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u guys r idiots....lol......if its all about performance then buy the ugly jordans and sport them in the streets.....
sorry buddy, but your posts still does not make sense.
Air Jordans all have been always about performance and style, just like a Ferrari or Lamborghini.
The reason why most recent Air Jordans look less suited for fashion / casual wearing compared
to the older retros is, that the standard for performance basketball shoes changed a lot.
Back in the 1980's and end of 1990's all high performance basketball shoes were not really
much lighter than casual kicks. For instance the AJ XII was one of the heaviest models
of a pro basketball shoe.
Now with all the Flywire/lighbuilt trend when most basketball shoes are rather looking slim than bulky
(Lebrons are exeptions somehow), it would not make sense to make a sneaker looking cool but
sacrifice performance aspect.
It would be like trying to make a combat tank rather looking cool than being functional for the battle.
Sometimes compromises are needed to be made. And at least the Air Jordan 2012 (not the lite version)
still has leather as upper combined with the Flywire.
I just think that the majority of people wearing sneakers are just very conservative nowadays.
Until 2000, many people were still seeking to wear the latest new designs.
Now most are sticking with the old school kicks only.
I'm one of the few who wear all Air Jordan models off court and on court.
Only one I did not wear much off court are the XIX because they look so bulky with the shroud.