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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Bobbybanana on September 15, 2020, 04:55:12 PM
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Latest insta edit has him in adidas. On that dill hookup? End of an era? Part of latest nike dump?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en)
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Give us a link marron
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Give us a link marron
If you are going to insult spell it right you fucking duplicitous taint.
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Still on the team page. No woman no cry.
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I noticed the sambas too! Interesting.
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Give us a link marron
How dare u call me Marc Maron
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Still on the team page. No woman no cry.
Could be in the works, could just be for maaaad hype like this haha
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luigi definitely fucks
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Luigi?
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who would have thought not doing shit for 15 years would catch up to him
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Damn I didn’t know there was a secret level in Luigis Mansion
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His last shoe was ugly af, if it was his design the firing is deserved
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L is real 2401
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Gino was a little before my time and I've always respected his style and how he doesn't drop a lot of footage but it's always quality.
With that said, Adidas should prob put on someone with more output and more of a future.
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I like the Bada Bing logo flip on that hoodie
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who would have thought not doing shit for 15 years would catch up to him
love Gino but LMAO
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Damn I didn’t know there was a secret level in Luigis Mansion
(https://i.ibb.co/CHdtc0x/FD8-D2-D12-54-B3-4143-ADF8-333-FAC001-C65.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RDnSFHL)
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Gino was a little before my time and I've always respected his style and how he doesn't drop a lot of footage but it's always quality.
With that said, Adidas should prob put on someone with more output and more of a future.
I’d hope he would just be out of the getting paid category and just get free shoes from fa camp. Focus on poets, skate and jump rope.
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His last shoe was ugly af, if it was his design the firing is deserved
i've been seeing a lot of their lower level riders wearing that Gino shoe with the green stripe. thinking they didnt sell and they're pawning off old stock on the flow riders.
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y’all ever talk to spirits using a luigi board ?
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(https://i.ibb.co/CHdtc0x/FD8-D2-D12-54-B3-4143-ADF8-333-FAC001-C65.jpg) (https://ibb.co/RDnSFHL)
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Give us a link to macaron recipe
https://tasty.co/recipe/macarons
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gino always walking around like he's 80 years old. college baseball waddling ass
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Testing the limits of how far a push will get you.
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1up
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Testing the limits of how far a push will get you.
Would gnar
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gino always walking around like he's 80 years old. college baseball waddling ass
Haha, what does that even mean?
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that's not him in the adidas clip but the co-owner
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Testing the limits of how far a push will get you.
i guess you could say he's pushing it
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One of the greatest to ever do it. But, can't blame a company for cutting a guy who has put out maybe 5 minutes of footage in the past 17 years and doesn't seem to enjoy doing promotional type stuff unlike some of the other aging legends Nike has.
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that's not him in the adidas clip but the co-owner
That said, he peaked in Trilogy, 24 years ago.
Fuck Gino n Pops came and went about 10 years ago.
He must have some kind of Jordanesque contract with Nike to still be on the team.
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that's not him in the adidas clip but the co-owner
That said, he peaked in Trilogy, 24 years ago.
Fuck Gino n Pops came and went about 10 years ago.
He must have some kind of Jordanesque contract with Nike to still be on the team.
Or maybe his worth to a company is not solely based on how much footage he puts out each year. Dude's a legend and that's the reason you ran to the keyboard at the slightest chance he might be wearing something without a swoosh.
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Thought this was a thread about Luan when he is rocking his moustache.
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that's not him in the adidas clip but the co-owner
That said, he peaked in Trilogy, 24 years ago.
Fuck Gino n Pops came and went about 10 years ago.
He must have some kind of Jordanesque contract with Nike to still be on the team.
If he's on as an advisory role they'd probably take him off the team and just run him a check for that.
Commenting on a thread about a legendary skater from 20+ years ago doesn't generate them money. I highly doubt most people under 30 will be swayed go buy his shoes or Nike because of him.
Also still waiting on FuckGinoAndPops to run us those shirts
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does anyone have a link to that pops video that fuckginonpops used to post? of him slamming on a park pyramid and down a sidewalk on a hill, v frail
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Latest insta edit has him in adidas. On that dill hookup? End of an era? Part of latest nike dump?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en)
Damn, now we’re just watching clips of him on a nature hike?
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y’all ever talk to spirits using a luigi board ?
Made me lol
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does anyone have a link to that pops video that fuckginonpops used to post? of him slamming on a park pyramid and down a sidewalk on a hill, v frail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0GpqqRZgNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhNSEmptXvQ
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that's not him in the adidas clip but the co-owner
That said, he peaked in Trilogy, 24 years ago.
Fuck Gino n Pops came and went about 10 years ago.
He must have some kind of Jordanesque contract with Nike to still be on the team.
thanks you FSOK
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that's not him in the adidas clip but the co-owner
That said, he peaked in Trilogy, 24 years ago.
Fuck Gino n Pops came and went about 10 years ago.
He must have some kind of Jordanesque contract with Nike to still be on the team.
thanks you FSOK
The size of the Gino-appreciating older skater demographic who have quite a bit of buying power shouldn't be underestimated. Gino's status on Nike definitely serves a purpose.
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I would love to see this bum off the swoosh.
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You guys clearly missed the symbolism in the video. He's emerging as a beautiful butterfly ready to spread his wings and drop a full part for 2020!
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Fucking video was like a Vans surf video with even less actual time on a board.
https://youtu.be/vyVLEM81k7E
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Damn I didn’t know there was a secret level in Luigis Marron
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Poets is pretty lame. Some of the products seem really lazy, and I hate how the promo videos just glom other pop culture references. Sometimes in these cases it feels like the person behind them is just boring and latches onto other expressions to create their own.
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Gino apparently likes a lot of my favorite movies from when I was a kid. That said, not sure they need to be on a $45 t-shirt.
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Fucking video was like a Vans surf video with even less actual time on a board.
https://youtu.be/vyVLEM81k7E
At least you can beat off to this one
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who would have thought not doing shit for 15 years would catch up to him
Mexican Spaniard trolling? It's Gino in the Adidas, so very clearly, without an once of doubt.
Ray Mate is his partner i believe?
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gino always walking around like he's 80 years old. college baseball waddling ass
Haha, what does that even mean?
if ya know ya know. its like a slow, foot-dragging walk that athletes do as some sort of posturing thing. think flip flops and socks with a lanyard out the pocket of their sweatpants. i sound insane
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
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I thought this was gonna be about Luan Oliveira cause of his mustache
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
I'm pretty sure people still hated Nikes until the SB Bruins and Blazer lows came out.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
I'm pretty sure people still hated Nikes until the SB Bruins and Blazer lows came out.
I’m sure that helped but putting together a small team of ‘core’ east coast skaters (easily the hardest demographic to please) with Gino at the forefront made it near impossible to ignore, plus they had the money to keep it alive until it was profitable. Like, no one in their right mind, especially in the early 00’s, was gonna question anything Gino wears/reps.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
I'm pretty sure people still hated Nikes until the SB Bruins and Blazer lows came out.
There og team in the second incarnation (first era was Bam in the 90s) collectively did it. Gino, Barley, BA, Supa, Mulder, who else? The Team Editions that came out were pretty sick. Nike was pretty sick, they had great clips, had that Minor Threat rip off tour/video thing. I think it was pretty split between people who were down for them doing it "right" and people who probably knew better, they were like native americans seeing tall ships on the horizon. However, Nike definitely hurt smaller shops back then because they'd contract them to buy more shoes than they could sell.
Someone correct some of this, I'm rusty.
What's weird and sad(!) is how the skate industry mirrored American politics in a way. We let the major shoe companies come in (Trump) and it totally shifted the landscape. No shoe sponsors mean more than board sponsors, and pros are getting paid less and less. I'm sure this could be expanded on more but I'm gonna move on with my day.
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I would love to see this bum off the swoosh.
CONFIRMED PAtrick2G only wears Kastels or NSS
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I believe the post-Choad, OG SB squad was Gino, Danny Supa, Todd Jordan, Richard Mulder, and Jack Sabback (?).
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I believe the post-Choad, OG SB squad was Gino, Danny Supa, Todd Jordan, Richard Mulder, and Jack Sabback (?).
Reese Forbes, Chet Childress
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Lol are you guys high? That isn’t Gino, looks like it could be Matt Bell.
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Lol are you guys high? That isn’t Gino, looks like it could be Matt BellBRiaN_SuMNeR.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimizu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
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Fucking video was like a Vans surf video with even less actual time on a board.
https://youtu.be/vyVLEM81k7E
Is this what australia's like? i want in
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimtzu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
It's interesting that the P-Rod shoes blew, the Kostons blew, and Nyjah's shoe blows, too. These were all supposed to be heavy hitters, but the Janoskis and dunks still do better (I think, could be wrong).
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimtzu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
It's interesting that the P-Rod shoes blew, the Kostons blew, and Nyjah's shoe blows, too. These were all supposed to be heavy hitters, but the Janoskis and dunks still do better (I think, could be wrong).
I wanted those Shimizu dunks so bad when I was a teen.
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who would have thought not doing shit for 15 years would catch up to him
This. I can't believe people get paid I assume at least 100K a year and then film maybe 5 tricks in 5 years. Or so stupid to get paid for doing nothing and then wear another shoes from a another company.
BTW, Nike SB why are you fucking up perfectly good photos?
Nike SB site:
(https://www.nikesb.com/assets/imager/uploads/1787/nikesb_team_gino_iannucci8_143f8724d309b9af3767869eb2fc69ad.jpg)
Original:
(https://www.nicekicks.com/files/2019/02/gino_backside_flip.jpg)
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Latest insta edit has him in adidas. On that dill hookup? End of an era? Part of latest nike dump?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en)
Damn, now we’re just watching clips of him on a nature hike?
I'd rather watch Gino walk
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimizu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
I agree with what you’re saying but Gino is who made it not only acceptable, but cool to ride for Nike. P-Rod was the second generation and pushed Nike into the status they set out for, but Gino is who made that possible. Why do you think he is still getting paid by them? Nike knew what they were doing when they put him on the team; he’s their golden child.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimizu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
I agree with what you’re saying but Gino is who made it not only acceptable, but cool to ride for Nike. P-Rod was the second generation and pushed Nike into the status they set out for, but Gino is who made that possible. Why do you think he is still getting paid by them? Nike knew what they were doing when they put him on the team; he’s their golden child.
This. Nike's whole approach to skating only worked because they had such a respected team (and only sold to real skate shops). Nike wouldn't have prospered to the level of scooping up P-Rod without the legitimization brought by the first gen.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimizu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
I agree with what you’re saying but Gino is who made it not only acceptable, but cool to ride for Nike. P-Rod was the second generation and pushed Nike into the status they set out for, but Gino is who made that possible. Why do you think he is still getting paid by them? Nike knew what they were doing when they put him on the team; he’s their golden child.
Was going to chime in to say the same. Gino was the key 100%. He was the one that tipped the scales. Prod and all that would never have happened without that first successful group of Gino, Reese, Supa, Mulder, etc... and the more simple dunk color ways/understated ads. Prod would later be their mass market vehicle. But they needed Gino first to get the nod from the niche/cool guys.
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Gino and P-Rod accomplished different things for Nike. P-Rod gave them their golden child who was mainstream, winning contests, and putting out quality content. Gino, and later guys like BA and Stefan legitimized them to older skaters.That combined with SB's policies early on bringing in good money to skateshops (by giving them exclusive limited releases that brought in hypebeasts) was huge.
The big thing for Nike in the end though was having a massive and high-quality flow program, where they locked up young talents who became huge industry names at a young age like GT, Ishod, and Shane. They have 3 of the most popular skaters in the world who they've been flowing since like 16 or younger. When they ask pros on The Bunt who the "best skater on planet earth is" it seems one of those 3 is the answer 80% of the time.
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P Rod is so strange to me.... can't name a part of his, can't name a moment or trick that went down.... it's like he never happened yet he's s star?
I'd rather watch any Ethan Fowler part than anything from P-Rod's career.
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P Rod is so strange to me.... can't name a part of his, can't name a moment or trick that went down.... it's like he never happened yet he's s star?
I'd rather watch any Ethan Fowler part Gino walk for 15 seconds on Instagram than anything from P-Rod's career.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimizu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
Nah, I get that this seems on the surface to be correct, but it really was Gino and the original four (Gino, Reese, Mulder, Supa) that did it. At the time, Nike hired away key people from TWS and other folks to come in and really have the brand immediately hit as something exclusive and cool.
The first thing they had to do was get the core buy-in. At the time, 2002-2005ish, you'd see the occasional photo or footage of a pro riding dunks or wearing Nike casuals, even though they had another shoe sponsor. Nike was smart. They convinced the core first that they were doing this right and legit, part of it through reminding people how great Jordans were for skating etc by basically making the new dunks in their effigy and doing the whole collaboration/limited colorways, etc. That first team and the first ads and the core mystique they started building was the entree to the rest. They had to establish they were serious about skateboarding after their first attempt.
We can argue all day about whether or not Nike is good for skating, but they accomplished all of their goals, I imagine, including the hardest one- maintaining relevance.
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P Rod is so strange to me.... can't name a part of his, can't name a moment or trick that went down.... it's like he never happened yet he's s star?
I'd rather watch any Ethan Fowler part Gino walk for 15 seconds on Instagram than anything from P-Rod's career.
Hahaha - this is totally true. Poets stuff looks great too. Anyone know if it’s made in USA?
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Latest insta edit has him in adidas. On that dill hookup? End of an era? Part of latest nike dump?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en (https://www.instagram.com/p/CFKVjA_D7Pc/?hl=en)
Damn, now we’re just watching clips of him on a nature hike?
I'd rather watch Gino walk
like a troll that finally crawled from out under a bridge.
giving us a glimpse into his natural habitat.
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P-Rod was Nike’s first athletic/athlete skater.
Very good call about the flow program, re: Ishod/Grant etc.
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I totally agree with the comments about what Gino, Mulder etc. did in laying the groundwork (although their late-career money-grabbing still holds plausibly true) and agree even more so about the effects of the flow program/core-coercion.
I don't agree with Gino making the brand what it is today. He may of helped legitimized it and has earned a finders-fee paycheck for attracting the next-gen, but they were the ones who have pushed it into the mammoth it is. Past laurels don't go very far in skateboarding, Lakai being a contextual example.
Or am I missing (another) obvious point?
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P-Rod was Nike’s first athletic/athlete skater.
Very good call about the flow program, re: Ishod/Grant etc.
I feel Adidas has better branding in their skating department (it doesn't seem as superteam/contest feel), but compared to Nike it seems they never find their own talent. Seems pretty much everyone they have who is marketable and younger they poached from elsewhere (Tyshawn-Emerica flow), Nakel (Lakai), Miles Silvas (Lakai), Suciu (Etnies, then Habitat Shoes), etc. Not that Nike doesn't poach riders like crazy too, but it seems they've done a great job flowing kids and identifying the top ones. Not sure who deserves credit for this, as guys like Grant, Ishod, and Shane pre-date Scuba. Vans has also done a strong job in this regard (Rowen, Elijah, Kyle Walker, Chima). Cons is another brand who seems like they just poach.
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Gino is literally the only reason SB exists. He completely legitimized Nike in skating.
Nah, that was Paul Rodriguez, at least from my view.
Gino was an old guy even back in the early 00's, same with Reese, Shimizu and Supa. Seemed that the established heads on the team were just there for some quick retirement cash while anyone 'new-age' (Hassler, Omar) were more niche-fillers than universally adored.
Paul was in his prime and indisputably killing it when he quit e's for SB and came out with that frontside flip ad for his first shoe. He brought an entire generation of consumers to the game. I have loved Gino's footage over the years but his nonchalant footage-ghosting has actually spurred me away from financially supporting brands that associate with him.
Give cash to somebody who doesn't do their job? I'm okay on that.
Nah, I get that this seems on the surface to be correct, but it really was Gino and the original four (Gino, Reese, Mulder, Supa) that did it. At the time, Nike hired away key people from TWS and other folks to come in and really have the brand immediately hit as something exclusive and cool.
The first thing they had to do was get the core buy-in. At the time, 2002-2005ish, you'd see the occasional photo or footage of a pro riding dunks or wearing Nike casuals, even though they had another shoe sponsor. Nike was smart. They convinced the core first that they were doing this right and legit, part of it through reminding people how great Jordans were for skating etc by basically making the new dunks in their effigy and doing the whole collaboration/limited colorways, etc. That first team and the first ads and the core mystique they started building was the entree to the rest. They had to establish they were serious about skateboarding after their first attempt.
We can argue all day about whether or not Nike is good for skating, but they accomplished all of their goals, I imagine, including the hardest one- maintaining relevance.
I hate that you are fucking correct. I also love how they tried to double dip with Nike 6.0 to chain stores and less cool skate/snow shops
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P Rod is so strange to me.... can't name a part of his, can't name a moment or trick that went down.... it's like he never happened yet he's s star?
I'd rather watch any Ethan Fowler part Gino walk for 15 seconds on Instagram than anything from P-Rod's career.
Hahaha - this is totally true. Poets stuff looks great too. Anyone know if it’s made in USA?
R U maga?
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DID - Not does, Gino have good style? Yes.
Is he the legend some people make him out to be? Hard no.
Like someone said earlier, I’d go out of my way to not support anything he puts his name to. I was going to use an example from his EL about how ridiculous he came across bitching about people’s expectations about an upcoming video part (it was literally your job to skateboard) but then I realised that even that is probably over ten fucking years old.
Anyone defending Gino as a pro is absolutely out of their minds
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I totally agree with the comments about what Gino, Mulder etc. did in laying the groundwork (although their late-career money-grabbing still holds plausibly true) and agree even more so about the effects of the flow program/core-coercion.
I don't agree with Gino making the brand what it is today. He may of helped legitimized it and has earned a finders-fee paycheck for attracting the next-gen, but they were the ones who have pushed it into the mammoth it is. Past laurels don't go very far in skateboarding, Lakai being a contextual example.
Or am I missing (another) obvious point?
I think its less about what he produces footage wise and more about what kind of numbers his shit sells (like Cab). They've given him multiple shoes over the past few years that seem to sell pretty fast, even those funky looking ones that came out recently.
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All this talk about the old Nike made me remember how fucking good Nike was at one point. Now I wont touch an SB (besides the dunk) with a tweezer but that old team, the ads and the product when they started out was so good.
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P Rod is so strange to me.... can't name a part of his, can't name a moment or trick that went down.... it's like he never happened yet he's s star?
I'd rather watch any Ethan Fowler part than anything from P-Rod's career.
I think that's due to the amount of footage and coverage Prod got and still gets over the course of 20 years. Kind of the opposite of Gino.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/B0jsR1XF0W7/
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All that was going trough my mind was how you all forgot about Todd Jordan in the first Nike team.
Thanks honey.
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I think its less about what he produces footage wise and more about what kind of numbers his shit sells (like Cab). They've given him multiple shoes over the past few years that seem to sell pretty fast, even those funky looking ones that came out recently.
Have any of his colorways received a second run? If his drops sell so well why doesn't he have a pro shoe (like Cab)? Comparing him to Cab seems a bit off, since Steve has continued to shred and be visually involved for the past 40 fucking years.
I'll state again for the true anonymous shit-posters, MODS, so perhaps I'm not dinged another rep - I like Gino, just having a valid disagreement here.
^^Good call on Todd Jordan, always liked his flow.^^
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Jordan wasnt in the "first four though" I dont think? He came in when Wieger did if memory serves?
As far as Gino. Look, if you were skating in 2002, its the same as now where you are literally clutching your chest and gasping when any Gino drops footage.
Agree with the sentiment that he launched what is now NikeSB, but they didnt wield almighty power until long after his true relevance had passed.
Yall may not be able to comprehend how much anticipation there was for Gino in Yeah Right...no one knew what kind of part he'd have except people close to the Crail camp. The premiere was a full-blown freakout over that and that Guy only had one trick.
This shit is nearly 20 years old and we're still talking about Gino drops. Its really wild when you think about it.
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What the fuck is this recent Gino shoe you are all talking about? His dunk high from like 2016/2017?
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Gino is the boards of Canada of skateboarding
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I think its less about what he produces footage wise and more about what kind of numbers his shit sells (like Cab). They've given him multiple shoes over the past few years that seem to sell pretty fast, even those funky looking ones that came out recently.
Have any of his colorways received a second run? If his drops sell so well why doesn't he have a pro shoe (like Cab)? Comparing him to Cab seems a bit off, since Steve has continued to shred and be visually involved for the past 40 fucking years.
I'll state again for the true anonymous shit-posters, MODS, so perhaps I'm not dinged another rep - I like Gino, just having a valid disagreement here.
^^Good call on Todd Jordan, always liked his flow.^^
Key word in your statement is flow. Todd Jordan never deserved more than flow from any company that put him on. Just kidding he was ok at doing easy tricks that had been done better by almost every good skater
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What the fuck is this recent Gino shoe you are all talking about? His dunk high from like 2016/2017?
these lads X POETS
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What the fuck is this recent Gino shoe you are all talking about? His dunk high from like 2016/2017?
these lads X POETS
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKcJlBfWwAAE8uH.jpg)
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Key word in your statement is flow. Todd Jordan never deserved more than flow from any company that put him on. Just kidding he was ok at doing easy tricks that had been done better by almost every good skater
Dammmmm, ndsr getting in on the action.
AnySBody know if immediate re-issues of colorways are even a thing there? Is it always a single drop or does that only apply to the more wild items?