Air Jordan XX8 aka 2013, new "Proplate Zoom" Technology OFFICIAL THREAD. - Page 8

you failed hard on that fix lol.

i think you wanted to cross out the "is" and replace it with "was"

either way i get your point tho

Lol hey!!! You try doing it on an iPhone! Selecting words to highlight is darn near impossible !

 

Totally Agree. I thought the 2011 with the windows were crappy, but they grew on me as they hit the outlets..... With more complete pics it will be interesting to see these.

i think you meant 2010s?

If these are made with the intentions of performance like that last few models they have potential. I look forward to seeing pictures of the entire shoe.

 

I think this is right fam, people, kids especially, want to do as their heros do. For me the jordan XII is the only jordan I buy in multiple colors because I remember seeing jordan getting crossed over by iverson. This makes the shoe significant for me as the Playoff XII's were my first pair of Jordans that I remember.  For anyone that owned originals and now buy retros, you may remember exactly where you were when you bought the OG's and the retros may take you back there.

MJ got owned here lol

2009, decent except the high heel

2010, beautiful shoe which they f-ed up be putting the window.

2011, swing in the other direction and make them too plain

2012, I dunno wtf they were thinking

these are gonna be rediculously priced. i mean if the apl concept 1s started at 300 dollars are something like that. then these if they are really do help your jump will be at least 250 regular and then 360-400 with the nike + tech. i mean these shoes are getting techy but i don't think that it justifies a price increase so high. they already make crazy profit off the retro's. hopefully these come out good and perform well on court but i am not getting my hopes up cuz i think price will be outrageous. 

team jordans are so ugly... most

I hope there is a cheaper regular vanilla model. No Nike+, no extra insoles, no extra lace lock , just the shoe

Jordan Brand has always and will always be about performance. I'm still holding judgment like always until I get these in hand and on feet! Oh, by the way the 2012 is CRACK! That's all.

Jordan Brand has been really innovative the more recent Air Jordan models, but I wish they would put that effort into the design. I haven't purchased anything since the XX3s (which are amazing, BTW), not because they're not numbered, it's just they haven't been attractive enough to justify the price. Sometimes you need to put form before function, it's just a sneaker.

he did, but both times recovered quickly. If weren't for his quick
reflects Iverson would have only needed 1 cross over, but MJ was rite back in D mode.

I had the same thought but not because of the tech, because they will probably cost over $300 and will be no better than KD's or Hyperfuse's

I have the 22's, 23's, and 2010's and they are still at the top of the performance charts. Nike has used the some of the performance from previous Jordan models and put them into current Nike models. Jordan is still a ground breaking performace shoe. Style is really not what they are after right now, it is second as performance is always first starting from the Air Jordan 1.

... and with a big grin on his face he easily swatted away Iverson's shot.

For the youngin's who never had a chance to see MJ live in action during his prime, he reflexes were amazing, out of this world amazing.
Never, never have I seen anyone come close to MJ in regards to reflexes and reaction times.

Well said my man, well said.

air jordans are for ballers. if you ain't ballin', this ain't the thread for you. feel free to pick them up in 15 years when they are retroed with substandard materials.

I had the 2010 team and 2010 outdoor and they were both great shoes but I also had the 2009 which were supposed to be great performers and they were terrible. I also see a lot of kids wearing Jordans that are clearly for style. I hope the new ones perform though but I'm sure they will cost way more than I am willing to spend

Very well put. Performance has always been the main focus. They obviously put some effort into style - they still do - but not in a way that hinders performance (them focusing on style gets us the Spizike, Son of Mars, Flight 45, etc. but that's another point). Many of the XI's features stem from performance (the clear rubber sole for grip, the "backpack"-like mesh for breathability) and if you went back in time, reactions might shock you after years of IX's and X's. It's because of MJ and the shoe fans that the XI became so iconic, not because the designers put a huge effort into making it a style icon.

will prob cop once they hit the outlets. never had the 2012s but my 2011s were straight piffery on court.

Larry Fitzgerald, and the majority of NFLs dbacks

Meh is my reaction.

To what?

What? MJ got crossed and AI made the jumper

Westbrook and Griffin will probably be jammin' in these atleast once this season.

itt: these shoes are the greatest/worst shoes i have never seen

Groundbreaking...really??  Didn't the 2012 use first generation flywire that originally debuted for the 2008 Olympics??

I cant believe it. Its less than 4 months
Before release of the 2013 and we only
have one teaser pic .
I remember that the air jordans XVI to
XX leaked out to the community around
6 months before release back then.
Edited by jumpman cbt2 - 11/2/12 at 11:32am