Despite having not seen any of his kicks amongst the array of NBA looks we’ve seen so far this season, New Orleans Hornets power forward David West has been popping up on Sneaker News pretty much every week. D-West is a big part of the Sneaker News Fantasy Basketball squad and he’s been putting up nearly 19 and 7 all season rocking the Nike Air Max Hyped. This Air Max Hyped David West PE is done in white with Hornet-flavored accents for home games at New Orleans Arena, a sturdy design that offers D-West the kind of support his massive 6’9″ 240lb frame requires. They’re a bit heavier on accents than some of the Hyperdunk 2010 and Hyperfuse PEs we’ve seen so far, so how do these compare to other Nike Basketball player exclusives we’ve seen recently?
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Converse is a brand synonymous with classic style and their latest effort is a fresh take on a sneaker whose model borrows the company’s nickname. The Converse One Star looks superb as the OS Classic 74 OX, a double-foxed leather lowtop whose apparent quality upon first glance might make you think John Varvatos designed em. These joints go beyond their supple leather uppers and those quirky double-layers of beige leather that extend the sole, adding a diagonal column of perforations that set off the signature side panel star in a way unlike any other pairs we’ve seen. Check out more after the jump and look for these at select Converse retailers like Taiwan’s Invincible, who’ll have em in stock on Saturday, the 18th.
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Virginia Tech has its roots in a tradition of agriculture, engineering and military education. Here’s a new collection from RBK in Hokie colors that’d be well received by their Air Force ROTC cadets, the Reebok Pump Flight Jacket Pack. This trio of ’90s pumps is largely burgundy with select orange hits on a white sole. The upper is nylon like you’d expect from the pack theme but these add a healthy portion of suede to give these a premium feel. Click below for more shots and look for these at Reebok retailers soon; they just touched down at atmos Tokyo.
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At a quick glance, the Team SneakerNews fantasy basketball squad doesn’t look all that imposing. There are not many sexy names or perennial NBA All-Stars, but in fantasy just as it is in reality, sometimes a team with a star or two surrounded by the right role players can be far more more deadly than a collection of big names. Eight weeks in and Team SN is now off to a 7-0-1 start in the FLuD Watches “Barksdale & Bell” fantasy basketball league. We don’t always win big and we don’t always win pretty, but we have the balance to take you out in any category in any given week. Last week, Karmaloop was the victim of a 6-3 SN win and now, we turn our attention to the Week 9 matchup with the basketball minds over at SLAM. Check out some pics of the current roster and stay tuned for more updates as we look to continue on our winning ways this week.
TEAM SNEAKERNEWS WEEK 7 MVP
David West – Amar’e gets a break this week as D-West steals the spotlight with a stretch of solid numbers. West was just shy of a double-double average with 23 points and 9.5 boards along with 3.3 assists and a steal per game over the last 7 days.
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As we’ve seen a couple times over the last week, New York’s Madison Square Garden tends to bring out the absolute best in visiting superstars. Michael Jordan was a notably successful cameo player at the basketball Mecca, with more MSG highlights over his career than we could fit in a reasonably-sized post. One significant (if ‘meaningless’) moment came in the 1998 NBA All Star Game where MJ racked up the MVP award and nearly a triple-double en route to an easy East win. Were that year like most others he probably would have rocked the Flints with the Eastern Conference’s blue unis, but with the MLB-style uniforms in effect, MJ broke out the Air Jordan XIII ‘Playoffs’. These might be the single most hotly anticipated release for Spring 2011 and look to be a perfect replica of the original. Click through to get a better look at January’s biggest drop from in52 and avoid the midwinter rush by grabbing a pair early on eBay.
Style: 414571-001
Color: Black/Varsity Red-White-Vibrant Yellow
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The sneaker game today has allowed for the emergence of nationwide chain retailers as primary spots for sneaker pick-ups. With that said, it is an undeniable truth that the sub-culture had been cultivated by mom-and-pops, local neighborhood spots, and diamonds in the rough that are tucked away in the rarely-explored corners of town. Inside The Sneaker Box and stumbled upon one particular gem – with a name and location they understandably refuse to disclose – and what they found inside was a seemingly untapped oil well so sweet that it’s almost felonious. During ITSB’s trip to what they call “Sneaker Heaven”, they exhibited a display of original Air Jordans and Air Maxes, Converse React Juice and other jaw-dropping kicks, with a stock-room full of old-school gems from L.A. Gear and Reebok as well as a surplus of stock of GR Nikes that people would pay top dollar for today. Check out Inside The Sneaker Box’s heavenly experience after the jump and let us know if you’ve got some hidden gems in your area!
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Another week of Top 20 kicks from Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT, which marks the final Best of WDYWT feature until next week’s Best of 2010 vote! What will come out on Top this week and ensure a spot in the biggest WDYWT vote of the year? Again, we’ve got a great variety of kicks, with an emphasis on the Nike Air Force 1 Low. This week’s crop of kicks might be the most eclectic to date, so don’t miss out on the vote and be sure to submit your kicks to Sneaker News Blogs: WDYWT. Don’t know how to submit? The simple and easy instructions are below so show off what ya got!
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2010 has been nothing short of massive and we already knew next year would also be a big one for Nike Air Foamposite technology, but last week’s preview showed even more crazy pearlized colorways on tap! The pair above is one we already knew about before it popped up in those photos but the Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Electric Green’ is undeniably crazy in its own right. These joints have some Kryptonate DNA in them, which apparently also bestows the power of time travel for the purposes of creating sick basketball sneakers. This is our first look at the Electric Green Foamposite Pro on a person’s foot and they look quite impressive next to dude’s blonde hardwood floors. Does seeing these Foam Pros in a real-world setting make you want them even more? Click below to see more new pics from HoopChina and pick up a pair early on eBay.
Style: 624041-300
Color: Electric Green/Black-White
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