*OFFICIAL* NIKE LEBRON 16

[Blue Mamba]

If Nike retros the South Beach 8 does it sell out?

Yes, but I think they should wait till after Lebron’s career is done or in his final year to retro them

 

[WASHED KING]

Yes, but I think they should wait till after Lebron’s career is done or in his final year to retro them

I say they do it when Bron gets his farewell tour. Whenever that is.

 

[alchemist iq]

Their marketing is changing more than the performance. Flyknit and flywire came out 10 years ago almost. React from lunarlon (which wanst good). Before that zoom was the last innovation. “Battle knit” is just 2ply flyknit

Your contradicting yourself.

 

[SC kid]

If Nike retros the South Beach 8 does it sell out?.

Definitely

 

[rainking]

During the 90s when Jordan's signature line was going through its original run. They were not selling out like Retros. They were available weeks and maybe months after release. The old Eastbay magazines had so much heat in issue after issue for that very reason.

No "maybe" about it. A shoe and a colorway would drop, and you could still buy it many months later, in almost all instances. And if you waited long enough, you could buy it on sale. The idea of a sellout didn't even exist.
Personally, I'm no fan of LeBron's line other than a couple of shoes. All I know is, Nike isn't signing that fool to a lifetime deal if he doesn't move a huge quantity of product.

 

[PBGBND]

No stability issues?

I did roll my ankle but it was when I stepped on someone's foot. I would say that is it's weakest point.

 

[redrum3281]

 

[3god]

Not trolling.

 

[Naruto]

No stability issues?

Nah the outrigger does its job

 

[redrum3281]

No "maybe" about it. A shoe and a colorway would drop, and you could still buy it many months later, in almost all instances. And if you waited long enough, you could buy it on sale. The idea of a sellout didn't even exist.
Personally, I'm no fan of LeBron's line other than a couple of shoes. All I know is, Nike isn't signing that fool to a lifetime deal if he doesn't move a huge quantity of product.

his shoe is dead but he's been in the top5 of shoe sales the last what 10yrs? top 5 in jersey sales the last 10yrs? i swear just bcuz you don't like something doesn't mean others don't, the 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 9 were all extra ugly, thats when the line was dead, the line just really started coming together booming a good set a shoes starting at the 7 with a hiccup in the 9, but guess what.....thats my opinion which means jack crap in the grand scheme of things. The last 6yrs were horrible? 11-16 have been great minus the 14 and that was more a colorway issue than design. negativity should just

it serves no purpose in the threads

 

[redrum3281]

Not trolling.

dont recall even mentioning you

 

[WASHED KING]

Honestly comparing any athlete's signature line to Jordan's isn't fair...most players have 1 or 2 models that are sought after or have a niche following. After MJ, Bron has pumped out the best signature hoop kicks in my opinion it goes

1. MJ
2. Bron
3. Penny

 

[3god]

dont recall even mentioning you

You don’t have to when everyone else has already insinuated that.

 

[3god]

Honestly comparing any athlete's signature line to Jordan's isn't fair...most players have 1 or 2 models that are sought after or have a niche following. After MJ, Bron has pumped out the best signature hoop kicks in my opinion it goes

1. MJ
2. Bron
3. Penny

My point was not an effort to compare to MJ. LeBron never stood a chance in that area. But he had an incredible run ... a run no one else has bad with sigs, outside of MJ. So, to see the downward spiral we have witnessed is disturbing.

 

[alchemist iq]

Honestly comparing any athlete's signature line to Jordan's isn't fair...most players have 1 or 2 models that are sought after or have a niche following. After MJ, Bron has pumped out the best signature hoop kicks in my opinion it goes

1. MJ
2. Bron
3. Penny

And Kobe’s are #4?

Ha!!!

 

[Blue Mamba]

I honestly had no idea the 9’s were disliked so much. I liked the look of them

 

[WASHED KING]

My point was not an effort to compare to MJ. LeBron never stood a chance in that area. But he had an incredible run ... a run no one else has bad with sigs, outside of MJ. So, to see the downward spiral we have witnessed is disturbing.

I see what you mean...but I think the shift has more to do with what's hot in fashion/streetwear than an indictment on Bron's kicks. Outside of a select JB models and colorways Basketball shoes as a whole aren't coveted like they used to be by the quote un quote "in-crowd". Brons, Kobes, KD', foams, and every retro JB threw out the window all used to fly off shelves. Now unless it's a limited collab pair, or an OG classic they usually sit. I personally like it this way. I got into kicks through playing basketball so I never really cared about the "hype" I just wanted the shoes I saw Bron or other NBA players wearing. With the way fashion shifts all it's going to take is Nike throwing an older Bron model on a couple "influencers" and all of a sudden they will be selling out and hard to get again.

 

[WASHED KING]

And Kobe’s are #4?

Ha!!!

As much as I hate Kobe I genuinely liked the 6 and 7.

 

[HarlemDiplomats]

I honestly had no idea the 9’s were disliked so much. I liked the look of them

There’s like one guy in here who doesn’t like them. Probably in most people’s top 5 of Lebron sigs

 

[WASHED KING]

There’s like one guy in here who doesn’t like them. Probably in most people’s top 5 of Lebron sigs

They're top 2...and they're not 2.

 

[redrum3281]

Honestly comparing any athlete's signature line to Jordan's isn't fair...most players have 1 or 2 models that are sought after or have a niche following. After MJ, Bron has pumped out the best signature hoop kicks in my opinion it goes

1. MJ
2. Bron
3. Penny

MJ - 33
Lebron - 16
Kobe -14?
Wade - 13
KD - 12
Penny - 10 - Foam1, Halfcent, Lil Posite, Zoom Rookie (i count those all as sigs bcuz they have his emblem and his full endorcement and they were a bit more than just some ko takedowns )
Pippen - 6 (9 if we count uptempos)
Curry - 6
Dame - 5
Kyrie - 5

anyway more than 1-2 models these days.....ain't rose on like 9?

only counting the mainline bcuz Jordan has a brand now well over 200 models i'm sure

 

[WASHED KING]

MJ - 33
Lebron - 16
Kobe -14?
Wade - 13
KD - 12
Penny - 10 - Foam1, Halfcent, Lil Posite, Zoom Rookie (i count those all as sigs bcuz they have his emblem and his full endorcement and they were a bit more than just some ko takedowns )
Pippen - 6 (9 if we count uptempos)
Curry - 6
Dame - 5
Kyrie - 5

anyway more than 1-2 models these days.....ain't rose on like 9?

only counting the mainline bcuz Jordan has a brand now well over 200 models i'm sure

When I said 1 or 2 I meant that's how many models that are actually desired. Not the sheer number they have pumped out.

 

[jazzy]

Man this thing about a shoe being dead, kinda sh*t those idiot boost is life kids were talking a few years back (now they're all rocking fufu off whites and Wetherspoons). If you like it, buy it and rock it. When did that stop being the first rule of this?

 

[alchemist iq]

As much as I hate Kobe I genuinely liked the 6 and 7.

So you’ll admit you opinion has some bias, cause Kobe sigs is the first Nike basketball branded to get latest Nike tech like flyknit, lunarlon, react etc. in terms of performance in today’s Nike basketball world it’s

1.kobe
2.Lebron
3.Jordan

 

[WASHED KING]

So you’ll admit you opinion has some bias, cause Kobe sigs is the first Nike basketball branded to get latest Nike tech like flyknit, lunarlon, react etc. it terms of performance in today’s Nike basketball world it’s

1.kobe
2.Lebron
3.Jordan

If we're talking performance I'm going to choose a pair of Kobe's first because I'm a guard and I don't need a shoe as bulky as the majority of Bron's sigs, and I prefer to hoop in lowtops. I played soccer too so the whole "dont play in lowtops" superstition never bothered me. However if we're looking at on and off court wear I'm going Bron all day.