Air Jordan V retro OG - Nike Air - Fire Red/Silver tongue - May 2, 2020

[da hen]

Lose his hops?

 

[MedozK23]

IMO - MJ wore the AJ5 in his last great dunking year.

By the time he won his first ring the following season in the AJ6,
he had noticeably started to loose his hops & develop his all around game.

 

[green rhino123]

Lose his hops?

Ya, when do you think that occurred during his career?
When did it start to become noticeable for you?

 

[JRepp23]

IMO - MJ wore the AJ5 in his last great dunking year.

By the time he won his first ring the following season in the AJ6,
he had noticeably started to loose his hops & develop his all around game.

Michael from 91-92 may disagree with that.
And 1993.

 

[JRepp23]

Ya, when do you think that occurred during his career?
When did it start to become noticeable for you?

When he came back in 1995. He still could get up better than most at that time though.

 

[JRepp23]

I can understand why it would appear that 1990 was his last good dunk year. He was def killin guys then. But in 91 his game transitioned a bit to more shooting. The team was more well rounded so he didnt have to go so hard like he was in years before.
Well 1993 was a year he wasnt gonna be stopped. He had it all at that point.

 

[AIR J XIII]

IMO - MJ wore the AJ5 in his last great dunking year.

By the time he won his first ring the following season in the AJ6,
he had noticeably started to loose his hops & develop his all around game.

BRUH... the only thing that lessened during the first 3-peat was some of the flashiness, the bounce was still there.

Mike was still catching bodies in 1998

 

[walkingBred]

IMO - MJ wore the AJ5 in his last great dunking year.

By the time he won his first ring the following season in the AJ6,
he had noticeably started to loose his hops & develop his all around game.

Best MJ dunk of all time...

 

[green rhino123]

Best MJ dunk of all time...

Word. His Dr. J foul line dunks have nothing on this. Soaring.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

Jordan is my favorite dunker, next would be Julius Erving and Vince Carter. I always love pulling off the Free Throw Line dunk in NBA 2K.

 

[trashpaw]

lol imagine thinking MJ couldn't still yam on dudes after the 1990 season.

 

[airthompson]

So many holes being poked in that he lost his hops in the early 90s theory.

 

[spizike2389]

I stand corrected as weird as it sounds I’ve never realized the Chicago 2’s have a black midsole and yet I’ve seen and clamored for Nike to release them without the piping millions of times. Speaks to how smooth the color scheme is.

2S are low key my favorite but they seldom retro and only 4-5 good Cw outside of the Just Dons

 

[green rhino123]

Jordan is my favorite dunker, next would be Julius Erving and Vince Carter. I always love pulling off the Free Throw Line dunk in NBA 2K.

Off the top of my head, Dr. J, Jordan, Dominique & Kemp are some of my favorite slam dunk artists.


edit:
I forgot about Barkley too.
"I'll throw it down your throat like Barkley. You see my car keys? - you'll never get these."
But he was more of an all around beast than a pure slam dunk artist.

 

[rooster]

Kemp was a beast
Him and Payton were the original lob city
That Sonics team was fun to watch

 

[r.a.denny]

WC4 the goat , ya'll are trippin

 

[Van Nostrand]

Kemp and Dominique were a blast to watch dunk in their primes. And don't forget Spud Webb!

 

[The Fresh Prince]

Kemp and Dominique were a blast to watch dunk in their primes. And don't forget Spud Webb!

My man, he’s a hero for us vertically challenged men (I’m five feet, eight inches)

 

[Zephyr1983]

Man, I see this thread bumps a couple pages and I figure it’s finally time for official pics

But no, it’s a spirited debate on whether MJ’s legs were washed before he even got a trophy

NT please never change

all in good fun tho, I’m just dyin for more pics

 

[spizike2389]

Man, I see this thread bumps a couple pages and I figure it’s finally time for official pics

But no, it’s a spirited debate on whether MJ’s legs were washed before he even got a trophy

NT please never change

all in good fun tho, I’m just dyin for more pics

I’m hoping we are about to see some pics of these shoes and they are having the same debates they’ve already had over the past decade lol

 

[appleheaddmv]

Best MJ dunk of all time...

Goat... no debate...

 

[The Fresh Prince]

I really wish they would release the playground shirt along with my 4s and 5s

 

[citricacidcycle]

5s are highly nostalgic for me. Black Metallic 5s were the first ever Jordan I got as a kid back in 1990. Haven’t really had many pairs of the 5 since, but excited to see these 3M tongue Fire Reds releasing with OG treatment. Willing to pass on the UNC 3s in favor of these 5s.

 

[drunkmonk36]

I missed the metallic 5 release - how were they received compared to the original? Any noticeable flaws?

 

[drunkmonk36]

^ 2016 that is..