The "Jordan Rules Part 2"
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| In the Eastern Conference
Finals the Jordan Rules prevailed
again. The Piston BAD BOYS, Isiah "Zeke" Thomas, Joe "Buddha"
Dumars, Dennis "Worm" Rodman, John "Spider" Salley
and Vinnie "Microwave" Johnson meet the Chicago Bulls again.
After averaging a phenomenal 43 points at
55%, 7 rebounds and 7 assists against the 76ers in the East Semis, Air
Jordan got grounded by the Pistons. At
home, Detroit easily won the first two games 86-77 and 102-93. MJ was
knocked frequently to the floor and was limping on a bruised leg and hip
by close of Game 2. Good news. Game
3 at Chicago, the Bulls won by 5 points with Jordan scoring 47 points
and 10 rebounds and Pippen 29 points and 11 rebounds. Game 4 was similar,
the Bulls coming from behind for a 7 point victory. Jordan had 42 points.
Game 5 at Detroit, the Bad Boys are back and
Jordan shot 7 of 19. Pippen, who was slammed brutally to the floor by
Thomas on a drive, shot even worse - 5 for 20. Detroit by 14 points.
Game 6, Jordan's teammates "disappeared".
Horace Grant shot 3 for 17, B.J. Armstrong 1 for 8 and Craig Hodges 3
of 13. Bulls went down 93-74. GAME OVER. The AJ 5 was inspired by World War II British and American Fighter planes and Michael's game. MJ would hang around the outer and swoop in from nowhere to attack. The planes would have nose-art with flames or shark teeth painted on them which formed the basis of the "reverse flames" design on the shoe's midsole (pg 89, Driven from Within). The "reverse flames" gave the developers a major headache because flames on midsoles were never done before. It was the first time in the world this was done.    
Where the AJ 4 were more utilitarian, the AJ 5 were to combine both technical & style panáche. The clear outsole was inspired by the clear panels of Marty MacFly's (Michael J. Fox) Back to the Future II boots (see above pic) which Tinker had designed for the movie. Effectively, the AJ 5 were known as "glass-bottom" sneakers in the world and again pushing the design envelope of what is possible. Tinker put a reflective 3M tongue with Jumpman embroidery. Whenever a photograph flash goes off, the tongue would light up and the tiny Jumpman would be highlighted in the background. A great way to get free-advertising. |
| Source
: "Michael Jordan Basketball Great ", Sean Dolan, Chelsea House Publishers, First edition 1994, pg. 27-30 "Driven from Within", Michael Jordan, Simon & Schuster (Viacom), First edition 2005, pg. 88-89 |
| 89 - 90 AIR JORDAN V | Mesh outer, clear soles, lace locks & reflective tongue | |||
 "If we run a system, everyone is going to have an opportunity to perform. They can't do the spectacular one-on-one things that you can do, but they can have some level of success and perform on some level, even in crucial situations." - Phil Jackson explaining the importance of the triangle offence to Jordan  The Air Jordan 5 design was inspired by the "grey nurse shark" paintjob on the World War II British fighter plane, Supermarine Spitfire MkVIII. |
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Designer : Tinker Hatfield Technical Specs : Nike Visible Air-sole unit, lace-locks, plastic mesh side panels, transparent outsole and reflective Jumpman logo tongue. Price : US$125 (in Feb 1990), US$120 (2000 retros) Packaging : 1990 comes in a black Jumpman Box, brochures about shoes, Flight Club Membership Application, lace locks and black plastic wrapper. 2000 comes in a silver box, plain paper wrapper, lace-locks and retro card. Colorways & pics (from www.air-jordans.com , www.niketalk.com , www.promo-shoes.com and www.ebay.com ) Original 1990 Feb ??, 1990 AIR JORDAN 5 White/Black-Fire Red 4383 $125 Feb ??, 1990 AIR JORDAN 5 Black/Black-Metallic Silver 4384 $125 Feb ??, 1990 AIR JORDAN 5 White/Grape Ice-New Emerald 4490 $125 Nov ??, 1990 AIR JORDAN 5 White/Fire Red-Black 4491 $125 AIR JORDAN 5 White/Black-Fire Red Player Issue 4383A Ltd to 100 pairs AIR JORDAN 5 Black/Black-Metallic Silver Player Issue Ltd to 100 pairs AIR JORDAN 5 Catalog AIR JORDAN 5 SKY JORDAN (PS) White/Fire Red/Black 8469 Baby shoes Retro 1999 Jan 5, 2000 AIR JORDAN 5 White/Black-Fire Red 136027-101 $120 Mar 15, 2000 AIR JORDAN 5 Black/Black-Metallic Silver 136027-001 $120 FAKES Retro + May 10, 2000 AIR JORDAN 5 RETRO + 3/4 High Men White/Varsity Royal-Varsity Maize 136045-141 $120 July 1, 2000 AIR JORDAN 5 RETRO + 3/4 High White/Metallic Silver-Black 136045-101 $120 Retro + 2005 Nov 25, 2005 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 Black/Metallic Silver-University Blue 311813-001 $125 Retro + 2006 Jan 14, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 White/Metallic Silver-University Blue-Taxi Yellow 311813-102 $125.00 Feb 18, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 Black/Varsity Red-White 311813-161 $125.00 *All Star Limited Launch Feb 18, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 White/Metallic Silver-Varsity Maize 311813-171 $125.00 Mar 11, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 White/Metallic Silver-Neutral Grey-Obsidian 311813-101 $125.00 Mar 11, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 Light Graphite/Metallic Silver-University Blue 311813-002 $125.00 June 1, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 Low White/Metallic Silver-Orange Blaze 313508-101 $110.00 June 1, 2006 JORDAN CARMELO 5.5 Low White/Metallic Silver-Midnight Navy 313508-??? $110.00 Sept 16, 2006 AIR JORDAN 5 Retro Silver-Green Bean-Flint Grey 136027-031 $135.00 Sept 16, 2006 Women's AIR JORDAN 5 Retro (6-11, 12, 13) White/Fire Red-Sunset-Dark Cinder 313551-161 $135.00 |
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