Here we go again with this dumb assed analogy, comparing sneakers with luxury automobiles.
Basketball shoes are meant to be played in, period.
You don't take a luxury auto, let's use your Benz, to a construction site and then hook it up to a flat bed.
The whole point of making a high priced sneaker is to show how durable and well made the shoe is, all while using quality materials. You pay for quality, not tech, something of Nike's that has never, ever, been proven to do anything any better than what any other company is producing. Nike has taken a plastic shoe, inserted a tweaked distance measuring device, slapped LeBron's name on it, then are charging three hundred dollars for it.
Far less tech..please, talk that crap to someone who doesn't know any better. People played ball way before Nike entered the scene. I don't buy that yeezy crap either.
I hoop.
The car-shoe analogy is actually an excellent one. Both include high-priced models with expensive parts that most of us will never need. And make no mistake, we are paying for equipment and the time it takes to design and engineer these products. Is it worth it? That's up to the individual consumer to decide for him or herself.
"You don't take a luxury auto, let's use your Benz, to a construction site and then hook it up to a flat bed."
Do you take LeBrons or Jordans on hiking trips? Do you wear them on a construction site?? No one in their right mind would do that, because that's not what they're made for. So the shoe comparison is apt.
"The whole point of making a high priced sneaker is to show how durable and well made the shoe is."
Says who?? You?? Nike has never claimed their most expensive shoes are durable. That's not their goal, performance is. If you want durability, buy a hiking boot. Heavier, less flexible shoes often last longest. For example, a clunky old shoe with an EVA midsole feels terrible, but is durable (assuming it's molded and stitched properly) because it's so dense.
Obviously we don't expect shoes to fall apart, but we're not paying for durability. We're paying for tech, which goes hand-in-hand with quality and performance. Even though the average consumer doesn't need high-end materials.
But there's not much point in trying to explain this to you, because you're not here to read objective opinions, you're here to bash Nike, because LeBron's designer directed a disrespectful tweet at your favourite player. So keep up the good work!
my bad, I know how much typing long messages on iPhones SUCK!
