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no wonder chinese brands are getting more popular.
Where? In China?
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no wonder chinese brands are getting more popular.
My point exactly, Jordan Brand still went cheap. They can do WAY better fusing old with new. They are cheap a$$e$!The “leathers” on the 35 are just as synthetic as the uppers on these. Lol
Yall dont want leather. Yall just want some leather LOOKIN s***.
you want old aj’s. Buy em...
Well said.no wonder chinese brands are getting more popular. I believe it's not all about the leather but what type of material used primarily. I mean seriously, this is no different from the Apple sheep mentality that anything that apple does is great but in fact is charging a lot for premium with the Apple logo. it's not synonymous with quality anymore but the brand. some of yous are saying that is the reality and how the world works nowadays, but the reality is, it's about maximizing profit with the easiest, cheapest and most available material possible. it has nothing to do with what the consumer wants. JB can still make them if JB wanted it. and no, it's not what the general public wanted in general. if that were true, just look at the countless Kyries, PGs signature shoes ending up in the bargain bin in the outlets.
The “leathers” on the 35 are just as synthetic as the uppers on these. Lol
Yall dont want leather. Yall just want some leather LOOKIN s***.
you want old aj’s. Buy em...
And as far as performance and tech, more than half the league is in 10 year old Kobe’s. Please throw that argument out the window
Protros
and are they leather?
sure, what’s the difference with the OG and protro? Same with the 4’s. Let us know how much up to date those were made. The “protro” stopped with the 1’s. Slighting changed airbags don’t account for anything. The protro 4 were laughed at because there way more changes worth mentioning
no they’re not leather which kills your argument that performance shoes need to be ugly because they use newer tech.
Really nothing to discuss. Bad design is bad design. Nike haven’t even moved past zoom air yet. That tech is 20 years old.
Yes. Multiple sets of OG’s and only a couple of protros 5’s since the prices are trash. All the 4’s before the crash and a couple protro 1’s off the outlets. The only upgraded pairs are the 1’s. Don’t need to believe me, just read the Nike stats and the posts made during the time of pre release. The “upgrades” were minimal. .05 more lateral support, Heel cup cut different, etc. the shoes are basically the same. If you want to argue “oh so they’re better” off of those weak *** stats then go ahead. Got nba players wearing retro Jordan’s too. The “tech” argument is null and void. Again, zoom air has YET to be beat.Do you actually have any of the Kobe's since you like the way they look so much? The 5 and 6 were upgraded.
My argument was never that they need to be leather.
You saying a sneaker is ugly is your opinion. If there's nothing to discuss, move on if you don't find them good looking.
Back when we could walk in the store the first week and still cop! I'm right there with you. I had the forums and the Air ship before the AJ 1 dropped. I love the excitement of seeing the flagship shoe every year. I guess I'm a sucker for nostalgia!I just like Jordans. I'm old and they've been part of my life since they first dropped when I was in the 8th grade. One of the things I look forward to. No matter how cool, revolutionary or not they are to everyone, they're on my list every year. Blindly loyal... maybe. Old and clueless - HA...perhaps. Makes me happy...absolutely and that's all that matters. Just my opinion and 2 cents.
Yeah every store use to carry the flagship first day they dropped. Now it’s just house of hoops.Back when we could walk in the store the first week and still cop! I'm right there with you. I had the forums and the Air ship before the AJ 1 dropped. I love the excitement of seeing the flagship shoe every year. I guess I'm a sucker for nostalgia!
My main grip with gripe is about their bad design choices.
I actually don't care that they don't use leather. I would actually prefer them to use fewer animal products. I am completely fine with synthetics.
But there are still levels to quality within them not using leather
When I played soccer when I was younger many of the new high-end cleats used leather. Today they are not. But Nike high-need cleats still feel better built than the lower-end cleats they put out.
With JB it just seems that they don't care if they are not much of a quality gap between the cheapest products they put out and the most expensive, aside from cushioning.
QUALITY INSPIRED BY THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER.this is what JB blind loyalists fail to comprehend. it's not all about not using leather but rather a specific material that atleast show a level of quality that don't look and feel cheap to say the least. but to make it appear an obviously poorly thought cheap product is the worst treatment for what you consider as a signature shoe. it would have been acceptable if it were a budget model but branding it as a signature, it's really a bad design and it does happen. the Zion ZNA for example is one terrible design as a signature shoe and don't pull the cost argument because surely they don't have a problem selling and making cheap AF1, casuals and runners with better materials.
say it again. Shoes are now inspired by the players getting bounced out the play in tournamentQUALITY INSPIRED BY THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER.
Old heads and people who love to complain about how the new Air Jordan’s don’t match your style, watch this and take notes. These new Jordans are never, I repeat, never gonna go back to using leathers and old materials. You guys often forget how these new Jordans are made specifically for playing basketball first
The old Jordan’s were made specifically for playing basketball in also, it’s just many people don’t know history so they don’t know or remember that.
Air Jordan’s were always made to play basketball in, people just eventually used them for fashion.