ISSUE 67 (JUN 07, 2009)

ISSUE 66

NU NOUVEAU - SPECIAL ISSUE

Replacement Killers

Dec 13, 2006 –   – by Rick Kang

3 Comments

• Marco Enrique

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  December 13, 2006

  Thas wassup Rick, glad you did this one - cuz you can’t hate on the classics !! Anyways, I gotta agree with you about the Blazers and the Terminators they are kinda slept on but I bet those will be the next moves in customization as you see is now happening with the Court Forces..I think that’ll be a good look especially since Dunks and 1’s are so heavily focused on, for Nike that is..We shall see…

• Buy Context

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  December 14, 2006

  Is it me or have sneakerheads or sneaker aficionados/connoisseurs/enthusiasts (you get the drift) morphed into “nikeheads”. There’s so many dope designs or releases that get slept on b/c they aren’t nike (good news and an ample supply for the heads who notice). Nike obviously has the sneaker game in a headlock right now but it hasn’t always been like that…and a time will come when things will change once again.

  Personally, I see myself slowly jumping of the bandwagon…I will still cop a Nike or two, but its time to diversify…I’m about my Clyde’s right now…and them Y3’s for that grown man vibe.

• Rick Kang

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  December 15, 2006

  Kudos to those in the game celebrating non-Swooshies….

  I would say that sneakerheads haven’t morphed into Nikeheads — that’s who they have always been.

  HOWEVER, Nike’s dominance in the game is making it difficult for nubies coming up to form any opinion related to non-Nikes, mainly cuz the other players aren’t even in the game!

  My major complaint regarding Nike’s domination is this:
  Other companies aren’t coming with that creative shit (this is obviously my opinion, as the above dude’s Y3-luv shows).

  Without product, you CANNOT get luv.

  But who knows — maybe Nike will get played out due to sheer omnipotence, and other brands will become the hipster-flava (but don’t hold yer breath)….

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