IMO, there's a large divide amongst us in this thread, that is just impossible to cross.
I won't front, I was EXTRA butt-hurt when I saw the 1st pics surface & saw there was no Durabuck.
I owned OG's, missed the retros 'cuz I was retired from sneakers for a few years.
Of course I wanted this release to be how I remembered them to be when I owned'em initially.
I'll also ADMIT to being thirsty for VI's.
..and?
I have an unhealthy LOVE, for Inf'VIs.
I can admit it, it is what it is.
I understand Ninja's apparent hatred for this drop.
I do.
I get it.
One thousand%.
Here's the divide amongst us: It's NOT THE SAME SHOE. Some of us can deal & move on. Others feel cheated & will never get past it, far as thisdrop goes.
To Ninja, and many others, who is/are offended, feel that the company he's/they've supported, has pooped on a grail ? ..on one of the most popularJordan's EVER?
I'm not far off from ya'll, honestly. I feel you.
..but that won't stop me from copping a 2010 re-imagining of a classic I love.
Inf'was "my shoe".
The shoe that made me sweat skips to begin w/. I'm butt-hurt we got jerked for what we wanted, for now. ..BUT?
...there is no time machine. There is no magic. Wish in one hand, poop in the other, see which fills up 1st. ..Wishing it was diff. won't make it so.
Sneaker heads who are so snobby that their possesion of Infs ..and by default, their hatred for peons who don't have'em? ..are funny.
Esp. considering some of ya'll COPPED YOUR OG'S YEARS AFTER THEY DROPPED. ..waaaay over retail.
Not when they were"new". .
..but now you tryin'to tell older heads who SAW this turn into a "game", about a shoe they had before you shaved? ..or hate on dudes who whoalready owned, wore to death, and ran thru a pair or three?
Really?
I see ya'll.
Sad, really. Ya'll are only convincing yourself. Trust.
Now, I'm not in here claiming that these shoes are Infs'.
I'm not in here claiming the superior quality of this shoe makes me drool ..if you think I've said that, re-read, please.
Let me reiterate.
IMO! ..these shoes do not hold a candle to OG Infs'. Period. The community agrees, no? ..we also agree they are not, were not ever meant to replace theInf'?
No?
IMO! ..I also think it's unfair to say these are trash. ..time will tell here.
Blah.
A meaningless opinion.
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