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Title: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: roomservice on May 20, 2018, 03:55:43 PM
Heard this from a Euro TM. More evidence, I saw Carroll wearing a nike sb t shirt today. Asked him where is Lakai shirt was. He mumbled "No I don't know where it is."

Bye bye bad shoes, hello good shoes.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: Stoop Kid 2.0 on May 20, 2018, 04:16:51 PM
Enough with this shit.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: 5inchDick on May 20, 2018, 04:22:51 PM
Heard this from a Euro TM. More evidence, I saw Carroll wearing a nike sb t shirt today. Asked him where is Lakai shirt was. He mumbled "No I don't know where it is."

Bye bye bad shoes, hello good shoes.


ARE YOU THE SAME GUY WHO STOLE THE COMPUTER FROM NICK MERLINO AFTER HE STOLE IT FROM SOMEBODY

BECAUSE THATS WHAT YOURE STORY SOUNDS LIKE...
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: euro tm on May 20, 2018, 05:03:13 PM
stop dragging my name through the mud andrew langi
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: sleepypancakes on May 20, 2018, 07:08:23 PM
If they wanted to, they could. They haven't, so I doubt they want to.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: DCLOVE on May 20, 2018, 07:16:39 PM
I hope it’s not real but if so and they kept it separate and upped the quality I’d be kind of hyped really. If those dudes could get Nike money without the swoosh it’d be sick.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: TD on May 20, 2018, 08:04:52 PM
If those dudes could get Nike money without the swoosh it’d be sick.

Reminds me of that jenkem interview with MJ where he was talking about why dudes go to the Big Company (http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2013/07/16/the-marc-johnson-interview/):

"Big Companies may be killing skateshops and killing other brands simply out of greed, but they take care of their riders and help their riders get what they need to get done. They actually go the extra mile for their guys. It’s a really weird situation to be in as a professional skateboarder. Do you look out for yourself at the expense of a huge portion of the lifeline of skateboarding? Or do you support the lifeline, the skateshops, and the healthier relationships between the companies and the retailer and make way less money doing what you’d be doing anyway?"

Like you said, it'd be nice to see guys on non-swoosh brands getting that big money and that support for throwing themselves down shit for years so they can actually afford to live after their lucrative time in the spotlight is up. It's nice to think that the Core companies will hold it down, but I'd rather see these guys have a better support system as paid professionals too.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: FS-OverKOOK on May 20, 2018, 10:21:41 PM
Heard this from a Euro TM. More evidence, I saw Carroll wearing a nike sb t shirt today. Asked him where is Lakai shirt was. He mumbled "No I don't know where it is."

Bye bye bad shoes, hello good shoes.
Come on guy..Lakai(HUF) sold out awhile back. I see their marketing strategy succeeded in having you believe that they are still skate owned(Vans pulls it off as well).
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: Ghost Face on May 20, 2018, 10:29:47 PM
Yeah Huf bought Lakai like 2 years ago and then last year Huf got bought by some big Asian Investment firm, ready for 2020.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: Harem on May 20, 2018, 10:43:36 PM
Mike Carroll did fire Daniel Wheatley recently ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: ArtVandelay on May 20, 2018, 10:45:27 PM
Mike Carroll did fire Daniel Wheatley recently ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

He did?
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: figureitout on May 20, 2018, 11:04:19 PM
no more threads from you please, many thanks.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: redux on May 21, 2018, 04:52:50 AM
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Mike Carroll did fire Daniel Wheatley recently ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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He did?

He's been out at Crail for awhile now. No idea who actually fired him.
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: streetsoup on May 21, 2018, 03:37:49 PM
I wouldn't be surprised...
Title: Re: Nike SB buys Lakai and Sole Tech. The Monopoly Begins
Post by: Sold Out on May 21, 2018, 04:28:55 PM
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Mike Carroll did fire Daniel Wheatley recently ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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He did?

I hear through the grape vine that he has a really amazing new job in the works... you'll see