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these cats better beware with those chinese joints. didn't ron artest rockthose and Phil Jackson said it was like he was playing in clogs :heh:

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Where do you suppose all of these shoes are made?

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Hope blake isnt reduced to UA

UA has come up. They have some of the best designed stuff nowadays. Whatever they come up with I bet it'll be hot
 

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Where do you suppose all of these shoes are made?



UA has come up. They have some of the best designed stuff nowadays. Whatever they come up with I bet it'll be hot

I rarely see a n1gga wearin under armor shoes. I rather Blakr go to adidas or Reebok. Hrll, where is Fila at?
 

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its too late in Wade's career to all of a sudden start a new sneaker partnership and expect it to take off unless he's beeing wooed by the "Chinese" money. Forget about Jordan, he's not going to compete with Lebron or Kobe who are the only players who can sell shoes right now. Jason Kidd, Steve Nash and Kevin Love tried wearing those Chinese kicks a couple of seasons ago but they all ended up coming back the Nike on court last season. Wade don't need to be experimenting with shoes from new sneaker companies with all the injuries he's had. I would stick with JB and just wear all the best air jordans over the years in my own colorways like Ray Allen has been doing for his whole career. But i think its all but confirmed that he's going to LiNing at the end of the month...
 

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It's not just about Wade wanting out - it's about Jordan not being interested in paying Wade top flight money too. As an endorser - he didn't exactly give them the return they hoped for either. And a lot of times, he wasn't thrilled about wearing his own signature shoes. He often rocked retros in games - and the day he debuted the Fly Wade 2, he switched back to the Fly Wade 1 at halftime.

A Chinese company like Li-Ning is going to give him a lot of scratch - and it'll make sense because they typically sign washed up vets or game on incoming rookies. For Jordan Brand - the shoes sell themselves and their biggest endorser will always be MJ.

Blake to UA is a good look. They've been grooming that move, too. That's why they brought in DeAndre last year. They'll make him the focus of their usually quality campaigns and give him some nice look, well-performing sneakers to boot. And he fits their athletic vibe.
 

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exactly....so if they make Jordans, Adidas and everything else in China, then what's the big deal?

Technology. Atleast we know Nike/Adidas have been R&Ding new techniques i.e. Zoom, Flywire, etc for their kicks forever. Not sure if the Chinese companies are just copying Nike/Adidas I.P.s like they do everything else at a cheaper quality or coming up with anything new...

What are these Li-Ning joints the article keeps mentioning?

Baron Davis and Evan Turner wear them. I think they are the biggest names on their current roster.

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Technology. Atleast we know Nike/Adidas have been R&Ding new techniques i.e. Zoom, Flywire, etc for their kicks forever. Not sure if the Chinese companies are just copying Nike/Adidas I.P.s like they do everything else at a cheaper quality or coming up with anything new...



Baron Davis and Evan Turner wear them. I think they are the biggest names on their current roster.

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Wade joined this week
 

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It's not just about Wade wanting out - it's about Jordan not being interested in paying Wade top flight money too. As an endorser - he didn't exactly give them the return they hoped for either. And a lot of times, he wasn't thrilled about wearing his own signature shoes. He often rocked retros in games - and the day he debuted the Fly Wade 2, he switched back to the Fly Wade 1 at halftime.

A Chinese company like Li-Ning is going to give him a lot of scratch - and it'll make sense because they typically sign washed up vets or game on incoming rookies. For Jordan Brand - the shoes sell themselves and their biggest endorser will always be MJ.

Blake to UA is a good look. They've been grooming that move, too. That's why they brought in DeAndre last year. They'll make him the focus of their usually quality campaigns and give him some nice look, well-performing sneakers to boot. And he fits their athletic vibe.

Are there any nice looking UA ? Everything I see looks :scusthov: or :trash:
 

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I hope Blake goes to UA
So he comes to Baltimore and plays in them UA games
 
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