Exactly - competition is GREAT for consumers, with both technology and price. The foams the Chinese brands are using are freaking great and are seriously as good as Zoom the way Nike uses it now, which makes Nike look at new cushioning tech. I love it as a sneakerhead who always wants to play in...
I won’t say names because they are still in the business, but one was waaaay overweight and couldn’t make a layup, only played one game and sat out. The other worked for Sole Collector and would not play in the open runs. Stayed on a side goal and kept taking two dribble layups like he was...
^^^ the first all star weekend I went to (Houston 2013) and played with some writers and editors from a certain basketball magazine I was SHOCKED. Learned a lot that day though.
Respect your opinion on thinking it looks trash, and the fact you differentiated from looks and performance as far as trash. Think about a company like Anta though - as you said, no market in the US, not really sure how Kyrie will be followed after his Nike/political debacle and being in Dallas...
And I’m allowed to ask I him why. If they had produced 100,000 of these and they didn’t sell then we would all be seeing “these are bricks, kyrie messed up, Anta sucks”. I’m not happy they are limiting the next colorway either but I’m not calling them trash because I can’t get them.
Traction and fit are great. Best cushioning in any NB basketball shoe - feels like a runner. If you liked the first one but needed more, softer cushioning these are it.
Model is trash? Have you tried them? Seen them in hand? Or just mad because they aren’t readily available? Serious question - do you not like them for real or because you don’t have them and want them?
Agree - and I went half down on all of mine. Tried on tts yesterday on the blue and it felt great - smaller than the peach - but I had already ordered half down with a 30% voucher.
Oh dang - I did t see it online, just at the store. They told me at first they didn’t have half sizes. I asked if I should go up or down half and they said up. Then when I got to the front I saw the guy beside me get a 9.5 and 10.5. I stayed with the 11 (half up) and they work great - just like...
I wish I could post the sketchbook leading to the Kai. I took pics but as soon as I posted on IG I got a call from Anta to pull it. Sat with Kyrie’s stepmom/manager for 30 minutes talking about Dallas and the love from the city and how much his own family loved it here.
Man… I’m sorry - that sounded real bad on my part. I just meant it was easy because I knew the design team and got invited to the event, not like I was a “VIP” and big time.
@brian blades i bought 38 low and the Cut 3 last week with intentions of only keeping one. As much as I love the 38, the Cut 3 fits my foot better. The 38 low still has some slight heel slip and some arch pinching where the Cut just fits my foot perfect. The ZoomX and the Zoom strobel feel about...