If "NIKE" was ok on the back of retro 2's, Why not

Discussion in 'Jordan Brand' started by forever23, Oct 18, 2007.

  1. forever23

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    3's,4's,5's or 6's

    I'm not looking to start the debate on Nike Air vs. Jumpman...

    But it dawned on me, that the retro 2's have NIKE written across the back and they were a retro from 2004... even the Charity 2's which are new say NIKE

    Why is it OK to associate the 2's with nike but not the 3, 4, 5 or 6's ?

    If they changed the back of the 2's to a little Jumpman... That would be disgraceful... Just like the 3-6's... but it would make sense.



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  2. whoseurdaddy27

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    maybe something to do with Tinker? not really sure... but I'd like to know as well
     
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  4. forever23

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    Oh.... snap... I though it was still NIKE... My bad... They killed the 2 as well... DAMN!

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  5. swingshot

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    Wild speculation: Wasn't some of the original tooling for the 2 lost or damaged?

    Maybe the creation of new tooling for the 04 Retro's meant that they didn't have resources available to retool the back so that the Nike logo was replaced with a Jumpman.
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  7. lobotomybeats

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    Say what you will but I really like the jumpman on the back of those IIs. It's small and it has a nice pop.
     
  8. 3thaman

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    Ace in the hole, the only thing to get me back to buying J's at retail. Right now I just wait for them to show up at outlets.
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  9. heat23

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    I like that lil jumpman on the back of the charity 2's. The reason JB does put NIKE AIR on the back anymore is because they dont wanna pay Nike for the right to use NIKE AIR.
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  10. ao17

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    2004 II's had "JORDAN" on the bottom sole...just wanted to point that out :D [​IMG][​IMG]
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  11. tek9pnda

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    WOW they look hella stupid with a jumpman on the back of those Charity II's.
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    thanx god i copped that 04 retro ii's now that nike sign is a classic 8) [​IMG]
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  14. burns1923

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    The Jumpman on the charity II's goes to show that JB will shamelessly replace Nike/Nike Air whenever possible just to push their own pathetic "brand".

    I wonder what the II's in the II/XXI package will have on the back. If it's a Jumpman, keep that garbage.
     
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  16. 3thaman

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    ^^ Not trying to get on you too hard here but this is brought up about every 6 months and always gets shot down without anyone in the know providing actual proof that JB has to pay Nike to use their logo.

    Everyone knows that JB used the sole off of dunks for the OLNL package to save money. But then if your right they turned around and also paid Nike for rights to use their name also? It makes no sense at all.
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  17. thekillerj23

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    just bring back nike air

    2 name brands on a shoe is always better than 1
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  18. skizzel23

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    i was about to go live if that damn charity shoe had nike on the back.
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  19. illphillip

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    You kids care way too much about the back of a sneaker.
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  20. 3thaman

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    ^ Eh why don't you go buy some keds and paint a jumpman on it if that's the way you look at it.
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  21. heat23

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    3thaman, It's all good buddy, its all good. Lets agree to disagree. Relax man, its not that serious
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  22. 3thaman

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    ^ :lol: [​IMG] , As you can tell anytime NIKE AIR is brought up in this forum I get pretty heated. :smh: [​IMG]

    I'd like to see proof that I'm wrong though, and If I am I'll gladly admit it. :wow: [​IMG]

    But I doubt I am. :D [​IMG] :lol: [​IMG]
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  23. undftd x josh

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    Well idk the reason(s) why it's not there...But I would like to see it again on a retro.
    But if you were in jb's shoes, Why wouldn't you want your logo to be on your shoe...
     
  24. bigtyme562

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    23's will have NIKE AIR
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    Just some insider info about the charity version. The Jumpman was placed on the heel of THAT version because the Jordan branding on the tongue was removed to make way for the personalization for the child who worked on it. So, to still have the Jordan branding on the upper, it made sense to place it were there was already branding.
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