{"id":273116,"date":"2013-02-14T11:00:44","date_gmt":"2013-02-14T17:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=273116"},"modified":"2022-09-16T13:31:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T18:31:58","slug":"all-star-diarijerry-stackhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/all-star-diarijerry-stackhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA All-Star Diaries (2000s): Jerry Stackhouse Discusses the Beginnings of His Partnership with FILA"},"content":{"rendered":"

FILA<\/strong> is back, and so is Jerry Stackhouse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“I always wanted to go out the same way I came in,” said Stackhouse. “I wanted to wear the same shoe at the end of my career that I wore at the beginning of my career.”<\/p>\n

Sure, it’s a joy to see another 90s classic on the hardwood today but an even bigger joy to find out how the FILA Stack made it to the hardwood when it first released.<\/p>\n

As the 2000s installment of our All-Star Diaries<\/em> series, Jerry Stackhouse details everything from his initial thoughts upon seeing the Stack I for the first time, his FILA commercial on Super Bowl weekend, and what to look forward to from the reemergence of the brand.<\/p>\n

Snkrs Day: Out of college, what was your thought process behind joining FILA as opposed to the other brands that wanted you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jerry Stackhouse: Well, before I joined FILA, I didn’t look at them as a basketball brand; I looked at them from a fashion standpoint. Everybody rocked the classic FILAs way back in the day. So, when they approached me out of college with the basketball line, I looked at it as something fresh, and something I could help build.<\/p>\n

Snkrs Day: So, you were enamored by the fact that you could be an originator and help FILA compete with the Nikes and Reeboks of the basketball sneaker industry… <\/strong><\/p>\n

Jerry Stackhouse: Well, I just wanted to take advantage of the marketing opportunity. I had the same representation as Grant Hill had the year before. Like him, they put a lot of effort into ensuring me that they would get my shoe and I to the forefront of basketball. FILA basically gave me an offer I couldn’t resist, and the money wasn’t too bad either [Laughs]. It was more than I made in the first year of my basketball contract.<\/p>\n

Snkrs Day: Speaking of Grant Hill, did he play a part in you signing with FILA out of college?
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Jerry Stackhouse: Somewhat. I’ve been friends with Grant Hill for a very long time. When I was in high school, I would come up to the Duke campus and spend time with him and pick his brain about different stuff. He’s always been a big brother to me.<\/p>\n

I liked Grant’s shoes, but we were competitors. We played in the same division, so I didn’t care about his shoes at the time. I can look back now and say those FILA Grant Hill 2s were really nice, but you wouldn’t have heard that out of my mouth at that point. I wouldn’t mind wearing those on the court, but not while we were both in our primes playing against each other. No way.<\/p>\n

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Snkrs Day: Enough about Grant’s shoes. Honestly, what were your thoughts when FILA first presented the Stack to you?
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Jerry Stackhouse: I really thought it was a hot shoe. My guys that I grew up with came to the FILA headquarters with me when they first had my shoe ready. When we saw it for the first time, I was trying to be all cool and act like a real business professional – trying not to be so giddy and excited, but I was bubbling on the inside. I was being so nonchalant, and it got to a point where the FILA people didn’t think I liked the shoe at all. I had to reassure them that I wanted to be with the brand, and I loved the shoe [Laughs]. I really thought it was good-looking shoe, and I was so excited to have a signature shoe in my rookie season. You don’t see rookies with signatures shoes these days.<\/p>\n

Snkrs Day: What about the FILA Stack II?
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Jerry Stackhouse: The Stackhouse I was a lot more comfortable than my second signature. I still loved the Stackhouse II though. I remember having a Super Bowl spot for the Stack II that was pretty interesting. Everybody was on those, but my personal favorite was the Stack from a look and style standpoint.<\/p>\n

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Snkrs Day: I remember that commercial spot. That was the one featuring you dribbling on the building beams.
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Jerry Stackhouse: Man, shooting that commercial was crazy. First off, they came and picked me up after practice in a helicopter and took me from Philly to New York. It was my first time riding in a helicopter, and that was a pretty weird experience. When I got there, they explained to me that they wanted me to run across the beams, and I was like, ‘What?’ It wasn’t as high in the sky as it looked, but they actually had me running on beams. It was pretty cool though. The final product was awesome.<\/p>\n