Official Lebron X Thread Vol. Early Bird

[MPLS612]

Originally Posted by rawdawg34

I won't even bother. Go add to your post count elsewhere.

 

[Nipsey3000]

Smh at NT being full of negativity now. I am def not trippin off post count homie.

And smh at you being salty about how I feel.

 

[muzikfrk75]

I swear if one more person says that Nike should raise prices more than they already HAVE been....smmfh

 

[Platinum State]

I dont expect to see pics before July

 

[theprinceofde]

Originally Posted by rawdawg34

I don't care about paying 300 for the shoe as long as it eliminated the reseller market. Not sure if it will though.

Try again, if anything that would just make the resellers increase their prices even more 
Raising prices won't eliminate anything

 

[rko2004]

Raising prices only hurts us. Just produce more shoes in more areas and limit how many people can get.

 

[Kobekobe]

Originally Posted by J Steezzz

Originally Posted by ItsaBayThang

Coloways saved the 9's.  Hopefully they dont have to save the 10's.

Colorways save the shoe game period. Imagine if every shoe just had a white version and a black version, would you still be into shoes? most likely no.

agree.
look back in the day with other sigs.. shox VC, you would have 3-4 colourways per sig that would actually release. the rest were PEs (and even then, there was like 1-2 PEs). 

even lebron's/kobe's back then didn't have many colourways. i doubt nike made much money back then on these sigs with barely anything to offer its consumers. 

 

[jordanxi45]

Only Lebron kicks I ever liked were the 1st Zoom Generations and I actually LOVED the VIII. They went backwards with the IX IMO.

Hope full length zoom is in the X's.

And NIKE, PLEASE STOP IT WITH THE COLORWAYS.

How many different colorways did they have for the Lebron 9??? Just keep it to 3-4 at MOST.

 

[andfattoo]

sorry........... but Nike, keep the colorways coming. If you dont like the colorway, dont buy it. its good to have options.

 

[golancer]

9's are nice. cant wait for the 10

 

[dbff]

Originally Posted by andfattoo

sorry........... but Nike, keep the colorways coming. If you dont like the colorway, dont buy it. its good to have options.

I agree with this. Having options is always a plus with sneakers and many other things in life.

 

[jewseejay]

Originally Posted by andfattoo

sorry........... but Nike, keep the colorways coming. If you dont like the colorway, dont buy it. its good to have options.

this.
dudes makin ******ed statements now haha

all cars should be white red or black too huh then? 

variety is the spice of life

 

[nikedealer]

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Basketball technology is all gimmicks.

I fail to see how SIGNIFICANT changes a shoe makes each year tech wise. Its all marketing so the shoe would sell, cause it DOES have to be marketed as a performance shoe. Huarache 2k4's and BB4's are still some of the BEST performing shoes and they are like 8 years old.

There is truth to this in some regards as I said early on with the 1st Generation Flywire.... but if you have EVER been to the Kitchen or the Nike Lab in Beaverton and see all the testing they do you will realize they dont mess around when it comes to inventing or conceptualizing new tech.
What happens often though is they research new advances they could use in footwear... determine its too much to actually produce then scale it down to make it more feasible and market the actual initial concept. 

To your point of marketing.

To the point of old tech still working.. thats also true because other shoe companies dont come close to the offerings Nike does but still sustains their business. Reebok was forced to make up that zig tech crap and Adi came up with that Climacool stuff... but eva is what it is.. and Nike still uses it in ALOT of Jordan team footwear and Nike forefoot footwear do that alone tells you its functional...

Yet Nike markets its new tech as such and tells you they sell the old stuff for people who have different needs and pricepoints. Even though Jordans from 1986 and on are resold for more than they originally did.   Hence Marketing Genius. 

By the way... the X... will please many. Dont expect the treatment you got on the 9's though..  Remember the treatment on the V's and VI's... ?  then the VIIs and VIIIs we were left wanting more?  Expect that replay.

 

[nikedealer]

Originally Posted by vood99

Gonna second the above. Nike's going full out with the gimmicks today - and the price point keeps rising. Eventually the whole cycle might come around full circle and the 'latest tech' will be a shoe with a full grain leather upper and forefoot/heel Air.



Vood I agree with you as well ....but think of it this way... 
Nike designers are responsible for more than a few kicks per season per year to design and develop.  I know designing kicks are most designers passion but Im surprised more dont get burned out.  Can you imagine having to design THAT many shoes and they ALL have an original concept and look?

This is why Nike is great at what they do... marketing. I will also go back to my fav the Zoom 2K3 which released in 2003 but can out perform ANY shoe released today in my opinion of course.....but I seriously think too much focus is being placed on making the lightest shoe instead of the most stable best performing shoe.  I think the lighter you get the more structural integrity you lose while losing performance. 

When leather makes a return I for one will be damn happy.....but we all know it will never be the same leathers from before.

 

[iwhipmyheadovv]

the only way to eliminate resellers is for nike to make a surplus of shoes imo
and the prices are too rich for my blood...but im still in school with other priorities. ill live..

 

[andfattoo]

Originally Posted by NikeDealer

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Basketball technology is all gimmicks.

I fail to see how SIGNIFICANT changes a shoe makes each year tech wise. Its all marketing so the shoe would sell, cause it DOES have to be marketed as a performance shoe. Huarache 2k4's and BB4's are still some of the BEST performing shoes and they are like 8 years old.

There is truth to this in some regards as I said early on with the 1st Generation Flywire.... but if you have EVER been to the Kitchen or the Nike Lab in Beaverton and see all the testing they do you will realize they dont mess around when it comes to inventing or conceptualizing new tech.
What happens often though is they research new advances they could use in footwear... determine its too much to actually produce then scale it down to make it more feasible and market the actual initial concept. 

To your point of marketing.

To the point of old tech still working.. thats also true because other shoe companies dont come close to the offerings Nike does but still sustains their business. Reebok was forced to make up that zig tech crap and Adi came up with that Climacool stuff... but eva is what it is.. and Nike still uses it in ALOT of Jordan team footwear and Nike forefoot footwear do that alone tells you its functional...

Yet Nike markets its new tech as such and tells you they sell the old stuff for people who have different needs and pricepoints. Even though Jordans from 1986 and on are resold for more than they originally did.   Hence Marketing Genius. 

By the way... the X... will please many. Dont expect the treatment you got on the 9's though..  Remember the treatment on the V's and VI's... ?  then the VIIs and VIIIs we were left wanting more?  Expect that replay.

we wanted more because of the designs of the VIIs and VIII's as opposed to the V's and VI's?

 

[caerus]

Cant wait for these man!

 

[johnmckoolaid]

Originally Posted by andfattoo

Originally Posted by NikeDealer

Originally Posted by 10 Piece Nuggets

Basketball technology is all gimmicks.

I fail to see how SIGNIFICANT changes a shoe makes each year tech wise. Its all marketing so the shoe would sell, cause it DOES have to be marketed as a performance shoe. Huarache 2k4's and BB4's are still some of the BEST performing shoes and they are like 8 years old.

There is truth to this in some regards as I said early on with the 1st Generation Flywire.... but if you have EVER been to the Kitchen or the Nike Lab in Beaverton and see all the testing they do you will realize they dont mess around when it comes to inventing or conceptualizing new tech.
What happens often though is they research new advances they could use in footwear... determine its too much to actually produce then scale it down to make it more feasible and market the actual initial concept. 

To your point of marketing.

To the point of old tech still working.. thats also true because other shoe companies dont come close to the offerings Nike does but still sustains their business. Reebok was forced to make up that zig tech crap and Adi came up with that Climacool stuff... but eva is what it is.. and Nike still uses it in ALOT of Jordan team footwear and Nike forefoot footwear do that alone tells you its functional...

Yet Nike markets its new tech as such and tells you they sell the old stuff for people who have different needs and pricepoints. Even though Jordans from 1986 and on are resold for more than they originally did.   Hence Marketing Genius. 

By the way... the X... will please many. Dont expect the treatment you got on the 9's though..  Remember the treatment on the V's and VI's... ?  then the VIIs and VIIIs we were left wanting more?  Expect that replay.

we wanted more because of the designs of the VIIs and VIII's as opposed to the V's and VI's?

lmaooo in other words he is saying the Xs wont need a bunch of colorways and limited edition gimmicks to sell the design like the IX did, shows that nike knows when the design is weak and needs more marketing schemes

 

[nikedealer]

 

[iheartboost]

So will we see a step up in design for the X?

The design of the IX sucked, but colorways PUSHED it, a lot. If the IX got the same colorway treatment as the VIIIs they would be sitting on shelves.

 

[johnmckoolaid]

yea im hoping dude is right about the Xs, cause even the colorways couldnt save the IX for me

 

[marcelwuzhere]

Cant wait to see pics I hope these out do the 3's

 

[jordanfan04]

The design of the IX sucked? Seriously? I've said it before, but the VII's were on my radar, the VIII's were an attention grabber, but the IX's got me away from Jordan Brand. A great design IMO, with stellar color choices. The Lebron line was doo-doo pre-7. Yeah I said it. Garbage. They finally got it right and I'm damn interested to see what they come up with for the X. From what JP said, it's sure to please. I just hope the price doesn't climb.

 

[afamous]

The design of the 9s are horrid to me. The colorways is what sold me and I'm sure the majority of the people who bought IXs would agree with me.

 

[crh1979]

Time to get the popcorn, sure this thread will be a fun one