Hall of Fame Congratulations to Dennis Rodman

He'll probably never see this, but I wanted to show some Dennis Rodman some love from The Converse Blog.  You're the only reason I didn't completely hate the Bulls because of your Converse shoes.  I probably speak for a whole lot of people that wish Converse would retro the All Star 91, maybe someday.  

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Friday Flashback Converse Legend Anthony Mason PE

Welcome to the Converse Blog's Friday Flashback.  Today we get a rare look at a pair of Converse Player Exclusive basketball shoes. Today we get a look at Anthony Mason's Converse All Star Legend.  He wore these while with Charlotte Hornets in the 1997-1998 season. 

This happened to be the team shoe for that season also and it was based off of Converse Weapon.  It also featured Converse React in the heel.  In fact there were a limited number of shoes released in Celtics colors that replaced the Chuck Taylor signature with the signature of Larry Bird. 

Below you find some pictures of the shoes and some pictures of Mason wearing them.   You can see him going against the Jordan and Dennis Rodman.

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New Converse Marquette Gear.

Well it's been made pretty clear since Dwyane Wade was moved to Jordan that Marquette would also be moved.  In fact in their recent media day Marquette wore the same jersey design with the Jumpman logo replacing the Converse circle star.  However, over at GoMarquette.com 's store you can find all kinds of new Converse gear.  I know it's new because it features the Star Chevron logo that would have been on the actual jerseys this year.  You can also find some new Converse Marqutte stuff at Eastbay.com. 

I'm really torn on what to do here.   I'd like actually have some Converse basketball shorts with the Star Chevron logo. I know Marquette won't be wearing Converse anymore, and therefore I don't really want to support them.  I also know how long it was between Converse jerseys in the NCAA so I'm really tempted buy some of the gear.  You know, just incase it's nearly another decade before we see Converse jerseys again. 

 

 

 

I apologize for the lack of posting, it's been a wild week.  School has been really kicking my butt recently with formal observations taking place yesterday and tomorrow.  Thank you all for hanging in there with me and don't forget to follow along on twitter @TheConverseBlog.

The Converse Blog's Friday Flashback: Michael Jordan Team USA

Happy 4th of July, which is without question the most important American Holiday. The only problem is, July 2nd 1776 is the actual day that the Continental Congress actually voted for independence. The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4 but wasn't actually signed until August 2. Fifty-six delegates eventually signed the document, although all were not present on that day in August. By the way, I put in an application for a social studies teaching position yesterday. I don't know what that means for the blog, maybe I'll just have to post at night. Anyway....today's flashback is all about the Red, White, and Blue!

I am not sure the shoe(s) that Michael Jordan is wearing hear, but I do know that they have a Chevron and they do have Star and that makes them Converse.  I can't think of shoe brand that is any more American than Converse and I am going to wear my pair of Chucks today, the ones with the American flag on them.

I am flying out to Orlando tomorrow for a week of vacation and I can't wait.  I am going to hit up at least two Converse outlet stores.  We're going to the Tampa Bay Rays game on Sunday and I might try to get to the Converse store outside of Tampa, but we'll see.  This means two things, I probably won't be able to post any pics from the summer league or give any updates on Rose, Beasley, or any other rookie signings by Converse.  I am going to just future post some pictures for the rest of the week, I didn't really plan ahead enough so you'll just have to stop in and see what's up.