Don't think shoes matter?

[atskooc]

Turn on ESPN.

30 for 30 on the dude who created the shoe craze.

[AuroranHusker]

Cincy just switched from adidas to Under Armor: 10 years for $48M.

[Chuck Taylor]

Shoes matter.

[Swan88]

So, UNLV must be a Nike school. How else do you explain the school's ability to attract top talent without achieving significant on-the-court results.

https://twitter.com/ebosshoops/status/588915158732447744

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[KearneyMan]

I say we go with "crocs"!!!

[HuskerFever]

Even these?

 

[Silverbacked1]

Even these?

 

They're backkkkkkkk.

[AuroranHusker]

IT'S GOTTA BE THE SHOES!

 

https://youtu.be/BhHONpmlxPc

[Red Rum]

 

Even these?

 

They're backkkkkkkk.

 

 

I bought a pair recently. couldn't resist.

[Minnesota_Husker]

Interesting 30 for 30. Felt a little bit like Sonny had to write off on everything and wouldnt take blame for his part in ruining the college game or admit he was basically scum.

 

Not the best 30 for 30, but it did shine a light on corporate involvement with "Amateur" athletes and how main decision makers in these kids lives were basically getting paid lots of money to put kids in different sneakers.

 

 

 

The Lebron deal at the end was very interesting. Imagine how things could have changed for Adidas if they signed LeBron.

[bobcat402]

Interesting 30 for 30. Felt a little bit like Sonny had to write off on everything and wouldnt take blame for his part in ruining the college game or admit he was basically scum.

 

Not the best 30 for 30, but it did shine a light on corporate involvement with "Amateur" athletes and how main decision makers in these kids lives were basically getting paid lots of money to put kids in different sneakers.

 

 

 

The Lebron deal at the end was very interesting. Imagine how things could have changed for Adidas if they signed LeBron.

that lebron shoe was garbage...good thing he signed with Nike

[HuskerFever]

Interesting 30 for 30. Felt a little bit like Sonny had to write off on everything and wouldnt take blame for his part in ruining the college game or admit he was basically scum.

 

Not the best 30 for 30, but it did shine a light on corporate involvement with "Amateur" athletes and how main decision makers in these kids lives were basically getting paid lots of money to put kids in different sneakers.

 

 

 

The Lebron deal at the end was very interesting. Imagine how things could have changed for Adidas if they signed LeBron.

 

Jordan wanted to sign with Adidas when he was younger, but Adidas decided to focus its attention on other positions, such as centers.

[AuroranHusker]

 

Interesting 30 for 30. Felt a little bit like Sonny had to write off on everything and wouldnt take blame for his part in ruining the college game or admit he was basically scum.

 

Not the best 30 for 30, but it did shine a light on corporate involvement with "Amateur" athletes and how main decision makers in these kids lives were basically getting paid lots of money to put kids in different sneakers.

 

 

 

The Lebron deal at the end was very interesting. Imagine how things could have changed for Adidas if they signed LeBron.

 

Jordan wanted to sign with Adidas when he was younger, but Adidas decided to focus its attention on other positions, such as centers.

 

 

I thought it had to do with the Germany company not particularly wanting to sign individual players in an American sport.  As in they misunderstood the marketplace...

[Silverbacked1]

Adidas owns almost all the Euro market. Nike has some but the majority of the players wear Adidas and Puma. At least that is what I saw when I have been over seas.

[HuskerFever]

 

 

Interesting 30 for 30. Felt a little bit like Sonny had to write off on everything and wouldnt take blame for his part in ruining the college game or admit he was basically scum.

 

Not the best 30 for 30, but it did shine a light on corporate involvement with "Amateur" athletes and how main decision makers in these kids lives were basically getting paid lots of money to put kids in different sneakers.

 

 

 

The Lebron deal at the end was very interesting. Imagine how things could have changed for Adidas if they signed LeBron.

 

Jordan wanted to sign with Adidas when he was younger, but Adidas decided to focus its attention on other positions, such as centers.

 

 

I thought it had to do with the Germany company not particularly wanting to sign individual players in an American sport.  As in they misunderstood the marketplace...

 

 

That's an additional factor in a series of mistakes Adidas has made in the U.S. If you have a subscription to WSJ, here's a good link on the topic: http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-adidas-aims-to-get-its-cool-back-1427072066

 

"In 1984... Michael Jordan wanted a sponsorship deal with Adidas when he went professional... But executives in Germany decided shoppers would favor taller players and wanted to sponsor centers... Adidas signed centers of the era, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar."

 

"American shoppers tend to choose shoes based on what stars wear, not on what a team wears... Nike now has more than 90% of the U.S. basketball-shoe retail market..."

[Handy Johnson]

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

[Navin R. Johnson]

I remember when the Adidas top 10's came out.  I was in high school then and nobody would believe that people would pay $65.00 for a pair of basketball shoes!  I think that was the first real "expensive" shoe that started the boom in prices.  Man, Converse went from THE shoe to almost out of the market overnight.

[AuroranHusker]

 

 

 

Interesting 30 for 30. Felt a little bit like Sonny had to write off on everything and wouldnt take blame for his part in ruining the college game or admit he was basically scum.

 

Not the best 30 for 30, but it did shine a light on corporate involvement with "Amateur" athletes and how main decision makers in these kids lives were basically getting paid lots of money to put kids in different sneakers.

 

 

 

The Lebron deal at the end was very interesting. Imagine how things could have changed for Adidas if they signed LeBron.

 

Jordan wanted to sign with Adidas when he was younger, but Adidas decided to focus its attention on other positions, such as centers.

 

 

I thought it had to do with the Germany company not particularly wanting to sign individual players in an American sport.  As in they misunderstood the marketplace...

 

 

That's an additional factor in a series of mistakes Adidas has made in the U.S. If you have a subscription to WSJ, here's a good link on the topic: http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-adidas-aims-to-get-its-cool-back-1427072066

 

"In 1984... Michael Jordan wanted a sponsorship deal with Adidas when he went professional... But executives in Germany decided shoppers would favor taller players and wanted to sponsor centers... Adidas signed centers of the era, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar."

 

"American shoppers tend to choose shoes based on what stars wear, not on what a team wears... Nike now has more than 90% of the U.S. basketball-shoe retail market..."

 

 

I had read that before, must not have remembered the reasoning for the disconnect. Epic fail by adidas...

[big red22]

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

Wrong... Penny Hardaways circa 1993-1994  Black and White stripes al the way to the sole of the shoe with the Blue Nike swoosh. 

 

I couldn't believe my mom bought me them for my birthday.  We we poor and they were $110 back then.

 

[bobcat402]

 

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

Wrong... Penny Hardaways circa 1993-1994  Black and White stripes al the way to the sole of the shoe with the Blue Nike swoosh. 

 

I couldn't believe my mom bought me them for my birthday.  We we poor and they were $110 back then.

 

 

Best Shoes ever

[AuroranHusker]

 

 

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

 

Best Shoes ever

 

 

Totally!

[Silverbacked1]

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

Wrong... Penny Hardaways circa 1993-1994  Black and White stripes al the way to the sole of the shoe with the Blue Nike swoosh. 

 

I couldn't believe my mom bought me them for my birthday.  We we poor and they were $110 back then.

 

Best Shoes ever

No this is the greatest shoe ever. Two pair of socks, the inner sock against your skin was inside out somthe insides took the friction between the socks. Also Vaseline your feet every game and practice to keep down the blisters.

[AuroranHusker]

 

 

 

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

Wrong... Penny Hardaways circa 1993-1994  Black and White stripes al the way to the sole of the shoe with the Blue Nike swoosh. 

 

I couldn't believe my mom bought me them for my birthday.  We we poor and they were $110 back then.

 

Best Shoes ever

No this is the greatest shoe ever. Two pair of socks, the inner sock against your skin was inside out somthe insides took the friction between the socks. Also Vaseline your feet every game and practice to keep down the blisters.

 

 

Chuck's are cool for walking around... not so sure about the 'sole' procedure needed to hoop in 'em.

[Silverbacked1]

The best hoops shoes EVER were the Converse All-Stars like Dr. J, Magic, and Larry use to wear. NOT the Adidas Top 10 (even though they were cool) and certainly NOT the Nike Air Jordan's (wildly overrated then and now).

Wrong... Penny Hardaways circa 1993-1994  Black and White stripes al the way to the sole of the shoe with the Blue Nike swoosh. 

 

I couldn't believe my mom bought me them for my birthday.  We we poor and they were $110 back then.

Best Shoes ever

No this is the greatest shoe ever. Two pair of socks, the inner sock against your skin was inside out somthe insides took the friction between the socks. Also Vaseline your feet every game and practice to keep down the blisters.

 

Chuck's are cool for walking around... not so sure about the 'sole' procedure needed to hoop in 'em.

but you have to remember I was at Northeast when Ed Johnson was there and that is all that the basketball players were allowed to wear.

[Chuck Taylor]

Ed Johnson knew his shoes.