OFFICIAL NIKE KOBE 8 SYSTEM THREAD

[sneakerhead2324]

Yeah I definitely think the superhero theme is lame.

 

[knivesvin]

Yeah I definitely think the superhero theme is lame.

its an easy pass for me too I ain't feelin the superhero hyped,
Unless kobe wears that superhero costume I might change my mind! lol

 

[s dubl]

I'm not feelin the superhero theme, kinda childish. I do like the shoes tho. Could've been marketed different, or maybe kept the superhero theme but based it off of actual superheroes.

 

[lavaroshe]

its an easy pass for me too I ain't feelin the superhero hyped,
Unless kobe wears that superhero costume I might change my mind! lol

 

[kushcommander]

ID pay the $200 on a pair of the home or away elites before I pay $200 on the gimmicky pairs tho.

yeah i've always been more of a fan of the away colors but i learned my lesson from last year to just wait it out. although it looks like a different story considering the kobe 8 is a jump step above the kobe 7. who knows??

 

[dark steel]

its an easy pass for me too I ain't feelin the superhero hyped,
Unless kobe wears that superhero costume I might change my mind! lol

Whatever Nike execs approved that "Superhero" art with Kobe looking like a broke*** Green Power Ranger needs to be fired...and that design team! :x

Kobe deserves better than that!

 

[Black Lotus]

thats a dope pic had it on my phones wallpaper for months lol

 

[Black Lotus]

I'm not feelin the superhero theme, kinda childish. I do like the shoes tho. Could've been marketed different, or maybe kept the superhero theme but based it off of actual superheroes.

yea i think basing them off of actual superheroes woulda been koo

 

[Champagne_Taste]

I'm not feelin the superhero theme, kinda childish. I do like the shoes tho. Could've been marketed different, or maybe kept the superhero theme but based it off of actual superheroes.

This! All 3 sigs colors don't scream superhero at all it seems like nike was like lets call these superheroes to sell some t shirts. Lebron iron man or batman, kd? Maybe spiderman kobe batman or wolverine would of looked sick with that ugly exposed fly wire would of been good use of it. I'll cop if I can use both military discount + birthday coupon.

 

[bigj505]

I'm not feelin the superhero theme, kinda childish. I do like the shoes tho. Could've been marketed different, or maybe kept the superhero theme but based it off of actual superheroes.

This! All 3 sigs colors don't scream superhero at all it seems like nike was like lets call these superheroes to sell some t shirts. Lebron iron man or batman, kd? Maybe spiderman kobe batman or wolverine would of looked sick with that ugly exposed fly wire would of been good use of it. I'll cop if I can use both military discount + birthday coupon.

the beasts say you not looking at them hard enough

 

[isniker]

any other cw for the Elites?

 

[lavaroshe]

I even think the logo's ugly 

 

[drewsone]

That whole Marvel X NBA series was

 

[thejisback]

Nice stuff coming out, but not doing it for me. I personally like the two stripes, (I call and see them as snake fangs) better than the full Kobe logo. If Nike decides to drop the white (not to be confused with the grey), home pair with the yellow sole and purple swoosh and the two stripes down the back of the shoe, those will be my next Kobe 8 purchase since the Sulfur and Christmas game, I passed on everything else.

 

[dark steel]

This! All 3 sigs colors don't scream superhero at all it seems like nike was like lets call these superheroes to sell some t shirts. Lebron iron man or batman, kd? Maybe spiderman kobe batman or wolverine would of looked sick with that ugly exposed fly wire would of been good use of it. I'll cop if I can use both military discount + birthday coupon.

I'm not exactly sure, but I think since Marvel is owned by Disney (who own ESPN and ABC), Nike would cater more to the Marvel Universe because of Disney's ties to the NBA.

If they stuck to that:

Kobe: Captain America or maybe Venom?
LeBron: Iron Man?
KD: SpiderMan or maybe the Hulk (because of his "Not Nice" ads this year)?

 

[Champagne_Taste]

That whole Marvel X NBA series was

Yeah I wonder what happened no asg gear this year. They nailed every storyline perfectly for each team when they first came out.

 

[s dubl]

Or maybe whatever superhero the player liked as a kid...

 

[Champagne_Taste]

Or maybe whatever superhero the player liked as a kid...

That as well but what if they all like the same?

 

[s dubl]

That as well but what if they all like the same?

Then nike and a billion dollar company should come up with a better idea...

 

[rl_wayne]

I even think the logo's ugly 

I had no idea the tongue logo on the Elites would be ****** sized . I'm sure they'll throw out 1-2 decent colorways to keep people interested, but the overall design of the Elites is really lacking IMO.

 

[dark steel]

Then nike and a billion dollar company should come up with a better idea...

This.

Just don't see the ties between "Superheroes" and this year's Elites.

Nike should've done some other kind of gimmick...

 

[s dubl]

The elites should be team colors, and maybe the black/gold and white/gold colorways.

It's for the playoffs, not fun and games. Save those colorways for regular releases.

 

[senorroboto2k5]

The superhero thing made this year's elite series seem toy-ish, from the colors to the OD superhero armor images

If they were going for "childhood throwback" or "collectible" they nailed it

But I thought elites were supposed to be high-performance, fine tuned, etc. (even if it's all in the head)

 

[eswank]

The elites should be team colors, and maybe the black/gold and white/gold colorways.

It's for the playoffs, not fun and games. Save those colorways for regular releases.

I agree. I really need a Lakers colorway. 

 

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