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Aloha
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ningtong88
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| haha, the one shaq has only 39.99 |
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karlmalonefan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:56 am Post subject: |
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| I like VC's, Wade's and of course Kobe's the best... |
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cmonkee
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:58 am Post subject: |
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| i bet that microprocessor is programmed to show more emotion than Tim Duncan does |
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lakernet
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:41 am Post subject: |
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| does Shaq really wear $40 shoes? |
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hoopschick29
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: |
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| lakernet wrote: | | does Shaq really wear $40 shoes? |
Shaq's shoe size is 22. He has to get all his gear custom made. So no, he doesn't wear $40 shoes. |
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sodapoppenski
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:01 am Post subject: |
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LeBron's is straight-up FUGLY.
Kobe's I'd already seen but I love 'em.
VC's are the best of the rest.
Duncan's actually look pretty decent. But not $250-decent  |
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sodapoppenski
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Just noticed Jordan has his own shoe.
And they include it in the 2006 All-Star Shoes list :roll:
Interesting that they note Kobe's symbol is "phallic" while they're busy
servicing Jordan's phallace. |
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karlmalonefan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:25 am Post subject: |
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| sodapoppenski wrote: | Just noticed Jordan has his own shoe.
And they include it in the 2006 All-Star Shoes list :roll:
Interesting that they note Kobe's symbol is "phallic" while they're busy
servicing Jordan's phallace. |
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Aztech
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| Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: |
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what exactly does the microprocessor do??
i think dwade shoe looks like crap... espcially for 175...
$175 for converse? |
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Venti Quattro
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| Aztech wrote: | what exactly does the microprocessor do??
i think dwade shoe looks like crap... espcially for 175...
$175 for converse? |
Converse is a divison of Nike, and the $175 pricetag includes another pair of old school low tops. |
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Aztech
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Here is a bit on what the processor in the adidas shoe does. This was from an arcile talking about the Adidas 1 running shoe that has the processor, i dont know if TD's shoe does the same thing.:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/2005-04-26-adidas-1_x.htm
Each shoe contains a microprocessor capable of making 5 million calculations per second. A magnetic sensor in the shoe's heel measures its compression on impact, taking 1,000 readings per second.
A secret algorithm (Adidas engineer Mark Oleson says they intentionally omitted it from the patent) then decides on the optimal amount of cushioning required.
To achieve that, a tiny electric motor, spinning at 6,000 rpm, turns a metal rod that adjusts the hollow plastic heel. All of this is powered by a replaceable 3-volt battery said to last for 100 hours.
I have to tell you, "It works." Just don't expect spring-loaded leaping power that will with empower you with Steve Austin-like propulsion. And don't expect any special torsion control. These shoes are about cushioning. |
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vandido626
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| lakernet wrote: | | does Shaq really wear $40 shoes? |
I dont think he wears $40 shoes but I also dont think the ones he wears are high quality. I've heard him get ripped by the media for wearing cheaply made shoes, they claim that his cheap shoes are another contributor to his injuries.
Now, I know that Snaq got his own line so he could make shoes affortable to everyone, but I still dont see anyone wearing those ugly things.
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karlmalonefan
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| vandido626 wrote: | | lakernet wrote: | | does Shaq really wear $40 shoes? |
I dont think he wears $40 shoes but I also dont think the ones he wears are high quality. I've heard him get ripped by the media for wearing cheaply made shoes, they claim that his cheap shoes are another contributor to his injuries.
Now, I know that Snaq got his own line so he could make shoes affortable to everyone, but I still dont see anyone wearing those ugly things. |
Well, i know they sell them at payless shoes...never bought any, though! |
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of course tim duncan has the most boring shoe
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hate to admit it, but wade's is the hottest. Will never pay for it until people quit trying to put him on the same level as lebron, kobe and AI. Not a true all-star, at least not yet...
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| hoopschick29 wrote: | | lakernet wrote: | | does Shaq really wear $40 shoes? |
Shaq's shoe size is 22. He has to get all his gear custom made. So no, he doesn't wear $40 shoes. |
Shaq has a contract with starter our somethin like that, he wears cheap shoes basically. In price, which means cheap in quality, its not brain science. |
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lakers0505
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| da ocho wrote: | | of course tim duncan has the most boring shoe |
ha i knew that without even seeing it, lol, big men always have the most hideous shoes, and its doesnt help that its tim duncan, its the Big Fundamnetal Zoom 1. |
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| Putting aside the fact that I'm a huge Kobe fan, his shoe does look the nicest. It looks the most normal. All the other shoes are ridiculously flashy and just plain ugly. |
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JerryMagicKobe
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Phallic? Really, the logo looks phallic?
I'm squinting my eyes, and turning my computer screen different ways, but I just don't see it. I mean its kind of tri-angle-ish, but phallic?
I guess we see what we are looking for sometimes.
Why doesn't he say VC's bald head looks phallic?
Yao's shoe is called the AIR PUMP THUNDER, and Nash's shoe is called AIR FLIGHT BANGER.
And we all no Shaq is a DI--!
But he thinks Kobe's logo is phallic? |
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Aloha
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TMAC shoes seem too Penny Hardaway-ish... or barkleys...
Not fond of an overcover...
MJ Shoes I have to see it in person to say... 8)
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vandido626
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| Aloha wrote: | TMAC shoes seem too Penny Hardaway-ish... or barkleys...
Not fond of an overcover...
MJ Shoes I have to see it in person to say... 8) |
The MJ shoes look much better in person. I got them yesterday not because I was thrilled by them but because I collect them. When I opened them and held them in my hand I was very please. They look really nice and they are not busy at all. Even the box looks good.
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| vandido626 wrote: | | Aloha wrote: | TMAC shoes seem too Penny Hardaway-ish... or barkleys...
Not fond of an overcover...
MJ Shoes I have to see it in person to say... 8) |
The MJ shoes look much better in person. I got them yesterday not because I was thrilled by them but because I collect them. When I opened them and held them in my hand I was very please. They look really nice and they are not busy at all. Even the box looks good. |
  Congrats on another MJ kickz - I also like shoes So as far as MJ 16's (all colorways) and the 17's... Plus anything that designer smith did... Team Jordans
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