The boxes and paper IS ridiculous. I agree with you there.The whole sock thing is ridiculous. I have elites, that I bought for dirt cheap at outlets, but socks to match your shoes? I hate when I go to the gym and see some dude decked out in elite shorts, elite shirt, socks, expensive shoes, nike shooting sleeve and then he's on my team and can't play ball worth ****. I know the correlation is weak, because wearing what you want and not having game should not be related, but when do y'all stop? When does "okay, this is getting to be too much" become the thought process?
Said it before and I'll say it again: Nike really can sell some of y'all anything. Soon they'll be charging for the special edition boxes and the paper inside.... WAIT A MINUTE, they already do lol (see some of y'alls reactions to ASG kicks).
However the relation in the "expensive guy" vs the "baller guy" shouldn't really matter, as you pointed out. Hell I'd buy the socks to wear casual with the Pythons.