Nike KD 12

[shuttermunster]

I’m probably in for the black joints. I really wish the 90s Kid still had the green outline for the swoosh. The swoosh kinda gets lost without it.

 

[Shoeboy4]

NBC Sports Bay Area interview with kd about the 12 and some other things
https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/w...iors-star-explains-genesis-his-new-kd-12-shoe

 

[salacious crumb]

KD is playing tonight, I wonder if he will debut the 12?

 

[thapointguy]

Wasn't he suppose to debut them against OKC so should be today since he's playing. I wonder if there'll be an early drop on snkrs Hopefully not because I won't have my phone from 5-6

 

[jaynev]

Yep was supposed to debut Saturday, so I would assume tonight.

 

[3god]

How they should have been. Just a preference tho still excited for the mids. This really makes them look like the 360s

I would have preferred they just square off the top, and keep them at ~3/4 mid. The back collar riding up that high from the front end is kinda odd. These are still the best KD since the 7.

 

[mike0silv]

These are honestly getting me excited to hoop again. Haven’t been hooping as much lately but I can’t wait to get my hands on these and get to work

 

[MoneyAmeer]

 

[Blue Mamba]

Why does it still look like his heel isn't contained? It always looks like he'll slip out

 

[therefill]

Why does it still look like his heel isn't contained? It always looks like he'll slip out

KD wears a size big on court apparently.

 

[kyrieaustin]

@mindmarathon on the money with the comparison.

Exactly what i was thinking

 

[salacious crumb]

 

[sneakergameinsane]

KD wears a size big on court apparently.

I think its because hear wears orthotics made by foot care express.

 

[Kinfolk]

How they should have been. Just a preference tho still excited for the mids. This really makes them look like the 360s

Nahhhh.

You Hyperdunk'd them. The hyperdunk lows with the react in them.

I liked your Air Mag/Carolina iteration though.

I'm on the fence about the launch colorway. I feel like these in some kind of nice dark grey on discount will be much more pleasing to my sensibilities .

 

[salacious crumb]

 

[Blue Mamba]

Yep the swoosh outline was for the PE

And it begins

 

[Kinfolk]

Hopefully when people start to get their hands on these this release it doesn't end up being a traction calamity of Jordan 31 proportions.

I'm trying to be positive but we're lying to ourselves if you try to dispute that that traction looks tragic.

 

[watermelondeity]

90s kid joints are tough

 

[shuttermunster]

Don’t understand keeping the swoosh outline for the PEs. Why would you hamper the design like that? Ridiculous.

 

[alchemist iq]

Hopefully when people start to get their hands on these this release it doesn't end up being a traction calamity of Jordan 31 proportions.

I'm trying to be positive but we're lying to ourselves if you try to dispute that that traction looks tragic.

If the rubber compound is good, shouldn’t be much of a problem.

I mainly play outddor so not to worry about traction pattern, but durability is important to me.

We shall see.

 

[therefill]

Hopefully when people start to get their hands on these this release it doesn't end up being a traction calamity of Jordan 31 proportions.

I'm trying to be positive but we're lying to ourselves if you try to dispute that that traction looks tragic.

I wonder why they can't get traction right across all basketball sneakers. It just comes down to the material used isn't it??

 

[lynchpin33]

Why does it still look like his heel isn't contained? It always looks like he'll slip out

The last few models it happened within the first few games where he slipped out of the shoe, we will see if this pair is any different.

 

[headdetective]

I like these

 

[eaglebball1499]

I wonder why they can't get traction right across all basketball sneakers. It just comes down to the material used isn't it??

It's a little more complicated than that: rubber compound composition is important for sure, but there are also considerations of tread spacing, depth, and pattern to take into account. But yeah, in theory it's not the hardest part of the shoe to get right, and there are plenty of tried-and-true combinations that have been proven over time.

The problem is that designers all too often fall into the trap of letting function follow form. The result is that performance often suffers at the expense of aesthetics, storytelling, superfluousness masquerading as innovation, and all that jazz.

 

[Kinfolk]

If the rubber compound is good, shouldn’t be much of a problem.

I mainly play outddor so not to worry about traction pattern, but durability is important to me.

We shall see.

Well yeah, that goes without saying as far as the rubber.

Indoor only for me though, so outsole durability isn't too much of a consideration.

I wonder why they can't get traction right across all basketball sneakers. It just comes down to the material used isn't it??

Yeah... I honestly think they don't care that much.

The story telling traction patterns are targeted towards the people that buy for casual, which I understand but it sucks for the folks like some of us here who are more driven by performance.

Adidas translucent outsoles are flawless for the most part and lately they've abandoned story telling and just gone straight herringbone and it's been glorious.