Recent content by darthbrooks

For those that have hooped in the all stars, does the back heeltab bother y'all? I really dig the colors and the way the shoe feels, materials, etc. but I was a little apprehensive about spending my hard-earned money on a pair of shoes I'll have to immediately modify by cutting the tabs off.

The tiffany uppers are beautiful, but i find myself cleaning the **** out of my kung fu 9s after every hoop session. The em on these just love dirt lol. Buuut i might make a pair that will never touch the court. Yes, theyre that nice and that picture up there is tempting.

How long after talking to someone on the phone did yall get an email to start the return/replacement process?

Just got these in today.  Snake skin on the tip and the swoosh.  Got some glue issues I can't get over.  Black ice sole w/ some weird cracks inside the sole and some strange streaks underneath where the sole meets the shoe.  Oh, and that annoying white fabric peeking through the mesh holes near...

Alright, so ive hooped in the 9 lows a few times now, and i still cant decide if i like them better than the 8s. Here's my ankle to toe assessment: Collar. The collar does its job, but not nearly as well as the 8s, which was a perfect collar to me for my foot. I felt some heel slippage in these...

I got my started email about two days after i ordered. I feel for the people who havent heard anything yet. Id be pissed.

Dear nike, i hate you for taking the kobe 8 ids down without any warning. Everybodys blue glow soles got me feeling stupid for not ordering sooner lol.

To me, the 8 elite tongue is perfect. The 9 might be too thick to where you have to tighten you laces tighter than usual due to the tongues mushiness. The 8 tongue was a little thin for some, but i still prefer it over the 9s. This is for basketballing, tho. Casually, it doesnt make a...

Wait, I ordered a black translucent sole.  Is that gonna change colors?

Just ordered these the other day for non-practice hooping situations.  I hope the texture differences make up for the lack of color.  Was gonna go with metallic gold swoosh, but I already have a pair of go-to kobe 8 elites.  Might F around and get another pair.  It'll have to be black, though...

Nike needs to release these now. These pictures keep making withdrawals from my emotional bank.

Great review. I hate hoopin in mids and highs. Just my preference, but these sound like a different experience. I have one question, though... Do the inserts fit in the kobes and vice versa?

Hey do yall think a half size would make a difference as far as kobe 8 inserts go? I wanna stick my 11.5 jordan 2012 or kobe 8 insoles into my sz 11 elites. My main concern is the effects on the structure of the shoe.

Am I crazy, or are the black/gold elites only releasing at a few footlockers in the bay area? I thought theyd be at the new HoH at Sunvalley at least.

I hope I can get the mcs. I just got a pair of easters yesterday and hooped in them the same night. The elites, on the other hand, are so necessary. Im just a bit confused, though; do they come with sensors?