Feb 19
Where were you in ’91??
I was at my friend’s place watching the dunk contest thinking the Rain/Reign Man Shawn Kemp was about to destroy the competition…The Jet and Blue Edwards had no shot!! But to be honest…I never even heard of this kid Dee Brown. Before his first dunk I remember him having this charismatic grin on his face as he bent down to pump up his Omni Lites. Safe to say he had won me and countless others over with the gesture and went on to take the torch. Definitely one of the most memorable Slam Dunk Championship performances I’d seen at the time, and still holds up today, although I have to say Dwight Howard was incredible. I preferred the tap off the glass over the superman, but either way I want a poster of them.
Anyway, 15 years later we have the commemorative Pump Omni Lite – in it’s original colors, blindfold dunk hangtag, and insole pictured below. 1991 was the year – 1991 is the amount of these butters made….
One last thing…
My Top 5 Slam Dunk Champions of all time:
1. Domonique Wilkins
2. Michael Jordan
3. Vince Carter
4. Kenny “Sky” Walker
5. Josh Smith
Who are yours??
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Classic kicks right there…hey dont forget about the one hit wonders at the dunk contese…harold miner (baby jordan)…cedric ceballos!!!…they sucked but they were really entertaining in those slam dunk contestst…sosmartyourstupid.blogspot.com…sosmartyourstupid.blogspot.com…sosmartyourstupid.blogspot.com…sosmartyourstupid.blogspot.com…sosmartyourstupid.blogspot.com…sosmartyourstupid.blogspot.com
“The Human Highlight Reel” was “That Dude” for me growing up. These Dee Browns are “That Shoe”.
Best dunk contest winner of recent memory has to be “Nasty” Nate Robinson. Hes got hops out of the building! For him to be doing the dunks he did at his height(5’8″) was bonkers to watch. Plus you gota love him reppin for the Ny!
MICHEAL JORDAN KOBE BRYANT NASTY NATE VINCE CARTER JOSH SMITH