OFFICIAL NIKE KOBE 8 SYSTEM THREAD: Venice Beach 5/25 - Page 3

They look pretty good so far, but as others have been saying, the system bull **** needs to go.

lol thats true

Gone are the days of being able to rock signature kicks for things other than basketball. While I do hoop in my kicks and buy them for that sole purpose, it was nice to just rock a pair of LeBron's with jeans and tee. I understand giving performance sneakers to the high-caliber athletes of Nike, but they will start to lose a huge demographic by making only "performance beasts".

i havent had a pair of kobe's in years...looks like another year is going to go by without me having a pair....

I swear the re-usage of this sock "system" is just to justify the inevitable $200 range price tag. Those damn things were both a gimmick and an eyesore from the start.

Kobe's are becoming repetitive and that was before the sample pix of the viii's surfaced. Still gonna try to shut up about em till the final product surfaces...

Yup, the inserts made the shoe less flexible for the heel-toe transition. Made it feel slappy running in them, but I did notice transition was better in the play strong insert probably because of the lunar foam.

hmmmmm.... I'm going to hold back on making a rash comment, cause' it wouldn't be good... 

 

Gonna let this sink in and comment down the road.. 

Sounds good to me, many of "those people" for e-fame or to resell anyway

Just like the ZKIII, not casually appealing = easy to get

gonna hold my judgement till official pics.

I like them so far too. Wonder what the system will be like...

Also, the non-1 piece upper will lend to more interesting colorways than the VI & VII imo. Can't wait to see more pictures!

-Pete

I actually think the super Swoosh looks pretty cool.

Kobe is a huge soccer fan so I can see why he wanted his sig to resemble Nike most popular soccer cleats.

you aint lying. **** is getting repetitive now. and the price going up each year aint helping either...

Another system? Ugh. Not feeling the concept right now. This looks like a reworked VII, down to the shape and heal plastic plate as well. Did I hear no removable sock liner? Money saved.

These look extremely light.. maybe lighter than the 6?

Will wait on more pics, CWs, etc (lol @ people claiming to make judgement on a ****** quality sample pic which doesn't even have the swoosh branding in the correct place)

I hope it performs well on the court. I was so let down by the 7s. Nike has to get rid of this system crap! Interesting to see where Nike will go with the colors and materials.

I like what I see so far. Hopefully this shoe will have some great cw's w/ some amazing colorblocking like the 4's and 5's. I'm interested tho...

They look like they have potential. Need to see more pics.

these look horrible

This is truth - easy for people to hate on the new stuff but wait until that Christmas colorway drops and people will change their tune.

Im not a fan of these off my first impression. These & the 7's just aren't doing it for me.

I do like what they did with the Swoosh on the toe for the samples, though.

ANOTHER FREAKIN BOOTY?.....THAT'S BOOTY!

Potential performance wise, they look solid.

Potential casual wear wise, not so much.

Can't wait to see the final product.

reminds me of the SPARQ training shoes

Loved the IVs and VIs. VIIs were trash. As someone said, the heel-toe transition was very slappy. A very uncomfortable shoe as well. Hopefully the VIIIs are comfortable and perform well. That's all i want.

I like what I see.. Cant wait to see final project

I hope they release a colorway with a gum sole like that sample. Looks nice so far...

I hate how all sigs are now looking similar to their predecessors. Lebron 7-10 similar silhouette Kobe 5-8 similar silhouette. Ugh. This might be a couple pair cop just like the VII's...

^^^^ The lebrons 8-10 werent that similar looking

 

Silhouette wise, the 8-10 is very similar.