OFFICIAL NIKE KOBE 8 SYSTEM THREAD

[joey5622]

What's a good high top basketball shoe comparable to the kobe 8's? I'm not trolling by any means, I've played ball strictly on Kobe's for I guess a decade now haha and I stopped buying or collecting anything other than Kobe's but I sprained my ankle in December and its still been bothering me.. I don't want to ruin my iii's (my go to shoes when hurt) so I've stopped playing in them.

I've tried on hyperdunks but am not convinced since I hated the first ones for ball.. Too much slippage..

Any thoughts? Suggestions? How are the Melos( looks like good ball shoes but too "futurisitc looking imo)? Lebrons ( feel dirty inside for thinking of them haha) kd's( always felt the were cheaply made and not good for ball)?

Basically I need something light, comfortable, supportive and has great grip(love herringbone)

 

[quise2024]

What's a good high top basketball shoe comparable to the kobe 8's? I'm not trolling by any means, I've played ball strictly on Kobe's for I guess a decade now haha and I stopped buying or collecting anything other than Kobe's but I sprained my ankle in December and its still been bothering me.. I don't want to ruin my iii's (my go to shoes when hurt) so I've stopped playing in them.

I've tried on hyperdunks but am not convinced since I hated the first ones for ball.. Too much slippage..

Any thoughts? Suggestions? How are the Melos( looks like good ball shoes but too "futurisitc looking imo)? Lebrons ( feel dirty inside for thinking of them haha) kd's( always felt the were cheaply made and not good for ball)?

Basically I need something light, comfortable, supportive and has great grip(love herringbone)

chuck taylors

 

[joey5622]

Thanks for the informative response man... Ill keep that in mind haha

 

[bucknuteagle]

Elite LE boxers

DEAD.

 

[ajk350z]

What's a good high top basketball shoe comparable to the kobe 8's? I'm not trolling by any means, I've played ball strictly on Kobe's for I guess a decade now haha and I stopped buying or collecting anything other than Kobe's but I sprained my ankle in December and its still been bothering me.. I don't want to ruin my iii's (my go to shoes when hurt) so I've stopped playing in them.

I've tried on hyperdunks but am not convinced since I hated the first ones for ball.. Too much slippage..

Any thoughts? Suggestions? How are the Melos( looks like good ball shoes but too "futurisitc looking imo)? Lebrons ( feel dirty inside for thinking of them haha) kd's( always felt the were cheaply made and not good for ball)?

Basically I need something light, comfortable, supportive and has great grip(love herringbone)

Try any of the hyper series other than the dunks which you already tried.

 

[ajk350z]

Try any of the hyper series besides the hyperdunks which you already tried.

 

[quise2024]

Thanks for the informative response man... Ill keep that in mind haha

haha I couldnt help it, Im ready to go home and Im bored.

All jokes aside though, if you can find a pair ... Shox BB4 super comfortable and great support, never had a prob with em

 

[djyoung08]

supernaturals will be passed on for that price

dont like em enough to pay over the "regular" retail

 

[drewsone]

Don't see why they're called Superaturals.. and price hike is wack

 

[joey5622]

haha I couldnt help it, Im ready to go home and Im bored.

All jokes aside though, if you can find a pair ... Shox BB4 super comfortable and great support, never had a prob with em

Loved my bb4's back in the day! Problem is that they're heavy and clunky compared to today's shoes.. Was just checking online for the weights of shoes... Almost everything else available is like 5oz heavier than the Kobe's... Guess I can just stick to taping my ankles for stability and surpressed movement haha

 

[richmond14]

you can never judge a shoe based on a picture.  the way the ASG's look in real life you can't even take a picture of it correctly.  the little details like the 3d speckles on the outsole. it actually feels like a rock from outer space when you hold it.  It's just impossible to get the full experience through a 2d picture.

Because that's what you want a basketball shoe to feel like....

 

[ajk350z]

supernaturals will be passed on for that price

dont like em enough to pay over the "regular" retail

not even for nike enabled?

 

[jumpman91023]

What's a good high top basketball shoe comparable to the kobe 8's? I'm not trolling by any means, I've played ball strictly on Kobe's for I guess a decade now haha and I stopped buying or collecting anything other than Kobe's but I sprained my ankle in December and its still been bothering me.. I don't want to ruin my iii's (my go to shoes when hurt) so I've stopped playing in them.

I've tried on hyperdunks but am not convinced since I hated the first ones for ball.. Too much slippage..

Any thoughts? Suggestions? How are the Melos( looks like good ball shoes but too "futurisitc looking imo)? Lebrons ( feel dirty inside for thinking of them haha) kd's( always felt the were cheaply made and not good for ball)?

Basically I need something light, comfortable, supportive and has great grip(love herringbone)

Checkout nightwings reviews because after the Kobe 8, his next best performing shoe that's been released this nba season are the melo m9. But as far as lunar hoopin shoes its probably the Jordan super fly's since hyperdunks aren't your cup of tea

 

[klrossjr]

Anyone wanna share some lace swaps they've done with XMAS, BHM, Sulfurs, Pythons etc?

 

[Black Lotus]

Because that's what you want a basketball shoe to feel like....

they hard as rocks man

 

[djyoung08]

supernaturals will be passed on for that price

dont like em enough to pay over the "regular" retail

not even for nike enabled?

not sure if srs

 

[djyoung08]

Anyone wanna share some lace swaps they've done with XMAS, BHM, Sulfurs, Pythons etc?

theres a lot of pages with lace swaps.

start clicking

 

[jrx57]

http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/?l=shop,pdp,ctr-inline/cid-1/pid-655702/pgid-725602 

dont know if anyone noticed but now nike practically has every size for the blues 

 now i can hold off and get the black mamba kobes 

 

 

 

[joey5622]

Checkout nightwings reviews because after the Kobe 8, his next best performing shoe that's been released this nba season are the melo m9. But as far as lunar hoopin shoes its probably the Jordan super fly's since hyperdunks aren't your cup of tea

Thanks, was actually toying with getting the Melos, I'm gonna try them on later and see!

 

[joey5622]

Checkout nightwings reviews because after the Kobe 8, his next best performing shoe that's been released this nba season are the melo m9. But as far as lunar hoopin shoes its probably the Jordan super fly's since hyperdunks aren't your cup of tea

Thanks, was actually toying with getting the Melos, I'm gonna try them on later and see!

 

[bucknuteagle]

Anyone wanna share some lace swaps they've done with XMAS, BHM, Sulfurs, Pythons etc?

If you click on any of the pictures in the top right corner you can go to a view that will show every picture ever posted in this thread. There's lots of pics of lace swaps people have done in the eariler pages. Also, you can probably google image search quite a few (I haven't tried so I'm not positive).

 

[geoff2005]

pretty sure those teals will be outlet bound. if they are 100 at outlets in future ill prob grab them but even with bday coupon ill pass on the teals. dont need zoom or nike enabled...

 

[eastbayrep]

Eastbay screw up???

Our bad! They will be released on 3/09/13 - the Kobe VIII "Supernatural" will be released on 3/02/13. Thanks!

EastbayRep - Christina

 

[eastbayrep]

Eastbay, will you get the YOTS Pack?

We expect to release the Kobe VIII "Red Camo" on 3/09/13. We do not have information available on the other colorway yet. Thanks!

EastbayRep - Christina

 

[spoonmanofthehour]

pretty sure those teals will be outlet bound. if they are 100 at outlets in future ill prob grab them but even with bday coupon ill pass on the teals. dont need zoom or nike enabled...

Yeah, forget that Nike enabled garbage. Just a way for them to soak us even more. I'm passing.