Congrats to everyone who got them and happy Mamba Day. I got a pair of the FTB Elites in my size for a good price on StockX last week, so I didn't shoot my shot for them on SNKRS.
Did some digging and the Mamba Day ID did in fact cost more than the fade to black in 2016.
Mamba Day ID was 225 while FTB Elite was 200.
https://sneakernews.com/2016/04/11/complete-release-info-nike-kobe-11-mamba-day-id/
https://www.nicekicks.com/nike-kobe-11-ftb-drops-today/
They might as well do a triple-white with velcro replaceable colored swooshes, I know Nike did this for a shoe once but I can't remember which shoe it was.
Another far-fetched idea could be to apply 12 layers of paint in order of the teams drafted before, and you would wear away each layer...
I'm more interested in how they would update the traction since that was one of the OG's weaker aspects from reviews. After comparing the pictures, I noticed that they replaced the flat dotted portions around the edges with more nubs.
If I remember correctly, I think Jordan brand did something similar with the Jordan 3s where they shelved it for a while in 2014 for the "remaster" process.
Yes there were. There was red suede and a black leather snakeskin for the 2013 year of the snake.
Both were excellent in my opinion, though again I would have liked the TPU heel clip to stay.
I really dislike the year stamped behind the tongue. If I needed to know my Kobes came in the year 2026 I'd just check the manufacture date on the sizing tag.
Meanwhile, we have lack of attention to detail like the What the Kobe 8 Protros using the same old white drop-in midsole instead of the...
My first reaction was to dislike it, but I think I can get down with the overall color scheme. If these had engineered mesh and the proper TPU heel clip they'd be nice.
Interesting how they also have the proper OG tongue with padding and perforations instead of the leather tongues that new...
I’m leaning towards just getting the basic Lakers TB for the 3s when it highly likely happens this fall. Question is will they do it as a low or a high. I want to get the high since it’s the original shape and form that Kobe played in, but knowing Nike they’ll probably do the TBs as low tops...