Did the nubuck 12s get this much disdain? It's basically the same blocking.
No.
Completely different time and a completely different type of release.
The nubuck 12’s realeased at a time when retros weren’t available in the vast colorful array that they are today. Back then we were barely scratching the surface of retro+ colorways, we would be fortunate to see 2 or 3 numbered models being retro’d in the same fiscal year.
The nubucks released as a package, it was the retro 12’s and an accompanying hoddie (hoodie was thick too! decent quality as well). To all us this was something new and really cool, JB giving us our favored retros in new and nspiring colorways, not the hash and retread that we see today.
Let me make this clear, I’m not hating on this Colorway. It’s the color blocking that’s pissing me off!!
It was such an easy lay up to give us purple rands on the medial and lateral side as most 12’s do, hell is what we all expected with the recent trend of giving us old PE colorways.
From the Ray Allen 7’s and 13’s to GP/Lakers 12’s, to Rip Hamilton 14’s.
It’s what we’ve been craving and asking for years!!!
But as usual here comes Gentry and his misguided ideology of preserving OG collectors pride.
Its complete bullshhhhh!!
No different than our president pandering to the affluent 10% and giving the masses crumbs.
I don’t want to spin this in a negative way but what else can we say about a guy who will release half @ssed colorways in order to protect some rich guys investments from losing value.
Over 90% of the loyal fan base wants something but you deny it to them till you can squeeze every variable combination of black/purple before giving the masses what they wanted from the jump.
*end rant*
PS these are my OG nubucks that we’re lost in my garage for years till Covid had me reorganizing stuff....
. Is anyone planning on getting reverse flu games?
