Why is Kobe the only MVP with a signature shoe that was never popular?

[truhooper]

Mj, Barkley, Iverson, Lebron, Rose, KD (this year) all have shoes that you would see people nation and worldwide wearing.

I always thought it was strange people never wore Kobe's despite him being a basketball icon :confusedshrug:

[CelticBaller]

do you live under a rock?

[SavageMode]

Rape case killed his media image.

[RightToCensor]

People like thier achillies.

[Mass Debator]

I love dem Nashs and Dirks and KGs and Duncans and Shaqs

[Akrazotile]

His shoes never gained much traction but there was a brand of pepper spray with his likeness on it that sold quite well for a time

[DuMa]

its popular among the performance shoe wearers... but as far as wearing them for fashion.... its shit. kobe shoe designs are quite boring

[Im so nba'd out]

I love dem Nashs and Dirks and KGs and Duncans and Shaqs
shaqnosis are a glitch you tripping

[MichaelCorleone]

People like thier achillies.
Oh don't do 'em dirty like this.:roll:

[CelticBaller]

its popular among the performance shoe wearers... but as far as wearing them for fashion.... its shit. kobe shoe designs are quite boring
do you also live under a rock? Kobe 7s, 6s and 8s are considered masterpieces by sneaker aficionados and sell for a lot


look up kobe prelude pack on ebay ya idiots

[Akrazotile]

Mj, Barkley, Iverson, Lebron, Rose, KD (this year) all have shoes that you would see people nation and worldwide wearing.

I always thought it was strange people never wore Kobe's despite him being a basketball icon :confusedshrug:

It seems like shoes have the most popularity when theyre endorsed by players who actually deserved their MVP.

Hope that answere your question OP

[MichaelCorleone]

do you also live under a rock? Kobe 7s, 6s and 8s are considered masterpieces by sneaker aficionados and sell for a lot


look up kobe prelude pack on ebay ya idiots
Did you really just use the term "masterpiece" to describe a footwear assembled in china?:roll:

[pauk]

I have those new Kobe hightops (9), very sexy!

[CelticBaller]

Did you really just use the term "masterpiece" to describe a footwear assembled in china?:roll:
you seem to do the same for a guy who was born from a ghetto crack whore

:confusedshrug:

[Akrazotile]

you seem to do the same for a guy who was born from a ghetto crack whore

:confusedshrug:


Someone called you a masterpiece?

[MichaelCorleone]

Someone called you a masterpiece?
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kevin-Garnett-Reaction-at-2013-Dunk-Contest.gif

[theoneneo]

Don't be silly, you can't even find the $225 Kobe 9s in stores, sold out everywhere, despite the fact he isn't even playing. And besides the Js(and maybe the barleys) no one(no one with proper fashion style at least) wears any of those sneakers anywhere besides ball courts.

In the words of Dom Kennedy "Don't wear Lebron's to the club, them shits ugly"

[CelticBaller]

Someone called you a masterpiece?
who are you again?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYcw8hhoI6E
oh, thats it

[Jlamb47]

Kobe shoes are sold out bro.

[Jailblazers7]

From last May:


Following James on the list are Kobe Bryant ($50M in shoe sales with Nike), Carmelo Anthony ($40M in shoe sales with Jordan), Kevin Durant ($35M in shoe sales with Nike) and Derrick Rose ($25M in shoe sales with Adidas).

http://nba.si.com/2013/05/23/lebron-james-shoes-kobe-bryant-carmelo-anthony/

Lebron generated $300M. :oldlol:

[SpecialQue]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/1303100681_MrFantasticAd.gif

[CelticBaller]

From last May:



http://nba.si.com/2013/05/23/lebron-james-shoes-kobe-bryant-carmelo-anthony/

Lebron generated $300M. :oldlol:
50m aint popular :confusedshrug:

[MichaelCorleone]

http://nba.si.com/2013/05/23/lebron-james-shoes-kobe-bryant-carmelo-anthony/

Lebron generated $300M. :oldlol:
King James. I'm not surprised.

[Calabis]

Kobe first Nike shoe was great..one of the best shoes I wore(comfort) my black mambas are worn out...but the all white ones are still practically new

[Jailblazers7]

50m aint popular :confusedshrug:

His shoes were the 2nd best selling in the league and probably have been 1 or 2 for a decade. How is that not popular?

[CelticBaller]

His shoes were the 2nd best selling in the league and probably have been 1 or 2 for a decade. How is that not popular?
By OPs and the bran stans logic, it's not

[SexSymbol]

Kobe shoes are more popular worldwide than LeBron's

[sd3035]

Durant's shoe is the hottest right now, it sold $175 mil and was by far the fastest growing (2nd overall to Lebron like always)

[sd3035]

Kobe shoes are more popular worldwide than LeBron's


Kobe's shoes are huge in China

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Kobe shoes are more popular worldwide than LeBron's

Do you have their respective worldwide sales figures?

[nathanjizzle]

huaraches are pretty popular among basketball players.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Well his shoes struggled until 2008. They don't produce as many of them as they do for LeBrons. Kobe wasn't liked until the rape case stuff became a distant memory. From a design perspective his shoes are great for playing ball but not casually appealing.

[dynasty1978]

Meh, the sneaker game is a giant scam anyway. 10 cent shoes and cr*p quality selling for $100+.

[ProfessorMurder]

What are you talking about OP? EVERYBODY wanted to walk around with robot feet.

[Levity]

i see kobe 8's EVERYWHERE. pretty much 50% of the people who ball at my gym or rec leagues where either the 6's, the less popular 7s, or 8s.

of course, this is california. but they are literally everywhere here.

[BlackVVaves]

It's clear what posters stay locked in their basement on a desktop, and what posters are cognizant of the happenings in the social realm.

Love threads like these :oldlol:

[Rose'sACL]

Meh, the sneaker game is a giant scam anyway. 10 cent shoes and cr*p quality selling for $100+.
all started with the Jordans. pretty much all jordans look bad compared to newer shoe lines by current players but they still sell the most.
That tells a lot about people who buy these shoes. pretty much all the people who buy a lot of these shoes play ball about once a week or don't play ball at all.

[Akhenaten]

Cant stand fake azz Hobe but them Huraches was the CHIT and were super popular.

[STATUTORY]

Stan's acting like any self respecting grown ass black man would be caught dead wearing lebrons :roll:

[Shabba Ranks]

IM all bout dem old skool penny's, Kobe can lick my taint, dat rapist

[Jailblazers7]

I have a pair of the Nike Kobe 1's that I still wear sometimes. One of my favorite bball shoes ever.

[SpecialQue]

http://cdn2.thedissolve.com/articles/1727/detail.a2291a0d.jpg

[oh the horror]

Mj, Barkley, Iverson, Lebron, Rose, KD (this year) all have shoes that you would see people nation and worldwide wearing.

I always thought it was strange people never wore Kobe's despite him being a basketball icon :confusedshrug:



Maybe because they're 225 bucks.


That's just ridiculous for a sneaker.

[JohnMax]

I have heard Kobe does not sell well because of his Suburban image

[NumberSix]

I have more Kobe's than any other shoe and I don't even like Kobe all that much.

[HurricaneKid]

do you also live under a rock? Kobe 7s, 6s and 8s are considered masterpieces by sneaker aficionados and sell for a lot


look up kobe prelude pack on ebay ya idiots


2012 Shoe sales:

DRose - $25M

Melo - $40M
Kobe - $50M






LeBRON - $300M



























Jordan - $2B
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/05/22/lebron-james-is-the-nbas-leading-shoe-salesmen/

[riseagainst]

2B .....

wow.

[sportjames23]

People like thier achillies.


Ok, I had to laugh at this. :oldlol:

[AnaheimLakers24]

no one wears kobes or brans.

[sportjames23]

all started with the Jordans. pretty much all jordans look bad compared to newer shoe lines by current players but they still sell the most.
That tells a lot about people who buy these shoes. pretty much all the people who buy a lot of these shoes play ball about once a week or don't play ball at all.


You hurt, ain't you? Jordans still way more popular than them shits Lebron wears.

[DonDadda59]

From last May:



http://nba.si.com/2013/05/23/lebron-james-shoes-kobe-bryant-carmelo-anthony/

Lebron generated $300M. :oldlol:

All child's play :oldlol:

Jordan hasn't played a single game in over a decade and sold over 7X as much as Lebron in his prime coming off 2 rings and reigning MVP:

http://www.nicekicks.com/2014/02/28/forbes-reveals-how-michael-jordan-made-90-million-in-2013/

Dude made $90 million last year alone, more than any athlete on the planet. Did this playing golf, smoking cigars, and wearing powder blue smurf outfits and some baggy ass jeans :pimp:


His shoes never gained much traction but there was a brand of pepper spray with his likeness on it that sold quite well for a time

Black Mamba brand rape whistles also saw a spike in sales circa 2003.