Mystery Converse Basketball Shoe from Converse Eastbay Classic

Recently Converse and Eastbay put on their annual high school basketball showcase.  One of my favorite parts of the event is the recap video that STACK puts together.  During the first few seconds of this years video was a shot of a mystery Converse Basketball shoe.  It doesn't appear to feature Converse Balls Technology, however it does appear to have too much detail and retooling of a the midsole to simply be a lower tier release.  Perhaps if features the CBT sock-liner the popular Star Player EVO has, or maybe there is a whole new foam based cushioning technology in the heel.


Anyway, I got the first screen shot from STACK and then I played around and edited the last four to give you an idea of what it might look like it some other colorways.  In the 2nd shot you get an idea of what a Orlando Magic colorway might be followed by a Boston Celtic colorway that Luke Harangody could wear.   Something you can see better on the last two pictures is that pattern used on the upper. 

Thanks for checking out the blog and remember to follow along on twitter @TheConverseBlog and on Facebook too.  Also I'm still taking submissions for an upcoming post, what would you do if you ran Converse for a day. I've gotten some really great responses and I'm looking forward to some more. Hit me up at ConverseNCAA@hotmail.com with your ideas.

Converse Wade 4.0 Sample.

Here is a sample colorway of the Converse Wade 4.0.  This was the colorway of the shoe that was featured in a recent HOOPS magazine in their review section.  This is a more conservative colorway than the first two colorways that were released.  I am saying this because the midsole is not in a camo pattern.

 

  

  

  

It could be the solid midsole or the coloration of the lines in the upper, but this version brings to light some of the details of the shoe.  In case you missed it, Mr. Wade dropped 50 on the magic yesterday, too bad only one other player on the Heat scored more than 8 points.  Oh well, I still like the trade for O'Neal but that could change.  Thanks for checking out the blog!

's Friday Flashback: The Converse Mountain Club CMC 3000

With the temperature finally going above freezing today, I've had an urge to be outside and enjoy the warm sun beating down on my face.  Too bad for me I had to work today, like most of you probably had to do as well.  But tomorrow is shaping up to be an even better day, weather wise that is.  Which got me thinking about today's Friday Flashback.  These shoes are from the late 80's I believe, but with a unique Converse logo it is hard to be for sure.  What I do know is that they were designed to be used in the great outdoors, or the city streets which ever jungle you prefer. 

 

 As you can see these shoes look pretty similar to Chucks, which should come as no real surprise.  However, the midsole seems to be constructed in a more rugged fashion.  You can also see from the outsole that the traction pattern, if there is one, is nothing like what you would find on a pair of Chucks.  There is also a really nice rubber heel cup on CMC 3000 as you will see below.  The tag line on these shoes was, "When your heart longs for the hills and your feet live in the city."  

  

 

  

  

You can't read it from this picture, but this is what is written below.

"Finally, a shoe that lets you be in two places at one time, follow your heart to the Converse Mountain Club.  Five high-styled canvas colors that live for the city and long for the great outdoors."


It's been a rough week for Converse, first Jameer Nelson goes out with a separated shoulder and will miss the All Star game and maybe the rest of the season.   Then Elton Brand shuts it down for the rest of the season with his shoulder as well.  This leaves only 7 active NBA players wearing Converse.  However, Marquette continues to roll on as the only undefeated team in Big East play.  Thank you for checking out the blog and for your continued support and comments.   Enjoy your weekends!

's Blog Friday Flashback: Converse Jump Training Shoes

I want to apologize for the lack of post on here this week.  As it turns out when there is an ice storm 40 miles away your internet quits working for almost 3 days.  On Tuesday Kentucky got hit with snow, ice, and rain...we only got rain.  Do you know how long 3 days is in Internet time?  Don't think about it too long or you'll go insane.  So I could be over reacting quite a bit, but I did feel completely unconnected to the rest of the world. 

Anyway I am back with a great post for The Converse Blog's Friday Flashback.  Did you know that Converse used to make everything, well not everything but close.  Recently I've seen a Converse rubber rain jacket on eBay along with some fishing boots.  We've all seen something similar to these in Eastbay, but I've only actually ever know one person to buy shoes like these.  There really aren't many words to describe these shoes so just take a look.

 

  

  

 

I am pretty sure that idea for shoes like this is to keep your legs flexed and increase muscles size.   It is a similar idea to Chicken farms that tie their Chickens down so that stand on their tip toes all of the time to increase muscle size.  The only differences are that you can take these shoes off and people won't eat your meaty legs from a bucket.


I'll be talking about this more next week, but congrats to Jameer Nelson for being selected as an Eastern Conference All Star reserve.  How big a deal is this? Well, Converse will have as many players in the All Star game as Jordan and Reebok, so I'd say it's a pretty big deal. 

Also if you get the chance check out the Marquette vs. Georgetown game tomorrow.  All of the Marquette staff will be rocking the Converse Pro Leather 76 as part of the Coaches vs Cancer weekend.  Also keep an eye out in the crowd as Converse will be hooking up the student section with some free t-shirts too!   

The Converse Blog: Converse in the NBA Playoffs and REM eyewear.

Through the first week of the NBA Playoffs there have been some amazing upset wins and some boring blowouts. However, today I am going to focus on Converse in the NBA Playoffs. Two of the Converse Players with the best PE edition sneakers this season have been the two rookies that Converse signed. Acie Law from Atlanta and Alando Tucker from Phoenix. Acie is the only one of the two that has logged minutes in the playoffs. Below he is seen wearing a PE edition of the Converse 099.

No Converse player has had a bigger impact on his team this year than Andre Miller, who is without question the MVP of the 76ers. For most of the season Andre has been wearing the Converse Game Time seen in two colorways below.



I wasn't exactly thrilled when Maurice Evans got traded from the Lakers to Magic. For one he was going to a team with another Converse player and we wouldn't be seeing any more Laker PE's of the Converse Hops. However, since joining the Magic, Maurice has earned the starting SG position which would have been hard with the Lakers. Here he is wearing the Converse Hops.

I was thrilled when Kyle Korver got traded to the Jazz. There would be another team in the NBA with a Converse player and they would be some interesting PE's to match the Jazz jerseys. Korver nor Converse has disappointed since the trade. Korver is wearing PE Converse Hops.


Finally, Jameer Nelson has returned to the Converse 099 after a few weeks of wearing the Converse Hops and even the Wade 3.0 which was nice to see someone wearing them on the NBA courts. Jameer is enjoying a productive first round with the Magic and it looks like they'll be taking the show to the next round of the playoffs soon. He'll be doing it in the 099's with that patent blue toe cap that has been with Jameer for the better part of the season.

Hopefully all of the Converse players will make it into the second round, but only time will tell. The playoffs are sure heating up though and before long it will be so hot we'll need sunglasses to shield our eyes.

Hey, speaking of Sunglasses and other eyewear related topics, did you know that Converse and REM eyewear have had a partnership since 1988? I've had two pairs of Converse glasses and one pair of Converse sunglasses. Well today it was announced that Converse and REM will continue their partnership. Under the new contract, REM will produce Converse eyewear through 2012 and hopefully beyond as well. You can read more it here and view the products here.

Before I go, all of the pictures are from Yahoo sports by way of Getty Images. Thanks for checking out the Converse blog. Please take a second to leave a comment and vote in the poll on your way out. Thanks, enjoy Monday's you only get one a week.

Converse Century Logo, Young Dollas, and Jameer Nelson

Hello world, it's now October and I've got to say it was close but we hit over 3,000 hits last night. Big thanks to everyone that's stopped by over the months, it's been a lot of fun and I hope you've enjoyed what you've seen. I've got a few different topics to cover today so lets jump right into it.

Below I was finally able to get a picture of the Converse Century logo that I could post on here. It is from some sort of Spring 08 preview. I found the picture from a Converse site in Russia. Check it out at http://www.converse-club.ru/

The other day I was on youtube and I found what I thought was just a Converse video, however it also came with a Converse song too.

The song is by Young Dollas, check out the full "Chucks" song and others here.

Alright well over the weekend some of the training camp and media day pictures started finding there way online. One of the teams that put up a good number of shots was the Orland Magic. So I thought I'd show two pics of Jameer Nelson rocking the 099 in his PE colorway. Shown first with Carlos Arroyo and then with Dwight Howard. It's been a really rough couple of weeks for Jameer with the loss of his Father and my thoughts and prayers go out to Jameer and his family. I can't even imagine what Jameer is going through, but I do know that Jameer has dedicated this season to his Father. You can read more about what's going on with Jameer here.

Well we got to a lot of stuff today and I am hoping by Wednesday or even tomorrow I'll have some more pictures from training camp and media days to share with you. Thanks for stopping by, keep coming back and telling your friends. Oh, I almost forgot, enjoy the rare one game playoff tonight, you've got to love October baseball.