design is a material used in the automotive industry." which acts as a lace cover.
Most comfortable JORDANS ever because of its stack AIR ZOOM UNIT.




JORDAN 20 - Tinker Hatfield's back on this one only Welcome to the future! again may Lace Covers this time with Laser Etched Design. Meron siyang tinatawag na I.P.S. (Independent Podular Suspension) "was a brand new suspension technology developed for the Air Jordan 20 (XX). A solution where individual pods supported the foot in key areas - yep, pretty similar to the Shox." Hitech di ba!





JORDAN 21 - Changeable Air Heal Units for different performances astig di ba? Mas simple ang style again inspired sa isang kotse ulet, with I.P.S. ulet to.








JORDAN 22- again changeable heel pods for different performances or for different athletes.
Me Titanium nga pala to from Laces to Lace Locks. Best Ankle fit for a JORDAN series.
I.P.S. cushioning is also featured in this shoe.





JORDAN 23 - last numbered AIR JORDAN in the series. I.P.S. cushioning ulet. Last shoe it must be the best. IMO This model has the dopest colorways in a JORDAN shoe.






Whats next for JORDAN?

JORDAN 2009!


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