Official KD VII (7) Thread Updated Technology/Look Info and Release Dates

Which Was the Best Colorway?

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because KD's are HOT shoes that sell well.. they make 300 + million from selling KD shoes, and i am sure he will sell even more this year with how popular KD 7's are.. 

30 million a year is about 10 percent of what Nike grosses on his shoes.. why would they throw away that amount of money away?  

Kyrie shouldnt be mentioned in the same sentence as KD.. they are on two different levels..  a Kyrie shoe will sell about as good as CP3's and superflys.. 

Yet bron sales dwarf kd and he's not getting 30. If a shoe is hot, its hot period, you said it yourself. Kd didn't make the shoe hot the designers did. So if the kd 7 was the Kyrie 1 you wouldn't think it's hot anymore? The superflys and cp3s don't sell as well as they should because they're ugly not because cp3 is any less of a player or spokesman than kd. There's plenty of people who hate bron or kobe yet buy every one of their shoes.

This happens every time someone leaves the swoosh. Nike didn't need dwade, doesn't need rondo, doesn't care about kanye. They replace and do it successfully. I wish it wasn't the case, i wish they had a legit competitor because then they would maybe pump out shoes like Li ning. But they are one of the best marketing companies ever. They crap gold with or without kd. There is 1 person they know they can't replace and since that was the case they gave mj his own brand.
 
Your lighting made the swoosh look goooooooold.


No the dent isn't "normal," just gold ol' Nike quality. No one would notice if you didn't say anything.
 
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Your lighting made the swoosh look goooooooold.


No the dent isn't "normal," just gold ol' Nike quality. No one would notice if you didn't say anything.
yeah sorry for the bad lighting.  pics look a lot better with natural light.  maybe ill take some better ones tomorrow haha.

the dent...isnt a big deal.   still looks almost flawless.  but for ppl that ball in these..makes me wonder if they will crease like crazy. 
 
I like your pics...shows how different they can look.


The worst problem I've faced with the KD7s are dents in the toebox. I had to exchange my 35k pair because there was a huge fold/dent in the fuse underneath the mesh. It happened to be right above my big toe on my right foot, and rubbed the top of my toe with every step. No bueno.

My GGs had similar dents in both shoes except they were over my smaller toes where I don't feel them. USAs and second pair of 35k were perfect.
 
 
I like your pics...shows how different they can look.


The worst problem I've faced with the KD7s are dents in the toebox. I had to exchange my 35k pair because there was a huge fold/dent in the fuse underneath the mesh. It happened to be right above my big toe on my right foot, and rubbed the top of my toe with every step. No bueno.

My GGs had similar dents in both shoes except they were over my smaller toes where I don't feel them. USAs and second pair of 35k were perfect.
well thanks!  haha. 

I guess the consistency is random on the Kds.  (or Nike).   Thanks for the input. 
 
I'm regretting not scooping these up
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because KD's are HOT shoes that sell well.. they make 300 + million from selling KD shoes, and i am sure he will sell even more this year with how popular KD 7's are.. 

30 million a year is about 10 percent of what Nike grosses on his shoes.. why would they throw away that amount of money away?  

Kyrie shouldnt be mentioned in the same sentence as KD.. they are on two different levels..  a Kyrie shoe will sell about as good as CP3's and superflys.. 
300 million. :rofl: Nike only made $175 million off of KD in 2013. Because Nike still has to pay for marketing of his shoes while paying KD however much his contract is worth + a cut of however many shoes he sells.
 
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I Regret NOT picking up the usa vii .. Every time I see pix I want them more .. But knowing me I'll rock it atleast thrice a week so by month 2 the yellow will definatly show ..
 
Yet bron sales dwarf kd and he's not getting 30. If a shoe is hot, its hot period, you said it yourself. Kd didn't make the shoe hot the designers did. So if the kd 7 was the Kyrie 1 you wouldn't think it's hot anymore? The superflys and cp3s don't sell as well as they should because they're ugly not because cp3 is any less of a player or spokesman than kd. There's plenty of people who hate bron or kobe yet buy every one of their shoes.

This happens every time someone leaves the swoosh. Nike didn't need dwade, doesn't need rondo, doesn't care about kanye. They replace and do it successfully. I wish it wasn't the case, i wish they had a legit competitor because then they would maybe pump out shoes like Li ning. But they are one of the best marketing companies ever. They crap gold with or without kd. There is 1 person they know they can't replace and since that was the case they gave mj his own brand.
and KD sales Dwarf Kobe's, actually KD sales dwarf all of their sponsorship athlete shoes EXCEPT for Lebron..

Do you really think its a coincidence that the two hottest shoes on the market are from the two best players in the NBA?  

I am sorry, I just dont think you can slap a Kyrie 1 on the KD 7 and it would sell nearly as well.. people buy KD's just as much for the design as they do because they are KDs

and Kayne shoes were all HYPE and he is a diva.. i think they let him go for personal reasons, more then for Monetary.. the guy continually critizied Mark Parker the entire time during his tour.. you dont do that to the boss.. 
 
I would be disappointed if Nike didnt even try to match that offer.. but I heard UA is offering him a percentage of the company.. that might be too much for KD to turn down. 

sucks too cause I really like the KD 7
 
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I've never owned a pair of KDs. I'm thinking of picking up a pair to ball in. How would you guys say they compare on the court to a Kobe 8 or 9? Thanks.
 
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