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If you are going to retro something, bring back the same exact shoe. You would think it is harder to actually change molds for a shoe, but Jordan Brand insists on doing it and making their classics ugly. Then they use cheaper materials. They are going out of their way to give us crappy products. The market isn't holding them accountable because people buy whatever, but I'm doing my part to let them know this is stupid business by not buying. The Cool Grey XI's are probably my favorite shoe of all time, but what they're bringing out in December looks like the variants that came out back in the early 2000's. I'd rather not own the shoe again than pay for what they're giving me. Will it make a difference? No, they'll still sell out, but I don't personally care.
As for new designs, bring some fresh talent in. I haven't been excited about a new Jordan design since the XIV's. The XX3's were a step in the right direction--and if they weren't, that would have been a problem--but that's it. If new Lebrons and Kobes and general Nike basketball shoes can be hot, the new Jordans should be hot too--not atrocious like the recent ones. The line brand is staying afloat using ugly cheap retros, and with the time growing between Jordan actually playing and the present, I'm sure it will die in the near future unless they start executing properly.
As for new designs, bring some fresh talent in. I haven't been excited about a new Jordan design since the XIV's. The XX3's were a step in the right direction--and if they weren't, that would have been a problem--but that's it. If new Lebrons and Kobes and general Nike basketball shoes can be hot, the new Jordans should be hot too--not atrocious like the recent ones. The line brand is staying afloat using ugly cheap retros, and with the time growing between Jordan actually playing and the present, I'm sure it will die in the near future unless they start executing properly.