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Kobe X Official Thread Elite Series ‘Elite Team’ April 18th, ‘Elevate’ May 15th, ‘Rose Gold’ June 5
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Idk, I'm liking the X high prototype so far
Need some CWs but they have my attention
As for the lows, I'm also eyeing the poison green johns
Need some CWs but they have my attention
As for the lows, I'm also eyeing the poison green johns
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Yeah, kids are tearing their Achilles all over the country in the Kobe 8
Idk how many 8s you had or if you even play basketball, but on break in of all 4 pairs of my 8s i had achillies pain. For about 2 weeks. After that no pain. Just during break in. I was not the only one. More people in the 8 thread said the same and also on a google search more people saying the same.
Im not trying to be controversial at all. Just a shoe gave me pain ive never had before. Guy who wore the most new pairs of that show had an injury where i and others felt pain. Thats not an unreasonable conclusion. Xavier henry also.
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The 8 had nothing to do with his achilles tearing, his body just gave out. If you watched the Lakers throughout that season you would know he was playing absolutely way too many minutes for his age. He was single-handedly trying to carry his team to playoffs after them getting off to a rough start. I think he averaged like 45+ minutes per game during his last 6 or 7 games leading up to the achilles rupture. D'Antoni should've never let him play that amount of minutes.
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can be both. Weakness in the area plus extra force from the dynamics of the shoe design can lead to the injury.
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Really hoping the purple highs are prototypes and the fly knit will lift the look of the shoe on the finished product. They have a nice silhouette just a rough finish to them
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I rehabbed in my 8's after my acl surgery and I'm fine. It's not the shoes
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I second the achilles pain in the 8's. Had a pair of sulfurs, would get achilles soreness after hooping in them. Carbon fiber cracked, took them back to Nike DC, got another pair. Happened again. Thought it was me, until I went back to playing in Kobe V's and Melo 9's, no pain. Tried the 8's again weeks later, achilles pain all over again. Went back to other shoes, no pain. Got rid of all my 8's after that.
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Ive seen guys wearing high tops pop their Achilles. I have also seen someone wearing the Kobe 4's also do it. The shoe has nothing to due with it. Most people that tear their Achilles are people who have or have had previous knee problems. Players overcompensate and put too much stress on them and they pop.
Sorry the Kobe 8's are not the reason why he tore his achilles
Sorry the Kobe 8's are not the reason why he tore his achilles
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with some good CWs these will be copped.
thank god kobes havent gotten the giant swoosh on the front laterall side of the shoe treatment like KDs and brons
thank god kobes havent gotten the giant swoosh on the front laterall side of the shoe treatment like KDs and brons
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I can't wait to rehab in these Xs!
You'd think an acl tear would slow down my sneaker buying habits: nope!
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Damn Phil didn't know you tore the acl!
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yes, but it's all affected.
having lost all muscle in my leg, that puts strain on my joints including my achilles. my achilles was fine throughout the rehab and still is.
i was just ballin in my fades today. i have a high arch. absolutely no achilles pain (or knee pain). maybe you should start strengthening those legs of yours.
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People who say the shoe doesn't matter - it absolutely does. I had a stress fracture on top of my left foot, my primary jumping foot, because of the lack of arch support in most (if not all) basketball shoes. I had to get orthotics and stop playing for about 2 months to rehab it.
YOU may not have any issues playing in a particular type of shoe, but to say that all do not is just downright ignorant. I am not trying to be inflammatory or go at anyone specifically, just trying to drop some knowledge. I never experienced achilles problems but many people had heel slippage and some people had other issues, is that to say that was not the shoes fault? Probably not, but it was specific to THAT person and THAT shoe.
Basically, keep an open mind - your experience is not the ONLY experience lol.
YOU may not have any issues playing in a particular type of shoe, but to say that all do not is just downright ignorant. I am not trying to be inflammatory or go at anyone specifically, just trying to drop some knowledge. I never experienced achilles problems but many people had heel slippage and some people had other issues, is that to say that was not the shoes fault? Probably not, but it was specific to THAT person and THAT shoe.
Basically, keep an open mind - your experience is not the ONLY experience lol.
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With more pictures surfacing, it makes me more and more excited to see for the official Nike unveiling of the X.
I wonder what the cushioning will be. Looks like Zoom. I really hope it is. Biggest negative about the 8's and 9's were the short life of the Lunarlon. If they only had zoom instead, they would be perfect.
I wonder what the cushioning will be. Looks like Zoom. I really hope it is. Biggest negative about the 8's and 9's were the short life of the Lunarlon. If they only had zoom instead, they would be perfect.
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Any new pics of the x? If so post them up please...
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Looks like these will have a ridiculous high price as well. I havent bought any kobes since the 8s
Wow Now that I think about it, I remember having achilles soreness when I use to ball last year, I too was wearing kb8s and the Carbon fiber was also cracked. I wore them out so I had to stop playing in them, I havent had any pains lately since ive been balling in other nike models,but I never thought it was the shoes that could of been causing that. But the time frame lines right up.
Wow Now that I think about it, I remember having achilles soreness when I use to ball last year, I too was wearing kb8s and the Carbon fiber was also cracked. I wore them out so I had to stop playing in them, I havent had any pains lately since ive been balling in other nike models,but I never thought it was the shoes that could of been causing that. But the time frame lines right up.
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I'm sorry, I had to.......no hating, I just can't stop hearing these reviews in a Kip voice
Dang guys! And I was gonna play in my 8 iD's cause my Sulfers have less grip & the lunar foam has less cushioning. Wish me luck.
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damn i was gonna say this lol. look wise its making the shoes look cheesy and cheap, but i think performance wise it'll be better than the 8s and 9s.
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Yeah man, I tore it in July but didn't have surgery till November. I landed awkwardly after grabbing a rebound in the Crimson lows (i loved those shoes). I probably killed the cushioning because I wore them non-stop. I think injuries have more to do with muscle imbalances than the shoes but sometimes the right shoes can save you for awhile.
I'm about 9 weeks out now and walking almost normally again, thank god!
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