Repped, 110% agree with you. (I'm getting old too...
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I got to try out the PG1 last week, and man...I really think Paul George got the best shoe out of all this season's Nike sigs. For the same reasons you are saying, has a tongue, no bootie one piece, amazing details, the strap alone is crazy how it attaches to the medial side. It's a really sharp shoe, great tech, functional features, the fit is amazing, and some actual quality to the upper unlike this thin crap they keep throwing at us.
How can Nike give PG such a good shoe at $110, and can't deliver on a $175 Bron, makes no sense. Bron should be getting all bells and whistles and the quality of his shoe should be better than the other Nike sigs based on what he does in the market for Nike.