bigj505
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if you say so.... KD line has been hyped since the IV. there are ALWAYS haters of the shoe when pics first surface. ALWAYS.
Naw J, not since the 4 entirely, Nerf and WM did major damage, ASG 4 kicked up a notch, and Aunt Pearl 4, Scoring Title 4 kept the ball rolling but the 5 KILLED all momentum the 4 built. Rolling into the 6 there still was a lack of excitement for the "soccer" shoe with a crooked tongue. Preheats sold off name and quantity alone, I personally think that is the WORST color of the shoe to release yet. Seat Pleasents are gone because they released so early and I'm pretty sure most retailers RTV'd them at this point, I know FNL did in early October.
These Aunt Pearls on the other hand, idk, not sure if people genuinely like the shoe because of the design/cause or just for the sake of being different. It's incredibly feminine, even for men secure with their masculinity. And it honestly doesn't look good enough where you might shrug your head and chalk the high resale price to the "game"...it's just a flower shoe.
4s put KDs on the map... even the sales report shown in a few threads showed the 5s did well. KDs been doing numbers since the 4s. proof is in the pudding.
all of those classics you mentioned and you still left out
BHM
Year of the Dragon
Christmas aka Cookie cutter
Rogue
Creamsicle
Entourage
Home
etc
I think its safe to say that the 5 didn't add to the momentum BUT the KD line was/is now firmly on everyone's radar now. If its a special color... its hyped.
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