The Official NBA Season Thread: USA Wins Gold 🥇

[wavycrocket]

Yea I said it in another thread but certain NB and Asics that people have convinced themselves they like would be considered geriatric shoes by us 10 years ago.

I legit don't understand.

It’s funny to me (and I’m sure you, coming from where you from). *****s everywhere else was clowning em, calling them orthopedic shoes for the longest. Now look…

But then again….all the trends start you know where . It was only a matter of time

Grey NBs for $200

I’m trying to remember, but I think 990-993 were going for $140 to $180 like 15 years ago, all the way up to like 2020. So the markup isn’t as crazy as you’d think (considering inflation and hype etc)

 

[nick.]

Young people don't really have brand loyalty anymore. Whatever's hot is hot, regardless of the logo.

General population isn't waiting on line for $250 retro Jordan's twice a month.

 

[elpablo21]

 

[QU!K]

#FakeNews

Are these not the same ones you’re calling grandpa shoes?

 

[pmatic]

Seems like the goal in 2012 was to break up the Thunder. Woj has wrote in the past Kobe was telling Westbrook he should have his own team too and be a scoring champ.

 

[ballinsam23]

Definitely a phase, but how'd those NBs become popular amongst younger people?

Was always a shoe I've only see middle aged white men wear

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Are these not the same ones you’re calling grandpa shoes?

Nah I don't consider those grandpa shoes at all. Those are staples.

Grey NBs for $200

They were on sale. I tried to grab two.

But, they were out of stock either way.

 

[rolaholic]

Joe Mazulla prolly.

Good one

 

[rolaholic]

FIBA trying to block this is hilarious

 

[wavycrocket]

Young people don't really have brand loyalty anymore. Whatever's hot is hot, regardless of the logo.

General population isn't waiting on line for $250 retro Jordan's twice a month.

Good! I’m so glad. I checked out a long time ago, when you had to win raffles to get GR kicks

Everything is cyclical too.

 

[pmatic]

When I was in middle school in California, there were some kids with NBs. They were used for breakdancing in.

But otherwise you would get made fun of for wearing them casually.

 

[akajae]

That earthquake was nuts

 

[MVP]

Yo that was a big *** earthquake

 

[rolaholic]

Should send JT

 

[lynchpin33]

Watching the studio shake on nba today was crazy.

 

[rolaholic]

 

[pmatic]

 

[moonman818]

Yo that was a big *** earthquake

BRUH IM UP HERE ON THE 30TH FLOOR IM SCARED

 

[HIM]

I was like 5 miles from the epicenter. I was having 1994 flashbacks

 

[geno90221]

Damn blood I was just about to get baby girl in missionary on her lunch break and the MF’n building wanna shake

 

[B Sox]

Definitely a phase, but how'd those NBs become popular amongst younger people?

Was always a shoe I've only see middle aged white men wear

Like the 990x line? Late 90s around here.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

The NT shoe consumer probably makes up less than 1% of sneaker consumers. If 85% of your market research is just here you're forgetting another 99%.

So what I'm saying is it seems like those that wouldn't have rocked certain types of NB/Asics years ago are now doing it with no shame. Just wondering what caused the change in taste.

Wasn't making a general observation of what people were wearing in the street.

 

[lovehateself]

felt the quake
over here in newport beach too

bout to see this on everyones stories now

 

[DCAllAfrican]

 

[Blue Mamba]

Celtics Knicks season opener from a couple years ago was crazy. Think it ended with a RJ Barrett buzzer beater