The Converse Blog: Breaking News....maybe....Kevin Love with Converse?

I love the NBA Draft. In fact it might be my favorite sporting event of the whole year. I can't explain my love for it, I just know that inside I look forward to this day all year long. I love even more now that Converse is back to being a major player in NBA. Last year news broke a few days before the draft that Converse had signed Alando Tucker. Then a few weeks later news surfaced that linked Acie Law to Converse.

Like last year the players invited to the Green Room during the draft participated in an NBA Cares event. Also like last year many of the players wore sneakers of the brand they signed with. So I was looking forward to the pics to come out and I love what I found. In the bottom right hand corner of this picture you can see someone wearing the Converse Pro Team Black/White colorway, (for sale at Converse.com).



You can't really see as well as I'd wish, but if you look at the large photo here, you will see that Kevin Love is wearing Converse.





However, I don't know for sure that this means he is signed to Converse, nothing official has been released, to my knowledge. Also Derrick Rose has on some Fila casual shoes, and I am not sure Fila even makes basketball shoes anymore. So take this info at your own risk, however I feel pretty good about assuming Kevin Love is with Converse.

The Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday Kirk Hinrich PE

Welcome to the Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday. Today is a special Weapon Wednesday with a pair of Kirk Hinrich PE weapons. For lack of a better explanation, these are in 3/4 in cut, something I've never seen before in the Weapons. Enjoy!




They feature the initials FBH which are his Grandfather's initials.



Below is Kirk's logo on the heel, you can see the K and H that make up the logo.



Well that's it for today, I hope you enjoyed these unique kicks. There are only a few days left to vote in the poll and anything can happen between Rose, Beasley, and Mayo. Also, keep those Your Cons, Your Story submissions coming in, hopefully I can get some of those up very soon.

The Converse Blog's Your Cons, Your Story. Plus some Sole Candy

And now for something new and fresh. I am more than pleased to announce The Converse Blog's YOUR CONS, YOUR STORY. I've been saying for a while that I wanted to hear from all of you, well now I really mean it. This is a chance to not only participate, but to be featured here at The Converse Blog. Here is how it works, send a picture of you wearing your favorite pair of Converse and your answers to a mini interview below. I'll post up the picture and your answers, or simply Your Cons, Your Story. Here is a list of what I need from you to participate.



1. Send a picture of you wearing your favorite pair Converse.

2. Your name, name of the shoe (if you know), and your location (optional) if you want to rep your city.



3. Your Story: Why do you wear Converse? What do you Love about Converse? What makes your favorite pair, your favorite pair? What do you want to see from Converse in the future? Feel free to write anything else you want to say about Converse, this is your chance to have your voice heard. Write as much or as little as you want, just keep your responses PG, this website is for everyone.

email them to Conversencaa@hotmail.com
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So I can't have two post without a picture. So here is a picture taken back during game 1 of the NBA Finals. I am pretty sure I got this from Yahoo. Anyway, these Celtics fans went all out gearing in short shorts, wigs, and even black/white Converse. At first I was bummed, because they weren't wearing Weapons. Then I thought it was pretty cool that a lesser known shoe like the Maverick got some love. Plus they haven't released a pair of Mavericks in like 3 or 4 years, so they've been holding on to these.

Thanks for stopping in and I look forward to posting up all of the Your Cons, Your Story content.

The Converse Blog: Converse Mini Websites.

Good Friday morning to you all. I am in a little bit of a time crunch this morning because I am helping some family friends move. So instead of a Flashback this Friday, I am going to point you to a new set of Converse mini website. There are 13 of the mini websites, well 14 if you count the index page.

To start your journey visit This is The Index Page. This will take you to the index page, as you probably figured out. From there you can make your selection in a scrolling screen of websites.

There are two basketball centered websites, the first is Marquette Will Be Back. When you go to this page you will see a count down that leads up to the first day of the 2009 NCAA Basketball Tournament. If you click on the date it will take you to a wikipedia page for the event. If you click on We Are Marquette, you will be taken to Marquette's website.

The other page is Weapresent.com, which is a combination of the two Weapresent shirts from the finals. There isn't much to this site, but there doesn't really need to be. Less is more and this site says it all. These shirts would be great on Converse One, I really want one that Says Weapresent The Converse Blog.

My favorite of the websites is You Should Do It Now. You should watch this once a day, at least. I won't explain, you just have to experience it.

Well that's it for today, take care and have fun this weekend. Thanks for stopping in and I'll see you on Monday.

The Converse Blog's Weapon Wednesday OG Red Colorway

Last night was an good old fashion NBA beat down. Boston finally woke up and realized what I've been saying all along, that they were the superior team. This isn't a knock against the Lakers, well maybe it is, but Boston was just the better team. I just wonder how long it will take for Kobe to ask for a trade this offseason?

Anyway, today I wanted to bring you an Original Weapon from the 80's. Luckily I found an eBay auction for this mint pair below. They're size 13, for those that are interested just search on eBay and you'll find them.

So how do I know that they're Original?, well the first clue is the Silver Box, which is a classic 80's box from Converse. The second piece of evidence is a few pictures below with the Choose Your Weapon Card, that features Magic and Bird.

I also have to say the white portion of the upper looks soft enough to sleep on. Just flat out beautiful.















That's all for today, thanks for stopping in. There is just a little over a week before the NBA draft and I can't wait. Rose is still in the lead over Beasley and Mayo, but there is plenty of time for the poll to be switched.

The Converse Blog: Kentucky All Stars in What If Pack Wade 3.0

Over the weekend the Kentucky - Indiana All Stars took the floor for the second game of their two game series. I was unable to see any pictures from the first game but I did see some video. It was clear to me that the Indiana All Stars were wearing New Balance Zips from a few years ago. However, I couldn't tell for sure what the Kentucky All Stars were wearing.

As it turns out they were wearing the Converse Wade 3.0, and not a normal colorway either. In fact they are from the What If Pack, which isn't even being sold here in America. The pack also includes the Converse 0100 and the Converse Revolution.


Kentucky's Monique Reid, center, drives to the basket as Indiana's Deja Maddox, right, blocks her way during first-half action of the Kentucky Indiana All Star Classic at The Gardens, Sunday June 15, 2008, in Louisville, Ky. Timothy Easley / AP

Kentucky's Janae Howard shot over Indiana's Felisha Johnson in Louisville Gardens on Sunday. Howard, a Louisville signee, had 15 points and the Kentucky All-Stars led by as many as 44 points in the second half. Photo by Matt Barton

So it goes: Kentucky Miss Basketball Tia Gibbs (left) gets past Indiana All-Star Maggie Boyer during Kentucky's dominating win Sunday. - Timothy Easley / Associated Press



Indiana's Tyler Zeller and Kentucky's Darius Miller, the states' Mr. Basketballs, went for a rebound. Photo by Matt Barton


If you click on any of these links you'll see that the Kentucky All Stars won both games last night for the first time since 1991. It's pretty cool that they got these exclusive kicks for the game and the red really pops out on them.

Anyway, I thought I'd show some love for my state today. Thanks for checking out the blog and don't forget to vote the NBA draft is coming very soon.

The Converse Blog's Friday Flashback: Jogging.

This time tomorrow I will be rocking out with NEEDTOBREATHE. Which means I'll be doing a lot of standing and walking around Ichthus Festival. I've even had to run a few times to make the start of a concert. So I thought I'd I bring a walking/jogging/running shoe today.

They're simple in a nice white/blue colorway. They're appear to have an upper of suede and nylon.

I hope I was able to catch the game last night, but I don't know yet. Either way I'll be Weapresenting Boston. Thanks for checking out the blog and remember the vote on your way out.