with no casual appeal usually... smh
Give us ID options and get rid of fully battleknit or flyknit uppers man... futuristic looking but feeling like Timbs on feet
The answer is to do a few EXT versions like they did earlier in the line, rather than make a less functional performance product for a vocal minority. What casual wear is for basketball shoes is more likely to evolve with casual clothing (e.g. tech fleece/tapered sweatpants and technical shoes over the past decade) than it is to swing back in a fully retro direction like people in here ask for, especially when Nike can just sell the retro sneakers they already made for $60+ higher than they initially retailed for and use nostalgia to market them.
Leather and suede absorb more moisture, weigh more, and retain their structure less effectively than synthetic materials. Cost and manufacturing comparisons aside, that's why performance footwear has moved in the direction it has since 2006-2007. It's like expecting baseball players to play in 100% wool flannel uniforms in 2021.Top sneaker company in the world and they can't figure out how to make a shoe that performs well AND uses leather/suede even tho that's how all Basketball sneakers were made prior to 2006-2007
Alternate/EXT/"street" versions would be fire though.
And with Nike being the leader in innovation, it's sad if they can't find a way to make a lighter version of suede/leather or even something that just looks and feels like suede/leather but is still their lil bs Hyperdunkpositefoam material They got the best personnel in the world.
Man this was barely 10 years ago
I'm sure what you're saying plays some role but IMO it's probably hella cheaper to make those plastic Hyper-whateverposite materials
Christmas 18 was one of the very best to release no doubt.
These Christmas joints pop super crazy and pictures don't do justice for the details on them!
Easily top 3 (8s and 9s the other two) Christmas Lebron shoes!
