nugent4president Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Wade moves from Converse to JordanSeems to be a good move for everyone, even as a move within the overlording Nike family. Now, does anyone know how/if this will affect Marquette? I always understood their switch to the Converse brand a couple of years ago was because of Wade. Does this mean that we will have another Jordan school? As of now, I think the only ones right now are UNC, Georgetown and Cal after Cincinnati bailed by going to adidas, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 This line almost seems to make it not matter...Still, the lure of the Jordan brand -- a 12-year-old division of Nike, which also owns Converse -- was too much for Wade to ignore."Overlording" indeed. Not that I have anything against 'em. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 So now Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul, and Carmelo Anthony all wear Jordans?I like this move. It really benefits everyone, except the Converse brand [which is of Nike anyway.]This way Nike will probably sell more shoes, and hopefully D-Wade won't have cheap looking shoes anymore. | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I believe JKidd, Ray Allen, Joe Johnson, Rip Hamilton, Quentin Richardson, Mike Finley & Mike Bibby also wear Jordan solely (pun intended). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Hopefully the Jordan brand's designers can come up with a better looking signature shoe for Wade than Converse (the first playoff editions were nice, then it went down a very steep hill). But, from the looks of the Melo line, its not looking very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougaldo Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 This line almost seems to make it not matter...Still, the lure of the Jordan brand -- a 12-year-old division of Nike, which also owns Converse -- was too much for Wade to ignore."Overlording" indeed. Not that I have anything against 'em.Neither do, I it's a classic. How many times did a Nike endorsee, player or team, switch to a brand they just bought out?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowBoutThemFins Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 i saw a change coming. wade was not at all in love with the ''wade 4'' sneakers last season, mainly for comfort reasons, and switched over to an older model. dont usually see that. also saw him wearing the jordan logo last weekend during a charity function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampee Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 Not to hijack the thread, but since it is about shoes, somebody might know.Since Coach Cal has landed at Kentucky, what shoes will they wear this season?Any changes to the uniforms? I hope they ditch that ugly black uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockngoalie1 Posted July 18, 2009 Share Posted July 18, 2009 This is a good move for Wade, but sucks for my brothers company, since Converse is their number one client and they market Wade constantly. Bummer.Anyway, do you guys think Converse is going to try to market a big name player now, possibly a rookie of a high caliper? I only know of Kirk Heinrich and Elton Brand that still wear converse, although I'm sure there are others. Maryland Terrapins Uniform Tracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealPepman Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 This is a good move for Wade, but sucks for my brothers company, since Converse is their number one client and they market Wade constantly. Bummer.Anyway, do you guys think Converse is going to try to market a big name player now, possibly a rookie of a high caliper? I only know of Kirk Heinrich and Elton Brand that still wear converse, although I'm sure there are others.Agreed. So who will now take over as Converse's main man? Jameer? Elton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyk Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 I like Marquette's jerseys... I hope they just switch the logos from Converse to Jordan.I think only 3 teams wear Jordan now UNC, Georgetown and Cal. The teams that use to are St Johns (Nike), Cincinatti (Adidas), and NCA&T(Russell) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 This is a good move for Wade, but sucks for my brothers company, since Converse is their number one client and they market Wade constantly. Bummer.Anyway, do you guys think Converse is going to try to market a big name player now, possibly a rookie of a high caliper? I only know of Kirk Heinrich and Elton Brand that still wear converse, although I'm sure there are others.Perhaps adding someone from this year's draft class might be a good idea. Highly-marketable guys like Blake Griffin and Stephen Curry are still unsigned I believe, and I have heard that already-loaded companies in Adidas, Nike, RBK, etc don't have the money to add these guys. Converse, meanwhile, will have loads of money to shell out after D-Wade ousts his contract with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Even for these boards, I put this in the "who cares" category. Coorporate affiliations are a pet peave of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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