WHY no KOBE 9 sample pics...yet

[isniker]

need more 8 CWs first

 

[mouerf]

i hope we ll have some solid cw this time 

 

[thetim11]

Nike went different with sigs this year.

KD gets the summer #SummerIsSerious

Bron gets the whole fall/part winter.

Kobe gets the part winter/ whole spring

So thats why no pics yet.

 

[mvncnt]

Anyone else have a thought to why we haven't seen a design sketch, pic or even a mention for the KOBE 9? I know he hopes to play the season opener, but I doubt he will be able to do any kind of spec testing for his next model. With the LBJ XI making waves & the KD 6 getting a release date...wtf is going on with the KOBE 9??

You'll see them soon. View media item 482945

 

[poosht]

Normally around this time of the year, Nike sends out sample wear test to which I was lucky enough to wear test the Kobe V and VI...

So I would think that someone has a sample but no pictures of it for obvious reasons...

 

[yeezy83]

You'll see them soon. View media item 482945

I saw that maybe this will be a flyknit model...EM will be missed

 

[nyoi23]

I need them to stay on low cut
Always love the low and love all kobes with low cut

 

[mvaj6]

Flyknit would be cool ! And I'm sure a price hike would be coming our way..

 

[kobeoverbron]

price hike indeed. it should be worth it though.

 

[v3nomenon]

If they work flyknit in with these I may go broke.  I love my flyknits.  It would be interesting to see how the add stability to the shoe.  A heel cup would obviously create heel stability / lock down, but I feel like flyknit in the forefoot would not be great for lateral movement.  I would like to see flyknit, but honestly I don't see it in a basketball shoe unless they tweak the material specifically for basketball and lateral movement.  

 

[mvaj6]

Never owned flyinit .. Might think about getting a pair soon the look very comfortable ..and I hope these are at least mids.!

 

[king milaac]

Flyknit would be cool aesthetically and just cool to look at. But performance wise, I just can't see them topping the engineered mesh used in the 8. 

 

[just another pair]

If they work flyknit in with these I may go broke.  I love my flyknits.  It would be interesting to see how the add stability to the shoe.  A heel cup would obviously create heel stability / lock down, but I feel like flyknit in the forefoot would not be great for lateral movement.  I would like to see flyknit, but honestly I don't see it in a basketball shoe unless they tweak the material specifically for basketball and lateral movement.  

exactly fly knit, i feel wont be stable enough for basketball, i have balled in every single Kobe since the first, but never hurt my mid foot in basketball until the 8's with the engineered mesh.

 

[fresh out dabox]

price hike indeed. it should be worth it though.

no price hike is worth it. 

 

[currensy]

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I'm ready.

 

[steezymcfresh]

Is that source reliable? Either way, the knit design is like these:

I imagine the upper will look similar and the "mid" talk is referring to that elastic sock-like ankle. Just a guess. Super curious to see what the 9s look like and, more importantly, how they perform.

 

[hypebeast5]

obviously your new to kobe line.

kobe line comes late in the year, like around December so obviously the sample pics wont be up same time as KDs which come out in august. same with brons, i think they come out around fall.

so just wait.

kobe always plays with the older model during the beg of season

This

 

[yeezy83]

Interesting but not official

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[yeezy83]

And for those saying "wait till winter" obviously Nike is dropping ish left & right before mainstream popularity for kicks comes to a crash.