Lonzo Ball

Gato Salvaje · Post by **Gato Salvaje** » Tue May 02, 2017 6:48 am

It's only a matter of time before UCLA becomes a Big Baller Brand School

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Tue May 02, 2017 3:18 pm

They have a long wait as the deal with UA starts on July 1st

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Tue May 02, 2017 7:09 pm

MrBug708 wrote:They have a long wait as the deal with UA starts on July 1st

We want nothing to do with your Balls.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Wed May 03, 2017 2:53 pm

Beachcat97 wrote:
MrBug708 wrote:They have a long wait as the deal with UA starts on July 1st
We want nothing to do with your Balls.

I'd say "wanna bet" but I'm afraid you are a little too eager

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu May 04, 2017 1:12 pm

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Thu May 04, 2017 1:17 pm

$220 for slip on sandals...

Main Event · Post by **Main Event** » Thu May 04, 2017 1:25 pm

Basically the Kobe 4's in black with a BBB logo on it.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Thu May 04, 2017 1:59 pm

Merkin wrote:

Dammit, I just came here to post that. Yeah, I'm about to lay down $495 on Lonzo Ball's sneakers.

WEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu May 04, 2017 2:15 pm

They're not bad for sub $80 shoes or shoes sold at Walmart, but for $500, good Lord. They also have that fake Adidas boost

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Thu May 04, 2017 2:26 pm

Lonzo Ball #2 trending topic in the US, the rest is Republicans and healthcare.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Thu May 04, 2017 3:24 pm

Beachcat97 · Post by **Beachcat97** » Thu May 04, 2017 3:30 pm

They have to be called the Air Balls, right?

CalStateTempe · Post by **CalStateTempe** » Thu May 04, 2017 3:35 pm

Lol...nice one beachy.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Thu May 04, 2017 3:38 pm

I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers

UAEebs86 · Post by **UAEebs86** » Thu May 04, 2017 10:03 pm

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri May 05, 2017 7:58 am

UAEebs86 wrote:

Haha, So the Ball boys will be going to UA or Notre Dame. That is truly a blast from the past.

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Fri May 05, 2017 8:11 am

No surprise Latimore living in a weed legal state.

rgdeuce · Post by **rgdeuce** » Fri May 05, 2017 9:09 am

ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers

I have a closet full of Jordans I have paid anywhere from $160 to $225 (plus tax) for.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri May 05, 2017 9:47 am

Merkin wrote:No surprise Latimore living in a weed legal state.

Hurley is a dbag, but when he's being a dbag to qnother dbag, it's almost tolerable.

84Cat · Post by **84Cat** » Fri May 05, 2017 9:54 am

Spiff, there is no blue check mark next to Hurley's name

prh · Post by **prh** » Fri May 05, 2017 10:31 am

Yeah that's a parody account

Chicat · Post by **Chicat** » Fri May 05, 2017 10:39 am

You mean I'm not being followed by the real Bobby Hurley???

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri May 05, 2017 10:48 am

84Cat wrote:Spiff, there is no blue check mark next to Hurley's name

Good, then I don't even have to feel conflicted!

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Fri May 05, 2017 11:55 am

ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers

you cant fathom? really?

you "cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers"?

what the fuck are you talking about -- sometimes the shit that you type is so retarded and out of touch.

strike that, 98% of the time the shit you type is so retarded and out of touch.

not all people shop at Payless Shoes and Buffalo Exchange, get a fucking clue.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri May 05, 2017 11:58 am

Calm down. People have different priorities for their money.

azcat49 · Post by **azcat49** » Fri May 05, 2017 11:58 am

97cats wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers
you cant fathom? really?

you "cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers"?

what the fuck are you talking about -- sometimes the shit that you type is so retarded and out of touch.

strike that, 98% of the time the shit you type is so retarded and out of touch.

not all people shop at Payless Shoes and Buffalo Exchange, get a fucking clue.

You forgot groupon!

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Fri May 05, 2017 12:06 pm

scumdevils86 wrote:People have different priorities for their money.

clearly -- PennyPincher has no problem looking down his nose at anyone who doesnt share his values.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri May 05, 2017 12:39 pm

97cats wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers
you cant fathom? really?

you "cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers"?

what the fuck are you talking about -- sometimes the shit that you type is so retarded and out of touch.

strike that, 98% of the time the shit you type is so retarded and out of touch.

not all people shop at Payless Shoes and Buffalo Exchange, get a fucking clue.

Get a fucking clue. Not everyone spends thousands on clothes. Some people aren't wasteful idiots. Your post here is the most out of touch, entitled thing I've read in ages. Some people simply don't care about having the best of the best shoes. God what a douchebag, out of touch, whiny post. F-

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri May 05, 2017 12:40 pm

97cats wrote:
scumdevils86 wrote:People have different priorities for their money.
clearly -- PennyPincher has no problem looking down his nose at anyone who doesnt share his values.

You mean you right? You're looking down your nose at people that don't spend tons on clothes. Get s clue.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri May 05, 2017 1:05 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:
97cats wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers
you cant fathom? really?

you "cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers"?

what the fuck are you talking about -- sometimes the shit that you type is so retarded and out of touch.

strike that, 98% of the time the shit you type is so retarded and out of touch.

not all people shop at Payless Shoes and Buffalo Exchange, get a fucking clue.
Get a fucking clue. Not everyone spends thousands on clothes. Some people aren't wasteful idiots. Your post here is the most out of touch, entitled thing I've read in ages. Some people simply don't care about having the best of the best shoes. God what a douchebag, out of touch, whiny post. F-

I do some competition in powerlifting and strongman. I'll tell you right now, if I don't shell out more than $40, I don't need to risk some halfass shoe falling apart while I'm trying to move 5-600 LB.

I get going cheaper on dress shoes, but I don't have any special needs for them either and buy cheap shoes that I burn through regularly. I might do better laying $ into something.

But look, some people like the look. Heck, I buy baseball hats and I don't necessarily need sun shade. I totally don't get this attitude that buying over $40 is bad.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri May 05, 2017 1:14 pm

Spaceman Spiff wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:
97cats wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers
you cant fathom? really?

you "cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers"?

what the fuck are you talking about -- sometimes the shit that you type is so retarded and out of touch.

strike that, 98% of the time the shit you type is so retarded and out of touch.

not all people shop at Payless Shoes and Buffalo Exchange, get a fucking clue.
Get a fucking clue. Not everyone spends thousands on clothes. Some people aren't wasteful idiots. Your post here is the most out of touch, entitled thing I've read in ages. Some people simply don't care about having the best of the best shoes. God what a douchebag, out of touch, whiny post. F-
I do some competition in powerlifting and strongman. I'll tell you right now, if I don't shell out more than $40, I don't need to risk some halfass shoe falling apart while I'm trying to move 5-600 LB.

I get going cheaper on dress shoes, but I don't have any special needs for them either and buy cheap shoes that I burn through regularly. I might do better laying $ into something.

But look, some people like the look. Heck, I buy baseball hats and I don't necessarily need sun shade. I totally don't get this attitude that buying over $40 is bad.

I never said it's bad. Just is unfathomable and seemingly unnecessary. If it is what works for you, then awesome.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri May 05, 2017 2:06 pm

I mean this in a respectful way. People get mad because you take a black/white attitude towards things and are dismissive to notions you disagree with.

On the shoes, when I do a yoke walk or squat with 500+, if my shoes give a bit, I can wind up rehabbing a break or tear for a few months and worrying I'll never get back to my previous level. I'm willing to invest more to get a better make.

Work wise, I spend $40-60, but again, I'm representing an organization, and my job demands dress shoes. I don't shell out top dollar, but I know people who do, and it is more than vanity.

Finally, I grew up with friends who liked shoes. People thought it was cool to have new Jordans. I got throwback Questions in college just to have them. Look, we all spend on non-necessities. I occasionally go out to restaurants and eat things other than gruel and ramen. If you're not dirt poor and spend on some superfluous things, that's just normal. Movies, TV, internet, none of that is necessary. I assume you have internet due to your posts. It's a luxury.

ChooChooCat · Post by **ChooChooCat** » Fri May 05, 2017 2:11 pm

Can most people live life solely going through the discount sections at shoes? Of course. Do most people? No. I mean $60-$80 is a more than reasonable amount of a pair of even discount basketball shoes nowadays. I'm willing to shell that money out to Nike because I know the quality is good and it isn't going to make or break me paying any of my bills. Now if the argument is nobody in the world needs to spend $500 on any pair of shoes ever then I doubt you'd find anybody with any sense of reason that would argue against you there, especially when the guy selling you it is an used car salesman and you can't guarantee the quality is even that of fricken payless. Paying more than $40 for a pair of shoes though? Yeah that's not unreasonable.

97cats · Post by **97cats** » Fri May 05, 2017 2:42 pm

ASUHATER! wrote: Get a fucking clue. Not everyone spends thousands on clothes. Some people aren't wasteful idiots. Your post here is the most out of touch, entitled thing I've read in ages. Some people simply don't care about having the best of the best shoes. God what a douchebag, out of touch, whiny post. F-

im not whining, im telling you what an all-around moron you are.

spending more than $40 on a pair of sneakers makes me in touch, not out of it.

spending north of $40 on a pair of sneakers is not only reasonable, its norm, you're broke ass is the abnorm.

and your original position to begin with was just as always -- looking down your nose like you're above it all as smug, jealous, and dripping with judgment as ever.

so go fucking deliver another pizza in your $20 sneakers from zumiez and continue complaining and feeling sorry for yourself and your pathetic life.

BigSkyCatinMT · Post by **BigSkyCatinMT** » Fri May 05, 2017 3:02 pm

Before you knock the price of the shoe...consider that you get 2 shoes for the price of 1. That means you can actually wear a pair of them possibly as early as sometime in November, maybe.

That's a free $495 shoe, folks!

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Fri May 05, 2017 3:11 pm

Lavar and Lonzo sold 5K of those shoes in one day, that's at minimum $2.5 million in sales. They probably didn't cost that much to make either.

BigSkyCatinMT · Post by **BigSkyCatinMT** » Fri May 05, 2017 3:21 pm

NYCat wrote:Lavar and Lonzo sold 5K of those shoes in one day, that's at minimum $2.5 million in sales. They probably didn't cost that much to make either.

It has been reported that it will cost about $80,000 per shoe size to set up molds - even in China. That's $800k for the 10 sizes listed. Once collectors have gotten their shoes, unless Lonzo becomes an NBA sensation, expect the market to shrink. Material costs, labor, commercial shipping, regular shipping...risky route to ake as opposed to a guarantee.

Spaceman Spiff · Post by **Spaceman Spiff** » Fri May 05, 2017 3:28 pm

NYCat wrote:Lavar and Lonzo sold 5K of those shoes in one day, that's at minimum $2.5 million in sales. They probably didn't cost that much to make either.

They didn't sell that many, and I'm pretty sure none of them have been made yet.

You know who bought them? Kim Jong Un, Steve Alford and 4 dudes who are investing in future curiosities.

TucsonClip · Post by **TucsonClip** » Fri May 05, 2017 3:31 pm

They are selling everything without inventory. The ship date for the shoes is the end of November. So its kinda of a no-brainer. The real question is what are the costs.

NYCat · Post by **NYCat** » Fri May 05, 2017 3:42 pm

They probably need the pre order money to order inventory and there's no refunds/exchanges.

Puerco · Post by **Puerco** » Fri May 05, 2017 4:15 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers

You don't run, do you? Or play basketball or football or tennis or raquetball or squash or just about anything which requires you to actually move your feet throughout the day.

MrBug708 · Post by **MrBug708** » Fri May 05, 2017 4:17 pm

If you are spending 500 on these shoes, you probably aren't worried about a refund

I hate paying more than 40, but I usually hit up the outlets and still get name brand. Except in sports, then I'll pay what I need for a good pair of shoes. My wife's parents always bought her cheap payless shoes and heels and it transferred to her, because she thought it was a waste. After foot surgery, she now has to buy 200 dollar shoes and 100 dollar flip flops so her feet don't get messed up and she'll need another surgery.

It's like buying harbor freight tools. Sure they work, but don't last long and can often make the issues worse.

scumdevils86 · Post by **scumdevils86** » Fri May 05, 2017 4:18 pm

Ahh the off-season. Everyone is quite bitchy lately.

Jefe · Post by **Jefe** » Fri May 05, 2017 4:41 pm

ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers

Do you even garden?

ASUHATER! wrote:Get a fucking clue. Not everyone spends thousands on clothes. Some people aren't wasteful idiots. Your post here is the most out of touch, entitled thing I've read in ages. Some people simply don't care about having the best of the best shoes. God what a douchebag, out of touch, whiny post. F-

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Fri May 05, 2017 6:37 pm

Jefe wrote:
ASUHATER! wrote:I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than about $40 for a pair of sneakers
Do you even garden?

ASUHATER! wrote:Get a fucking clue. Not everyone spends thousands on clothes. Some people aren't wasteful idiots. Your post here is the most out of touch, entitled thing I've read in ages. Some people simply don't care about having the best of the best shoes. God what a douchebag, out of touch, whiny post. F-

Very appropriate gif for 97cats post. Good job

CatFanOneMil · Post by **CatFanOneMil** » Sat May 06, 2017 11:57 am

I just spent $460.00 on a pair of vintage Grado RS-1 headphones...they are old and used...so I got no complaint about how people spend their money...

However...I will be able to resell these anytime I want and probably make a profit (last pair on ebay sold for $560.00)...unless you never take these shoes out of the box and put them on the chances of returning any investment money are really quite slim...so there is not way to really claim these are "an investment" which is mostly what Lavar wants us to believe, he probably thinks that Lebron/Steph/et.al, will retire and the ball brothers will reign as the undisputed GOAT for their generation of one and dones...

But here's the difference, Lavar is banking on future potential, and I truly think he believes his own schtick, unlike Grado RS-1 original button headphones which have an undisputed reputation in studio engineer settings and audiophile listening environments...

Bottom line is some people will take the risk...and a lot of people LOVE shoes (anyone count how many pairs Alonzo Trier wore JUST this season?) the market is based on risk and reward as well as failure...they say a young man either gets wisdom or money, and usually he doesn't know what to do with either one...

Merkin · Post by **Merkin** » Sat May 06, 2017 10:26 pm

JMarkJohns · Post by **JMarkJohns** » Sat May 06, 2017 10:26 pm

I honest to God can't remember a pair of shoes I've purchased that ever cost less than $40. I'd have to really think if you even upped it to $60.

I've put hundreds in multiple pairs of dress shoes. Hundreds in two pairs of casual shoes. Hundreds in a few pair of athletic/hiking shoes. And an ungodly amount in multiple pairs of flip flops, including multiple Italian designed, including an Alligator Leather pair. Overall, I own roughly 15 pairs of shoes.

So I'm not the guy to bitch about people spending big bucks on basketball shoes.

I also am not the guy who can imagine living life with my feet clothed in dime store treads. A good pair of shoes isn't just about looks. Maybe the Alligator Flip Flops are. But many others are all about comfort. I'm on my feet almost all day. If I get shitty shoes my feet are crippled. But I did buy the Alligator Leather Flops because they tend to piss people off. Impress them, and piss them off. Which is the best.

ASUHATER! · Post by **ASUHATER!** » Sat May 06, 2017 11:01 pm

I don't think I've ever spent more than like 60 bucks on a pair of shoes.

catgrad97 · Post by **catgrad97** » Sat May 06, 2017 11:09 pm

OK, so how many of these shoes have actually sold so far?

Because if the above numbers are accurate, we have a culture that, just when it needs to fight the most for its independence, has instead completely given up.

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