Ok buddy. You enjoy your vans for ball. Not gonna argue with someone who already has his mind set. Btw no one said we buy Kobe's/nike/Jordan's for the tech. We buy them because they are basketball shoes.
The same reason skaters choose skateboard shoes instead of bball shoes to skate in...
Easy solution: all you early pair guys post detailed pics of your pair tagged with your id and post it before RD. Then when RD passes, we'll know if you got the early GM treatment. If you don't , then we know your really teamGM trying to flex.
So much hate on this thread. People talking smack about the matching pics yet they buy matching pants/elite socks. Talking like they never bought a piece of wardrobe to match their kicks....
A legit check on the box is almost pointless. They can always swap the box. And yes I've seen people selling and looking for legit boxes. The real legit check is the shoes and the shoes alone.