So i opened the box sunday. I was really happy to discover the Jordan 8 Playoffs.
I was impressed by the quality, great material and the color of the leather on the side is great.
The smell of the shoes was OG, and i noticed the outsole was softer than the Aqua 2015.
The comfort inside the shoes is good but the aqua were more comfortable. But i think the cushion is just a little bit better than the aqua, not because the insole is better, but because the tehc specs is maybe OG as the outsole and the midsole are softer than the aqua (nobody told about that on youtube). When you push with your thumb the black outsole under the mud guard, on the aqua it was hard like wood, but on the playoffs it is nearly plush.
Despite that, really heavy shoe, 549 gr size 9, that is the only thing i was surprised in the bad way and it disappointed me because aqua 2015 weight only 500 and i wanted the same weight because the 2013 were heavier than the 2015 aqua. So i think the upper is heavier than the aqua, and it is a shame we didn't have the same upper material.
I can't wait to see the Bugs Bunny but i really hope they will have better material and weight under 500gr.
I missed my 2013 Bugs Bunny (526 gr size 9). It is real shame Nike didn't give us the card of the space jam 8!!
I was not blown away by the toe box material, i thought it will be like the quai 54. Quai 54 toe box was just OG!!
And last thing I noticed a mark on the midsole of the right shoe, maybe a lightsaber!!
Also inside the left shoe above the strap.
Toe box are symetric contrary to the Aqua 2015
Heel midsole are also symetric
left shoe lighter than the right like the Aqua.
Overall, i don't like the upper material. The 6 playoffs had the same issue, the reason i can't say they were a great retro. So same thing for the 8 playoffs, i can't say i really love these! The thing i really love with the playoffs 2023, it is the midsole and the outsole. I really have the feeling it is soft so flexible to play bb. But the weight of the shoe send it impossible.
To come back to the upper, it is a shame because the first page of this thread, we could dream of better material.