Converse Pro Leather EVO OX

For three years now Converse has left their fans wanting more.  It started with the Weapon EVO Ox, then the Star Player EVO ox, and now the Pro Leather EVO ox.  Shoes that NBA players have worn and Converse has promoted in their sales catalogs, at Converse Open Gym events...heck even these beauties were featured in NBA 2k12. 
 
Yet the scheduled release date has come and gone with no sign of the shoes worn by JJ Barea, Maurice Evans, and Carlos Arroyo.  I hope I am not blowing anyone's mind when I say this, but we can't buy shoes you won't even attempt to sell us.  Hopefully they've been pushed back for a later release, but I am not counting on it. 

However, they did surprise me with the release of the Auckland Racer Remix, so who knows. 

As for these pictures, I got them from Converse Philippines' facebook page under their new releases of the week.  So now I am officially jealous of Converse fans living in the Philippines.

 

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JJ Barea gives us a preview of the Pro Leather 2k11 Ox

During the Pan Am games that Puerto Rico won our man JJ Barea busted out the new Converse Pro Leather 2k11 Ox (or EVO for the ox version, not sure yet.)  This is a shoe that will hopefully make it into production in the spring.  Here's hoping it doesn't go the way of the Weapon EVO ox and Star Player EVO ox, which neither made to retail. 

The blue area on the bottom of the shoe is CBT tech, Converse Balls.  While the white areas pays tribute to the original traction pattern of the Pro Leather. 

Hurry up and end the NBA lockout so we can see Converse on the courts!

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Converse Star Player DL

So Converse remembered that they make basketball shoes and finally released their first performance basketball shoe of 2011.   There were some shoes in the spring catalog, but all of them got cut as did a few of the other shoes that were supposed to release during the summer.  I'm still holding out hope to see the Converse All American release in the coming days, but who knows.
 
But look on the bright side, you can sorta buy the shoes that JJ Barea won in NBA Championship in. You can get them at Converse.com for $55

I said on Twitter earlier that I was trying not to be negative, not sure I succeeded with that.  I mean Fila has had more performance basketball shoes release in 2011 then Converse.  I am not trying to make people mad, but how is this okay with anyone?  

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Big Congrats to JJ Barea on his winning of the NBA Championship

Well we knew someone wearing Converse would be winning an NBA Championship, but I've to got to tell you that I'm pretty excited that it was JJ Barea.  I don't really care to see Dwyane Wade win another NBA Championship, so I was pulling for the Mavs. 

JJ Barea came up big, especially in the last 3, which he started. 

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I hope Converse.com at least puts up something about Barea, but so far there hasn't even been any mention from their twitter or Facebook page.  Speaking of those social networks... 

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Friday Flashback CONS React training shoes, plus a plea for JJ Barea's shoes.

Hello world, welcome to the Friday Flashback here at the Converse Blog.  But before we get to the post I want to give a shout out to JJ Barea.  Last night JJ Barea put a impressive 17 points 5 Assist and 2 Rebounds.  I can only hope that Converse is gearing up for a quickstrike release of Barea's Star Player EVO low top shoes, interest in the shoes will possibly never be higher. 

Now onto the Friday Flashback....

React React React React React

I'm not sure of the name of these shoes, so if you happen to know please pass on the knowledge.  However, as you can probably tell these shoes came out in the early 90's.  Wild design and the Chevron in Star logo that defined the React era.  Hope you enjoy!!!

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