The Air Jordan Hoop TR 97 (aka Flight TR 97) is something of a simulacrum, a design that’s all at once familiar yet bears very little direct resemblance to any Air Jordan Legacy models. We’ve seen a number of colorways featuring the Thirteen’s ballistic nylon panels, but with this new edition sporting a large strip of Elephant print along what would be considered the ‘mudguard’, these joints offer a reminder tha the sole’s toe was also borrowed from the Air Jordan III. They have a bit of the ‘White Cement’ look about them thanks to the Wolf Grey accents and should make a nice addition to your summertime sneaker arsenal when you grab a pair today from FinishLine.
Style: 428826-104
Color: White/Metallic Silver-Wolf Grey
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We’ve seen a number of suede colorways, but what happens when you keep the fuzzy look to the sockliner of a Nike All Court Twist and craft the upper in leather? It goes a little something like this: two new pairs of All Court Twist LTR lowtops who earn their acronym thanks to microperfed monotonal leather uppers, brown and white pairs of which are complimented quite nicely by tonal laces and terry cloth lining. With various flavors of Air Footscapes, the new Lunar Orbit and now the All Court Twist, you have more choices than ever before for asymmetrical Nike Sportswear looks, so click through to see more of these and let us know if you plan to cop when they release later this year. via Dunk
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After a dominating 12-1-1 start to the 2010-11 season in the FLuD Watches “Barksdale & Bell” fantasy basketball league, Team Sneaker News went through a rough stretch in the second half. Plagued by injuries to a number of key players, we trooped through the final weeks of the season finishing 4th out of 12 teams and headed into our Round 1 playoff matchup with league commissioner FLuD Watches with a relatively healthy line-up and high hopes of making a nice playoff run. Unfortunately, Team SN went down early in the week and was never able to make up enough ground to come back, eventually taking a 3-6 loss to end our season. A disappointing end, but the league was a great time that we hope you enjoyed as well via our weekly updates. Good luck to the remaining teams, and look for Team Sneaker News out for fantasy b-ball revenge in 2011-12!
TEAM SNEAKERNEWS SEASON MVP
Amar’e Stoudemire -With the 11th pick in the first round of this year’s draft, Team SN selected Amar’e Stoudemire a choice that paid tremendous dividends all year. Many wondered if Amar’e could thrive in NYC without Steve Nash feeding him the rock, but he quieted all doubters with an impressive stat line so far of 26.1 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 1.9 BPG en route to the 7th overall Yahoo Sports ranking and a strong NBA MVP campaign.
THIS WEEK’S ADD DROPS
IN: Chase Budinger (Houston Rockets, SG-SF), CJ Miles (Utah Jazz, SG-SF)
OUT: Richard Jefferson (San Antonio Spurs, SF), Ryan Anderson (Orlando Magic, PF-C)
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The Air Jordan III is currently the #3 seed in the Southwest Region of the Sneaker News March Madness OG Air Jordan Tournament, and it rightfully deserves its place near the top of the greatest Jordans of all time. The ‘True Blue’ colorway is one of the originals for the Air Jordan III, and Michael didn’t even wear them until he became a Washington Wizard in 2001. Much to the pleasure (and surprise) of Jordan fanatics, the Air Jordan III ‘True Blue’ is coming back this June (after an overseas exclusive in 2009), but let’s take a look at this original pair from 1988; these feature the ‘Nike Air’ on the heel (no other True Blue release does) and the elephant print is proportionally smaller than the produced version we see today. Truly a collector’s item for the hardcore sneaker enthusiast, this original pair of the True Blue III is not for sale from b.!.z on eBay.
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Earlier today, Sneaker News gave you a full recap of Sneaker Con NYC March 2011, but here’s a full viewing of what you really wanted to see – the kicks! There was some neckbreakers in the building, like the SB Dunk Low ‘London’ as well as the ‘Paris’ version, some Air Force 1 Bespoke heat from the ATF crew, a ton of Jeremy Scott x adidas Originals love, and all of the best and brightest releases in recent memory. With over 2,100 patrons attending the massive event, there was absolutely no shortage of sneaker sightings, so check out this full recap of all the hottest footwear joints and let us know which shoes from Sneaker Con NYC March 2011 was your favorite! Photography: Insider Images
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With Sneaker Con NYC just wrapping up and the OG Air Jordan Tournament in our midst, here’s another helping of sick sneakers to get you through the day? Check out the Top 20 submissions to Sneaker News Blogs: WDYWT over the past week; we’ve got a nice selection once again in terms of Air Jordans, SB Dunks, and other rare heat, but take a second look at the ‘Jet Life’ Blazer Mid custom or the 1-of-100 Tony Munoz x Vans Sk8 Hi featuring Krusty the Klown. As expected, Sneaker News readers came through with hundreds of great submissions, but remember, we’re looking for variety in addition to certified heat! Check out the Top 20 below and vote for your fave at the end!
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The first month of Jordan Brand release of the Summer 2011 season just got supplemented with a great new crop of releases. Not long ago we gave you a look at the Jordan CMFT Max Air 10 ‘Candy Pack’, but there’s a few more that are worth noting. The Jordan Prime 5 in White/Black-Varsity Red will release, as well two new colorways of the Jordan V.5 Grown Low. On the performance side, we’ve got two new Jordan Team ISO Low colorways and the Jordan F2F in White/Varsity Royal. There are a few more to see so check out this new set of Jordan Brand April 2011 Releases below and let us know what you think.
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We’re sure that there were many of you out there who didn’t agree with some of our seedings in our Sneaker News March Madness OG Air Jordan Tournament – and that’s fair enough being that this is all somewhat subjective. But we did take some time to really weigh things out in terms of determining power rankings, and from the looks at our first round results, it appears we were pretty close to the mark across the board according to your voting. Every Round 1 favorite advanced with the one exception being the 5-seed Air Jordan VI White/Infrared taking out the 4th-seeded Military Blue AJ IV. While Round 1 may not have provided many upsets, there were plenty of hard fought battles, and it’s only gonna get tougher from here on in. With almost all the lower seeds wiped out, every match-up should provide fairly evenly-matched competitors going to head to head with a trip to the Elite 8 on the line. Keep reading to check out the full Round 1 results, and check out Sneaker News HD for a better look at the updated bracket layout. Voting for the Sweet 16 round will kick off tomorrow night, so be sure to check back to get your votes in.
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