Ok, given things are a bit slow right now, tell us all what your

[colhusker]

first pair of basketball shoes was.

 

Chuck Taylor's All-Stars for me. 

[Silverbacked1]

White high top Chuck Taylor's so I could be just like Terry Novak.

[49r]

My first pair of official basketball shoes?

 

Original Air Jordans...black.

 

[49r]

...and a story behind the shoes too, I guess.

 

My freshman year of high school, right before basketball practice started we had a guy come from a sporting goods store (from Kearney, IIRC) to my high school to sell shoes to all the boys and girls who were on the teams, and this was JUST after the Jordans came out.  Naturally, everyone (who could afford them) wanted to get a pair, but at the time there were two colors, the black ones like I got, or the ones everyone remembers that were mostly white with black and red accents.

 

Everybody who got Jordans got the white ones which were far FAR more popular (because the NBA didn't allow Mike to wear the black ones at first, they required shoes to have a certain amount of white in them) but being the rebellious one, I wanted to get the black ones because I knew that's the one Mike originally approved, and because nobody else had them.

 

I am a little proud that I owned a pair of those shoes.

[AuroranHusker]

My first pair of official basketball shoes?

 

Original Air Jordans...black.

 

 

This, at least as far as I can recall having purchased.... 

[colhusker]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321064734748?hlp=false&var=510099323682

[Vinny]

The old Pippen's with "AIR" just huge on the outside.

[Bugeaters1]

I wore Black Chuck Taylor high tops

[Silverbacked1]

We used to get irregular Chucks at Kep Hardings for $9.99.

Also always, I mean always wore two pairs of socks when playing. Never had foot problems either.

[KZRider]

I remember how cool it was to get a pair of PF Flyers which I also wore to school as my regular shoes in the late 60's. Money was tight with 8 kids in the family so dedicated basketball shoes wasn't happening. The motto that they would help you "run faster and jump higher" did not necessarily prove true for me. They were, however, an improvement over the work boots I played most of my early "basketball" in out shooting at a hoop nailed to the side of our dairy barn. They were black high tops with the white toe, sole and shoestrings along with the patch on the ankle.

[Big Ern]

The original Adidas "feet you wear". They were by far the worst pair of shoes I ever wore and my Jr. High coach constantly made fun of my "high dollar" shoes. Lets just say after that year I focused more on my game and less on the shoes.

[Dean Smith]

[tcp]

Converse high tops in 1973, I think. I usually preferred to play ball in my Pumas most of the time anyway. Hated anything around my ankle.

[jimmykc]

No way I can remember mine. They were just called canvas basketball shoes and the only selection was white high tops. If they were not laced to the top we were told that our ankles would blow out and we might be crippled for life. Maybe they were Keds. I broke the mold in high school by choosing some black low cuts like Frank Ramsey of the Celtics. By then I had already blown my knee out in an ill advised attempt at football and was already crippled for life. At any rate, basketball shoes had not yet achieved any more panache than one's brand of jock strap in those days and the brand was not important. I think my jock strap was a Bike- junior size in case anyone is interested. I do remember my first baseball glove fondly though. It was a Robin Roberts model.

[huskerrandy]

My first basketball shoes were a pair of Bob Gibson's old shoes that my cousins had found in his house a couple days after it burned. I got the shoes because they fit. Sorry, I don't recall the brand.

[Huskerpapa]

My first...

 

 

 

[49r]

The thing about those Jordans was they were HEAVY...it was a little bit like wearing lead boots.

 

But they looked cool!

 

After those I got a pair of all-white New Balance shoes and I loved those things.  Easily the best basketball shoe I ever owned.

[colhusker]

We used to get irregular Chucks at Kep Hardings for $9.99.

Also always, I mean always wore two pairs of socks when playing. Never had foot problems either.

Forgot the two pairs of socks thing.  I do remember the $9.99 price though.

[twinswingohuskers]

converse all-stars, some salesman came to the school and the whole team was outfitted, and we also all wore 2 pairs of socks.

[a0t0w0]

The old Pippen's with "AIR" just huge on the outside.

 

The Nike Air More Uptempo...One of my favorites. 

[Red Rum]

Up until high school I pretty much wore some crap shoes from Payless. Speaking of Payless, I am fairly certain that I owned a pair of the white with red and black accent Jordans, knock offs of course.

 

My first shoes in high school were Converse. Nothing special. Mostly black with some weird gell thing on the sole under the heel. Velcro strap.

 

I stepped it up when I was a junior and got a pair of these:

 

Nike Air Penny II

 

I got a pretty sweet deal on them. It was some end of the year sale, probably Lemon Days or something. Sorry, I've lost a few brain cells since then.

 

Easily the most comfortable pair of shoes I've ever worn.

[Norm Peterson]

Anyone remember the Nike Haurache?  By no means my first basketball shoe but I had a pair back in the early 90s when they first came out.  Think I might still have them.  Somewhere.  Purple and green neoprene "sock" inside a white leather upper.  Sweet shoe.

[atskooc]

I saved up a bunch of money to get a pair of Reebok Air Pumps.  Tried them on several times.  Couldn't pull the trigger.  Probably spent the money at Sluggo's instead.

[The Polish Rifle]

[Concrete]

Up until high school I pretty much wore some crap shoes from Payless. Speaking of Payless, I am fairly certain that I owned a pair of the white with red and black accent Jordans, knock offs of course.

 

My first shoes in high school were Converse. Nothing special. Mostly black with some weird gell thing on the sole under the heel. Velcro strap.

 

I stepped it up when I was a junior and got a pair of these:

 

Nike Air Penny II

 

I got a pretty sweet deal on them. It was some end of the year sale, probably Lemon Days or something. Sorry, I've lost a few brain cells since then.

 

Easily the most comfortable pair of shoes I've ever worn.

i had some pennys too, but i can't remember which style

 

the first pair i vividly remember were AI's reebok question