OFFICIAL NIKE KOBE 8 SYSTEM THREAD: Venice Beach 5/25 - Page 2

They better have fixed the insole so everybody doesn't have blisters on their arches this time.

Goddamnit.
These look the same as the 7s but the damn swoosh is moved down.

This is ridiculous, as a consumer, who's supported zoom nike kobes 1-6, (bought a pair of 7s but sold em), these shoes are atrocities..
I want a better shoe i.e. ZK2, ZK4 ZK6.



Yes Im mad

Looks like they'll perform well, and be much lighter than the 7s.

dont really like that big ole' check on the side

the check will not remain on the toe.

Mesh instead of Flywire is welcomed as well. starting to hate flywire on everything.

Its all about the colorways. 6 had a plethora of colorways and sold very well. 7's colorways were weak and struggled

Regarding Swoosh placement on toe: It's not there on final. Best to read the full story first: http://counterkicks.com/2012/08/exclusive-nike-kobe-viii-first-look-anywhere/

can't wait to see the final version.

I'm probably in the minority, but I absolutely LOVED the VII, both performance and styling wise, they seriously threaten the V as the top Zoom Kobe IMO.

That being said, I'm thrilled that they are continuing with the "system", I fully expect it to be better than the VII performance wise. Styling wise... I'll reserve final judgement until better pics are out, but so far it's looking like a step back from the VII, especially in the midsole area.

Glad they aren't going with the gawdy toe swoosh
Edited by AIR J XIII - 8/20/12 at 7:25am

This being Kobe's 8th shoe I would have expected something pretty epic considering that the number 8 has some significance as far as his career goes but hey maybe there is something thats yet to be seen.

So far these look hideous and they look to much like the VII's imo but I'll make my final once I see better pictures

im highly interested as to how the final product will look, the booty/ankleliner looks like a damn sock if anything

no fly wire on VIIIs will make it very unique after using tthat tech in the IV-VIIs 

put me as a maybe for now but im sure Nike will blow me after on this model

from these pictures they are not aesthetically pleasing, but they sure do look like amazing performance shoes.

Thank you.

why did they have to use the stupid system crap again? and getting rid of the toe swoosh was the dumbest thing, it looks great there and is the only thing going for the VIII based on that picture...

cannot wait, for commercials lol

damn **** is ugly, but its got new tech

colorblocking looks decent.

Looks like another sit out for me. these "system" shoes or any shoe with the removable insole: Jordan 2011, 2012, Kobe 7's, its just something about them that makes them seem odd to me for some reason. I have tried on all 3 and it just feels off for some reason , but to those who can go for it....

lol, ill have a lot of extra money this year

the sample picture really looks like a soccer cleat with a different sole, clearly based off of the vapor IV, IMO.

this day and age and this is the quality of controlled leaks

def want to see the final version but def MAD about the stupid system crap. it was a failure in the last shoe. give us a good insole and great shoe. stop wasting time and money on these stupid socks

will reserve judgement until the final product surfaces but as someone b4 me has said, the midsole is def a step back from the vii's.

wouldve liked to see that forefoot swoosh tho, and i think its safe to say kobe will never have another mid.

Hopefully a herringbone sole!

this..

i hope the tongue is thicker too.. the 7's tongue was absolute crap

Between the Lebron X, KD V, and these samples, the forefoot swoosh fits the best here.

They should've kept it. Same swoosh + same heel cup makes it look awfully similar to the VII.

I was hoping for a mid too... the Kobe V-VIII are beginning to blur together.

I'll wait until the final product, but these don't look promising

Man, Nike may have given up on the Lifetsyle looks for their Basketball sigs. Oh well, this is the year of the Non-Retroed Retro. Going back into time and grabbing OG kicks from the past. That system crap might be nice for performance (I only hoop in Lebron's cuz of cushioning) but its not conducive to lifestyle casual rocking and thats cool. Maybe it wasn't Nike's concern for this model, so back to the future I go.