THE OFFICIAL ADIDAS THREAD OF JAMES HARDEN - VOLUME 8 IN LOS ANGELES (CLIPPERS)

[kg21]

No need to be rude guys it was my opinion. 140 is above average for a lot of people and that maybe is why hardens arent selling as much as PGs or kyries.. Itd be smart if adidas made the price lower simply cause hardens were nowhere near selling as much as nike athletes. Especially since nike still maintains to be the norm for majority of basketball sneakers. I compared the vol2s to NMDs because obviously NMDs are insanely popular for only 120 retail that have around the same amount of boost as vol2s and have way more attention than any adidas basketball sneaker. Adidas would have to think OUTSIDE the basketball community considering adidas is still below nike im basketball. I dont think the average person or even a basketball person would pay 140+ for the shoe that proclaims to be "ugly" by the internet. Hope u guys can actually respect my opinion plz

Please stop making claims and not providing legitimate sources. Please show me where Kyries and PGs outsold Harden. adidas doesn't care about the Basketball division as much as their Originals brand. Their money makers are Superstars and Stan Smiths. They sell millions of pairs of those shoes each year: https://www.gq.com/story/adidas-best-selling-sneakers-2015-yeezy-stan-smith-superstar

They made about 10-75k pairs per CW of the Harden Vol. 1, depending on the exclusivity. I know because I used to do marketing for adidas.

Do the math, they can sell 15 million pairs of $80 Superstars in a year. Do you really think they care if 50k pairs of $140 Hardens don't sell? adidas has less than 5% of the market share for bball shoes (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/adid...ker-market-share-nikes-expense-153106743.html). They could raise the price to $150+ and sell half the stock and not care a single bit because it won't even be a blip on the radar. They're not gaining on Nike because of the basketball division. So in the grand scheme of things, they're perfectly fine with maintaining the aura/appearance of the Harden line as a top signature shoe by pricing it as such.

 

[J.H. with the range.]

Harden 2 out already at Finishline. I am trying to upload but i just can't.
140.00 dollars price point.

 

[tony75722]

man i hope not. the jerseys already dull *** white and black.. hope he wears the orange ones so it stands out. i don't want it blending in with the rest of the kit.

Yea i see what u mean. That orange colorway would be a great way to introduce the vol2s to everyone. Though i do hope a black and white colorway releases later on. (Besides the one that are leaked theyre not too good imo)

 

[tony75722]

Please stop making claims and not providing legitimate sources. Please show me where Kyries and PGs outsold Harden. adidas doesn't care about the Basketball division as much as their Originals brand. Their money makers are Superstars and Stan Smiths. They sell millions of pairs of those shoes each year: https://www.gq.com/story/adidas-best-selling-sneakers-2015-yeezy-stan-smith-superstar

They made about 10-75k pairs per CW of the Harden Vol. 1, depending on the exclusivity. I know because I used to do marketing for adidas.

Do the math, they can sell 15 million pairs of $80 Superstars in a year. Do you really think they care if 50k pairs of $140 Hardens don't sell? adidas has less than 5% of the market share for bball shoes (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/adid...ker-market-share-nikes-expense-153106743.html). They could raise the price to $150+ and sell half the stock and not care a single bit because it won't even be a blip on the radar. They're not gaining on Nike because of the basketball division. So in the grand scheme of things, they're perfectly fine with maintaining the aura/appearance of the Harden line as a top signature shoe by pricing it as such.

Ah i see. Thanks for the info. I deeply apologize to everyone for what i said, i was simply judging from several communities' thoughts about adidas basketball.

 

[J.H. with the range.]

 

[justmaintain]

Harden 2 out already at Finishline. I am trying to upload but i just can't.
140.00 dollars price point.

Link?

 

[J.H. with the range.]

Link?

In-store I just bought them.
I wont be able to put up pics until I get back home. Lucky I had a 10.00 rewards with them.

 

[vettez06]

In-store I just bought them.
I wont be able to put up pics until I get back home. Lucky I had a 10.00 rewards with them.

How do they feel?

 

[J.H. with the range.]

How do they feel?

I would say they were quite snug.
I liked how they are like the Harden 1's in width. My feet are kinda wide.
The toe material is hard to descibe but you can move your toes easier than the leather on the Pioneer 1's which I was wearing.

Location: Pearland T.X. Finishline.
I wonder if they broke street date? Because before I bought them, I didn't see them online anywhere.

 

[ThaBeard13]

Hardens mom at the Rockets v Warriors game

 

[gundamzaku]

Hardens mom at the Rockets v Warriors game

no way harden's mom's leg looks like that!!!!

 

[watermelondeity]

IBAS colorway on the 2s? looks good

 

[rfx45]

Hardens mom at the Rockets v Warriors game

 

[redrum3281]

Well.....That's quite unexpected

 

[gundamzaku]

very nice! the colorway is nice also!!!

 

[thepremier11]

Saw these on IG. Harden B/E 2. They look a little more basic than the first version, but I still dig em overall. Hope they will come to the US as I like Bounce over Boost.

 

[wtfarabbit]

I would say they were quite snug.
I liked how they are like the Harden 1's in width. My feet are kinda wide.
The toe material is hard to descibe but you can move your toes easier than the leather on the Pioneer 1's which I was wearing.

Location: Pearland T.X. Finishline.
I wonder if they broke street date? Because before I bought them, I didn't see them online anywhere.

More cushion than the Vol. 1? Or similar to the LS model? Also how's the traction?

 

[ThaBeard13]

more pics from mama Harden. she said it's the "imma be a star vol 2"

 

[thapointguy]

Yup that's my first pick up, ibas 2

Finishline doesn't give af they release early lol. Seen Dame 4 white/gum and kd x city edition at local store before the drop date. I'll check this afternoon if they put them out.

 

[buc em]

I’m in for a pair of either the navy or neon ones as long as they feel good

I wonder if those neon ones will be what he’ll wear for the ASG

 

[es409]

Didn't plan on picking up any vol 2s but since the imma be a star was and still is my favorite colorway on the 1s might have to pick up the 2s

 

[adt24]

I would say they were quite snug.
I liked how they are like the Harden 1's in width. My feet are kinda wide.
The toe material is hard to descibe but you can move your toes easier than the leather on the Pioneer 1's which I was wearing.

Location: Pearland T.X. Finishline.
I wonder if they broke street date? Because before I bought them, I didn't see them online anywhere.

So these fit like Vol. 1s did for wide footers? Same width? Im a wide footer and was thinking the vol 2 would fit more snug and narrow. If these are as smooth and wide as gol 1 then im copping.

 

[J.H. with the range.]

So these fit like Vol. 1s did for wide footers? Same width? Im a wide footer and was thinking the vol 2 would fit more snug and narrow. If these are as smooth and wide as gol 1 then im copping.

1st try for about a minute I would say same width, but lil more snug due to the inner construction.
I am size 12 and it fits me comfortably, with a lil extra toe room, width good as Harden 1 when I break them in.
Also: I went to Baybrook and they did not have them on the shelf.

 

[J.H. with the range.]

Just some of my own pictures and comparison with my Pioneers.
I like the black box this time around.

 

[jaynev]

They’re so different