Li-Ning Thread

[kaz109]

Copped the Wade slides this morning

 

[kaz109]

Also this is my first time seeing the JB2

 

[brian8598]

Hoping I can find the JB-2 on discount by spring. Wanna get them for outdoor play for next season.

 

[kaz109]

These just in….

 

[aznpride1150]

someone must have grabb the 1s here right witht he new boom? want to know even though i missed my 10.5

 

[detroitonfire]

someone must have grabb the 1s here right witht he new boom? want to know even though i missed my 10.5

Mine came just as I was leaving for work today. Could get you more pics when I get home in the morning

 

[aznpride1150]

Mine came just as I was leaving for work today. Could get you more pics when I get home in the morning

if youve tried it on yet, and play basketball/volleyball would you say these are playable? looking at getting the birthday if they are playable and not bricks on the court.

 

[detroitonfire]

if youve tried it on yet, and play basketball/volleyball would you say these are playable? looking at getting the birthday if they are playable and not bricks on the court.

I only have 2 issues with the shoe: 1- the laces are too short, 2- The tongue sits up too high and is stiff. I’ve only had em on court once but I’ve had the OG 1.5s when they originally released. It isn’t an issue for me but I can see it bothering others.
The good is that the fit is very good, traction is solid and the boom is good. Shoe looks heavy but it doesn’t play heavy or clunky.

 

[detroitonfire]

Birthdays just came in, interesting details on em.

 

[Public Enemy]

Deangelo Russell

Cropped out my guy's legs cause he's having one of those ashy days we all have

 

[therealest1]

 

[Kobekobe]

When you create a good product, people want it.. who woulda known.

 

[Public Enemy]

Now lets see if they can get in US stores and have them be available in basketball player sizes in DSG, Champs, Footlocker. Once that happens it'll change a lot, especially if they compete with prices. Til then they're always going to be chasing Nike. Also that performance basketball category - I'll have to look and see where they're pulling the data from and what's considered retro or not. Like do they consider kobe's retros? Or performance? I'm assuming they're pulling market reports from like Mintel or somewhere. It'd be interesting to see the details behind the numbers. I may look it up later today.

 

[Talonmarko]

Now lets see if they can get in US stores and have them be available in basketball player sizes in DSG, Champs, Footlocker. Once that happens it'll change a lot, especially if they compete with prices. Til then they're always going to be chasing Nike. Also that performance basketball category - I'll have to look and see where they're pulling the data from and what's considered retro or not. Like do they consider kobe's retros? Or performance? I'm assuming they're pulling market reports from like Mintel or somewhere. It'd be interesting to see the details behind the numbers. I may look it up later today.

They have the story on SoleRetriever's website, they have used Kickscrew sales data to put this together. Sure it's an small portion of all the sales when you compare it worldwide, but I think this is really a big thing. I mean sure, Nike/JB is gonna go nowhere from the top spot but losing over 30% of market sales in a year? That's gotta ring some alarms on Nike's end.

 

[Public Enemy]

They have the story on SoleRetriever's website, they have used Kickscrew sales data to put this together. Sure it's an small portion of all the sales when you compare it worldwide, but I think this is really a big thing. I mean sure, Nike/JB is gonna go nowhere from the top spot but losing over 30% of market sales in a year? That's gotta ring some alarms on Nike's end.

I really hope its not true they used kickscrew data, cause that’s a joke. I’ll check out the article later. The wording choice hinted at market reports. Choosing kickscrew data is 1000% asinine and jus a complete joke.

I should have known it was too good to be true. Still holding out hope there is some market research in there somehow. Cause otherwise

 

[Talonmarko]

I really hope its not true they used kickscrew data, cause that’s a joke. I’ll check out the article later. The wording choice hinted at market reports. Choosing kickscrew data is 1000% asinine and jus a complete joke.

I should have known it was too good to be true. Still holding out hope there is some market research in there somehow. Cause otherwise

I could be wrong though, was reading that while laying in the bed last night ready to go to sleep

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Yeah, I need a pair of Liren V4s. I found a site called Kicks Own that sells a lot of the Chinese shoe brands but the prices are high rn. Hopefully a US retailer finds a way to bring those brands here.

808 lows are definitely on my radar.

 

[kaz109]

Deangelo Russell

Cropped out my guy's legs cause he's having one of those ashy days we all have

Are these 808s?

 

[Public Enemy]

Are these 808s?

No idea

 

[Sharpshoeter13]

Are these 808s?

Yeah, 808 3 ultra lows.

 

[Public Enemy]

Yeah that "article" is literally just a kickscrew ad

Demand For Li-Ning Basketball Sneakers Has Spiked Over 500% in the Last Year

Chinese sportswear brands are making headway in the US market with Li-Ning seeing a 500% increase in demand on KICKS CREW.

www.soleretriever.com

Just an ad for kickscrew. Not even close to being research, being verifiable, being meaningful or being consequential. We should have all known when the graph was making it seem like other brands cut into market share that much. It's just clickbait so that you share the article and get people knowing about kickscrew.

Good marketing for them, but nothing about that data is meaningful to consumers at large.

It's just as meaningless as if END or BSTN put out a report talking about some notable change in how many of their customers are buying Air Max Plus models. Nobody cares, it's only your platform. Sure we've heard of you but this is an essentially microscopic portion of the market.

 

[detroitonfire]

Only issue with the 808 ultras is how short the tongue is. Right shoe tied has the laces almost above the tongue. Hadn’t had an issue with sliding but other than that a very solid shoe. And the details are A1. The whole shoe is reflective in flash

 

[c flyness]

 

[Public Enemy]

CJ

 

[Public Enemy]

Jimmy