Ken Link leaving Nike Basketball Unappreciation Post

[putitintheair]

The writings on the wall fellas seems like Nike is trying to take the soul out of Nike basketball since his departure. What happened to pushing the limits andthinking outside the box? The 2010 lineup sure looks very bland....Boooooo Nike!!!!!!!

 

[igotthatfire247]

Booooo this thread.

 

[swingshot]

Originally Posted by PutitintheAir

What happened to pushing the limits and thinking outside the box? !

They gave up on that long before Link was moved.

 

[raw120]

where did he go?

 

[kingjay718]

Que pasa?

 

[traveler9]

You guys act like Link is the be-all, end-all to creative basketball shoe design. This is how new people get opportunities to step up and make a name. Relax.

 

[jonas dees]

^agreed. New people typically bring new ideas and thoughts to a position. Who is currently in Ken Link's old position?

peace

Jonas

 

[rockdeep]

What dude?

 

[putitintheair]

Have you looked at the 2010 lineup? Just seems very boring and cookie cutter. Nothing really stands out, I really liked what Nike had going on during Ken'stime with Nike Bball. Seems like theres a shift and its not a creative one.

 

[daaznfella]

Kenzo is gone? Lebron IV....ahead of it's time, but too heavy....

 

[vulkanthekrusader]

ERIC AVAR IS GOD.

 

[sole investigator]

Originally Posted by swingshot

Originally Posted by PutitintheAir

What happened to pushing the limits and thinking outside the box? !

They gave up on that long before Link was moved.

It's sad to think it happened, but it did.

 

[kobehead]

Originally Posted by vulkanthekrusader

ERIC AVAR IS GOD.

QFT!

 

[bib10]

He is my favourite designer and he is the reason i start to collect LeBron shoes.

if it's true, I wish him the best and also exciting to see his other sports design shoes too.
I specially made this page for him
http://www.lrj23.com/blog/?page_id=183


when kicksology came back?
i remember this site has detail info about Ken Link
anyone saved it? thx
http://www.kicksology.net/index.html

 

[255forlife]

Originally Posted by daaznfella

Kenzo is gone? Lebron IV....ahead of it's time, but too heavy....

i just happen to be wearing some golds today..


these things is heavy, yo.

 

[shabooyah1124]

I'm pretty sure other dudes at Nike BB can carry the torch, but it's not the designers fault that the higher ups won't let them get their madscientist on. I remember Rock at a DAR talking about how the higher ups have the designers in a stranglehold and won't let them loose. But where did Kengo?

 

[sole investigator]

it's not the designers fault that the higher ups won't let them get their mad scientist on.

Whenever there is a shoe that people don't like, people always like to blame the designers. But like you said, it's not the designers fault. It is thedirection that they are given and the parameters that are available.

People blaming the wrong party for a bad product FTL.

 

[blackcat23mj]

like shabooyah asked...where did ken go to then? anyone know?