Not that I can think of. Mids were the way of life and the thought was you would roll your ankle in a Lowtop.
Nah, the cut on the XX’s isn’t that tall. I wouldn’t consider it a low cut tho, more of a really short mid.
LeBron has been coming out with low tops since 2004 (Same year Nash wore lows while winning his first MVP), before Kobe even had a Nike deal. Durant has had many models that would draw the Kobe comparison today, yet during the OG run of the KD's no-one likened them to Kobe's. These Kobe Stans, along with the "Kobe this, Kobe that" debate is a byproduct of his passing and Nike's marketing team. It is what it is at this point. As someone who played in the OG Kobe's, its somewhat humorous seeing people swear on their Protros when they're inferior to the OG's AND on top of that, there are models out now that can go toe-to-toe with any Kobe. Btw.. I love Kobe's. I have many "first" basketball moments in Kobe's.
I don't think people realize that brands like Nike, Adidas, Under Armour ultimately dictate what professional players wear on the court. Whatever serves their immediate needs or their current narrative, in this case Kobe's, they'll flood their players with. They'll take something subjective and somehow make people believe it's objectively true when it isn't without even having to present proof.
Plenty of people played in lows LONG before any of these dudes were even in the league. Isiah Thomas had a low-top sig shoe from Puma back in ‘89 or ‘90. Joe Dumars played in Adidas lows. Clyde Frazier was doing it years before that. And tons of other people. It’s not remotely something new despite the absurd narrative that Kobe or whoever created the idea.LeBron has been coming out with low tops since 2004 (Same year Nash wore lows while winning his first MVP), before Kobe even had a Nike deal. Durant has had many models that would draw the Kobe comparison today, yet during the OG run of the KD's no-one likened them to Kobe's. These Kobe Stans, along with the "Kobe this, Kobe that" debate is a byproduct of his passing and Nike's marketing team. It is what it is at this point. As someone who played in the OG Kobe's, its somewhat humorous seeing people swear on their Protros when they're inferior to the OG's AND on top of that, there are models out now that can go toe-to-toe with any Kobe. Btw.. I love Kobe's. I have many "first" basketball moments in Kobe's.
I don't think people realize that brands like Nike, Adidas, Under Armour ultimately dictate what professional players wear on the court. Whatever serves their immediate needs or their current narrative, in this case Kobe's, they'll flood their players with. They'll take something subjective and somehow make people believe it's objectively true when it isn't without even having to present proof.
Nah, the cut on the XX’s isn’t that tall. I wouldn’t consider it a low cut tho, more of a really short mid.
LeBron is a massive dude (pause) and needs a show that can contain him.
Of course old heads will never admit that hooping in lows is the way to go now, lol.
Some of these cats think basketball and basketball culture began in the 2000s.
I meant LeBron’s PE versions. He has the extra eyelit because it’s cut higher for him specifically. The 20s we received retail I would consider lows.Nah, the cut on the XX’s isn’t that tall. I wouldn’t consider it a low cut tho, more of a really short mid.
LeBron is a massive dude (pause) and needs a show that can contain him.
Of course old heads will never admit that hooping in lows is the way to go now, lol.
I don’t understand this “down the line” move. Players with influence and impact that deserve/awarded a signature line should come out the gate with great designs and tech like back in the day. The Penny 1 had more tech and design than the Jordan 11 and it was his first shoe. No restrictions or excuses, straight fire. Do the same for him!
No it wasn’t. Which was my point.. They didn’t restrict him to a “take down” level for a signature shoe..
