Player Profiles: The Legendary, The Past & The Present
Posted by George Kiel III | Oct 26, 2009|
The 2009-2010 NBA season is one day away to many people’s excitement! Therefore, your favorite column Kicks On Court will be making its return very soon. Until then, we have created an ongoing column dubbed Player Profiles: The Legendary, The Past & The Present in which we showcase some of the better shoe lines from the past and present. Today, we give you our last Player Profile installment for awhile in the form of Julius Erving, Grant Hill and Carmelo Anthony’s memorable sneaker lines. With that said, click here to compare/contrast the extensive signature lines of these three superstar small forwards. In case you missed it, check out: (1) Point Guards Player Profiles Magic Johnson, Gary Payton and Chris Paul, (2)Shooting Guards Player Profiles Michael Jordan, Penny Hardaway and Kobe Bryant and the first (3)Small Forwards Player Profiles James Worthy, Scottie Pippen and LeBron James. |
Julius Erving, better known as Dr. J, gained superstar status as a pioneer of the ABA and later as an All-Star in the NBA. The acrobatic scorer earned MVP and Championship honors in both leagues while becoming a fan favorite and one of the most entertaining players ever. With unforgettable highlights such as the ‘baseline move’ and ‘Rock the Baby Dunk’, the former Squire, Net, and Sixer will forever be remembered as one of the greatest players ever. Dr. J was endorsed by Converse and was the recipient of a signature collection. The Pro Leather was a sleek basketball shoe that was offered in high and low top. The shoe is also famous because Michael Jordan wore them while at North Carolina. As a Sixer, Converse released The Dr. J, an updated version of the Pro Leather that offered more padding and support as well as a Dr. J logo and signature. Near the end of his career he was used to endorse the Converse Star Tech alongside fellow NBA legends and Converse signees Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. Since his retirement Converse has released the Pro Leathers and also introduced The Dr. J 2000.
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Oct 28, 2009 at 9:32 am
I remember I was the first person on campus with the GH1’s!! Everybody loved them. IDK but they were hittin in 95!….The Melo PE line is gorgeous!
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:43 pm
Grant Hill is the absolute best. I grew up idolizing that man and still have the greatest amount of respect for the guy. HOF for sure if he hadn’t been injured year after year…
Oct 27, 2009 at 5:53 pm
I have those Carmelo pe IIs still fresh
Oct 27, 2009 at 3:57 pm
check my blog kicksoncards.tumblr.com for the GH3 posted today!!
Oct 27, 2009 at 12:25 pm
damn melo pe’s 10 and 20 are sick! IN MY OPINION IF THEY PUT DR.J AS THE “LEGENDARY” THEY SHOULD PUT DOMINIC WILKINS AS PAST AND VINCE CARTER AS PRESENT… it will have more logic than this one because they are the best dunkers of all time
Oct 27, 2009 at 11:32 am
all i have read on this is that the look of the melo’s are whack…but have any of you tried his sig shoes?? when it comes to ball shoes…they are one of the most comfortable shoes…to me this shoe serves more for function than fashion…but i bet half of the ppl here just wanna look good on the floor vs. feeling comfortable and more than half the time ppl wanna look good on the floor is cuz they cant ball…thats the general feedback im getting…
Oct 27, 2009 at 9:56 am
Melos are wac, but the Melo Jordan Retro PEs are official.
Oct 27, 2009 at 9:29 am
them AJ22 PE’s are gorgeous
Oct 27, 2009 at 9:16 am
goddamn those GH4s are retarded!!! i dont even remember those hitting the court, and im glad.
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:12 am
lmnop, some of these guys, hill-kemp-penny, would also have a huge sig line, but they couldn’t stay healthy enough. Also I don’t think anyone from docs time had a long sig line
Oct 27, 2009 at 8:04 am
WHERE’S ALLEN IVERSON??? He has arguably the best sig shoe line since mj
Oct 27, 2009 at 7:50 am
Dem melo 12s nd 20 r sick
Oct 27, 2009 at 4:38 am
these days top payers just get too many signature shoes. Melo is going into his 6th or 7th year and already has 6 of his own shoes out and none of them have been that great…….. Dr J had one……
and oh yeah, the GH2’s are siick. i had the GH1s wen i was a lil yungun, i diddnt even know who grant hill was.
Oct 27, 2009 at 1:42 am
I’ll take the Fila Grant Hill 2s over any Melo sneaker.
Oct 26, 2009 at 10:48 pm
damn those melo 10 PE’s are nice
Oct 26, 2009 at 10:21 pm
gimme grant hill 1 & 2’s over any of melos sigs.
Oct 26, 2009 at 9:43 pm
kidphaze, isn’t there a whole message board for this type of question? Aren’t there like 20 different message boards you can use?
Oct 26, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Melo doesn’t deserve to be on ANY list with DR. J and Hill!
Oct 26, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Fila shoes are very uncomfortable
I bought them because Grant Hill was so great!!!
Oct 26, 2009 at 8:51 pm
some cool stuff
Oct 26, 2009 at 8:25 pm
carmelo’s PE IIs, Xs, XIIs, XIIIs, XXs, XX3s, and 2009s are sick.
what’s up with the “PE” VIIs? theyre just olympics with MELO stitched on the side…
converse dr. Js are sick too.
Oct 26, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Grant Hill drinks Sprite!?…lol..Those are classics!! I grabbed a pair of the GH2’s from Finishline for the low-low. I’m giving my man Melo the ribbon on this forum tho. Being signed to JB has it’s advantages as you can see. I’m not a fan of his signature shoes tho. They always seem to miss the mark on design. Dr. J is just classic retro tho. I need a pair of the Converse Pro’s. Jordan rocked a white/carolina blue pair in college. (Look at his last shot photo in the NCAA finals)……nice!
Oct 26, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I’d rather keep the De La’s man…
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I know this is off topic but i own a pair of DE LA SOULS which i know are hard to come by..A friend wants to trade for the red 5s from the toro bravo pack and two pairs of vans..should i accept??
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Man dats all i use to wear was the GH2, one of my favorite shoes.
Oct 26, 2009 at 6:05 pm
I remember seeing 2Pac sporting the GH2 in his “All Eyes On Me” CD booklet. Those bring me back man!
Oct 26, 2009 at 5:52 pm
DEM MELO PE 10’s aint nun but da truff
Oct 26, 2009 at 5:43 pm
Melo pe’s are harder than his signatures
Oct 26, 2009 at 5:25 pm
i hate fila
Oct 26, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Word