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Totally agree, a shoe sells better just like anything else if you can assign some piece of history to it.
The Official Nike LeBron XII Thread- "July 4th/USA" & "King's Cloak/Red Paisley" 06/27/15
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SO, regarding the wheat Lebrons, I took a chance on an early order on an overseas website that hadn't gone live...
And they shipped today.
And they shipped today.
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Still nothing better than the Datas
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Any LeBron now? Na probably not but give it a few years. I watched Jordan little bit growing up but I was 6-10 years old and I really couldn't appreciate it much. As I got older and payed more attention to the game LeBron came in like thunder, LeBron is the Jordan of my time(sorry Kobe fans)
If he can get more chips I believe a good majority of his kicks will. Think of all the PE's that can be potentially released
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Nike (and more specifically, their designers) have made it impossible to remove the swoosh from many of his models and make it look like the same shoe.
Quick observation, I think only the 2-5 can really survive without the swoosh. And maybe the 11.
But who wants to see a retro of the 5s and 11s anyway
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Could very well be this year's sandal.
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That's a good sign. I'm convinced they will drop April 4th in the states
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I'll take some V's the black and crimson pair was stolen put of my basketball locker smhTo me V's had some nice colorways. They can keep the lows tho lol
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With the right marketing people would be able to associate the crown logo with Lebron without the swoosh..imo. Bad example saying the average person wouldn't know a Lebron shoe without the Nike logo.. The average person wouldn't know a Jordan shoe without the Jumpman
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The What If's were at my local footlocker 4-5 days before the release lol
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Footlocker everywhere had them out last weekend
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clearly you missed my point. Im saying Lebron is not as recognizable by himself as Jordan, take all the swooshes off and just put LJ23s and Crown Logos and most people that arent into sports or shoes aren't gonna know who they belong to. My unlce knows who the jumpman belongs because he grew up in them but anytime I wear my Kobe 9s, Lebron 9s or Foams all he says is "what kind of ugly *** shoes are those?" (Exact words ) Lebron isn't as much of a household name as Jordan was, not saying he wont be but he's not there yet.
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Customs made from Heart of a Lion colorway.
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They look like the Kobe X easters
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Nah, I doubt it. Jordan was Jordan everybody whether right or wrong compares Lebron to Jordan. Also Lebron is a very divisive figure and you can partly blame him for that and the social media world we live in today. There is no lebron that has been released (YET) that will ever garner the hysteria and adulation of a Jordan XI.
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I wasn't responding to anyone inparticular.. Just saying people would recognize the crown logo or LJ23 logo if Nike really pushed it and marketed it well
Lebron is known and recognized around the world
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Why do Jordan XIs always get brought up?
They weren't day 1 sellouts, so why would anyone expect Lebrons current model to be.
If they retro a couple models right now, I'd be willing to bet they sell out in GR numbers.
They weren't day 1 sellouts, so why would anyone expect Lebrons current model to be.
If they retro a couple models right now, I'd be willing to bet they sell out in GR numbers.
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It's just as much if not more about the designer of the shoe, I can't picture any of the Peitrus models without a check(s) on the shoe, to drop the labeling gotta alter the designs to not look incomplete
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Not that I disagree but idk it's hard to say the XI is a very iconic shoe one of my favorites.
I feel Christmas has a big part in why XI's continue to sell out over and over
But really how many are they really making a year 150K or more?
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There weren't a whole lot of day one sellouts back then period. And I doubt that any LBJ in GR numbers would sellout, which one do you think would?
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I don't doubt Christmas has something to do with it, but it is still an iconic shoe. Part of its appeal is the design and the other part of it is the hype it will sell no matter what time of the year
