Shoehead question???????????

Originally Posted by Grailman911

tennis shoe's is more of a general term. kind of like how some people call all sodas "coke". it doesnt mean shoe you play tennis in. i would think that yall would be smart enough to know that. ive been browsing this site for at least 5 years. almost everyday!


and i understand what you are saying..............but , and i dont know if this is around or not ...............but if there was a fourm about people that arereally into sodas you wouldnt just say "coke" you would say the name of whatever soda you are talking about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

thats the same thing here .........you made a post on a fourm about sneakers.......thats what nt is a about ........so you cant expect people to understandwhat you are talking about when you say "tennis shoes"..................just like you would expect to walk up to some one that knows nothing aboutsneakers ........and ask him if he wants" a pair of og ds no yellowing aj ko's for a $1000.00"...............he would look at you like if yourwere talking another language...................

and you havnt been on nt for 5years ..........you joined in 08..............
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.........thats isnt the same as browsing now is that
 
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Originally Posted by homer420

yea same here i only rock the jordans that he actually wore on the court and in the movie
no offense but thats stupid.i mean so ur telling me u wouldnt rock the cool grey 11s or any other tight jordan shoe just because jordan didnt wear them himself?
get off his nuts.oh and buy the way he rocked the white black 2k9's in a commercial so r u gonna wear those too?broaden ur horizon homie.its ok to be different than michael jordan!!



so your on "his nuts" if you only rock what he actually wore on the court? but your not not on "his nuts" if you buy stuff that he didntrock on the court?...............and its ok to be different than mj?.........................

so first things first how much different are you if you rock another mans brand? how can you say be different from mj but you have a jumpman logo on your feet?
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and the same goes for the "nuts" coment you made youare still rocking a jumpman wether it a jordan xi he wore on the court or a spizike he didnt
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I wear Jordans because of the legacy he built, that I grew up watching ( and continued once I was grown with his 2nd comeback (Wizards))!
 
Originally Posted by tellyjesko1023

Originally Posted by Grailman911

tennis shoe's is more of a general term. kind of like how some people call all sodas "coke". it doesnt mean shoe you play tennis in. i would think that yall would be smart enough to know that. ive been browsing this site for at least 5 years. almost everyday!


and i understand what you are saying..............but , and i dont know if this is around or not ...............but if there was a fourm about people that are really into sodas you wouldnt just say "coke" you would say the name of whatever soda you are talking about,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

thats the same thing here .........you made a post on a fourm about sneakers.......thats what nt is a about ........so you cant expect people to understand what you are talking about when you say "tennis shoes"..................just like you would expect to walk up to some one that knows nothing about sneakers ........and ask him if he wants" a pair of og ds no yellowing aj ko's for a $1000.00"...............he would look at you like if your were talking another language...................

and you havnt been on nt for 5years ..........you joined in 08..............
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.........thats isnt the same as browsing now is that

actually i have been on for 5 years. i was under a different name. i think it was platinumjayman or something like that. so before u try to check on me knowyour stuff!
 
Originally Posted by joeman1515

its a little bit of a few things. if mike played like eric piatkowski the shoes never would have become so big and achieved such fame....if the shoes were built like starburys but jordan put up 30 a night i wouldnt wear them...its both the shoes look great, and jordan was the greatest ever.
true.

but you also have to realize, the reason his shoes looked so good is because he was such a great player. Nike would never have put the effort or resources intomaking such original and trend setting shoes if MJ had played like Eric Piatkowski. So even if you say that you don't care about MJ and only like the shoesfor how they look realize that the look is THE RESULT OF MJs SKILL. So you really are buying them because he was great, just indirectly.

on the other hand, if Jordan had worn plain Vans sneakers back in the days I don't think I'd be wearing Vans today. So it definately goes both ways,you can't have one without the other, so theres no real point in trying to decide which aspect is more important.
 
i rock jordans cause they look good. i remember knowin about mj and the bulls as a lil kid cause my pops would always watch them but the hell if i knew whatpopular shoes where.

first time i broke my neck was on the black and red XIII's not knowing they where jordans. then bein a lil brother tryin to be somewhat like big brother igot into keepin my shoes clean then gettin into jordans cause he had his closet stacked with them.

but just cause i didnt know about the mans legacy off bat doesnt mean i dont think he is a great player and that i will buy anything with a damn jumpman on it.like you guys like to think of the younger cats. i like to think that i did some research on the shoes before i got into havin multiple pairs (i dont likecallin myself a collector.lol) and that i gave my self a 1up on the kids my age.

wether or not that makes sense or the older guys whove been around since 85 or early 90 and just think im somebody who doesnt know anything and not worthy ofrockin jordans i can really care less i just had to say what i felt about the situation.

and to those of you other younger cats, who cares what the older collectors think about you they just got lucky and where born during a better time when itcame to sneakers, that is all. im pretty sure we came up in a better time when it comes to different things.

and go ahead and look at my profile and say im a newb cause its says i joined last year... i been lurkin since late 04. (like thats any better yeah i know.)
 
I like wearing them because there are a lot of colorways you can match your outfit too.as far as legacy,Im 26 so I was around in his prime.Wish I was older soI could have had a job to collect his kicks.
 
Originally Posted by joeman1515

its a little bit of a few things. if mike played like eric piatkowski the shoes never would have become so big and achieved such fame....if the shoes were built like starburys but jordan put up 30 a night i wouldnt wear them...its both the shoes look great, and jordan was the greatest ever.


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I wear them because of who he was, and as stated in posts before me, means his shoes were what they were BECAUSE of him. Well, and Tinker, but anyways...

I feel that's why a lot of people get upset with the abominations he has released recently. Some of us still remember when it MEANT something to wear hisshoes. Not everyone could afford his shoes, not everyone's parents would run out and be okay throwing down one hundred dollars for a pair of"sneakers". So once you had a pair of Air Jordans, in your eyes and other people's eyes, you didn't get any better then that. "Be LikeMike" "Gotta be the shoes!" You felt like you could do anything in some Air Jordans once they first came out!

Now, Fusions are out, team Jordans run ramped, and this new generation has no connection to the player, or the shoe. They "stunt" so some girl cansee he has money because he has the new overpriced, terrible quality Fusion on his feet. Even retro's now, that people buy up at a HUGE price margin, areworn by this generation without knowing half of why these shoes are great.

It's sad, but as long as the money keeps flowing, we shall see Jordan for a long long time.
 
Originally Posted by pstuart13

Originally Posted by AJcollections

Originally Posted by brooklynnyc3000

I rock/buy Air Jordans because I love Michael Jordan, his legacy and his sneakers.

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well said!
Yup, "I practice what I preach." I cant aknowledge something without really knowing about it.
 
There is a powerful feeling that u get from wearing jordans. Its the fact that the greatest ball player ever also wore these shoes with that same sense ofpower that does it for me
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I just rock Jordans cause I like them
and cause of MJ I love to watch hes games and stuff was my favorite player
 
I just had to chime in on the OP's "tennis shoe" comment. I have to agree with my fellow "oldies" on here. The fact that you havebeen on for 5 years, collect or appreciate sneakers and are a "shoehead" it is more of a SHAME and FOUL to call Jordans 'tennis shoes." Youare EDUCATED on the shoe game right? If you were some random dude calling my Jays...tennis shoes I would give you a pass. Most folks dont care and yes make"tennis sheos" a general term. I would rather you call them sneakers. But as a SHOE GUY...I just would not expect you to call it what it is...andnot define them as "tennis shoes" because you should know better. makes sense?


and yeah I rock jordans cuz I was never into it when I was younger as I am not a sports guy, but I knew of his greatness. Also being from Chicago, all myfamily are still there...and being able to grab some of my missed childhood is why I wear the shoes and "collect" what I can. I definitely wear theshoes because of the man. But yes..MJ was very instrumental in all his shoe designs so if you consder Jordans broke all shoe designs before it and after it. Both points are valid.
 
Originally Posted by cobrab19

Originally Posted by Grailman911

Originally Posted by cobrab19

Originally Posted by homer420

yea same here i only rock the jordans that he actually wore on the court and in the movie
no offense but thats stupid.i mean so ur telling me u wouldnt rock the cool grey 11s or any other tight jordan shoe just because jordan didnt wear them himself?
get off his nuts.oh and buy the way he rocked the white black 2k9's in a commercial so r u gonna wear those too?broaden ur horizon homie.its ok to be different than michael jordan!!
jordan did rock the cool grey 11's btw. just to let you know. when he was with the wizards.


sorry bad example.but my point is there are plenty of tight jordans that he didnt rock.and to answer ur question i rock jays cause theyre clean looking and because of jordans rep

besides the 15s can you even name a jordan you havent seen MJ wear cuz I am pretty sure he has worn pretty much every jordan in every color sir.
 
I wear them partly for the legacy, partly because they're such uniquely designed shoes, and partly for the memories I have of growing up wearing them.
 
I might as well be honest...

Honestly, I buy em' because of how they look along with SBs ...I'm not going to buy an ugly shoe because jordan wore it or something...His leagacy isgreat and inspiring but besides his shoes none of that ties into my life...Thats the main reason I would never buy an OG shoe just to stock...or any shoe forthat matter...I keep my shoes clean, but theres no point of me having them if im not going to wear them.
 
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