One of The Greatest Basketball Shoes of All Time
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- čas přidán 6. 08. 2024
- Hey Guys! Today we have something really special as we take a detailed look and review at one of the greatest basketball shoes of all time: The Nike Zoom Pippen 2. We also have the Pippen 2's Lead Designer, Aaron Cooper, joining us to deep dive into the design of the shoe and what it takes to design footwear for championship-level athletes.
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C'mon Nike and retro these Pippen 2s again.
They probably will but expect them to make then cheap with no zoom air like they did the jumpman pro , Nike is ridiculous
@@johnmarston4002 yeah bro that sucks 😞😔.
Jordan might not let that happen.
Black/silver Pippen 2s and Pippen 5s please
IIRC they retroed the 2 in 2009..was an all eggplant colorway
Such an awesome interview. Please get more designers on the show to talk about their process. You’re the best person to ask those questions as a Bball sneaker geek. Thanks for featuring this shoe and the designer
This video most likely jumped to the top of my favorite WearTesters videos. As a kid growing up during the era of these Pippens and Pennys, this interview had me geeked out. Pippen sneakers were one of the sneakers that found really cool during those times especially that Pippen 2. I remember watching Pippen missing the potential game-tying three in Game 1 of the '98 Finals wearing those, and throwing his gum on the floor. More power to you, guys! Always a fan.
I am looking so long for this model! Nike must re-release them asap! Awesome interview Chris! Can't wait to listen and other designers too.
Wow, what an awesome and unexpected video! I’m hoping more designers pick up on the public wanting to know the stories behind their designs and become more transparent. Especially since many have moved onto other companies.
And this is the reason you have the best sneaker channel. Bringing the history to an underrated yet not forgotten sneaker. I had the OG Blues in 1998. Thanks, Chris.
Appreciate that
I could see the young Chris shining through the whole interview and it brought the younger sneakerhead in me as well. Could’ve watched a full hour of this interview. Great stuff.
Honestly we deserve a retro! Aaron Coop was the main man!!!
I've been around this channel for a very long time now, and this ranks up there as one of my favorite videos in channel history!
I would love to see this shoe get the treatment that the Zoom GP did back in 2019.
Great video... I wish it was much longer. There is so much great information about what goes on in performance footwear design. Great job Chris and Weartesters...
Wow, great video! Love hearing the process and how much thought shoe designers have with not just the company but the player. Then even having their own “personality” come through on the design as well.
Love hearing the passion coming through Aaron’s voice and description. Great work! Hope to see many more videos like this!!
This is an incredible interview and video! This is one of the things that I love about Weartesters, you get a shoe review, you tech specs, and you get a great backstory. I've never gotten this amount of information from another channel!
Those original sketches are absolutely amazing! Thank you both for this conversation.
This was soooo awesome. AC was dropping gems the whole video, a legend of sneaker design. Awesome to see Chris, another legend, get to learn more about this shoe too
This interview was dope I think the fact that Chris knows his stuff also engages Aaron even more to share his insights 😊👍🏿🖤
Great interview. Glad you got this opportunity, Chris. Really awesome hearing the process behind the shoes and seeing the original design sketches. Hope you get to do this again with other designers.
Had the OG Pip 1. Really cool, underrated line. Maybe someday we'll get a retro Pippen 1 PE with Zoom and Pippen 2 playoff.
Hands down an amazing interview! Great questions, awesome and surprising answers! Pippen 2 and 3 need great quality retros for sure!
being a basketball sneaker geek watching this just brings so much WOW factor! so much learned from 90s NIKE Classic Basketball Sneakers that are timeless! bringing back the 90s! thanks for this nightwing!
This is such a cool video! Love that you were able to talk to the actual designer, as it gave so much insight into why the shoe ended up the way it did
Awesome awesome interview! I never knew how much work went into producing these shoes but I love how Aaron infused Scottie’s personality in his shoes. I wish they’d retro the Pippen 1s and 2s. I’ve never been able to own a pair but they would be special in my collection.
Glad you enjoyed it!
❤❤❤❤❤ this was fire 🔥!!! I’m 43 and been a sneaker head since 17 yrs old…this interview had a next level of depth and perfectly executed,had me remembering some good old times and brought back some dope memories buying all the OG pippens. Keep up the amazing work , you make sac proud my guy!
This is definitely why is subscribed to WearTesters. I got goosebumps and geeked out hearing about the story, inner makings, relationship Aaron Cooper had with Pippen was Awesome. Great job on this interviewing video!
This was SO insightful...and interesting! Love that you were able to have a discussion with a designer!! More of these PLEASE!
Such a great video! Loved hearing your stories, but to get to hear the inspiration and thought that goes into shoe design is amazing!
Great discussion. Community service, right there. Thank you Chris!
Im blown away at the quality of this interview and video. One of my faves so far, and i was never even really a fan of this shoe when it came out as i was a Penny guy. BUT, he's right, once you hear the stories it completely changes your mind! Props Chris, keep it up!
Excellent video, you two! More of this please! 🔥🔥🔥
Love this talk with Aaron! Hope you can do more of these kind of interviews with industry people!
Thank you for reviewing these, this was my PAL league basketball shoe back in the day and I wore these into the ground.
I finally had the time to watch this an it did not dissapoint at all, amazing conversation with the designer, hopefully you guys can make the video talking about the third desing.
Nice to see Pippen getting some love for sneaker retro game. The Flight Lite 2 Mid and Air More Uptempo came out and now the Pippen 2. Gotta release the rest of his shoe line.
Great content Chris! love the interview, with all the history and storytelling behind the shoe, you can't get this in depth info other than from the designer themselves. never liked the Pippen 2s when it released specially since i thought the Pippen 1 was an awesome debut signature shoe and had hoped that the follow up shoe would be in the same design aesthetic-wise. but I have deeper appreciation now after learning about its history and tech specs. you deliver the best story telling when it comes to the history of basketball shoes.
that was a very cool vid. listening to the thought process in designing the actual shoe and how it came to be.
What a great video Chris!! Thanks a bunch!!
Great Interview. Thanks. Love These heel facts. Both the "fear"and the "cut in"
Awesome, just plain awesome. What an awesome interview on an awesome sneaker during an awesome era for basketball and kicks.
I still have my OG Pip 2s in that same colorway, might still have the OG box too.
What a great conversation.I truly enjoyed all the insight into the design.
The Playoff 2 color way was so sleek. Understated and explosive. Bring 'em back!
They should nickname that shoe "Bad Back Game" 🔥🔥
Whoop, Whoop! that was some top level content. Great interview, love all the design philosophy and backstory that Aaron gave. Chris seemed like a kid in a candy store getting to ask all those questions there. As others are saying if you get the chance to do something like this again it'd be awesome! Cheers
I been on EBay all morning looking at 90s -2000s retros to cop. If Nike /Jordan Brand won’t do it I’ll do it myself 😅
Really thoughtful questions and equally thoughtful answers - amazing to geek out for 27 minutes with you on this. I hope AC will come back and share more experiences and anecdotes. Thanks for this!
Great interview with design insights 🤩 Thanks for an awesome history-vid, Chris!
From the mid-late 90's, Nike could do no wrong, especially with their basketball sneakers. I wanted these Pips a lot back in '98/99, but I wanted the Jordan 13's and 14's more lol.
😂 💯 👏
Great interview, I loved it. You spoil us Chris, we will need more of those interviews in the future.
I 100% agree. I had those originals for basketball when I was a kid in the white with red and I loved them.
Excellent interview thank you
Great interview. I've learned something!! Thank you!!!
Love this interview. Keep up the great work!
This is probably the best content you’ve come up with Chris. Job well done! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
I had these kicks growing up they were one of my favorite kicks. This vid brings back memories. Thank you 😊
Gotta see more of these retro model reviews
One of your best videos. Educational and entertaining. Well done, everyone 👍🏻
Thank you very much!
I loved the interview, I was trying not to geek out as well. I lived in Chicago during the whole jordan pippen run. The look of this shoe is amazing. The comment about Nike wanting people to buy their shoes and not price gauge kinda made me smirk. Like really Nike. Keep up the great work Chris, hope to see more interviews as well.
Suuuch a great interview! Thanks for all your work in making this happen. Learned a ton and hope to see another appearance from Aaron soon.
I can't wait to see more stuff like this. Get the creators on the show and sharing pure sneaker stories. Legendary.
Loved the "Reach out", the indepth Interview for all of us fans!! That was Big!!! Thanks
This is one of the best episodes. There is so much info given in this video.
Great Video Chris killing it as always....I remember having the Pippin 1s & two's and playing in them as a kid us 80s & 90s babies and kid's had the best sneakers....We get good stuff today but not like the stuff we had...
Same here! Their were air bubbles on that sneaker everywhere and I loved it 🙌
Great review and interview. I agree, Zoom Air is the best cushioning I have used.
Great interview Chris! I remember hooping in these in high school. Top tier performers during its time! Hope they re retro again!
one of m fave shoes of all time as well love the pip line this is one of the best episodes 🙌
Great good on the interview, bruh! I love knowing that they're ppl out here who love the same models that I'm crazy about. Nike needs to most definitely bring the pippen 2 and 3 back. These are still some of my favorites til this day
Amazing interview, great questions, great answers.
Amazing and insightful video about one of my favorite shoes from my childhood favorite basketball player.
Love these so much! Have to get these.
Fantastic content. Much appreciated.
Awesome interview , I’m recently going to school for mechanical engineering and want to get into the shoe industry. Been drawing shoes since 1st grade. This give me more insight.
Chrissss! You stayed true to your word on reviewing these!!🔥🔥🔥
LOVE IT! Super interesting and informational. Do more of these: Pippen 3 ;)
Thanks NW for this special interview!!! Praying for Pippen 3 (my fav) and Pippen 2 to retro real soon!
For some reason I was smiling through the entire video. Just makes you appreciate even more some of the products not just stepping on them. Thank you. This was really entertaining and informative at the same time.
Aaron gave such a thorough answer to that first question. Sheesh. I’m happy to see this type of content fr!!!!
@2:45 “doo doo brown” 😂☝🏾
You’re the ONLY channel where I can watch your content more than once. That being said, I can see myself watching this one over and over. So many fascinating details in this one. You’ve got the dopest shoe content on CZcams no question ☝🏾 ETA And yes, bring back Aaron Cooper to talk about more stuff. Curious to learn about the evolution of the Pippen 3 he mentioned at the end.
Loved these, had the White and Red my Junior year of High School and later got the White and Blue going into my senior year. Great shoe to hoop in too with that zoom air unit
The Glove are some of my most wanted and favorite shoes ever. That tease!
I really fell in love with this shoe from the moment I saw them on the first issue of Kicks or through the last pages of Slam where they showcase what are the latest shoes go'n be out in the market. I used to draw this model at the back of my notebook during class and would always check and wear test my friend's own black & white pair, and he also have the og white & blue pair to match with their uni's, as somehow their school were sponsored by Nike. Hopefully Nike would bring 'em og colorways back as I'd really love to own one of em especially the black & white pair. Thank you for showing some mad love as well on these bad boys, as these didn't get as much love as it deserves. I really thought they'd retroed it again, when I saw it in your page/channel, I just got so excited about it, haha! Awesome content as always and cool interview with A.C. for giving us some details on how it went down back then. 💯❤️
Outstanding interview. So great to get the inside scoop on some of the most iconic shoes. The pippen line across the board needs to be retro’d. And I agree the three was the best to play in.
Wow. I had these in 6th grade!! Completely forgot about this shoe. Taking me back. Great times!
Awesome vid, crazy to see your passion and consistency get you to meet people like this! Could you ever imagine uploading your first vid that you’d be having convos like this is the future!
Awesome interview Chris, super interesting and informative, really enjoyed it! Love to see more of the same.
I wore J's every year on court since '89, but I missed out on the Pip's here locally in Oz. If Nike released those Zoom Pippen 3 again with full zoom air, I would buy those even now to hoop in for sure! I think they're one of the best looking bball sneakers ever made, remind me of the Jordan 10 Chicago.
I would love to see how they perform on court, so come on Nike, please retro the Zoom Pip's! 🙂
Way to go Chris! That was an amazing interview. I was geeking out whenever Aaron shows his drawings and explained how he went about designing the shoe. Don't blame us if we demand for Tinker next. Peace out.
This was awesome!!! Thanks Chris and the whole crew for this video.
Any time!
Great to listen to stories directly from the designers! Many thanks, keep going.
Man I loved these when I was younger. Cleaned the white before every game. Extremely hard to get on my feet even at 12 years old but comfy.
Also I’ll add that I think Giannis shoe team borrows from these a lot.
Great interview fam. Love your channel and thanks for all the info you provide. I’m into all different kind of sneakers and your channel is a breath of fresh air. God blessed and keep up the great work, absolutely brilliant. 👍
Appreciate that!
Probably your best video Chris (and i've probably seen them all). So amazing that you could interview the designer after all this years and he was so insightful. Congratulations.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great design deep dive. One of my fave video from you. More Aaron Cooper deep dive please. Next the Ultraflight 😅
Well done guys! great video! handled well and totally unexpected. It's so sweet to hear this angle from an actual designer for a signature shoe and just really freaking amazing that you guys made this happen. Thank you Weartesters💪
Thanks a ton!
Amazing video! Thanks for the stories! We need the history🤩
Absolutely dope episode!
Great interview guys! Just dropping knowledge on us 😁
This is AMAZING!!! It’s awesome how you can be doing a channel for so long and not only NOT burn out but provide so much info that we need and would want to know.. This is a TRUE SNEAKERHEAD CHANNEL.. No hypebeast. Thx bro frfr
Thanks so much!!
Holy shit -- this is an amazing interview / episode. I love all your videos, but my God this one was just NEXT LEVEL AWESOME.
Great interview, Chris! 💯👊🏽
Maaaaan this was super dope!!!! Great work!!!!
Chris, I loved this shoe, but couldn’t afford them in high school. I was relegated to Ross/Marshals until I got a job. This was Awesome! Love your channel and have for years. Keep doin your thing, man.
This is so dope Chris. Happy for you.
That was awesome. Hearing the insights from the designer and seeing the rough drafts of the shoe was great content. Thank you for this!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing interview!!!
Dope interview. Love the Pippen 2!