And just like that, greatness left the game. Michael Jordan hung up his kicks and retired from the game of basketball.  Just because Mike was no longer in the League didn’t mean that Nike was finished with their game though.  The Nike Air Jordan IX came to the public and was repped heavily in the NBA by friends of Jordan including Mitch Richmond who took them to the All Star Game. The “Powder Blue” colorway of the Air Jordan IX might be best remembered as it was a part of an advertising campaign that featured Mike reflecting on his glorious career wearing his UNC jersey sitting on a basketball. Thankfully for the game of basketball and sneakers Mike returned to the game.  Thankfully for fans of this Air Jordan 9, the shoe will be returning…yes, you read that.  For a first for Throwback Thursday, we are pleased to announced that we saw the Air Jordan 9 in White/Black-University Blue listed as a 2010 release.  Check out more pics of a very well enjoyed pair after the break.

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This week for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly there was one obvious that we could not pass up. The return of the Air Jordan 11 Space Jam colorway. As for the other choices, we considered going with some shoes that D.J. Augustin called ugly in his recent interview with Nice Kicks, but we decided to leave that for those of you that read the interview. This week the Bad and the Ugly could have easily been one in the same, but it just wouldn’t have been quite right if we called it the The Good, The Ugly, The Ugly.

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This week for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly we managed to go with an all Jordan Brand lineup. There were so many Jordan shoes to hit the web this week, it made it hard to choose. A number of nice colorways of the Jordan 1 were unveiled, and the 60+ silhouette was done up in colorways to celebrate MJ’s highest scoring games throughout his career, both of which could fit into any category.

All in all, there was plenty of good, plenty of bad, and as always plenty of ugly.

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This week for The Good, The Bad, and The Fugly there were definitely a lot of good sneakers to choose from, specifically the Nike Trainer 1 on NikeiD, and the latest colorways of the Hyperdunk. With that said, hopefully you’ll enjoy this week’s choices. As always please let us know what you think in the comment section.

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Last week I switched it up a bit to incorporate more than just appearance into the column, because as most of us know there is so much more to sneakers then just the looks.

They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery, but as can be seen in this week’s The Good, The Bad, and The Fugly, if you do it wrong, it’s not flattering anyone. Also, what’s up with using tired styles over and over again? At least we have the McFly Hypermax to look forward to, but the rest of this week’s options were kind of depressing.

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The Good, The Bad, and The Fugly had plenty of choices this week, but rather than continue to talk about the Yeezy’s, the Zoom Kobe IV’s, or the latest colorway of the RT1, I decided to switch it up a bit. I know you are all probably hatin’ the instant you see the picture, so I won’t hold you up anymore with words.

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This week there was plenty to choose from for The Good, The Bad, and The Fugly. A lot of dope kicks made an appearance, from Yeezy’s to J’s. Not to mention all the fresh running silhouettes that are appearing just in time for summer. Not to mention those Flight 45’s that received the timeless Command Force colorway. The Bad and Fugly were almost too easy this week though.

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