Air Jordan XXXIII first info

[staffsgtdignam]

Fast-Fit Flight System..? Getting closer..

It makes me wonder if this system locks-down the upper to the midsole and outsole internally. If they could implement this along with a traditional lacing system for the tongue, the shoes could possibly have the best fit ever.

 

[blastercombo]

JB used to be ahead of the game with everything but now it seems like they’re playing catch up with everything

 

[SC kid]

Who is ahead of the game currently?

 

[dskillzhtown]

I'm old and i liked the last 3 they dropped

I'm old AF and I liked the 29s and 31s, alot. Hopefully I like the 33s as well. I only really liked 3 colorways of the 32s and one of them was so limited I had no shot at getting it.

 

[downyboy]

from a performance perspective I don't think the JB flagship model is behind anyone.

 

[ceo insane]

I’m curious to see who will be the front man for this shoe...

 

[jacktown83]

I’m curious to see who will be the front man for this shoe...

Especially if Russell is out with the recent surgery. Also because he has his own shoe..

 

[dmoney23444]

I’m curious to see who will be the front man for this shoe...

Maybe they’ll be announcing a new signing/lead man with this shoe.

 

[blastercombo]

Who is ahead of the game currently?

Kobe’s or lebrons depending

 

[SC kid]

Ah yea.

 

[barrebaby]

I’m curious to see who will be the front man for this shoe...

I'll bet its Victor Oladipo or Jimmy Butler. It could be CP3 or Melo since their sig lines are supposedly done, but I have a feeling JB keeps them in PE retros.

 

[da hen]

Victor and Jimmy are good players, but neither is moving any product.

 

[barrebaby]

Victor and Jimmy are good players, but neither is moving any product.

Who else on JB do you think it'll be? As far as I know theres been no new signings, and they're letting Kawhi walk...

 

[jacktown83]

I really don’t care who they put in it as long as it’s dope enough to put me in it!

 

[staffsgtdignam]

Who is ahead of the game currently?

Depends on what you mean by that. There isn’t one company that is “ahead of the game” in every aspect anymore since the competition in the industry is pretty fierce. Nike/JB still kill it in sales but they aren’t churning classic models out left-and-right like they were in the 90s (arguably their golden era).

Nike has turned Flyknit into arguably the best fabric used on uppers with various levels of implementation including on the LeBron line where it’s actually able to even offer support and structure.

Boost is easily the best foam-based cushioning in the game, in terms of comfort. Nike Fanboys will argue React but I’d still be willing to bet that most people would still choose Boost.

Although they aren’t really acknowledged around here, UA has beat pretty much everyone on performance-per-dollar at retail price.

Hell, even Puma is making strides in the industry that I think they could certainly become much more relevant in 5-10 years.

Jordan Brand has banked on resting on it’s laurels and doing what it does best (cranking out retros and flagship performance models). This has made them a ton of money in sales but, I’d argue, it’s also made them more conservative with their new designs and not hire top, hungry talent to design newer models (hell, they still had Tinker designing the XXXs). This is why we haven’t seen them drop classic like even Nike has done recently with Flyknit Racers/Trainers and, many would argue, React Element 87s-those models had innovative and provocative designs. JB hasn’t really designed anything like that unless you consider putting a huge gloryhole in the side of the shoe accomplishing this.

 

[rainking]

Depends on what you mean by that. There isn’t one company that is “ahead of the game” in every aspect anymore since the competition in the industry is pretty fierce. Nike/JB still kill it in sales but they aren’t churning classic models out left-and-right like they were in the 90s (arguably their golden era).
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Boost is easily the best foam-based cushioning in the game, in terms of comfort. Nike Fanboys will argue React but I’d still be willing to bet that most people would still choose Boost.

This is just my opinion but I think a big part of the reason that no one, really, is putting out much that is considered or will be considered "classic" is because of the differences in the industry today as compared to back then. The sheer ludicrous volume of different models, colorways and releases makes it a totally different climate. Hardly anything has time to become established and entrenched in consumers minds, even within the sneakerhead culture. Literally every day there is news of Look What's Coming Next. Idiots are paying big resale for those Epic React 87s right now. Because it's the shoe of literally RIGHT NOW. Until the next six trendy/faddy shoes drop and everyone forgets about those Epic 87s. Twenty years ago, there were nowhere near as many releases. The Air Jordan only released in a few colorways. Shoes in general had a longer lifespan in terms of cultural relevance.

As for the cushioning tech, I still take Zoom over any foam every day of the week

 

[waltwhite]

Only Air Jordan i have never owned is 2. At this point i have at least one colorway of most of them.
Unless what's coming is an absolute disaster, i will probably buy one pair at some point
Too far down the rabbit hole to walk away.

 

[ceo insane]

Although they aren’t really acknowledged around here, UA has beat pretty much everyone on performance-per-dollar at retail price.

Serious? $130 Team Curry w/forefoot EVA beating out Kyrie's, PGs, CP3s, WhyNots, Dames, JH13s?? Nah...their best shoe was the Curry II and they're still trying to top it

 

[airtwo3jrdn]

I want to scroll through another paragraph or 2 or 3 of comments about nothing to do with the 33 as I scroll to see if any pics have leaked yet.

 

[tonytobacco]

They'll leak when your morale improves.

 

[JRepp23]

I want to scroll through another paragraph or 2 or 3 of comments about nothing to do with the 33 as I scroll to see if any pics have leaked yet.

Forums are designed for this man. Its all good. Few more days.

 

[Mr Dink]

UA makes the best apparel.
Asics makes the best running shoes.
Nike makes the best basketball shoes.
Adidas makes the best soccer shoes.

Every brand is ahead of somebody in some way.

 

[tonytobacco]

UA shoulve been a deodorant

the name, the logo, its all there

 

[JRepp23]

UA shoulve been a deodorant

the name, the logo, its all there

Hey Gent, bring back XIII playoff low pes please. Is that too hard?

 

[tonytobacco]

gotta respect the OG collectors, chief