words & images_Nick DePaula

Well, with a plan for a Week of Oregon showcase to follow up on the Ducks’ win at home against USC last weekend, I definitely should’ve factored in the element of disappointment, as the #8-seed-for-a-week predictably blew it yesterday at Stanford. They were down 48-28 at one point. A real ass kicking for most of the game.

Either way — here goes the Week of Oregon as planned!!

First up is the instant classic Zoom LeBron II, which was never even worn on-court by Ducks players as….um…they entirely failed to make any postseason tournaments to end the 2005 season. While the school has been laced with innovative, daring uniforms and sneakers for quite some time, the freebies haven’t always necessarily gone hand-in-hand with winning. Nevertheless, we’re all glad these were still produced, in a home white and green colorway as well as a green base away version, both with gleaming lightning yellow accents.