1980s' Basketball Shoes (A Retrospective)

[@patrickzeinali]

This is the greatest channel of all time, so much great information and culture around shoes

[@NachoAverageFinds]

PZ KNOWS!

[@Icecoldhoneybadger]

Agreed 💯

[@Lakersfan2028]

It only takes 1 ingredient

[@d.felixphoto2260]

I remember my brother and I wanted the Magic and Bird Converse weapons and they were sold out. We left with Jordan 1's and honestly at the time we didn't really know him like that. Lol. By the time we wore them to school everyone was infatuated with our sneakers. That started my sneaker journey and was the day I became obsessed with what I wore on my feet.

[@lutherfox5744]

Little known fact: Larry never wore the market version of the Weapon during games. His had the Weapon uppers with the Pro Leather soles. My personal favourite during this era was the Converse Startech.

[@ricflare7405]

This channel has reached GOAT status in my book. Great info great videos!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Appreciate it Ric Flare

[@jeyweb4236]

Wish they brought the Converse Weapons back!

[@flannel_punk]

They're back now! They're endorsed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a lifestyle/casual sneaker.

[@jeyweb4236]

@@flannel_punk got a pair of the con x undefeated collabs shortly after that post...🍻

[@maddesi2709]

They have the Converse Weapon CX which is a modern comfort take on the Weapon.

[@maddesi2709]

I got a pair of Converse Weapon SICKS in 2012. They're very much the old Weapon with an updated midsole and accents

[@snubsnab8022]

I play basketball every day with Chuck Taylor’s on. They’re so underrated.

[@MrJones208]

Thank you for the knowledge and history lesson Sir 😎

[@rice_goat80]

You had classic brands like Etonics,Avia,Spot Blit by Saucony,L.A. Gear,BK British Knights,Brooks

[@kiryu96]

THE RETURN!!! Good to see you boys back at it!✌

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thank you man! hope you emjouy this one

[@bryantwilliams647]

Loved the Reebok BB when i was a kid in the 80s

[@Jeenyuhslover]

I have been watching you since 2018/2019, and i have to say that you guys are one of the few consistent channels on youtube.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thank you

[@glennallaire]

This video is a thing of beauty Thank you for your work

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Means the world Glenn!

[@elduderino4579]

Amazing video as always Nacho. I picked up those Converse Weapon Fragments that came out a couple of months back and they are fire! As a basketball fan it was a no brainer. All those bball kicks from like the mid 80s to mid 90s have so much character!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Aw man those Fragments are sleepers right! Thanks for the love

[@xstang55]

They only made a tiny run of those, something like 1,200 pairs total. I hope they make more colorways....

[@elduderino4579]

@@xstang55 wow I didn’t know they made such a small run of them. Now I’m even more stoked for getting a pair! Cheers for the info

[@RevaNyte]

Finally a breakdown of each basketball shoes, I also agreed on someone who commented on one of your videos (I think it was the Chuck Taylor Video or the Nike vs Adidas vs Rebook vid) on a breakdown of each basketball shoes that were worn through the years. The timeline here maybe scattered but I’ll take it for now, I still wanna see you nake a video of a timeline of every basketball shoe starting from the transition of Chuck Taylors to the Adidas Superstar to Modern Day.

[@DylanLey]

What an era! So many great kicks! Great video as always!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

The golden era

[@giogiogiogi0]

This is a great content! Now it made me appreciate the recent Converse Weapon x Fragment collab.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Yeah I saw those Frag Weapons and my jaw dropped

[@mihirjoshimusic]

Brilliant video gentlemen! Absolutely loved it! ❤️🤘🏼

[@equusquaggaquagga536]

Sneaker quality really did peak in the 80s

[@scoobjones6007]

One of my fav channels to binge watch or turn the clock back BIG NOSTALGIA 💯🔥

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Appreciate you Scoob!

[@0815raoul]

I always love the sneaker history videos.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Appreciate you

[@kevinyoung7934]

This was such a great video ...... Appreciate your content.

[@philliplyn2692]

Man wishing could go back in time to collect all my favorite sneakers from all my favorite players 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@Mikele-ez2jw]

Nice video! Missed some of my favourites there like the Spud Webb Pony's , P. Ewing Adidas Forum/ rivalry and the Dominique Wilkins Reebook

[@Bigreid92]

Great Documentary. My favorite 80’s sneaker was Patrick Ewing Adidas Conductor and Rivalry.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Definitely need to cover Ewings soon. Appreciate it Reid!

[@dirrrrrrr]

I would love to see you guys cover Converse shoes such as the Pro Leather, Fastbreak, and Weapon, they’re such influential shoes and laid the foundation of early sneaker culture, However information about these shoes are so sparse 😭😭😭 anyways, love the new uploads recently, been a fan since 2019, good too see you guys evolve you’re content and go more in depth about sneaker culture for people who barely know anything about it.

[@DukeRico]

Converse never gets any love from sneaker fans….

[@lenni2542]

Yoo nacho is back! Very good video, take me back to the 1980s!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thanks Lenni! I hope you enjoyed the nostalgia

[@chris215est]

Top notch channel a1 since day 1 !

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Appreciate that

[@MF-Venom]

80s Nba was more physical trying to kill someone no foul

[@NachoAverageFinds]

The pistons were wild

[@MF-Venom]

@@NachoAverageFinds the bad boy pistons

[@ignacioarienza]

Man these videos are crazy. Thank you for making them!!

[@kincamell]

Heavy @ The 2.05 mark Bill Russell is in a pair of custom sneakers designed by Bristol Manufacturing Corp. Bill Russell 's input contributed to the finished product.

[@jeremyshelton1079]

The very first pair of "signature" shoes I ever had was the Converse Weapon in the purple and gold.

[@soultothedirt]

those Syracuse dunks will always be fire. 🔥

[@GoodfellaNell]

Nacho dropping the history keeping sneaker KZbin alive! Fire vid!🔥

[@javinschmidt1246]

🔥video. We need a 90s version of this 💯

[@stevenroche9874]

Very well researched and presented by a likeable host, as usual ! Best regards.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Means a lot Steven. Humbled!

[@edh7492]

How has it taken me 3 days to see this, I’m sure I didn’t get the notification 🤷‍♂️ This is totally my kind of thing, great video Bry. 🤜🤛

[@NachoAverageFinds]

What's up Ed! I'm glad the video got around to you. Good to hear from you man!

[@edh7492]

@@NachoAverageFinds​⁠​⁠yeah you too brother, don’t want to blow my trumpet but I have a pair of the following shoes from this video, Air Jordan 1’s, Air force 1’s, Reebok BB4600 and Adidas Top 10’s. Used to own some air force 2 highs but wore them out as they were lovely on foot. Obviously I’ve owned a couple pairs of Chuck Taylors but as you say they’re horrendous to wear and ruin your feet, god knows how dudes used to play ball in them! I’d like to add a pair of converse weapons and a set of Reebok Pumps to my collection in the future, the latter of which I’m surprised you didn’t include..?

[@taco2753]

YA BOI I BEEN WAITING FOR A NEW VIDEO!💯

[@kicksnfigs8658]

Very nice and informative especially for me who’s been recently into 80’s basketball and with Nike and Adidas retroing some. Hope they do more. Recently got the Rivalry 86 and Fragment Weapon.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

The fragment weapons are sleepers for sure!

[@74205gb]

Great videos guys. Love the History. Thank you. #MambaMentality

[@HightopRob]

Well done well done you can add Avia as a special honorable mention they've made very well crafted high tech basketball sneakers for the NBA during the 1980s going into the 90s😊

[@richardkrivik7032]

AMAZING bro’s…🎉WELL WELL DONE 👊🤝👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@subparnaturedocumentary]

yo those og unlv dunks are pure fire

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Absoultely love that colorway

[@streetteams]

Thank you. Top nach-o!

[@PrisonMike-]

You got it right with the Reebok 4600's. I was a teen in the 80's and I had a pair of black ones. I freaking loved them. I only stopped wearing them when I got my first pair of Black Cements in the 10th grade. After that it was all Jordans.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

They’ve been rereleasing some of the BB stuff. I might cop! Thanks for sharing that story

[@robertmitchell9529]

I bought a pair of those when they came out. Can't believe my guy Magic played as well as he did in those shoes. They were super hard and barely any give when you walked in them. I played a few pick up games in them and it just never felt like I was ever going to break them in. I ended up giving them away to one of my mother's friend's son at her church. He enjoyed them more than I did. Never bought another pair of Converse again.

[@luisantonioalvarezabarza99]

Awesome content as always 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thanks Luis!!

[@jblurey2581]

Hey Nacho, I really love your content so far! I’m sure someone may have brought this up but I’d love to see a video explanation of John McEnroe’s Nike Mac Attack soon. Anyways, keep up the content =] Peace! ✌🏼

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Aw man j love those! Can’t wait for more colorways to come out

[@thestarseeker8196]

Yes. A dive into tennis kicks worn by legends of different eras would be incredibly interesting too. 🔥

[@Flyfam11]

Nacho!!!!!!!!! Let’s goooo!!🤙🏼👍🔥

[@mindingmybizness2567]

Awh man!!! I wish converse would re-release the Magic converse weapons. I would buy them so quickly. They would still sell today.

[@Swooshman_3]

SN: Villanova was also part of the “Be True To Your School” line. They’re were 8 schools initially. I’m a lil bias being a Nova fan & especially since we won the Natty in 85’. Amazing video as usual Nacho!

[@legimlugero]

Converse Cons, ERX series, LA Gear, British Knights

[@isaacsilva8033]

nacho never disappoint, firme as usual 😮

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Trucha homie 👊

[@Doctor.dorito]

love this channel!😁

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thank you for the love

[@Madman6505]

I had a pair of Bird Converse Weapons in 7th grade and loved them. You had to have either Nikes or Converse shoes at my school, or you were a complete loser, haha. In 89 or 90, I had a pair of Nikes that came with a little air pump to inflate the shoes around the ankles. My parents bought them for me to support an ankle injury from playing basketball. They cost $120 bucks, which was one reason I was the only kid in my small high school who had a pair. Everyone wanted them, and I became the center of attention for a while, lol

[@benjaminblakemore9704]

NICE ONE NACHOS 😊❤

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Appreciate you Ben!

[@adnaanu]

My fav sneakers channel

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thank you 🙏 you

[@Lrj530]

I remember when my mom came home with a pair of the magic Johnson shoes as I called them. I was all excited and wore the crap out of them.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Bro I can’t imagine the excitement

[@aaronwonder990]

Great video

[@alexthelizardking]

What a return. This is gonna be sweet😋

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Always appreciate you Alex

[@Rodrigues013-w7e]

My favourite KZbin sneaker channel. 🔥 video.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Humbled

[@scottrichardson6864]

Another great video as usual! Keep it up!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Appreciate you Scott! Thanks for watching man

[@downsideuppoundcakedog]

Great video dog. Just checked myself and subbed too. Keep em coming.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Really appreciate doing that!

[@PaulNat360]

Somehow Converse Was The Top Brand In The 1980S. Even Though They Were Not At The Top In The 1990S, There Is Still One Shoe From Them I Wish To See Again - The Converse Destroyer… The Larry Johnson Shoe.

[@chadchesney3858]

Just discovered your channel. Enjoying your videos. Ya know I’ve always wondered why NB never signed another BBall star. They just kind of surrendered any future ground on the basketball court. But ya know they went another way. And strengthened their niche in the running world. And supreme comfort and support engineering. I’ll check out more videos. Maybe you’ve already covered this buuut what happened to Converse? Only shoes I ever still see in stores is ya know the Chuck Taylors.

[@sportjames23]

Bruh, this took me BACK. 🤟

[@aintnohalfsteffen]

the BB5600's were supposed to be Len Bias's signature shoe

[@ThomasGoldringJr]

The Best Era Of 🏀 Sneakers But My Fave Where The Air Force 1s High

[@FyrFytr998]

Brotherman………… It’s pronounced Mark. Ah-gwire. Take the g sound in good and add wire to it. Glad you caught yourself on Bob Lanier (La-Near). You’re still one of my favorite channels. Keep it up.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Yo appreciate you calling me out on those. Thanks for being a fan on the channel!

[@santannathegreat5167]

I really enjoy your/ yall videos homie!! I really appreciate all the research and knowledge involved to present us with a ACCURATE history of some of our grails and shoes I wore growing up in Chicago in the 90’s.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Thank you bro!! Love be able to give people an escape with nostalgia

[@EPYCpeacemakers]

Subscribed. ❤

[@FyrFytr998]

After the Celtics won the title in 86 and Penn State beat the Miami Hurricanes. I immediately went and got the black Reebok BB5600’s. During that year, black sneakers were still not worn in my high school. Even Bred 1’s weren’t that popular. And the Black Cement 3’s were still a year away. In my old age, I may and try and cop them 5600’s again.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

I’m super jealous you got to live through those moments!

[@FyrFytr998]

@@NachoAverageFinds all good. Soon you’ll be telling young heads about way back in the Kobe and LeBron years. Every generation has their era they like to remember about.

[@Brand33777]

the way our dawg pronounces some of these names

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Sorry haha

[@alwaysphresh6493]

Man I’m a big fan of the channel and since you’re talking about 80’s BB shoes. I feel like you left one out which is Avia brand. I was definitely balling in a pair of those in Jr High…..lol.

[@NachoAverageFinds]

I want to do a full video of Avia

[@alwaysphresh6493]

@@NachoAverageFinds you have to please. That and lotto’s…..🙏🏾

[@x2a473]

we back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

😎😎😎

[@osullivanjeremyp]

Mark A-GWIRE (rhymes with fire)

[@NachoAverageFinds]

My bad

[@flymartian33]

Damn no Adidas forum which was crucial in Mj's college years

[@The40Glock1]

Weapons 🔥

[@sneakerprofiler]

Nike Air was never really revolutionary. Karhu did it first in the ‘70s. You missed the opportunity to name Jacques Chassaing with design-engineering the early adidas Bball shoes. He’s a legend, and he was central in the defining of modern Bball and running shoes aesthetics and technology. It was his idea to work with the athletes like his hero, Adi Dassler, did. I had a pair of the Converse Weapon. I didn’t hoop in them as much as I rode BMX in them. Great upload, as usual, bro. ✌🏽💙👟

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Ah yeah i love JC! We have a video about the Adidas Forum. We talk about him in that video.

[@sneakerprofiler]

@@NachoAverageFinds have you read his book “From Soul To Sole”? He picks his most memorable moments in the game. The amount of innovation that came from him and his team is incredible. ✌🏽💙👟

[@albertsebastian4489]

Bird uses the custom made Weapon with All Stars soles..my all time 80s sneakers would be the Adidas Forum which up to now I’m still wearing the retro releases..

[@rikmarvel]

Great Episode, really enjoyed it! But..... No AVIA's? 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@NachoAverageFinds]

I'll dedicate a whole video to AVIA in the future

[@rikmarvel]

@@NachoAverageFinds that would be 🔥🔥🔥!!

[@MrLouis-of3yl]

@@NachoAverageFinds Videos for both Pony and Avia would be absolutely sweet!

[@treystyles3760]

Bob (la -neer) put some respect on that man's name

[@geraldfarr8279]

He badly mispronounced Mark Aguirre's name as well

[@michaelromandel9022]

I have played basketball in All Stars but think I am generally too heavy to play in that shoe. For a lanky tall player who doesn’t rely on quick cuts or powerful moves but is more graceful in style I think it could still work

[@kp9593]

Love the weapons

[@redhooddragoncore3276]

Need that history of lebrons sneakers vid!

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Of course!

[@kincamell2]

Stellar

[@dutchesssatine1316]

From Chuck Taylor directly to 82 Nike Air force? You forgot to mention 76 Converse Pro leather.

[@marcusbrothers5221]

Every decade is pivotal in case you haven't noticed

[@DibeezyTheGifted]

I remember my grandfather buying me some Converse weapons in like 1989 1990 and I was pissed lol. My pops got me some 4's.

[@cindyknudson2715]

I hope your grandfather didn't find out.

[@DibeezyTheGifted]

@@cindyknudson2715 he didn't appreciate me not appreciating some new shoes for certain. He understood a few years later though. Times had changed.

[@luisenriquereyes8932]

Amigo un saludo de cabo san Lucas Baja California Sur con todo respeto eres el mejor lo mejor de lo mejor los 80 fue la mejor época los tenis que nunca logré conseguir fueron los converse weapon de magic espero conseguirlos

[@BrockMak]

0:32 Rodman: David Stern before Jordan : Loved Bad Boys. After Jordan started going up against the Pistons: I hate Jordan Rules All because Stern's first draft was the 84 draft.

[@pedrohernandez-ff8gb]

Yes sir

[@DelpriestStokes]

Another fact Michael Cooper rocked asiscs and another fact you forgot pony and brooks worn by Dominique Wilkins and another fact exvaire McDaniel wore Saucony before Clyde drexler sigh with avia and reebok he was rocking kangaroo

[@Coach_Sonny-Kaesbauer]

Can’t imagine playing at the highest level of basketball in Cons

[@cindyknudson2715]

And DOMINATING!

[@rickiebradshaw3695]

You should have had the Air Jordan 4. That shoe was straight fire when it came out in 1989. I would rank the top three shoes of a decade in 1980s 1.Air Jordan 4, 2.Air Jordan 3, and 3. Converse Weapon. What about top three shoes of '80s for pure style and technology for the game.

[@PeteBolo-gi6qe]

The were a lot more sneaker brands being used then(80's)

[@NachoAverageFinds]

Absolutely.

[@juwanhowardhll8019]

The sneakers that made me want to have was the air force one high and the air jordan 4s that my brother had in 2004 cool grey back then he paid 140 for them

[@chadchesney3858]

And ok Sampson was a “major force” as I think you put it in the NBA for about a year and a half. Unfortunately for Puma Sampson was a major NBA bust. Largely due to injury. And yeah the Jordan 3’s were a great comeback following the disappointing, although I love’em, Jordan 2’s. But I don’t know if the line was ever in trouble. I mean Jordan’s game was just so awesome any shoe he wore would have been coveted. But the 3’s did take it to a new level.

[@chadchesney3858]

Sorry “formidable force”.

[@tareksherif7319]

speaking of converse why dont you make a video about converse and how it struggled to be in the NBA and how it starting to make a small comeback by signing some athletics.

[@calebfong896]

i really wish puma continued making ralph sampsons, I love mine alot but they're starting to break down beyond repair. i gotta find a way to get a fresh pair somehow

[@poketrainer12187]

Rasheed wallace , kobe bryant also rock af1