Jan 27, 2012

1/27/2012 12:54:00 PM
Retro is always in right?....JORDAN Brand can release shoes with a different colorway and it is as hot now as it was then. MITCHELL and NESS Nostalgia (mitchellandness.com) in PHILADELPHIA PA made its run and still is the BEST RETRO TEAMS Sports Outfitter in the WORLD. They have an array of different JERSEYS, JACKETS, HATS, TEES, and Sweaters that have YESTERDAY written all over it.

Now that the MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES and L.A. CLIPPERS went RETRO last night at the New CLIPjoint the BLUEDUDE wanted to enlighten you on the BEST Professional Sports Jerseys ever in sports. The AMerican Basketball Association known as the ABA without a doubt had the most colorful JERSEYS in Pro Sports.

With teams all over the Continental US and names like the St. Louis SPIRIT, San Diego CONQUISTADORS, Memphis PROS, Miami FLORIDIANS, Utah STARS, Virginia SQUIRES, New York NETS, and Pittsburgh CONDORS to name a few.

Not only was the GAME flashy playing Above the RIM, Coaches wearing BUtterfly Collars, CHeerleaders wearing a little of nothing, HALFTIME Shows out of control......but it was the COLORFUL JERSEYS that really made the ABA standout.

The Rest of the ABA Teams......

Houston MAVERICKS

Baltimore CLAWS

Kentucky COLONELS

Dallas CHAPPARALS

Denver NUGGETS (NBA now)

San Antonio SPURS (NBA now)

Indiana PACERS (NBA now)

Anahein AMIGOS

Carolina COUGARS

Washington CAPS

L.A. STARS

Denver ROCKETS

L.A. SAILS

Minnesota MUSKIES

Memphis TAMS

Memphis SOUNDS

New Orleans BUCCANEERS

Baltimore HUSTLERS

Oakland OAKS

PLAYERS that played in this league were better than most of the NBA PLAYERS........

DR. J Julius ERVING Virginia SQUIRES NY NETS

ICEMAN George GERVIN Virginia SQUIRES SPURS

Moses MALONE Utah STARS St. Louis SPIRIT

Marvin MAD BARNES St. Louis SPIRIT

the HAWK Connie HAWKINS Pittsburgh PIPERS

the KANGAROO KID...aka BILLY C..Billy CUNNINGHAM Carolina COUGARS

Charlie SCOTT Virginia SQUIRES

the SKYWALKER David THOMPSON Denver NUGGETS

CAPTAIN LATE James SILAS S.A. SPURS

The HORSE Dan ISSEL Denver NUGGETS

Some of the most Talented ABA Players with some left out and later most of these PLAYERS went on to STAR in the NBA like DR. J, ICEMAN, the HORSE, MOSES, and the SKYWALKER.

Looking at some of the PHOTOS of the ABA it was the JERSEYS that stick out the most by far.........the ABA....Those were the DAYS

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