Air Jordan 6 “Olympic” Aug 3rd, 2024

[g-time]

Nothing wrong with liking a non-og colorway over a og.
III Wizard > True Blue
IV Cool Grey > White Cement
XI Jubilee > Space Jam

XII Indigo > Obsidian

That first grouping - Blasphemy!

The 12s - those are so close to each other, but I’m still taking Obsidians.

 

[OldManJays]

University gold IX better than Charcoals? Nah. Better than Olives though.

I wouldn’t put Jubilees over Space Jams either. Though I do like the Jubilee 11.

 

[jetbl1223]

Tbh it’s hard to take serious the OG only crowd. Do you really have your own opinion? I get MJ wore it, how I remember them back in the day, etc but is that really the say all end all? There are plenty of non OG colorways better the OG for certain models. Sure it’s all subjective but come on..

 

[OldManJays]

Tbh it’s hard to take serious the OG only crowd. Do you really have your own opinion? I get MJ wore it, how I remember them back in the day, etc but is that really the say all end all? There are plenty of non OG colorways better the OG for certain models. Sure it’s all subjective but come on..

There are some, but “plenty” is an overstatement imo.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Nothing wrong with liking a non-og colorway over a og.
III Wizard > True Blue
IV Cool Grey > White Cement
IX University Gold > Charcoal
X Ice Blue > New York
XI Jubilee > Space Jam
IE White Argon Blue > Cobalt
XII Indigo > Obsidian
XIV White Chartreuse > Oxidized Green
XIV Grey Chartreuse > Indiglo
XVII Low Reverse Lightening > Lightening
XVIII Toro > White Red

XI Jubilee > Space Jam???????

 

[OldManJays]

Here are “new” colorways I’d put over certain OG’s. It’s a pretty short list.

Black Cement II > either OG II
Military Black IV > Military Blue IV
Olympic VI > Sport Blue VI
“Alt” VIII > Bugs Bunny VIII
Cool Grey IX > Olive IX
Flint IX > Olive IX
Ice Blue X > Steel X
Cool Grey XI > Columbia XI (it’s close though)
Red AND Yellow Ferrari XIV > Indiglo XIV
Id put the black/university blue XIV over the Indiglos as well.
That’s about it really.

There is a few that could be right there in the OG lineup ie Cool Grey IV, Bordeaux/Hare VI, Black Flint XIIIs.

 

[jetbl1223]

There are some, but “plenty” is an overstatement imo.

Again, all subjective. But from 1 - 23 I personally can easily name 20 retro+ colorways better than an original from their respective model. Respectfully, I think you’re forgetting how many retro+ colorways are out there over the past 20+ years.

 

[bestintheworld]

The only retro+ I *might* take over the OG is the Hurricane Katrina 3s over white cement 3s. It’s like they took a perfect shoe and made it perfecter in my opinion.

As far as everything else is concerned, to me, there is absolutely no comparison whatsoever.

 

[All Ready]

there are def retro pluses that I kept over ogs

but some of these comparisons aren’t even the colorways I’d pair them with

but i also value statement pieces so there are some some that are better statement pieces and some that are just flat out better color placement wise

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Chrome VIII's are better than every OG VIII

That's my wild stand alone take

 

[forest hills]

Chromes better than the Playoffs AND Aquas? Wild.

Spoiler

Bugs Bunnys I can kinda understand I guess, but still. Absolutely wild take.

 

[cjlaw228]

Facts jb dropped the ball these should of been a July drop or end of June

I guess they’d rather take the back to school $$ instead

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Chromes better than the Playoffs AND Aquas? Wild.

Spoiler

Bugs Bunnys I can kinda understand I guess, but still. Absolutely wild take.

Never really liked the playoff VIII's. Those are my least favorite.

Chrome>Bugs>Aqua>>>Playoffs

Chromes have a certain glow

 

[OldManJays]

chrome viiis are nice indeed. I can’t put them above Aquas or Playoffs though.

also, Is there a place where we can complain about the site constantly refreshing and it actually GETS FIXED? LOL. It’s pretty unbearable at this point.

 

[q-ball2220]

Chrome 8’s definitely a favorite of mine, I ain’t mad at anybody who picks them over Playoffs tho.

 

[bestintheworld]

Chrome 8s are absolutely fantastic and hold their weight against the other OGs but they’re not better than Aquas. It’s just not happenin lol

 

[Public Enemy]

 

[Jordanbball]

Shock drop soon maybe

 

[bestintheworld]

It’s not even a shock these days but I’ll take it.

These are incredible.

 

[zombiejohnny]

It’s not even a shock these days but I’ll take it.

These are incredible.

Forreal! Besides the Black Infrareds, these are my other favorite 6's.

 

[g-time]

These are my fav 6s, besides the Maroons. Maroons are a favorite because they were my first Jordan my mom got me back in ‘91 when I was 5 lol.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

The only retro+ I *might* take over the OG is the Hurricane Katrina 3s over white cement 3s. It’s like they took a perfect shoe and made it perfecter in my opinion.

As far as everything else is concerned, to me, there is absolutely no comparison whatsoever.

You really wouldn’t take any retro+ AJ 6 over sport blues? Those are such a terrible shade of blue and vastly inferior to both of the other OG white based AJ6s in the White IR and Maroon cws.

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Fellas let’s stop all the nonsense in claiming any non original aj6 colorway is at the top.

After the og line it’s up for debate, and the Olympics are certainly up there, but originals reign supreme.

You would put Sport Blues above Olys???

 

[g-time]

I like sport blues

 

[1978S]

Dear lawd there's some horrible takes in this thread.