No dude....thats not it. They made 500,000 playoff 11s last christmas. More than any other retro they made last year and it wasn't even close. That shoe was waaaaaay harder to get than this shoe. I don't know the production numbers on this model but I bet it isn't 500,000. Even if it is, this shoe is way easier to get than the Playoffs were, even with the increase in bot technology that makes it harder to cop retros these days. There are still links popping up here and there to get the shoe at retail. But that wasn't the case last year. I'll say it again, there is nothing wrong with liking a shoe if it flops.