[Thunder Storm]

Quote: Originally Posted by TheAlmighty

I think there is a huge misconception about sneakers, what us sneakerheads want, and why sneakers are important to us. There are some of you who are close-minded/stubborn, and don't want to understand why sneaker culture is important, but I'm willing to give the benefit of the doubt and assume that there are also some of you who are willing to try and see where we are coming from. Basketball is a huge part of African-American culture, there is no denying it. The same can be said of sneakerhead culture as well as hip-hop. Majority of the NBA is made up of African-Americans. Basketball, sneakers, and hip-hop are linked forever regardless of what anybody thinks to the contrary. These 3 elements are worldwide phenomenons now, and they aren't just limited to the poor black kids in the inner city any more. Everybody can enjoy them. Why do you think you hear predominantly hip-hop music in the 2K menus and in-game arenas? Why is Jay-Z Executive Producing this years title? Growing up in the hood meant having the latest and best sneakers as a form of expression on AND off the court. At the end of the day, that's what it's all about: Expression. Matching sneakers with your outfit for the day, or matching them up with your basketball uniform and accessories in unique ways. It's just ingrained in the culture. So naturally those of us who are passionate about this kind of thing want it to be done RIGHT or not done at all. We want our My Players to be able to wear the correct and accurate Air Jordans from that time period. Hell, we want the actual virtual version of JORDAN HIMSELF to be wearing his correct shoes in the proper colorways. It's not much to ask. Yet for some reason, 2K seems to continually drop the ball, so I felt this thread is necessary. The good thing about 2K is, they've worked themselves into a position where us fans can complain about the small things like shoes, art, hairstyles, uniforms etc. because the actual gameplay is so good year after year. So I feel justified in letting my voice be heard when it comes to sneakers. Sue me. No one put a gun to your head and said "Enter this thread". No, I'm going to get the game regardless because it's a great basketball sim and I have fun with it. It's just insulting that they sign the greatest player to ever lace them up and then get his sneakers wrong. I understand the licensing issues, but I should have been more clear in the original post. They have a Nike/Jordan license, yet a lot of the shoes have incorrect coloring and colorblocking. That's my issue. Classic shoes being butchered when they already have the license to get it 100% right. It would be like if the Celtics wore green away unis but instead of white names/numbers, 2K made the name/numbers green as well. It would look ugly and off and completely disrespectful to an iconic uniform and team. Now imagine if 2k did that and then left it that way for 3 years... You have a way with words. I chuckled a little bit when reading that, but there is no reason we all can't eat and be merry. I want crew back also. Exactly. And I made the thread for that reason - people are scared to bring up the sneaker issue because of ridicule. That would make the majority of the NBA players females then too. They care just as much about what they wear on their feet (for fashion and function) as us sneakerheads do. I guess you'd prefer we go back to the days of everybody running around in all white shoes for home and all black shoes for away. I've done that for the past 2 games. I have a voice, why not use it?

I'm a sneaker head IN REAL LIFE and I still can't sympathize with you guys. I don't know any sneaker fanatic irl who cares about digital shoes on digital avatars.

ITS JUST A PIXEL, your fingertip is bigger than a 2K shoe.