Nike Retro Basketball? What do YOU want to see?

I sold shoes for four years, age 16 to 20, 95-99, there are a lot I'd like to see retro'd that are non-Jordan.

Zoom Hawk flight, in OG colorways

Air Up

Air more uptempto and its derivatives

Air way up

Zoom flight five

Jumpman J'madness (I loved mine in the black and blue)

All the other Jumpman series

D. Rodman Ndstrkt.

Air darwin low canvas.

Air command force 180 (David Robinsons). Had them in 8th grade.

My only hesitation in retro's is that Nike seems to be changing shoes, making it not a retro, just looks like it. A lot of the retro's I've tried on or have seen reviewed no longer feature full length or heel and forefoot air. They all just have heel air. I'm talking about the foamposites, zoom flight 96 and 98 thus far. The change in materials bothers me as well.

Having owned or tried on in store a large portion of what has been retro'ed, it is disappointing when it looks like my favorite shoes, but does not feel that way.

I'd like to see the Jordan 16 and 17's retroed.

Now that Nike owns Converse, I'd like to see the KJ's and LJ's retro'ed, not just the aero jams. And actually have the React tech in them and React label on them. The KJ's were great with the heel and forefoot react.
 
KOD77 said:
My only hesitation in retro's is that Nike seems to be changing shoes, making it not a retro, just looks like it. A lot of the retro's I've tried on or have seen reviewed no longer feature full length or heel and forefoot air. They all just have heel air. I'm talking about the foamposites, zoom flight 96 and 98 thus far. The change in materials bothers me as well.

Having owned or tried on in store a large portion of what has been retro'ed, it is disappointing when it looks like my favorite shoes, but does not feel that way.

I'd like to see the Jordan 16 and 17's retroed.

Now that Nike owns Converse, I'd like to see the KJ's and LJ's retro'ed, not just the aero jams. And actually have the React tech in them and React label on them. The KJ's were great with the heel and forefoot react.
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Absolutely. I think that the non-exact retros really dissuade older heads from purchasing. Things like changing the Air component, or going with (what feel like) cheaper materials, whilst still allowing the inflation argument to "justify" higher prices is a killer for me. For example, I have been REALLY hoping for a Zoom Spiridon retro for quite a while, and apparently it's coming this year, but the name is listed as "Nike Zoom Spiridon 16". Will we get that double-stacked, full-length Zoom Air? I'm not holding my breath.

Co-sign on some of the suggestions above. That mid- to late-90s era had some golden shoes that we've never seen retros of. And those Cons are things I would love to see (with the React). Heck, I'd love to see some of the Cons ERX shoes from the early '90s. Big tongues and chunky builds. But I doubt we'll EVER see that! It's Chucks & Weapons as far as the eye can see...
 
Phil32 said:
Absolutely. I think that the non-exact retros really dissuade older heads from purchasing. Things like changing the Air component, or going with (what feel like) cheaper materials, whilst still allowing the inflation argument to "justify" higher prices is a killer for me. For example, I have been REALLY hoping for a Zoom Spiridon retro for quite a while, and apparently it's coming this year, but the name is listed as "Nike Zoom Spiridon 16". Will we get that double-stacked, full-length Zoom Air? I'm not holding my breath.

Co-sign on some of the suggestions above. That mid- to late-90s era had some golden shoes that we've never seen retros of. And those Cons are things I would love to see (with the React). Heck, I'd love to see some of the Cons ERX shoes from the early '90s. Big tongues and chunky builds. But I doubt we'll EVER see that! It's Chucks & Weapons as far as the eye can see...
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I noticed the other day at footlocker they have the new "Chuck II" out. Looks like the original but with a drop in Lunar insole. IMO, its stupid. People who buy Chucks are people who buy Chuck's. They like the simplicity and the timeless look. If they want something with modern featires, they'll buy a modern shoe.

It seems to me as with the retros, very little effort was put into the Jordan 30's. I was very disappointed. 

I'd like to see some of the Force and Uptempo collections from the 90's. Air Max 2 Strong high...That's what my high school team wore...
 
I concur with the ubiquitous.I'd like to see the Air Trainer SC and Air Trainer Max's (Bo Jackson). in the OG colors. Also the air max triax series.

I actually like the non-Jordan retros better, the price isn't so ridiculously inflated, and they actually go on sale. 
 
I need the shake ndestrukt to retro not that BS they released a few years back
 
I want to see the return of the Air Flight 91 Low in dark purple suede with gold stitched Nike Air and Flight logo on the heel and tongue, basically what the current Dunk From Above stuff gets its colorways from.
 
KM1984 said:
I need the shake ndestrukt to retro not that BS they released a few years back
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right?! that was a huge slap in the face BUT the only thing keeping my hopes up is that they did the same with the diamond fury and then finally released them true to OG similarity
 
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Itd be rad if nike gave me this colorway right here. They were my first good nikes lol
 
I had a lot of sweet shoes in high school. One of the more interesting (and less garish looking) had a visible heel air unit with a foam swoosh across it, and a forefoot air sole as well. I'd like to see those come back, as well as the "gel" swoosh a lot of the 90's shoes had, as well as the hats with them. (I had one)

Working at a shoe store (we carried both high end and "normal" shoes. I bought my dad a pair of Jumpman Pro's and he still has them, Black/Royal color way. I would really like to see those retroad.
 
thesneakdiss said:
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use to want to see these but now that I found them I don't want to see them drop again LOL
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yeah but they arent wearable, ive tried multiple times and regardless of condition or storage conditions they just give up. i had a pair of mine fall off completely while at the mall on their first wear lol walked back to my car carrying what was left for the burial
 
I wore them this past Sunday and they're just fine. Nothing at all. Its not really a shoe I care to wear anyways more of a piece for the collection. Its just way to bulky for my style of dressing today.
 
thesneakdiss said:
I wore them this past Sunday and they're just fine. Nothing at all. Its not really a shoe I care to wear anyways more of a piece for the collection. Its just way to bulky for my style of dressing today.
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wow, awesome and im super jealous cuz ive bought 4 pairs and they all crumbled badly so ive given up until they get a proper retro and when they do i might get most of the colorways lol
 
1) Ultraflights
2) Flight 2k3
3) Flightposite 3
4) Jordan XVII
5) Huarache 2k4 (more og colors)
6) VC 2
7) LeBron Solider 1
8) VC 1
9) Jordan Team FBI
10) Turbine
11) Vis Uptempo
12) Air Force 2
13) Flightposite KG
 
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