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Greg- these are all personal opinions of the shoes based on your personal use. Bron is a MiddleLinebacker playing on a hardwood; tremendous impact and wear on his knees. His "jumping" out the gym is not a complete tribute to the VI as much asit was his age ( not in his prime 24....Bron at 30 in these shoes would not be jumping out the gym), new conditioning coach working double time on strength& agility drillsOriginally Posted by kaczalas
You are forgetting about one thing... you focused on the marketing, money and the freedom that comes with signing with an unknown (basketball-wise) brand... but there's one more VERY IMPORTANT aspect. If I were LeBron I would ask myself can UA give me a good performing shoe?! You talk about V and VI being strikes 1 and 2 and VII (before seeing the output) is 3. But actually those are GREAT kicks. ZLV is IMHO the best all-around Zoom LeBron sneaker thus far. I still don't think there's anything with better traction out there. LeBron seemed to enjoy The Six too as he's been jumping right out of the gym this season. Also, no injuries... nothing! VII... well we haven't even seen it yet... but my sources claim it to be a performance beast as well. Looks are boring (based on one blurry pic)... I wil give you that... but let's wait a while before we judge it. So being used to the best kicks on the market and the unmatchable Zoom Air technology (... and more) I would be really AFRAID (yes that's the right word) that signing with UA would result in a big downgrade. Let's face it... he's the best player in the NBA... he needs good shoes to play 100 games a year... and it takes time to develop technology that would match with Nike's best stuff. I would be also worried about injuries and such, so I would really think twice. It's no secret LeBron wants to earn money, but there's more to it.
Nike can't afford to lose the face of the brand... and neither can LeBron. That's my take.
LeBron James is my idol... true. But that's not the only reason why I buy his shoes. The most important thing for me is basketball performance and if his UA kicks would be bad for balling I WOULD REFUSE to buy them. End of story. I would focus on Zoom BB 3,4,5 or whatever else from Nike's top shelf instead.
I can clearly recall Bron slipping and twisting his ankles in the III's, IV's and 20.5.5 yet those are some of his most sucessful commercially shoes todate.
Unless u are Bron's HT/WT... u cannot make these general assumptions because Nike is the commericial standard. UA may or may not have something in storefor Bron... but if they do, and he goes, there will be people lining to see if it is a worthwhile venture... 57% of the consumers of Nike apparel are notworld-class athletes.........
I know one thing.... Bron wearing UA gear would be on point..... Nike has NOTHING ON THEIR GEAR... period. I love Nike shoes but their performance gear islacking.....