College Bball Thread

[HoosierAloha]

Still have my Adidas running shoes I bought four years ago. They're still in great shape, fit right, and are clean.

My Adidas golf shoes along with specialty socks make my feet feel like great sex in my shoes. My Adidas golf shirts and shorts are still in great shape and have lots of different designs and colors.

My IU Adidas gear is awesome. My candy stripes still need to be hemmed though. My other gear is still in great shape.

I had Adidas running shoes that I put hundreds of miles on training for a marathon. They were still in great shape before I turned them into trail shoes.

What was the point of this post again? Oh, that IU uni above looks sick!

[HoosierAloha]

Or he just got a pair that was the shoe equivalent to a 'lemon' car, which could happen to any company.

I've had Adidas last just as long as any other shoe, and I've had Nike's fall apart.  At the end of the day they're probably made in the same sweat shop.

Especially if you bought it at the lemon lot. Amiright Alaska?

Sadly this is true of a lot of things. I've had some expensive ties and shirts not hold up while some cheapies I bought in a pinch are still around.

More my fault, I'm terrible with sunglasses. A pair of $5 aviators from the International Market won't break not can I lose them. A pair of Arnettes that cost $100 break within a few months.

[HoosierTrav]

http://conceptkicks.com/what-marc-dolce-mark-miner-denis-dekovic-going-to-adidas-really-means/

[JSHoosier]

3 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

 

Especially if you bought it at the lemon lot. Amiright Alaska?

Sadly this is true of a lot of things. I've had some expensive ties and shirts not hold up while some cheapies I bought in a pinch are still around.

More my fault, I'm terrible with sunglasses. A pair of $5 aviators from the International Market won't break not can I lose them. A pair of Arnettes that cost $100 break within a few months.

 

I was running in gym class back in high school and had the sole come off a Nike.

No company is immune to things like that.

[HoosierTrav]

Adidas made a power move to revive its brand. We will be fine. Shoe company influence is a real thing but not as big as most believe. I'd say the influence is most powerful for the top 3-5 players in the country.

[HoosierAloha]

http://conceptkicks.com/what-marc-dolce-mark-miner-denis-dekovic-going-to-adidas-really-means/

Interesting one section of the article is titled "chess not checkers"

[X-Hoosier]

Still have my Adidas running shoes I bought four years ago. They're still in great shape, fit right, and are clean.

My Adidas golf shoes along with specialty socks make my feet feel like great sex in my shoes. My Adidas golf shirts and shorts are still in great shape and have lots of different designs and colors.

My IU Adidas gear is awesome. My candy stripes still need to be hemmed though. My other gear is still in great shape.

I had Adidas running shoes that I put hundreds of miles on training for a marathon. They were still in great shape before I turned them into trail shoes.

What was the point of this post again? Oh, that IU uni above looks sick!

They're running shoes are fine. It is their basketball stuff where they just can't keep up.

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[HoosierAloha]

I was running in gym class back in high school and had the sole come off a Nike.

No company is immune to things like that.

I had a pair of stupid expensive Footjoy golf shoes that the sole came off during an extremely rainy round. I then bought a pair of Nike golf shoes at the clubhouse for the back nine. I had those for nine holes before replacing them. Why would you ever make black golf shoes? Why in the heck would I ever buy black golf shoes?!

[JSHoosier]

15 minutes ago, HoosierAloha said:

 

I had a pair of stupid expensive Footjoy golf shoes that the sole came off during an extremely rainy round. I then bought a pair of Nike golf shoes at the clubhouse for the back nine. I had those for nine holes before replacing them. Why would you ever make black golf shoes? Why in the heck would I ever buy black golf shoes?!

 

There comes a point when you're literally only paying for the name on the shoe, and not the shoe quality.  That's true in anything.  A $5,000 Gibson Custom guitar isn't 5x the guitar of a $1,000 Gibson, it might be 2x and the rest if for the word 'Custom'.

With shoes being much less expensive that will be true at a lower point.  I highly doubt a $200 pair is twice the shoe as a $100 pair.

[X-Hoosier]

There comes a point when you're literally only paying for the name on the shoe, and not the shoe quality.  That's true in anything.  A $5,000 Gibson Custom guitar isn't 5x the guitar of a $1,000 Gibson, it might be 2x and the rest if for the word 'Custom'.

With shoes being much less expensive that will be true at a lower point.  I highly doubt a $200 pair is twice the shoe as a $100 pair.

The grip on my LeBrons are much different than those of a $100 shoe. Those cost me $175. But it may just be how those shoes are made.

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[X-Hoosier]

Adidas made a power move to revive its brand. We will be fine. Shoe company influence is a real thing but not as big as most believe. I'd say the influence is most powerful for the top 3-5 players in the country.

What power move? Getting dumped by the NBA and getting the NHL?

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[HoosierAloha]

There comes a point when you're literally only paying for the name on the shoe, and not the shoe quality.  That's true in anything.  A $5,000 Gibson Custom guitar isn't 5x the guitar of a $1,000 Gibson, it might be 2x and the rest if for the word 'Custom'.

With shoes being much less expensive that will be true at a lower point.  I highly doubt a $200 pair is twice the shoe as a $100 pair.

True, it's not like the material they're using is that much different. UA came out with some crazy cool sweat sickening material and now every company has some form of it. I used to only buy those really thin UA workout shirts but recently bought a few Adidas workout shirts (IU included) and they feel great. I like the different options of light and heavy material. I'm sure UA has the same options in similar material too.

[X-Hoosier]

The problem with Adidas is that they don't understand US trends like UA and Nike. So they've fallen behind massively on basketball and they don't seem to have much of anything in football either. Great soccer company.

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[HoosierTrav]

What power move? Getting dumped by the NBA and getting the NHL?

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Did you read the article at all? Good grief kid.

[X-Hoosier]

Did you read the article at all? Good grief kid.

Designers. Awesome. But that doesn't help when you're losing contacts. You lose the NBA and gain the NHL. That is what Adidas has done recently. They've gained James Harden... but lost Dwight Howard, Wisconsin and one of the biggest brands in all of sports in Michigan.

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[JSHoosier]

11 hours ago, HoosierAloha said:

True, it's not like the material they're using is that much different. UA came out with some crazy cool sweat sickening material and now every company has some form of it. I used to only buy those really thin UA workout shirts but recently bought a few Adidas workout shirts (IU included) and they feel great. I like the different options of light and heavy material. I'm sure UA has the same options in similar material too.

I've got some of that UA gear, I typically wear one under my work shirt because it keeps me a little cooler than a regular t-shirt.  I've also got the cheap Wal-Mart knockoff of it, and I really don't notice a real difference that matters.

Materials are probably the same, or very similar.  I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the person in a sweatshop made a pair of Nike then made a pair of Adidas right after and only changed the logo.

[bhaggard89]

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[johnsoniu]

21 hours ago, X-Hoosier said:

I think these are correct...
Nike sponsors 43 teams from the Power 5 conferences. 43 of the 65(including ND in the ACC).
Adidas sponsors 9.
Under Armour sponsors 11.
Outside the Power 5..
Nike has Boise State, Butler, BYU, Creighton, Memphis, San Diego State, SMU and Connecticut. I think they have Gonzaga too.
Adidas has no one.
Under Armour has Cincy, St Johns, Seton Hall, Temple.

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The domers are a UA school.

[X-Hoosier]

I've always wanted a player like Hansbrough. He was a monster in college. He isn't the "Joe Cool" Indiana fans want but was a 4 year guy.

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Edit: so he is like Batman. The 4 year player you want but not the one you need.

[X-Hoosier]

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Those baseball uniforms are gross. And baseball should literally have zero say in anything considering they don't make money. Football and men's basketball is the only thing that should have a say.

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