Does anybody buy Jordans for ball anymore?

[DaHeezy]

Lately I see more AdiRose, Lebrons, and Kobes. Buying J's seems to be out of style now. I see more basic Nikes on the court. Looks like the Jordan brand is dead. Even the retro phase seems to have died down alot outside buying the 11's.

What are you all wearing now?

[Meticode]

From my experience most people bought Jordans to sport them with casual atire, not to play in.

[DaHeezy]

From my experience most people bought Jordans to sport them with casual atire, not to play in.

I don't see anybody wearing basketball shoes as a fashion statement nowadays. Wearing Jordans out in the public doesn't carry that same mystique anymore

[$LakerGold]

From my experience most people bought Jordans to sport them with casual atire, not to play in.
This... Jordans are pretty heavy.

[Fawker]

I don't see anybody wearing basketball shoes as a fashion statement nowadays. Wearing Jordans out in the public doesn't carry that same mystique anymore
You don't know enough about the shoe game and how much mystique retros play in. it is worse than ever.

[L8kersfan222]

rip jordan

[Balla_Status]

I don't see anybody wearing basketball shoes as a fashion statement nowadays. Wearing Jordans out in the public doesn't carry that same mystique anymore

Guess you haven't heard about long lines at shoes stores to buy Jordans?

[Rake2204]

Admittedly, I'm not a man of fashion. Sometimes I can make myself not look completely ridiculous, but I can say I'm never on the cutting edge. Therefore, when I've worn Jordan's, they've never been to make a fashion statement, it's always been due to my own personal preference.

In 2000, I bought a pair of Jordan V's to play basketball in to counter the lower Question's we had to wear the previous season (which I believed, likely incorrectly, led to ankle issues I experienced). Since switching to Jordan's in 2000, I have almost exclusively worn Jordan's to play basketball in every since (alongside a pair of Hyperdunks).

V's have served me well over time, as I've sported three separate pair on the basketball court, all with no performance issues or downfalls. Ditto the III's I wore from 2002-2005. I suffered a major ankle sprain in a pair of XIV's but I felt that was more due to me making an idiotic play as opposed to the shoes.

Basically, I've been able to wear Jordan's on court for over ten years and I've still be able to perform at a high level. I'm still moving swiftly, still dunking, still doing everything I feel I can in my pair of Hyperdunks. I'll say this though, there was a slight wrench in the plans about three months ago. I bought my fourth pair of V's and after about 4-6 weeks, I began to experience some stretching on the bottom of my foot (I'd previously felt something lightly pop when chilling at home). The Jordan's didn't seem to help that slight injury. So I'm in wait and see mode. I heard from a questionable-but-somewhat-reliable source that the newest retros Jordan's aren't even being made with the same quality as 2009 retros. My new V's had felt fine on the floor until the foot issue, so we'll have to see where we go from here.

I often hear folks online scoff at those who wear Jordan's, as if one's level of play drops a significant percent while wearing them. Again, I'm not a fashion guy who can afford to buy sneakers for $150 only to concentrate on not using them, so I've been able to take advantage of wearing the shoes I like over the years. Some folks have suggested they're not built the same as they were when Jordan originally wore them. That may be true, but they're still close enough to get the job done for me over all these years.

[DaHeezy]

Guess you haven't heard about long lines at shoes stores to buy Jordans?

By the resellers, retrogeeks, and foggies who couldn't get them first time around? Those lineups?
And for just that one pair of 11's. Otherwise, Jordans are a flop. He needs to kill the retros and concentrate on promoting his current athletes like D-Wade.

[DaHeezy]

You don't know enough about the shoe game and how much mystique retros play in. it is worse than ever.

I'm not seeing it. Eveywhere I play ball nowadays people are wearing the AdiRose (Derrick Rose sigs) or the Kobe's. They way out number any Jordans. They only people I see wearing them are the 30+ crowd, and only because they feel obligated to because they spent their lifes savings collecting them.

[Meticode]

I don't see anybody wearing basketball shoes as a fashion statement nowadays. Wearing Jordans out in the public doesn't carry that same mystique anymore
I do. And I live in bum-f*ck Wisconsin. When I lived in the ghetto in Cincy everyone in the neighborhood wore 'em. :oldlol:

[alwaysunny]

Jordans are getting played out like baggy jeans did back in the day. I sold all my retros long time ago, although I still have XXII Laker edition (for balling) and the Classic 87 elephant prints. If those had any sell value I would've gotten rid of them too.

[NotYetGreat]

I like shoes. A LOT. But I'm not one of those guys who just "cops" whatever Jordan Brand or Nike comes out with (I'm an adidas guy for playing). When it comes to casual wear though, I admit, I use my III's. I just don't see them being fit to wear on the court. The way they're constructed (I've seen people post pics of cardboard, yes, CARDBOARD, being used in midsoles and uppers of Nike & JB shoes) just leads me to believe I won't be safe playing in these. However, I don't wear these casually just to impress other people (who just end up to be dudes. I mean come on, how many girls in the world would actually say "Woah, nice Black Cements, dude?"). I just wear them coz I think they look great.

["Jesus"]

NBA players do it night in night out.

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In no way is the Jordan Brand dying. Matter of fact, the hype around them is increasing absurdly. Retros in the past sometimes go as far as making their way to the clearance racks (Military Blue IV's, I believe). You won't see that happening anymore. Didn't get people run over, over the Concords? :lol Have you looked at the resell prices of some Jordans? Ridiculous.

That said, I use Adidas to ball. Retros are garbage to play in, don't understand how NBA players do it. I even saw someone (forgot who) wearing the AJ 1s :lol. That being said, new Jordans coming out, like the Fly Wade 2, 2012's are more performance based.

[NotYetGreat]

Well, since players get their own special PEs (player editions), it's not farfetched to say that the manufacturers may actually mod it or "supercharge" it with some added or more premium materials.

[Rake2204]

NBA players do it night in night out.

In no way is the Jordan Brand dying. Matter of fact, the hype around them is increasing absurdly. Retros in the past sometimes go as far as making their way to the clearance racks (Military Blue IV's, I believe). You won't see that happening anymore. Didn't get people run over, over the Concords? :lol Have you looked at the resell prices of some Jordans? Ridiculous.

That said, I use Adidas to ball. Retros are garbage to play in, don't understand how NBA players do it. I even saw someone (forgot who) wearing the AJ 1s :lol. That being said, new Jordans coming out, like the Fly Wade 2, 2012's are more performance based.
That's been part of my vindication through the years. I don't get the feeling you're one of these guys, but I've known a fair share of folks who used the, "Jordan's are garbage to play in. If you can't tell, you're probably not a serious basketball player" line. And sure, I was never good enough to play professional basketball, but I've played very hard, for very long amounts of time, and very successfully while wearing all different kinds of Jordans. 3's, 5's, 7's (a little spacey), 11's, 14's, they've all received their moment on the court.

Truly, I feel like the NBA players wearing them would serve as justification. If they were as bad as folks say they are, there's no way, for instance, Detroit's trainer (who banned ... Hyperdunks I think?) would have ever allowed Richard Hamilton to rock V's and others like he did all the time. Greg Monroe's worn III's at different times this year. And some folks say, "Well, they get to wear brand new pairs whenever they want" but I think that's aside from the point. With the exception of the VII's, which had a piece of leather upper rip from me violently trying to remove the shoe from my foot, all my Jordans have lasted over a number of years despite very heavy and serious use.

The lone exception, out of the Jordan's I've worn on-court, were the Jordan I's, and those are a pair I don't think I typically see any real players wearing out there either, unless they're specifically trying to make a fashion statement above all else. I wore my I's for one game in high school and it felt like I was playing barefoot. Further, the insoles would slide around and bunch up toward the front of my foot. Borderline disastrous.


Well, since players get their own special PEs (player editions), it's not farfetched to say that the manufacturers may actually mod it or "supercharge" it with some added or more premium materials.
I've considered that as well, as lame as that'd be for a company to do. But even then, if they're working with supercharged retros and I've just been using the normal versions, I still haven't seen much, if any downfall. Admittedly, when I went from wearing a pair of V's to wearing a pair of Hyperdunks, the latter seemed to form to my foot better, but I can't say it increased performance or reduced the possibility for injury, or provided more comfort. Like I said, the Hypers were form-fitting, and they made me feel like I was barefoot (in a good way, contrary to the I's) but I got used to wearing them just like I would get used to wearing Jordan's. Still jumping the same height, still pulling off the same dunks, still beating folks down court, still cutting violently.

In fact, not to be contrary to everyone else (but perhaps to illustrate it depends on the shoe and the person), but the Hyperdunks blew out and caused injury very early in my ownership. I heard it was an issue with the original Hypers, but a foamish part on the inside of the foot ripped and created an uneven base between the bottom of my foot and the rest of my foot. Maybe it has to do with me having "numb" feet, so to speak, where I feel most shoes my size fit me well enough for whatever I need to do unless there's something extremely wrong (aka if someone told me to play basketball in boots, I'd object). Otherwise, it doesn't take much to satisfy my feet apparently. Or, the Jordan's aren't so bad for playing afterall.

[DeuceWallaces]

Wrong on all accounts.

What was that pair of Jordans released over Christmas? My boys are heavy into that shit, and Eastbay, Footlocker, etc.'s websites were all shutdown over that. They couldn't contact anyone. All the phones jammed up for every major distributor at 12am.

[DaHeezy]

Wrong on all accounts.

What was that pair of Jordans released over Christmas? My boys are heavy into that shit, and Eastbay, Footlocker, etc.'s websites were all shutdown over that. They couldn't contact anyone. All the phones jammed up for every major distributor at 12am.

I addressed that in my OP. The shoes you are talking about are the 11 concords. You're addressing that 1 situation, outside of those particular shoes does Jordan have that much prestige as it used to? There are other shoes in the Kobe line, Hyperdunk line that have that same response. Ever heard of the Grinch's the Christmas before? The Hyperdunk Tennisballs? If they produced as much as the concords I garauntee the same hype.
Maybe before you address "all" accounts, educate yourself on all accounts.
Outside of those Concords, do Jordans even outsell AdiRoses?
Think and cover all angles before you post

[MasterDurant24]

I don't see anybody wearing basketball shoes as a fashion statement nowadays. Wearing Jordans out in the public doesn't carry that same mystique anymore
What? At least in Houston, everybody wears Jordans as casual shoes. And not just the Concords; the 3's, the 4's, the 8's, the 5's, pretty much most of the retros get worn round here.

[DaHeezy]

What? At least in Houston, everybody wears Jordans as casual shoes. And not just the Concords; the 3's, the 4's, the 8's, the 5's, pretty much most of the retros get worn round here.

That was maybe 5 years ago around here. Around Vancouver casual shoes are more Chucks, AF1, and more designer brands. And before you all go out and slam Vancouver for not knowing anything about Jordans, I garuanteed we have more shoe store and boutiques than most major American cities. Vancouver sometimes get more runs of popular Jordans than even LA or NY.

["Jesus"]

That's been part of my vindication through the years. I don't get the feeling you're one of these guys, but I've known a fair share of folks who used the, "Jordan's are garbage to play in. If you can't tell, you're probably not a serious basketball player" line. And sure, I was never good enough to play professional basketball, but I've played very hard, for very long amounts of time, and very successfully while wearing all different kinds of Jordans. 3's, 5's, 7's (a little spacey), 11's, 14's, they've all received their moment on the court.

Truly, I feel like the NBA players wearing them would serve as justification. If they were as bad as folks say they are, there's no way, for instance, Detroit's trainer (who banned ... Hyperdunks I think?) would have ever allowed Richard Hamilton to rock V's and others like he did all the time. Greg Monroe's worn III's at different times this year. And some folks say, "Well, they get to wear brand new pairs whenever they want" but I think that's aside from the point. With the exception of the VII's, which had a piece of leather upper rip from me violently trying to remove the shoe from my foot, all my Jordans have lasted over a number of years despite very heavy and serious use.

The lone exception, out of the Jordan's I've worn on-court, were the Jordan I's, and those are a pair I don't think I typically see any real players wearing out there either, unless they're specifically trying to make a fashion statement above all else. I wore my I's for one game in high school and it felt like I was playing barefoot. Further, the insoles would slide around and bunch up toward the front of my foot. Borderline disastrous.


I've considered that as well, as lame as that'd be for a company to do. But even then, if they're working with supercharged retros and I've just been using the normal versions, I still haven't seen much, if any downfall. Admittedly, when I went from wearing a pair of V's to wearing a pair of Hyperdunks, the latter seemed to form to my foot better, but I can't say it increased performance or reduced the possibility for injury, or provided more comfort. Like I said, the Hypers were form-fitting, and they made me feel like I was barefoot (in a good way, contrary to the I's) but I got used to wearing them just like I would get used to wearing Jordan's. Still jumping the same height, still pulling off the same dunks, still beating folks down court, still cutting violently.

In fact, not to be contrary to everyone else (but perhaps to illustrate it depends on the shoe and the person), but the Hyperdunks blew out and caused injury very early in my ownership. I heard it was an issue with the original Hypers, but a foamish part on the inside of the foot ripped and created an uneven base between the bottom of my foot and the rest of my foot. Maybe it has to do with me having "numb" feet, so to speak, where I feel most shoes my size fit me well enough for whatever I need to do unless there's something extremely wrong (aka if someone told me to play basketball in boots, I'd object). Otherwise, it doesn't take much to satisfy my feet apparently. Or, the Jordan's aren't so bad for playing afterall.

True, I'm speaking purely on speculation, as I have never worn Jordan for ball or for casual :lol I just imagine that NBA players would wear newer basketball shoes that integrate new technology/material, assuming shoes keep innovating.

[RoseCity07]

Jordan's will never get played out. I wear my 3's every time I play.

[DaHeezy]

Jordan's will never get played out. I wear my 3's every time I play.

Personal preference aside, how many people you see wearing jordans on the court nowadays? Next time you play ball see who's wearing Jordans compared to Kobes or AdiRose.

[Rake2204]

Personal preference aside, how many people you see wearing jordans on the court nowadays? Next time you play ball see who's wearing Jordans compared to Kobes or AdiRose.
I suppose that would be something worth looking at. It feels like retro availability has become more and more limited over the years. For instance, I remember getting a Clearance Eastbay in the mail back in the 90's and they had pairs of Jordan I's going for cheap (alas, I was in middle school and not in position to make a purchase). Even in 2001, nearly eight months after I bought my white/silver Jordan V's, I was able to buy a second pair on clearance (again from Eastbay). I wouldn't say the supply of retros was plentiful, but they seemed to last longer than they do now.

I wouldn't be surprised if age has something to do with it as well. I would have to think it makes logical sense to believe, generally speaking, folks who were grew up in the 90's may have more overall interest in Jordans as basketball shoes. I want to try to stay away from stereotyping based on such small sample sizes, but I will say the people I know who are about 19 or 20 right now and interested in Jordans, seem to find the majority of the appeal in "what's hot". As in, I see less "Hm, this style appeals to me" and more, "Snap! Wolf greys, son! Gotta cop 'em!" It feels like they're riding the fashion wave instead of appealing directly toward their interests.

That said, I have two little brothers (14 & 16) who rock whatever the hell they want on the basketball court, regardless of what's hot. My 16 year old wore a pair of white 7's for his basketball season this year and my other brother may have worn III's.

With all that said, I'm not sure I can pinpoint a time in my area where everyone was wearing Jordan's. The year I wore my V's ('01), a teammate wore VI's. Aside from that, I remember an opponent wearing XI's but that was about it. I don't really remember a time when everyone was rocking Jordan retros. It's always been relatively sporadic. And I think I found a little bit of comfort in that. I like having a pair of shoes that work for me and also allow me to be a little unique to my surroundings. It seems to provide ownership of my shoes.

[Nevaeh]

Well, since players get their own special PEs (player editions), it's not farfetched to say that the manufacturers may actually mod it or "supercharge" it with some added or more premium materials.

Yeah, I remember reading something about that in another Thread.


Rip Hamilton rocking AJ 13s:

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Monta Ellis rocking Black/White AJ 11s-Space Jams:

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[Rake2204]

Rip has been wearing them for years:

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Greg Monroe has worn the III's on and off this year:

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[Gundress]

OP is wrong fool.

I seen many people wear Jordans....whatever on the court or off the court (for the style with the match clothes, etc.)


Jordans Brand never die....why do you think mfer still selling...shit Jordan brand was in 80's til now and forever.

I can't see any NBA player's shoe brand can beat Jordans Brand shoes.

MFER YOU"RE DAMN A FOOL

[Pinkhearts]

Actually why would people wanna wear Jordans to ball? The new Nikes are lighter with better materials. You don't wanna go back in time with old tech.

Jordans will go the way of Nike dunk. It will become a fashion sneaker.

[GOBB]

I never wore Jordan's to play ball in. Ever.

[DaHeezy]

OP is wrong fool.

I seen many people wear Jordans....whatever on the court or off the court (for the style with the match clothes, etc.)


Jordans Brand never die....why do you think mfer still selling...shit Jordan brand was in 80's til now and forever.

I can't see any NBA player's shoe brand can beat Jordans Brand shoes.

MFER YOU"RE DAMN A FOOL

Incoherant enough?

I see useless chugs, mommeez daddiez, and skateboard P'zz wearing J'zzz. Not ballaz, but those MFers. Ya heard? Gundress thefagz can relate

[Dwade305]

Only dumbasses wear Jordan retros to ball, seriously. I bought the original XIX(best MJ brand balling shoe ever amongst ball players), and it has last me a shitload of time, very god quality. I heard also the XX1 were great aswell. I still see lots of people with Team Jordan shoes, and some of the original material that has come out in the last 2-4 years(not counting retros)

[Eat Like A Bosh]

Jordan's are more of a fashion shoe than performance nowadays.

[DuMa]

a lot of division 1 basketball players still ball in jordans

[Draz]

Jordans are definitely more fashion then anything else. Although I must say it's either I'm getting older but Jordans don't seem to amuse me anymore.

[Lebron23]

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[NotYetGreat]

^ What's funny is so many die-hards would say that "Ewww, why would I wear that? I'll just wear my (insert numbered Jordan here) instead of that bullcrap" when the "uglier" shoe tends to be the more performance-oriented one. In all honesty though I don't think they've ever done a nice hybrid of any numbered Jordans.