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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Stevenson on December 05, 2017, 05:12:10 PM
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Been hearing that Nike SB is looking to cut a lot of the 'team' heading into 2018.
Yoshi Tenenbaum just posted this on Instagram, so you get some idea of the kind of skaters they're looking to get rid of.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVse_3gMQI/?hl=en&taken-by=yoshitanenbaum
Apparently they're no longer interested in anyone who isn't going to
a) Be in the Olympics/Street League; or
b) Be super on trend/popular (a la Cyrus Bennett, Oski, Kevin Terp, AO, and so on)
Basically everyone middle of the road is going to get cut so they can condense the team, which they feel needs to build an 'identity' and they're trying to shake the 'everybody is on Nike' persona.
If anyone cares.
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cull
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2. to gather the choice things or parts from.
3. to collect; gather; pluck.
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4. act of culling.
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ha ha
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From a business perspective, I think this makes sense, I don't think many people are buying a shoe because Yoshi is wearing it. They're kinda doing what element is doing - sponsoring nyjah to sell boards to the masses, while sponsoring Dennis Durrant to appeal people who actually care about skateboarding.
(Wouldn't be surprised if Yoshi was in the Olympics though he is incredibly talented)
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hahahahaha commence the swoosh dumping, pity flow over
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I mean we all saw this coming, but wasn't this predicted over a year ago?
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One too many laser flips
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pouring one out for all the future ex-nike riders
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I mean we all saw this coming, but wasn't this predicted over a year ago?
This was predicted every year for the past 10 years and remains speculative at best. kinda like how Nike SB was going to drop the SB and all these other dumb rumors. One flow-ish guy got cut. C’est la vie
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cull stury bruh.
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I was curious a while ago and looked at their team page to see who their ams were. Was surprised to see it was basically the 917 team. Apparently even dudes like Zion, or lesser Olympic types like Midler are having trouble getting fully on. Maybe they're waiting for the 'roster' to be set.
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Someone get this man off the internet. Niggas lose they job every day. What is posting and tagging them gon do? They trying to keep a job too. Yoshi who? Psssh foh
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baha "what did I do wrong?"
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So they'll have 4,287 riders instead of 5,162 riders on now? Drag.
Shoutout to Yoshi, though. I met him at Hollenbeck once. Nice dude. Hope he finds a new sponsor.
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haha its funny because he thinks nike cares at all about him
Edit: Weckingballs comment "Wow are you just realizing that skateboarders are disposable? Lmao"
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Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree
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duh?
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He skates every single day tho
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This always happens at the end of year with companies. Actually in the industry I am in, a lot of companies have already laid off their unnecessary employees a month ago. But companies always reevaluate their books and get rid of things that don't make sense.
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Someone get this man off the internet. Niggas lose they job every day. What is posting and tagging them gon do? They trying to keep a job too. Yoshi who? Psssh foh
ALL of this. Couldn't agree more start to finish. And truthfully speaking I have zero point zero idea or clue who Yoshi is and I feel like I'm somewhat connected with what's going on in skateboarding.
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Imagine if they did the exact opposite. Cut all the olympic and trendy dudes and left all the in-betweeners.
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It was the same with Nike's Golf Team...Most of the guy's at the tournaments were Freshly Dipped, From Head to toe in Nike Gear, Yet only like 5-10 guys were actually listed on their Page.
The kid Yoshi is still young...Look's like he got his 1st taste of the real World. Ive been to a handfull of company Lay-Off's, Right before christmas, Dudes crying & what not.
On a side Note...Im surprised Tiger Woods didnt get cut after his Xanax & Pornstar Rampage. EVen Kobe got cut from Adidas after his little Ordeal
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Damn. Took down the post. Anyone screenshot it?
I hope no one who gets dropped gets angry over it. If you ride for a corporate giant don’t expect to be treated like a human.
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Being the type of dude who would make a social media post like that is exactly the sort of thing that leads you to getting kicked off teams.
"I skate every day" means nothing. There's tons of unsponsored kids out here skating every day & they're paying for the privilege.
The keys to success in the skate game go alot deeper than just being good. This is performance-art show-business & hanging out with the Cool Guys and projecting your own cool guy persona to the world is a must. It helps if you're actually a unique & interesting individual so you don't have to contrive it.
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It was the same with Nike's Golf Team...Most of the guy's at the tournaments were Freshly Dipped, From Head to toe in Nike Gear, Yet only like 5-10 guys were actually listed on their Page.
The kid Yoshi is still young...Look's like he got his 1st taste of the real World. Ive been to a handfull of company Lay-Off's, Right before christmas, Dudes crying & what not.
On a side Note...Im surprised Tiger Woods didnt get cut after his Xanax & Pornstar Rampage. EVen Kobe got cut from Adidas after his little Ordeal
Kobe didn’t get cut by adidas. He was already on Nike and didn’t get a pro shoe at the time bc of it
Nike golf team cut because they stopped making non-golf shoe gear, so it would make sense for those guys to get sponsors that did
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Someone said it in another thread, but "my turn" is no longer a valid reason for success in the skateboard industry. Being good isn't worth much if you can't stand out from the crowd.
Now, digging through the Nike team page, is anyone else shocked to see Willis Kimbel floating in the mix?
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I was curious a while ago and looked at their team page to see who their ams were. Was surprised to see it was basically the 917 team. Apparently even dudes like Zion, or lesser Olympic types like Midler are having trouble getting fully on. Maybe they're waiting for the 'roster' to be set.
The only skaters Nike SB considers "am" are Vincent Touzery, Darkness, Antonio Durao and Kyron Davis.
Representing each of the board brands they've reportedly invested in (917, Skate Mental, Numbers).
Meanwhile there's guys like Josh Pall who is pro, had his own Blazer colourway with his name on it, and is nowhere to be seen on the Nike team page.
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From a business perspective, I think this makes sense, I don't think many people are buying a shoe because Yoshi is wearing it. They're kinda doing what element is doing - sponsoring nyjah to sell boards to the masses, while sponsoring Dennis Durrant to appeal people who actually care about skateboarding.
(Wouldn't be surprised if Yoshi was in the Olympics though he is incredibly talented)
watching tampa am this year i remember they introduced yoshi as being from israel and then they were kinda joking about how he was claiming it hard. olympics power move if it works for him.
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The real issue is that there are too many sponsored skaters.
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He skates every single day tho
1 damn short
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How long till Big Pink is gone?
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so they're dropping a bunch of flow dudes. who gives a shit? i agree, they need to rebuild their identity; Nike has been looking like early 90s H street for a while
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Osiris is trending maybe all those ex nike cats can rock D3s covered in shit
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Osiris is trending maybe all those ex nike cats can rock D3s covered in shit
This made me legit "LOL"
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Who got a screenshot? Tryna see this post
But that’s pretty lame, to cut a guy when he’s not piling out, out there tre flippin 5 flat 5’s for instagram, going to Tampa Am, looks like he’s filming with real cameras in the streets a lot too, and Nike definitely isn’t hurting.
Heartless corporations being heartless though, what’re you gonna do
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Oh geez, if this is true, I can already see Birdo and Leticia trying to gain clout with the "I told you so" shit. Than they will offer to put all the ex Nike riders on Consolidated Banana Shoes Inc. Trying to bring Consolidated back from the bottom of the ocean. Oh and don't expect to feed your families on checks from Consolidated, they haven't paid their riders in ages. But they will give you a Holiday bonus which will be a 15$ gift certificate to Sizzler.
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For those that missed the post
All it was was a text post that said something like "I've been skating SBs since I was 13 and got on 2 years ago. Today they kicked me off. What did I do wrong? (Sad emoji)"
Then the description tagged some people like Sinclair and had the hashtag #iskateeverydamnday
Something like that
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For those that missed the post
All it was was a text post that said something like "I've been skating SBs since I was 13 and got on 2 years ago. Today they kicked me off. What did I do wrong? (Sad emoji)"
Then the description tagged some people like Sinclair and had the hashtag #iskateeverydamnday
Something like that
How do you get kicked of, when you were never officially on? Like someone else said, they dont even have Zion listed on the team page?! I guess they trimming the fat of their flow program. Rule #1. No one who does lazer flips will ever get on Nike officially. Sorry Dashawn....
Maybe they were just trying to be straight up with Yoshi and told him, 'sorry bruh, there's no chance'. Just to give him the opportunity to look for another brand he can actually officially get on. Before he is in his late twenties and still on flow (TJ Rogers). So maybe it wasn't that evil of a move on their part. He just took it as a personal attack. But hey, it's just business and keep in mind this is NIKE you are dealing with...
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Well I fully expect Adidas and NB# to pounce on all these riders. They're really the only companies that could compete with what Nike was paying them. Any word on if Cons will make similar moves?
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Who got a screenshot? Tryna see this post
But that’s pretty lame, to cut a guy when he’s not piling out, out there tre flippin 5 flat 5’s for instagram, going to Tampa Am, looks like he’s filming with real cameras in the streets a lot too, and Nike definitely isn’t hurting.
Heartless corporations being heartless though, what’re you gonna do
Jump to conclusions like I have Jaws special underwear padding on
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How do you get kicked of, when you were never officially on? Like someone else said, they dont even have Zion listed on the team page?! I guess they trimming the fat of their flow program. Rule #1. No one who does lazer flips will ever get on Nike officially. Sorry Dashawn....
Almost everyone on Nike has a contract, even the flow dudes. I know some guys who are at the very bottom of the Nike program but they'll still get money from Nike when they have a photo in a magazine. I'd say this Yoshi dude was a little higher than that, guaranteed Nike was paying him for coverage in magazines (if he had any), so even though he's not 'on', he was on.
As for the Dashawn thing - if he keeps winning Street League they'll keep fucking with him, lazer flips or not.
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The teams huge, but I doubt it will be as black and white as is being hinted at in the original post.I mean, GT, and Koston are the biggest part of their branding, and while Anti-Hero is respected, it isn't viewed as a "cool" Supreme brand like 917 or FA. CK1 also doesn't fit into either category really, and I would bet if he is "let-go" it is more to do with his legal troubles than a long-term image play by the brand. I also don't really see how the legends fit into this like Lance, BA, Gino, Guy etc. They aren't street leaguers, but Nike firing them all at once would hurt their brand more than letting go of all their street leaguers outside of Ishod and Shane.
I also think the pointing to their only Ams ride for 917, Numbers and Skate Mental is just random timing. Yuri Facchini was down there like 4 months ago, but just got the bump. I'm sure Yuto and Zion are getting paid, and will be officially on in time.
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Someone said it in another thread, but "my turn" is no longer a valid reason for success in the skateboard industry. Being good isn't worth much if you can't stand out from the crowd.
Now, digging through the Nike team page, is anyone else shocked to see Willis Kimbel floating in the mix?
Read yourself and you'll understand that WK deserves his spot on any team.
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As long as they keep Luda Crooks. Fool deserves every cent of that Nike money.
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As long as they keep Luda Crooks. Fool deserves every cent of that Nike money.
I heard around the NC campfire he's already been cut...
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Someone said it in another thread, but "my turn" is no longer a valid reason for success in the skateboard industry. Being good isn't worth much if you can't stand out from the crowd.
Now, digging through the Nike team page, is anyone else shocked to see Willis Kimbel floating in the mix?
Read yourself and you'll understand that WK deserves his spot on any team.
he's tall. i see what you did there
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Mariano is off.
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As long as they keep Luda Crooks. Fool deserves every cent of that Nike money.
For a dude who spent many years rambling and planting tiny flags in shit he did well to last out as long as he did
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Is it worse to be fired by e-mail or in-person by Sinclair?
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I was curious a while ago and looked at their team page to see who their ams were. Was surprised to see it was basically the 917 team. Apparently even dudes like Zion, or lesser Olympic types like Midler are having trouble getting fully on. Maybe they're waiting for the 'roster' to be set.
The only skaters Nike SB considers "am" are Vincent Touzery, Darkness, Antonio Durao and Kyron Davis.
Representing each of the board brands they've reportedly invested in (917, Skate Mental, Numbers).
Meanwhile there's guys like Josh Pall who is pro, had his own Blazer colourway with his name on it, and is nowhere to be seen on the Nike team page.
im pretty sure he's on the nike sb au program.
its interesting what nike does with their international teams.
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I'd like to see a "Top Trumps" set of Nike riders playing cards to get an idea of how their minds work.
Street Cred
Market share
Shoe Units moved
Olympic hopeful
Profitability
Hype-beast factor
360 Marketing deal
Exposure
Oh and skateboarding.
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I have been told that a lot of euro Nike riders stopped getting paid this year.
This is the evidence that confirms it.
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Sounds like the Nike dream ride bubble has burst
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I'd like to see a "Top Trumps" set of Nike riders playing cards to get an idea of how their minds work.
Street Cred
Market share
Shoe Units moved
Olympic hopeful
Profitability
Hype-beast factor
360 Marketing deal
Exposure
Oh and skateboarding.
Hah, I'd love to see this happen.
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The teams huge, but I doubt it will be as black and white as is being hinted at in the original post.I mean, GT, and Koston are the biggest part of their branding, and while Anti-Hero is respected, it isn't viewed as a "cool" Supreme brand like 917 or FA. CK1 also doesn't fit into either category really, and I would bet if he is "let-go" it is more to do with his legal troubles than a long-term image play by the brand. I also don't really see how the legends fit into this like Lance, BA, Gino, Guy etc. They aren't street leaguers, but Nike firing them all at once would hurt their brand more than letting go of all their street leaguers outside of Ishod and Shane.
I also think the pointing to their only Ams ride for 917, Numbers and Skate Mental is just random timing. Yuri Facchini was down there like 4 months ago, but just got the bump. I'm sure Yuto and Zion are getting paid, and will be officially on in time.
?? they're not firing pros
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I imagine him looking in the mirror crying while he posted this. If it was a Sinclair call I'm sure he told him the reason why,even if it was a "It's not gonna work out." Tough up and get new kicks, that post is just attention seeking bullshit similar to when your girl dumps you and you pathetically air it out on social media.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives
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It's never too late to not buy this crap.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives
Swoosh shirts are the brownshirts then? I sort of believe an agenda like that from Nike.
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
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Mariano is off.
Hmm based off his IG he’s at Nike HQ in Oregon with the rest of the team, but you’re probably right. I mean, what right does Nike have to add or drop people from its team? Skater owned companies would never be so disloyal. If only the SB program was more like Nike’s basketball program where they list the hundreds of players they provide shoes for. But I guess that’s it. Nike SB’s 20 year plan to infiltrate the industry, build up everyone’s bank account at the expense of a few local skate shops, and then start start firing everyone because the Olympics are two years away
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I'd like to see a "Top Trumps" set of Nike riders playing cards to get an idea of how their minds work.
Street Cred
Market share
Shoe Units moved
Olympic hopeful
Profitability
Hype-beast factor
360 Marketing deal
Exposure
Oh and skateboarding.
LOL
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that actually gives me a better perspective of it. thank the great sky turtle i didn't have social media the first i got dumped by a long time gf or the first time i got fired. if social media existed at the time i would probably have done something similar but even more lame. being a nike rider is kind of all he knows. its his first "long term relationship," so Im not gunna judge him for posting that... I would judge him if he made the the bitch move and went back right to nike before the Olympics or street league or whatever. Remember, when someone does wrong by you-- you have to spend at least the next decade pretending they don't exist while simultaneously doing everything in your power to make them regret fucking you over and destroying everything they have built.
I attribute to a lot of my professional success to my inability to let go of a grudge. the two driving factors in my life are resentment and guilt.
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that actually gives me a better perspective of it. thank the great sky turtle i didn't have social media the first i got dumped by a long time gf or the first time i got fired. if social media existed at the time i would probably have done something similar but even more lame. being a nike rider is kind of all he knows. its his first "long term relationship," so Im not gunna judge him for posting that... I would judge him if he made the the bitch move and went back right to nike before the Olympics or street league or whatever. Remember, when someone does wrong by you-- you have to spend at least the next decade pretending they don't exist while simultaneously doing everything in your power to make them regret fucking you over and destroying everything they have built.
I attribute to a lot of my professional success to my inability to let go of a grudge. the two driving factors in my life are resentment and guilt.
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The sky is not falling on the skateboarding industry because someone named Yoshi with a bowl cut who rides for fucking Stereo got left off the next budget.
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I am shocked and appalled.
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
natti how the fuck you gon wear a hippy jump over shallow end stairs b
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I got a new pair of shoes, wanna see 'em?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtBaj5dXfU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtBaj5dXfU)
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Is it worse to be fired by e-mail or in-person by Sinclair?
Email for sure
You might get a sizzle plate out of him in person
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It was the same with Nike's Golf Team...Most of the guy's at the tournaments were Freshly Dipped, From Head to toe in Nike Gear, Yet only like 5-10 guys were actually listed on their Page.
The kid Yoshi is still young...Look's like he got his 1st taste of the real World. Ive been to a handfull of company Lay-Off's, Right before christmas, Dudes crying & what not.
On a side Note...Im surprised Tiger Woods didnt get cut after his Xanax & Pornstar Rampage. EVen Kobe got cut from Adidas after his little Ordeal
Nike golf no longer exists. I do not see SB being cut completely but they will have to right the ship to maintain, long time coming IMHO.
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
What if he goes back to Adidas and relaunches The Firm?
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The sky is not falling on the skateboarding industry because someone named Yoshi with a bowl cut who rides for fucking Stereo got left off the next budget.
Who cares if the sky is falling anyway?
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The teams huge, but I doubt it will be as black and white as is being hinted at in the original post.I mean, GT, and Koston are the biggest part of their branding, and while Anti-Hero is respected, it isn't viewed as a "cool" Supreme brand like 917 or FA. CK1 also doesn't fit into either category really, and I would bet if he is "let-go" it is more to do with his legal troubles than a long-term image play by the brand. I also don't really see how the legends fit into this like Lance, BA, Gino, Guy etc. They aren't street leaguers, but Nike firing them all at once would hurt their brand more than letting go of all their street leaguers outside of Ishod and Shane.
I also think the pointing to their only Ams ride for 917, Numbers and Skate Mental is just random timing. Yuri Facchini was down there like 4 months ago, but just got the bump. I'm sure Yuto and Zion are getting paid, and will be officially on in time.
?? they're not firing pros
They'll probably let people go. But, to think they will divide their team into two very distinct categories is probably way to black and white compared to the grey-area a bunch of riders fit in. Grant Taylor doesn't fit into riding for a trendy new brand or skate heavily in contests? Where does he fit in, in the idea laid out in the first post? Where does Koston or Janoski? Cory Kennedy has his own shoe and doesn't skate street leagues and doesn't ride for a trendy new brand either.
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I won't believe it until a Euro TM confirms it
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It was the same with Nike's Golf Team...Most of the guy's at the tournaments were Freshly Dipped, From Head to toe in Nike Gear, Yet only like 5-10 guys were actually listed on their Page.
The kid Yoshi is still young...Look's like he got his 1st taste of the real World. Ive been to a handfull of company Lay-Off's, Right before christmas, Dudes crying & what not.
On a side Note...Im surprised Tiger Woods didnt get cut after his Xanax & Pornstar Rampage. EVen Kobe got cut from Adidas after his little Ordeal
Nike golf no longer exists. I do not see SB being cut completely but they will have to right the ship to maintain, long time coming IMHO.
Nike got out of making the hard goods for golf. They still make shoes and apparel. They aren't in and never have been in the skateboarding hard goods market.
The other issue is, you don't have to skate to want or wear Nike SB, whereas people who casually rock golf cleats around is a fairly limited market. Considering how cool and trendy skateboarding culture has become with Supreme and Palace in recent years, its highly unlikely Nike, Adidas or Converse leave anytime soon.
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The teams huge, but I doubt it will be as black and white as is being hinted at in the original post.I mean, GT, and Koston are the biggest part of their branding, and while Anti-Hero is respected, it isn't viewed as a "cool" Supreme brand like 917 or FA. CK1 also doesn't fit into either category really, and I would bet if he is "let-go" it is more to do with his legal troubles than a long-term image play by the brand. I also don't really see how the legends fit into this like Lance, BA, Gino, Guy etc. They aren't street leaguers, but Nike firing them all at once would hurt their brand more than letting go of all their street leaguers outside of Ishod and Shane.
I also think the pointing to their only Ams ride for 917, Numbers and Skate Mental is just random timing. Yuri Facchini was down there like 4 months ago, but just got the bump. I'm sure Yuto and Zion are getting paid, and will be officially on in time.
?? they're not firing pros
well grant's grant. he just put out a thrasher part (of sorts) on one QP - and we all went gaga for it. he and koston ride for supreme, too. grant just had a shoe, and put out a part for collab for them. i think proximity to that company ensures some sort of security. also, antihero is probably marketable in that run-around hypocrite "major threat" way. stu kirst is on flow, and what's the space between brainbombs and no trend?
anyway, i think, say, daryl angel'd go first. he's not up to much and has abuse rumors sifting around.
i do agree that pro's will probably go, but not grant. it's pedantic
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I was curious a while ago and looked at their team page to see who their ams were. Was surprised to see it was basically the 917 team. Apparently even dudes like Zion, or lesser Olympic types like Midler are having trouble getting fully on. Maybe they're waiting for the 'roster' to be set.
The only skaters Nike SB considers "am" are Vincent Touzery, Darkness, Antonio Durao and Kyron Davis.
Representing each of the board brands they've reportedly invested in (917, Skate Mental, Numbers).
Meanwhile there's guys like Josh Pall who is pro, had his own Blazer colourway with his name on it, and is nowhere to be seen on the Nike team page.
Nike Aus kinda does its own thing
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The teams huge, but I doubt it will be as black and white as is being hinted at in the original post.I mean, GT, and Koston are the biggest part of their branding, and while Anti-Hero is respected, it isn't viewed as a "cool" Supreme brand like 917 or FA. CK1 also doesn't fit into either category really, and I would bet if he is "let-go" it is more to do with his legal troubles than a long-term image play by the brand. I also don't really see how the legends fit into this like Lance, BA, Gino, Guy etc. They aren't street leaguers, but Nike firing them all at once would hurt their brand more than letting go of all their street leaguers outside of Ishod and Shane.
I also think the pointing to their only Ams ride for 917, Numbers and Skate Mental is just random timing. Yuri Facchini was down there like 4 months ago, but just got the bump. I'm sure Yuto and Zion are getting paid, and will be officially on in time.
?? they're not firing pros
well grant's grant. he just put out a thrasher part (of sorts) on one QP - and we all went gaga for it. he and koston ride for supreme, too. grant just had a shoe, and put out a part for collab for them. i think proximity to that company ensures some sort of security. also, antihero is probably marketable in that run-around hypocrite "major threat" way. stu kirst is on flow, and what's the space between brainbombs and no trend?
anyway, i think, say, daryl angel'd go first. he's not up to much and has abuse rumors sifting around.
i do agree that pro's will probably go, but not grant. it's pedantic
I can see guys getting let go. Just saying that I'd be surprised to see it cut so distinctly. One because it'd be so blatantly transparent. And two, because they still have a bunch of marketable people who don't fall into either category.
I also don't think Grant is on Supreme. Volcom is his clothing sponsor and Stratosphere is his shop sponsor.
There's other guys too who don't really fit either criteria but are marketable as hell, like Theotis.
Also, if they let Lance go, they probably lose any good will they've gained among older skaters. And if Bobby Worrest is without a shoe sponsor again, something is wrong in the skate industry. At this point, they should just create Jordan skate, and send a bunch of those guys over.
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I was curious a while ago and looked at their team page to see who their ams were. Was surprised to see it was basically the 917 team. Apparently even dudes like Zion, or lesser Olympic types like Midler are having trouble getting fully on. Maybe they're waiting for the 'roster' to be set.
The only skaters Nike SB considers "am" are Vincent Touzery, Darkness, Antonio Durao and Kyron Davis.
Representing each of the board brands they've reportedly invested in (917, Skate Mental, Numbers).
Meanwhile there's guys like Josh Pall who is pro, had his own Blazer colourway with his name on it, and is nowhere to be seen on the Nike team page.
Also, Josh Pall's name wasn't on the blazer. It just said Passport on the back.
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
As long as it's not a shit wood shop
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Jordan skate
If they took their core guys and made a classics range (bruin/blazer/classic/fc/dunk) and keep them in solid colourways concentrate on early nike air type marketing it could be fucking incredible. This would allow them to have a more unabashed Olympic type team, more focused towards sports tech.
Essentially have your cake and eat it. Although they already do cos they are fucking Nike.
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
ill throw on these
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
ill throw on these
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XPRzRj8u7tA/SwUuh2us6dI/AAAAAAAAAWE/vwl3MFMu_VA/s1600/lance.JPG)
I vaguely remember a shoe from that era with really fat stripes that continued across the sole or maybe down to the sole. A guy at the park swore by them but they were pretty fugly.
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I got a new pair of shoes, wanna see 'em?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtBaj5dXfU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJtBaj5dXfU)
Thank you, it's been too long.
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ill keep wearing whatever lance does.
ill throw on these
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_XPRzRj8u7tA/SwUuh2us6dI/AAAAAAAAAWE/vwl3MFMu_VA/s1600/lance.JPG)
When I was much younger my Mom brought a pair of those home for me, claiming to have found me new skate shoes. I fucking hated them.
It was years later I saw a photo of them again and discovered what those awful ugly fucking adidas' were
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We shall see. It would be interesting to see if companies like New Balance come in and take some of these guys in. I'd also like to see some of them jump over to a brand like Huf or possibly Vans. However it seems like Nike is doing well in shops and everywhere else due to the fact that they have wrapped themselves into these smaller brands, i.e. WKND, 917, and whatever else.
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Nike is about to cuck a lot of riders
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Nike sucks. Their blazers suck now. I've tried the GT blazers and the blazer low in the past year and they last me about one and half weeks. Sucks for Yoshi but honestly getting free nikes for half your life isn't something to complain about.
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not getting anymore nikes suddenly is something to complain about. if you live in a retail zone nikesb van adidas cons can all be attained at an outlet store. nike is poaching team riders from other brands, paying them while they burn their bridges, and dropping them. its part or the dominating the industry. there was a thread about it a while back.
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We shall see. It would be interesting to see if companies like New Balance come in and take some of these guys in.
You ever hear those stories about the Titanic, when a bunch of survivors would all swim to a lifeboat, swarm it and eventually capsize it? Then the people in that boat would try to swim over to the next closest one and do the same thing? Neat.
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We shall see. It would be interesting to see if companies like New Balance come in and take some of these guys in.
sponsors glass runneth over
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Nike sucks. Their blazers suck now. I've tried the GT blazers and the blazer low in the past year and they last me about one and half weeks. Sucks for Yoshi but honestly getting free nikes for half your life isn't something to complain about.
blazer mid's are the truth.
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If he skates for Israel he’ll definitely get a Puma sponsorship
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Hope Chalba doesn't get cut....
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He skates every single day tho
1 damn short
(https://lebruitdesgarcons.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/55de244ad2b111e1958512313d29ea2e_7.jpg)
I AIN'T GOT TIME FOR THAT!!!!
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seems more like nike is on the other end of the business which is taking every single a list rider they can get one by one. last few riders they got were guy and ninejah. i can see them maybe cutting off some dudes that aren't a list (in their eyes) being such as chet or somebody but take a look at the team page and you'll realize that 90% of those dudes aren't getting dropped.
edit : just looked at team page and couldn't find chet... wow maybe i'm out of the loop
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From a business perspective, I think this makes sense, I don't think many people are buying a shoe because Yoshi is wearing it. They're kinda doing what element is doing - sponsoring nyjah to sell boards to the masses, while sponsoring Dennis Durrant to appeal people who actually care about skateboarding.
(Wouldn't be surprised if Yoshi was in the Olympics though he is incredibly talented)
watching tampa am this year i remember they introduced yoshi as being from israel and then they were kinda joking about how he was claiming it hard. olympics power move if it works for him.
if thats the case i insist he should be called by his real hebrew name, Yossi.
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Hope Chalba Weck doesn't get cut....
Also.
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From a business perspective, I think this makes sense, I don't think many people are buying a shoe because Yoshi is wearing it. They're kinda doing what element is doing - sponsoring nyjah to sell boards to the masses, while sponsoring Dennis Durrant to appeal people who actually care about skateboarding.
(Wouldn't be surprised if Yoshi was in the Olympics though he is incredibly talented)
watching tampa am this year i remember they introduced yoshi as being from israel and then they were kinda joking about how he was claiming it hard. olympics power move if it works for him.
Nike SB worried about Middle East sales?
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http://www.businessinsider.com/adidas-passes-nike-jordan-brand-2017-9
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From a business perspective, I think this makes sense, I don't think many people are buying a shoe because Yoshi is wearing it. They're kinda doing what element is doing - sponsoring nyjah to sell boards to the masses, while sponsoring Dennis Durrant to appeal people who actually care about skateboarding.
(Wouldn't be surprised if Yoshi was in the Olympics though he is incredibly talented)
watching tampa am this year i remember they introduced yoshi as being from israel and then they were kinda joking about how he was claiming it hard. olympics power move if it works for him.
Yossi the famous, but trouble skater of the illustrious the Mohel Tanenbaums (as documented by Wes Bank Anderson). Lost his Nike sponsorship and went into the bathroom playing Elliot Smith loudly
Byeeeee!
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From a business perspective, I think this makes sense, I don't think many people are buying a shoe because Yoshi is wearing it. They're kinda doing what element is doing - sponsoring nyjah to sell boards to the masses, while sponsoring Dennis Durrant to appeal people who actually care about skateboarding.
(Wouldn't be surprised if Yoshi was in the Olympics though he is incredibly talented)
watching tampa am this year i remember they introduced yoshi as being from israel and then they were kinda joking about how he was claiming it hard. olympics power move if it works for him.
Yossi the famous, but trouble skater of the illustrious the Mohel Tanenbaums (as documented by Wes Bank Anderson). Lost his Nike sponsorship and went into the bathroom playing Elliot Smith loudly
Byeeeee!
gnarred
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Tj rogers of Nike, on diamond footwear, tagged them on his Insta story, so looks like nike is sliming down
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Tj rogers of Nike, on diamond footwear, tagged them on his Insta story, so looks like nike is sliming down
The classic flow to flow ig story speculation.
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That's a shame I feel like TJ Rogers should be forced to pay for his shoes.
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TJ is literally the perfect fit for the 2000's Circa Canada division
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TJ is literally the perfect fit for the 2000's Circa Canada division
that would go well with this Blind Tensor and Bones sponsorship... although i must admit on an objective level hes fucking amazing at playing skateboards and probably should be getting way more shine.
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RDS: don't fuck with RDS
Industry: roger that
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TJ is literally the perfect fit for the 2000's Circa Canada division
He was on circa for a long time haha when he was flow/am
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That's a shame I feel like TJ Rogers should be forced to pay for his shoes.
You just reminded me of this video tj was in, hes from my hometown of lemons Ontario Canada and he goes to the Salvation Army for skate shoes grabs a random pair and skates his whole part in them. Just a dumb 14 year old tj. Check it out on our website
www.lemonparty.org
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^^^ weak ass lemon party attempt tbh.
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^^^ weak ass lemon party attempt tbh.
What? You didn’t like it? What was weak about his part? Keep in mind he’s 14
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If this guy can't be pro on Stereo how he's supposed to keep a contract with Nike?
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TJ is literally the perfect fit for the 2000's Circa Canada division
This seems like an insult, but I can't be sure...
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You can
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seems more like nike is on the other end of the business which is taking every single a list rider they can get one by one. last few riders they got were guy and ninejah. i can see them maybe cutting off some dudes that aren't a list (in their eyes) being such as chet or somebody but take a look at the team page and you'll realize that 90% of those dudes aren't getting dropped.
edit : just looked at team page and couldn't find chet... wow maybe i'm out of the loop
Spoke with Chet around mid summer and he mentioned that Nike did not renew his contract. Confirmed.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwYlT0rsKk
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somebody send yoshi christmastree a box of diapers and some titty milk 'cause he's crying and shitting his pants like a baby right now.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwYlT0rsKk
Doesn’t matter, he obviously can’t be marketed. It’s the same with a lot of those dwindle dudes. Look at Enzo, on tv and everything still flow. Also can some fill me on in dudes sig where it says I’ll just skate for blind? Did that actually happen?
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Dear nike,
You forgot Max Palmer on your team page.
Update your shit.
k thanks
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Nike sucks. Their blazers suck now. I've tried the GT blazers and the blazer low in the past year and they last me about one and half weeks. Sucks for Yoshi but honestly getting free nikes for half your life isn't something to complain about.
blazer mid's are the truth.
hit up Marshall's.... they are there. Truth
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Idk why people speculate about 360 deals between board brands and Nike, because they don't exist. If that were the case, Nike would dump guys who jump ship from these board brands. I saw someone mention Antonio and Numbers, even though Antonio was riding for Nike years before Numbers was even a thought. Then again, I think there might be some confusion regarding how 360 deals actually work in the world of business on this message board. At this point Crailtap is the only company who could structure a legit 360 deal, and even they keep their board sponsorships and shoe contracts separately.
And to the dude who said Nike gives their flow riders contracts, I don't think that's incorrect. They don't actually sign anything when they're on flow, there's no real obligation between the rider and Nike from what I've been told. I've known a few people who were on multiple tiers of Nike's flow program, none of them had their signature on a piece of paper. Nike sent them shoes/ clothes, and some of them were hooked up with some bread for things like photo incentives, or some sort of travel allowance if they need to fly somewhere and stay for a contest. The money was shit though and it just barely covers your plane ticket and your hotel, and reps will send them padded boxes beforehand so they can hustle product for some change. Maybe things have changed within the past 12-18 months since my people turned am/ dropped off entirely, but that's how it was told to me.
Nike is just fine, and they aren't going to start giving tons of riders their walking papers. Those of you who wish to see Nike fail, feel free to continue your 2012 end of the world prophecies about their SB program.... but keep in mind that all the wackos who said 2012 was gonna be the end are looking dumber and dumber each time they have to push their predictions back...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lwYlT0rsKk
Doesn’t matter, he obviously can’t be marketed. It’s the same with a lot of those dwindle dudes. Look at Enzo, on tv and everything still flow. Also can some fill me on in dudes sig where it says I’ll just skate for blind? Did that actually happen?
It was a quote of his at the end of a thrasher mag in the past couple months
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Dear nike,
You forgot Max Palmer on your team page.
Update your shit.
k thanks
forgot nik stain too
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Dear nike,
You forgot Max Palmer on your team page.
Update your shit.
k thanks
I think Hugo will get the bump up befor stain. He was on that Nike tour in Thrasher. The guys that Nike tours with seem like a good indicator of who’s on the team or if they are visiting Nike HQ on IG
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Nike sucks HJALTE dont is listed on the site, but Teperning is on!
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all the guys named on the last page or two have contracts. even the ones you think don't.
they just suck at updating the page
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Dear nike,
You forgot Max Palmer on your team page.
Update your shit.
k thanks
I think Hugo will get the bump up befor stain. He was on that Nike tour in Thrasher. The guys that Nike tours with seem like a good indicator of who’s on the team or if they are visiting Nike HQ on IG
I visited Nike HQ last week, I'm not on.