Looking through my stuff this morning, contemplating thinning out the collection a bit...it occurred to me that I have A LOT of AJ 1's. Wild different variations and colorways. Lows, highs, super-highs, straps, etc. It's not even my favorite J, either (that would be the 9's). Chucks come in at a close second.

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There are dozens of us! Dozens!

just really broke into Boosts, though. Really happy with the Pure Boost...I've been told Ultras are in another galaxy.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

I've got a pairs of other shoes with the boost material, but UB blows them all out the water. Yeezy Boosts 350 v1/v2 might come in second.

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to get ALL the dough?

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i have like 4 pair of jack purcells - leather, floral print, vintage,
and 2 pair of AJ1 - low black/blue joints and hi AJKO vintage from 2009

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I still don't play in them though because I like to feel like I have ankle support.

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they look even doper in person. Wore em' to the gym just to work out in. They lock in on your feet. I feel you though. It might just be in my brain, but I feel like I NEED some material around my ankles before I start cuttin.

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I've done lows before, going back a ways. Like, I played in the Grant Hill lows way back in the day. So I've been ok with them, but I just always preferred mids. Right now, I don't want to wear anything else when I hoop. I've got the draft day Hornets colorway pair. They fit my foot perfectly and grip the floor hard. I guess some colorways with translucent bottoms are known to pick up a lot of dust and get slippery. My pair sticks hard though.

I read reviews on Foot Locker with people crying about they collect dust mad easy and the grip is wack...but that was just a few. The majority were raving about how WELL they grip.

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Some of them are so sticky that they basically become dust mops on dusty courts, is what I gather. Mine are white, solid rubber and other than needing some occasional wiping, they grip hard.

asics gel sight
asics gel saga
new balance 577
puma lux cage

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"...Whateva, man..." (c) Redman

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or the Kayano Trainer?

https://goo.gl/images/l4KwX5


https://goo.gl/images/SAROyb

what's your opinion?

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http://www.asicstiger.com/us/en-us/gel-lyte-v/p/0010265839.4790
they're not as cushion-y to ME. They a little more supportive, like, they really stand tall. I'm almost certain it's the same midsole as these selvedge joints I got, https://www.eukicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Asics-Denim-Summer-2016-6.jpg so I was cool with the feel.
That trainer looks rugged as fuck.

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THANK YOU AMAZON

I rock an 11, there's a little room at the toe, but my gel lyte 3's were ON MY TOE and fk that. LOL


Peace.

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and that wide bottom helps.

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truth be told, I'm really just a sucker for the slanted toebox.

except for 574's...damn I hate those.

but I hate Journey's (they hype them the most), so by proxy I hate everything they sell.

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really digging the flyknit versions....feel like walking on clouds.

You stay classy okayplayer!!

a sneaker head? not that I'll ever be one. I only have like 5-6 pair of sneaks.

Do sneaker heads just wear for fashion or do you also buy shoes for athletics?

where do you buy the shoes? are they cheaper than going to retail shops?

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

I know some people look at them (and more expensive shoes in general) as wasteful...but I have a saying that people will spend their money on what they want to spend it on. Everyone has their thing. I guess different people have different reasons. I mean, I was around for the start of Jordans. My next door neighbors when I was growing up, had 3 boys. The youngest and I were 6 days apart in age and were best friends (r.i.p. Johnathan). He had two older brothers. I remember the day the oldest brother got a pair of AJ1's. We were outside playing and he and their father came around the corner. As they passed us, his brother was leaning out the window with the Jordan box saying "come on, come on...I got em". We literally ran after the truck. As soon as they pulled in the driveway, he hopped out and opened the box and we all marveled at them...right there in the front yard. Joints were $65. That was 1985. In addition to Jordans, I've always liked shoes. All different types. Nothing better than wearing a crispy ass pair for the first time...then putting them back in the box and not wearing them again for 6 months, lol. I guess that's what makes you a sneakerhead...I dunno. I definitely buy shoes for specific purposes. I buy shoes that will be gym shoes. Shoes that will be hopped in. Most of them, though, are shoes that will just be kicked around in...shopping, chilling, going out to eat, etc. If I had to break it down, I would say
Ebay 80%
other online spots like Eastbay, Finish Line, Flight Club, Sneakerhead.com 15%
Outlet Stores 5%.
Anytime I go out of town and I see an outlet mall...if it has a Nike Store, I go there. You never know what gem could be sitting on the shelf in there. I guess it's like when dudes who make beats go crate-digging in record stores. It just feels great. One thing I don't do, though, is a lot of retail store buying. Like, I can't remember the last time I went to a store and waited in line for a shoe on release day. My days of that shit are over, lol.

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that I'll never be a sneaker head. haha

I mainly buy for function, so I tend to beat my sneaks up and not care about how they look. I have maybe 2-3 for fashion, but even with those, I'll likely go play/run in them.

thanks for the breakdown.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

my shoes had to last at LEAST the school year. My parents had a fit over PUMA's during my breaking heyday.

I kinda espoused the bobbito ethic - cop the fire joints and take care of them, cause you don't know when you gettin another pair; and back then there was no such thing as a 're-issue' or a 'retro' - if you didn't get them when they dropped, you was assed out, cuz the next iteration would be different.

To me it was like building model cars - you played with them but not too much where you fucked them up.

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one year the coach came to us and asked us to kick in so we could get him some new shoes for basketball. He cried like a baby.

now, since this was our boy we also joked the fuck out of him for his talking shoes. We were rutheless but he had tough skin and would snap back on our flaws as well.

I finally got up with him a few years back after 20 years or so. Dude said he has a closet filled with shoes. Said he would never go through that again.

I like shoes but not like that. The older I get, the less I spend.

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TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*

didn't get joked on too much since my lil broke crew had busted shoes too.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

I think I just never cared enough ,lol, cuz I had holes in my shit growing up.

guess since I was growing so much, I never thought about keeping shoes or got attached to the diff versions.

Y'all buy those labels, I was born supreme

The rest, I only have 2 colorways, at most. I want more 12's and 13's.

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I'm on them like a demon, now. I want every.damn.color, lol.

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I only have the Raptors, but I do love that model. Pretty much any of them with the inner bootie. I wear them shits like "yeah, 3 championships makes sense". I hear the new Brons have a bootie inside.

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I was at a Nike outlet this past weekend and they had a GRIP of the black ones, as well as the burgundy joints...
http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/black-lion-lebron-13-official-look-3.jpg
They were kinda cheap, but I couldn't pull the trigger.

They also had a gang of KD 8 Elites...for a buck. Might grab a pair this weekend. I seriously doubt they will be gone.
http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/nike-kd-8-elite-white-release-date.jpg

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Coolin...

..while i like a variety of sneakers, the dunks were the most comfortable sneaker with an abundant color-way to kick around in.

and chucks, because chucks.


*skatin' the rings of saturn*


..and miles to go before i sleep...

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or 6's

might be a tie for second

did you catch your's OG...or as the retros start coming. I just ask, because these days they bustin heads on Ebay for all manner of 11's.

...I'm from the era when A.I. was the answer, now they think ai is the answer - Marlon Craft

i pretty much got one pair of shoes as a kid and they were sambas cause i could play soccer and wear them to school


so ya all mine are recent releases

Affordable and easy to catch on sale.

white cement
black cement
fips
black cats
mocha
fire red
true blue

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its weird I have like 25-30 pairs but all different.

I have 4 air tech challenge 2's but two are the hot lava colorway.

I have 3 different New Balance 577's

all time most is probably the nike dunk. I must've junked 6 pairs by now.

peace.
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