Top 5 Jordan’s I want to own

I grew up idolizing Michael Jordan; he was one of the main reasons I loved and watched basketball in the 80’s and 90’s.  I never had a pair of Jordan’s growing up and I wasn’t really into them until recently, but now I have a passion for all things Jordan.  These are Michael Jordan’s shoes not any of the other players on the Jordan Brand roster.  These are the Top 5 Jordan’s I want to own; there can be only one per year

#5 – Air Jordan Rare Air “Olympic”

This was the pair I recently came across and I really like what I saw.  The Rare Air is a hybrid of 4 different Jordan models, the Jordan threes, fours, five and sixes.  This shoe is pretty much the best of the best, of some of the great Jordan’s.  These were first introduced in 2010 and already have a ton of colorways.  The Olympic colorway were designed to represent the Beijing Olympics with all the colors of the Olympic rings on the bottom of the shoe.  This colorway was first seen on the Jordan 6’s and now the Rare Air is getting the treatment, with laser engraged elephant pattern on the toe and heel.  This is one the newest Jordan’s on my list and my least favorite, but this doesn’t mean I’m not a fan.

#4 – Air Jordan Fusion 8 Black/Varsity Red – Flint Grey

The Fusion series combines Air Jordan’s with an Air Force One sole.  I love the concept of mixing genres; basically because the Air Force One’s are so plain and the soles look awesome attached to most of the Jordan’s.  The Fusion 8 is just what the name suggests, a fusion of the Jordan 8 and the Air Force One, but it really compliments the Jordan 8.  The flat sole of the Air Force One really smooth's out the look the 90’s styling of the Jordan 8.  I chose the black and varsity red because it the most simple of the 3 available colorways and the flint grey sole separates the black top from the red bottom.  I like the look of the six, especially the Jumpman logo on the tongue; the only feature I don’t like is the straps that cover the laces.  I have never been a big fan of straps or how to wear them.  Fusion may power the world one day, but for now it can power your feet.

 

#3 Air Jordan IV “Mars Blackmon”

Everyone knows who Spike Lee is and has probably seen many of his movies.  Besides watching “Do The Right Thing,”  Spike was very popular as Mars Blackmon, a Michael Jordan super fan with giant glasses and a flipped up hat.  He first burst on the scene as Spike Lee’s alter ego in the movie “She Gotta Have It.”  Mars was next seen is a series of Nike commercials taking about were MJ gets his moves from, with the famous line, “Is it the shoes.”  The Jordan IV “Mars Blackmon” is a White shoe with Red and Black accents; there is also a little image of Mars Blackmon almost peeking over the heel.  The Jordan IV shows the changes from the 80’s style in the 90’s futuristic style. Do the right thing and buy yourself these shoes.

#2 – Air Jordan XI “Space Jam”

These are the most sought after Air Jordan’s ever.  The Space Jam was first introduced in the movie “Space Jam.”  If you are just crawling out from under your rock and haven’t seen the Bugs Bunny/MJ live action/cartoon feature film, then you are missing out.  Basically Jordan retires to play baseball, which actually happened in real life, and is sucked into the toon world to help Bugs and friends win a basketball game against the “Monstars.”  The movie was a huge success and it spawned one of the most amazing Jordan’s ever made,Jordan XI.  The Jordan XI is worn by Michael in the movie during the final basketball game.  These shoes were released in 96, but was first worn in the 95 playoffs because Jordan couldn’t wait to wear the shoes.  This action literally caused riots.  When they were re-released last year they again caused people to lose their mind and trash a Foot Locker to get these shoes.  As much as I love these shoes they don’t have anything on the “Shoes that got away.”

#1 – Air Jordan 1 “Hare Jordan”

The “Shoes that got away,” or the shoes someone stole before I even got to see.  If you read my blog about my history with shoes then you have heard the story about my debacle with trying to buy my first pair of Jordan’s.  The Jordan 1 is my favorite Jordan because it’s the most retro, if you don’t count the skytop, and the “Hare” is the simplest of the colorways. A basic red and white colorway, but the secret lies with the Jumpman logo.  The classic logo is replaced with Bugs Bunny in the famous Jordan poise on the tongue.  The tongue also strays from the normal colors of red and white, with a mix of green and orange triangle pattern.  This is an homage to the Jordan VII “Hare Jordan” release in 1991 to coincide with a Bugs Bunny/MJ commercial.  I love this shoe and  not just because it’s the shoe that got away, but I also grew up watching Bug Bunny cartoons and also I loved the fact that they combined Michael with the toons. I will have these shoes soon and this time I will make sure I am home when they arrive, so no one else can take my shoes.

What’s your Top 5 Jordan's?  Post your list in the comments section or email the list.  I think this list encompasses some of the best Jordan’s and I know I couldn’t add all great one’s on here, but this gives you an idea of some great colorways.  Michael Jordan is one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball and he also has some of the best sneakers ever made.  So I think it’s only fitting that he get his own week dedicated to his greatness.

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