Nike Air Force One Premium '07 OS (Cooper) ( Style # 315087-121 )

Nike Air Force One Premium '07 OS (Cooper)

Premium metallic and perforated leathers. Special anniversary year edition for Michael Cooper. Michael Cooper (born April 15, 1956 in Los Angeles, California) is currently the head coach of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds basketball team of the NBA Development League. He is also a former NBA player, playing his entire career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and has coached in both the NBA and the WNBA. Drafted out of New Mexico by the Lakers in the third round of the 1978 NBA Draft (60th overall), "Coop" became an integral part of the "Showtime" Lakers teams of the 1980s with his indomitable will on the defensive end of the court. In his 12-year NBA career, he was named to eight NBA All Defensive Teams, including five First Teams. He won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 1987. He, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, was a member of five Lakers championship teams in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987 and 1988. At 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), 174 lb (77 kg), the rail thin Cooper played shooting guard, small forward, and sometimes point guard, although his assignment was invariably the other team's best shooter at the 2 or 3 position. A popular player among Lakers fans, home crowds were known to chant, "Coooooooop" whenever he controlled the ball, and the Lakers sometimes ran an alley-oop play for him that was dubbed the "Coop-a-loop."

Many shoeheads consider the Air Force One to be the perfect shoe and they may be correct considering this line has survived 25 years and remained one of the most popular Nike styles, bringing in approximately 1 billion dollars a year. For the 25th anniversary, Nike has actually improved on the perfect shoe to make it the ultimate. A number of upgrades went into the Nike Air Force One '07. The major upgrades are:

• Standardized cup sole to eliminate inconsistences in fit. All Nike factories use this new cup sole model which conforms to the foot shape.
• Seamless interior to prevent discomfort and friction from stitching and seams.
• Contoured tongue. The original version had a flattened tongue which did not conform to the top of the foot.
• Natural ankle shape. The '07 AF1 follows the contours of the wearer's ankle.
• Fans of the classic white on white Air Force will be pleased to note that the AF1 '07 is whiter than ever. A special effort was made to make the new white/white version a bright, clean white.
• The lace debray (tag) is studier and more consistent with the shape of the lace. Fans will also note that the debray has changed from a simple silver piece to silver with a white inset bearing the word "AF-1" and the year "'82" below.
• The new Air Force features stain resistent laces to help keep your kicks looking fresh.
• Removable aiglets allow the wearer to use them on new shoelaces.

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Dec 27, 2004

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