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The Official Nike LeBron XII Thread- "July 4th/USA" & "King's Cloak/Red Paisley" 06/27/15
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nba leading:
points: Kobe #4 Duncan #19
MVP: Duncan 2 Kobe 1
RotY: Duncan
FMVP: both 2x
ASGMVP: Kobe 4x Duncan 1
i'd say they both have great careers but kobe edges him a bit i'd say that I like the ducan posite max better than most the kobes that have released barring the 2s but I would never compare guards to forwards because their postions and what they have to do is just to diff in the reality of things which is why I hate the Lebron/Jordan comparison
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These have some sort of resemblance to a shark... They're cool but do nothing for me. Haven't been really wow'd by the lebron line (just the initial model and not the colorway) since the 8 v1
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Yeah I know and the way they've been doing it is recruiting the top players in the world. That's how you gain a following, I love Nike for the simple fact that on their football roster they had Ronaldo (R9), Ronaldinho, and now Neymar. This greatly affects what I buy, sure the quality has to be there with performance, but even though Adidas has great performance cleats, I buy them from Nike because of the influence it holds over me. When Ronaldo won the WC in 2002 he had on Nike's. It might seem way off topic but it ties in with the argument. A company NEEDS a premier athlete to endorse them or it flops. Adidas currently don't have a face, unless, D-Howard? Nope. D-Rose? Could've been. But if LeBron moves brands, his following will do the same, trust me.
That's all I'm saying lol. No other basketball player can fill his shoes right now (no pun intended).
Clearly misunderstood what I said and didn't read the "greatest players of all time" comment but ok. I know Duncan is the greatest PF of all time, Shaq top 3, and Iverson, even though hotly debated is top 3 in my eyes as well.
Shaq and Duncan both fall under the "big men can't sell shoes" category. More so Duncan than Shaq cause Shaq actually did pretty well.
What I meant was that those 3 just can't sell shoes like Jordan, Kobe, and LeBron, especially in this day and age. I should leave Jordan out of the argument because what he did to shoes is legendary lol, just imagine him now with all this technology and social media. Scary.
And I would say Kobe is the dominant player of this generation but to each his own.
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Which is correct.
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Kobe, Lebron, KD ain't loved like that to change brands to not lose their shoes
Only Jordan was loved like that to influence sales
Jordan retired 10 years ago and is still quadrupling those guys sales
Only Jordan was loved like that to influence sales
Jordan retired 10 years ago and is still quadrupling those guys sales
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That's because Jordan is the GOAT and played on the best team, the Bulls. Nobody comes close to him or the Bulls
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To the generation growing up now, LeBron is their Jordan. This is my point, they see what this guy is doing and their idolizing him like they did Jordan. This is why he's doubling KD and is basically selling six times more than Kobe.
I don't think anyone will touch Jordan when it comes to selling shoes, until there is a SG that can do what he did, maybe better, but that will be the day.
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let me know when the bulls have as many chips as the Celtics and Lakers
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Your post just made me feel sorry for this generation. Fair points though and I see where you're coming from now
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They look nice from the front ....
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Lebron and kds sales are close considering lebrons sold for $50-75 more than kds. Lebron ain't leaving Nike unless Adidas or some other brand offers him like $500 million or more. Kicks or die needs to give it up .
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I can appreciate LeBron though and I look forward to his kicks.
The initial debate wasn't that he was gonna switch brands, it was that he would change the IF he went to Adidas. That was all, it's done now lol.
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I'm very interested to see if he wears this model consistently.
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I'm guessing he will, after the XI "debacle"... but I'm sure that the XII's mesh will feel better on his toes than the armorposite/hyperfuse toebox of the XIs.
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disagree adidas basketball will never compare to nike i dont care who endorsed em
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7734 nike got every sport except soccer on lock, wait who makes hockey shoes
and I agree if Lebron were to go to adidas it would be only a slightly better situation than Wade to Li Ning
heck has anyones adidas shoes sold better than they're nike shoes when they switched? I doubt the zeezy adidas outsell the nike ver.
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These are dope. They do look like a shark. They are a bit bulkier than I would have liked. We are gonna see some crazy colorways tho... Price wont be below $230. Bet anything.
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I'm saying the shoe is soo general If I didn't pay attention to shoes I wouldn't know that was a lebron
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Duncan vs. Kobe would've been an interesting finals if one of those teams somehow weren't on the west.... don't mind me just talking out my *** lol
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They will eventually. But it's whatever, this is a LeBron XII thread, not gonna start this debate up again.
I think Kanye will do better at Adidas. Can't really compare numbers though, one will be GR and the other ... Yeah. I think the athletic roster they have definitely helps them. I think once Adidas has a strong roster, they'll be able to compete. Oh well, I'll enjoy my NIKE LeBron XII's regardless lol.
7734 nike got every sport except soccer on lock, wait who makes hockey shoes
and I agree if Lebron were to go to adidas it would be only a slightly better situation than Wade to Li Ning
heck has anyones adidas shoes sold better than they're nike shoes when they switched? I doubt the zeezy adidas outsell the nike ver.
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COLD, bruh.
Still don't know how I feel about that Ankle Chassis, but the rest of the shoe is GOOD MONEY.
Still don't know how I feel about that Ankle Chassis, but the rest of the shoe is GOOD MONEY.
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yeah I doubt the elites will be below $230 as well
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Always said my limit for sneakers would be $220. I'm praying to the Good God that these stay @ $200. Would be amazing. Even tho we been brain washed to think 200 is cool smh lol
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