{"id":298406,"date":"2013-05-22T23:17:23","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T04:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=298406"},"modified":"2022-09-16T15:33:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T20:33:52","slug":"8-basketball-shoes-that-wont-get-retroed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/8-basketball-shoes-that-wont-get-retroed\/","title":{"rendered":"Best You&#8217;ll Never Have: 8 Basketball Shoes That Won&#8217;t Get Retroed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even in the abundant climate of retros, re-retros, and revamps, some basketball shoes just aren\u2019t coming back. Sure, it\u2019d be great to have a chance to score every pair of kicks we ever wanted growing up, but when it comes down to business, some models won\u2019t be remade or re-released. Here are eight hoops shoes we don\u2019t see getting the retro treatment anytime soon, and our reasons why.<\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Command Force<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Cost<\/p>\n<p>Though the technology used on the <strong>Nike Air Command Force<\/strong> is dated after two decades, it\u2019d be incredibly expensive to re-up or rebuild. The asking price of $180 was crazy then, and the inflated retail on these pumped up kicks would be even wilder for a retro in 2013. We\u2019d love to see these back, we just don\u2019t see it happening in OG form. Would you buy an amended version like the <a title=\"Nike Air Force 180 Mid\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/nike-air-force-180-mid\/\">Air Force 180 Mid retro<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Garnett<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Contract<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Garnett has had three different shoe deals since starting with the Swoosh in 1995. Because of this, his first signature shoe, the <strong>Nike Air Garnett,<\/strong> will likely remain without retro. Could these come back under a new name like Garnett III or could KG come back to Nike like Agassi? The latter is probably more likely in this case.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Converse AS 91<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Mis Zapas\" href=\"http:\/\/miszapas.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mis Zapas<\/a>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Various<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Rodman was an icon of the MTV era. Hard rock on the hardwood, he was just as much a rebel as he was a rebounder. Such attitude made him an interesting endorser for footwear. After working with Nike, Converse gave Rodman a shoe deal and two signatures. With the Chevron now out of the basketball realm and Rodman too outspoken for many, a retro release would likely be too risky for Converse.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Money<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Mis Zapas\" href=\"http:\/\/miszapas.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mis Zapas<\/a>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Demand<\/p>\n<p>As much as signature star power is celebrated these days, one of the things that made &#8217;90s footwear awesome was daring design and downright strange styling. The <strong>Nike Air Money<\/strong> was not as clean or flashy as the name may imply, borrowing the bottom of the Much Uptempo and taking the branding a different direction with its unusual lacing system. These shoes aren\u2019t as much about \u2018who\u2019 made them hot as \u2018what\u2019 made them unique. Because of this, it\u2019s hard to imagine the demand for a retro being there.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Early Team Jordans<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Demand<\/p>\n<p>Team Jordans have always been associated with takedown in some manner, but none of that mattered as much when Jordan Brand first launched in 1997. It was understood that both Michael Jordan and his shoes were the greatest in the game, so any athlete endorsing his line or the designs that derived from it were still fresh and formidable. Early models like the <strong>Jumpman Pro Quick<\/strong> and <strong>Jumpman Pro<\/strong> were fluid and tied to the likes of Eddie Jones and Kevin Garnett. Yes, both models have seen retro release, but neither excelled at retail. Whether or not the re-launch was too soon is debatable, but the current opinion on \u2018Team Jordans&#8221; will probably stop a future retro release. It\u2019s too bad.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Zoom Morph Series<\/h2>\n image via <a title=\"Mis Zapas\" href=\"http:\/\/miszapas.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mis Zapas<\/a>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Cost<\/p>\n<p>In a market where the manufacturer knows that retros are only worn for casual use, it\u2019s hard to imagine a full-fledged two-piece sneaker returning. Let alone a line. The Nike Zoom Morph series saw a new take on star power, allowing wearers to trade signature \u2018skins\u2019 of Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, and Scottie Pippen models with friends of the same size. If that wasn\u2019t enough, the parts were also available for customization on NIKEiD. The graphic upper of the Kidd colorways seems to be the standout from the series, but we don\u2019t see these coming back&#8211; at least not in morph form.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Converse Wade<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Contract<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Converse Wade 1<\/strong> wasn\u2019t a smash hit at retail when released, but it was arguably the best shoe worn by one of the best players of this era. The \u201cPlayoffs\u201d colorway was nearly perfect, playing off the Jordan branded aesthetic and Wade\u2019s now banned tights. Odds of a retro release are slight at best. As stated before, Converse no longer plays in performance basketball. On top of that, Wade is no longer with Converse or Jordan Brand, both of which are under the Nike, Inc. umbrella.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Unlimited<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reason:<\/strong> Cost<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019d love to see the Nike Air Unlimited get the retro treatment, but it\u2019s hard to imagine. With all the &#8217;90s wave popularity, it seems like this model would have returned by now. While D-Rob\u2019s 71 point performance and G Hill\u2019s Duke career are strong stories, none seem to register enough with today\u2019s buyers to sell shoes. More importantly, the amount of work needed to reconstruct this shoe seems to exceed demand. Nike\u2019s seen desired shoes like the Total Air Uptempo and Air Penny 3 bring in slow sales. If it\u2019s not easy to make and it&#8217;s not a sure thing, then a retro doesn&#8217;t make sense from a business standpoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even in the abundant climate of retros, re-retros, and revamps, some shoes just aren\u2019t coming back. Sure, it\u2019d be great to have a chance to score every pair of kicks we ever wanted growing up, but when it comes down to business, some models won\u2019t be remade or re-released. Here are eight shoes we don\u2019t see getting the retro treatment anytime soon, and our reasons why.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Converse AS 91<\/h2>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nike Air Money<\/h2>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":298732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[618],"tags":[1225537],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Best You&#039;ll Never Have: 8 Basketball Shoes That Won&#039;t Get Retroed | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Snkrs Day takes a look at eight awesome basketball shoes that probably won&#039;t get retroed due to business reasons.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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