Official Kobae XI thread

[Kobekobe]

Nike zoom novadome

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http://www.flightclub.cn/news/a/sneaker/2015/0914/26918.html

they look good tho.

 

[Magic33]

I hope the colorways improve. They've sucked and had no creativity for most of the signatures for the past two years.

 

[eightfivefresh]

I hope the colorways improve. They've sucked and had no creativity for most of the signatures for the past two years.

Exactly. They need to just keep it Simple and go back into their Vault as well, and grab a few classics and re-invent.

But not lazily, like they Kobe X Curials.

 

[glassankles]

 
Exactly. They need to just keep it Simple and go back into their Vault as well, and grab a few classics and re-invent.

But not lazily, like they Kobe X Curials.

purple gradients will look good in this model imo

 

[eightfivefresh]

 
purple gradients will look good in this model imo

I haven't seen this model yet to say that, but I'm a big fan of anything Kobe with a Purple Fade, period.

 

[rl_wayne]

That's a pic of a new ACG model coming out, not the Kobe XIs. The outsole in that pic also looks like it's made for a hiking/outdoor shoe, which it is, not flatter like most basketball shoes.

 

[glassankles]

Those acg model got me excited for a second
Not a bad look

 

[jizquierdo]

 
Yeh they look a bit high for a pair of low?! Not sure what to think of these yet

This is an ACG nike shoe not the kobe 11 lol

 

[haydenhouser]

Lets go...

 

[JPS]

novadome upper gave me zk1 vibes for a sec.

hope they do bean justice for this last season shoe

 

[jizquierdo]

Tinker is the shoe design god but i hope he works along side Eric Avar for the Kobe 11, Avar has been working with Kobe for a while and has produced some great designs. These 2 guys designing together would be better than just one.

 

[abubakr shaheed]

what happened to Avar?

 

[jizquierdo]

what happened to Avar?

I dont know but they went with Tinker with this one.

 

[haydenhouser]

Who reported on Tinker designing? Still not sure I believe that yet.

Avar has been with Kobe since the get-go. He's not going to just go away.

 

[haydenhouser]

I hope the colorways improve. They've sucked and had no creativity for most of the signatures for the past two years.

True. The 8s were the last model to have dope color schemes. I wasn't too impressed with the IX or the X, tbh.

 

[KanyIZZY]

THEY LOOK SWOLLEN AND REMIND ME OF JORDAN TRUNNERS BACK IN THE DAY

 

[619destroyer858]

i have to see it in person

 

[pr baller 23]

Lets hope theres not visible air in the Kobe XI. Always pops, always becomes super flimsy and become an ankle rolling hazard.

 

[ismellshoes]

Lets hope theres not visible air in the Kobe XI. Always pops, always becomes super flimsy and become an ankle rolling hazard.

Visible air units cause ankle rolling ? Is it cuz it's higher off the ground ?

 

[abuch47]

Visible air units cause ankle rolling ? Is it cuz it's higher off the ground ?

In my experience it hasn't mattered, higher off the ground means a slightly less natural feeling when moving.

I hate the lowcut/highcut debate and prefer movement over rigid ankle support.

I have rolled ankles 3 times each side in low cut shoes.

Kobes most of the time, but also airmax (huge sole) and even frees (mm\inimal sole) but never in highs. 

Kobe elite highs seem to work for me in providing movement and support at the same time, that said I do lace tight and wear a half size down for bball.

My favourite combo is still herringbone traction, lunarlon with full length zoombag and the upper probably prefer flyknit high but not fussed as long as it fits well.

 

[tinthewinner]

Avar is on the design team, it's not just tinker, it's gonna be a slew of designers with tinker leading the charge. Gonna be a great last shoe.

 

[MJO23DAN]

Avar is on the design team, it's not just tinker, it's gonna be a slew of designers with tinker leading the charge. Gonna be a great last shoe.

Nothing you spoke of here is confirmed.

 

[tinthewinner]

Nothing you spoke of here is confirmed.

What I'm saying is things that are already confirmed. A lot of things besides dates and colorway aren't confirmed. Most of the posts here are speculation, I'm just suggesting a reasonable and believable outline

 

[JPS]

wow tinker is confirmed? source please?

this is gonna be epic

 

[bestintheworld]

Isn't Tinker in on one of the releases on every new model? That HTM nonsense--the "T" stands for Tinker. Right...?