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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #150 on: March 09, 2021, 06:17:32 PM »
I’ve been wondering this for a while and I have to know
Why do you all have that one Bruce Willis picture
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #151 on: March 09, 2021, 06:19:06 PM »
I’ve been wondering this for a while and I have to know
Why do you all have that one Bruce Willis picture
It does my head in
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #152 on: March 09, 2021, 06:33:21 PM »
I’ve been wondering this for a while and I have to know
Why do you all have that one Bruce Willis picture
It does my head in

It’s one of those stock photo avatar options when you create an account.  The David Spade one is another you see a lot.  It’s a good Red Flag

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #153 on: March 09, 2021, 07:06:10 PM »
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This is quite surprising. Maybe he wanted to go to a less bloated team so he could be more of a focus.
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honestly i could be wrong but, i’m assuming this is just one of the cuts that nike is rumored to be making. i can’t really think of one person that has left nike by choice, especially someone riding for red bull who doesn’t mind being deemed a “sell out” there’s absolutely no reason you would quit nike if you are honest about being apart of skateboarding partially for the check, i think the way he worded himself was probably to avoid the honest “i got the boot” and make it sound like it was his choice, this is just my assumption though with absolutely no backing evidence  :)
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Dylan left Nike by choice. Legend.

Dylan wasn’t fully on Nike, just like Neen wasn’t when he left for Supra. There hasn’t been a single skater who was officially on Nike SB who quit, they were all cut. It’s cool to fantasize that Dylan was given a contract and told them to fuck off, but that’s just not true.

Now that you’re back, you wanna tell us what the “real story” was? Or are you still ducking that question?
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At least when you're a washed-out hipster douchebag in NY, you can milk it at some decent looking, hard to skate spots. In LA you're just a tan-lined faggot in a school yard somewhere.

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #154 on: March 09, 2021, 07:29:23 PM »
Some dumb asses in here really think he got kicked off hahahaha
Y’all just gotta admit that you don’t like black people ::)

Black ain’t got nothing to do w/ it, we all just have common sense in knowing that pro skateboarders aren’t gonna leave the best paying shoe sponsor in the game bc there’s no lateral move to make (let alone a better one). Every other situation would be a downgrade from Nike, at least from a financial standpoint. And no, there’s no other company like Reebok who are gonna make a new skate program where he’s heading it off from the jump.

Zion is a conventionally good skateboarder with garbage style and no personality, maybe that has something to do with it?
At least when you're a washed-out hipster douchebag in NY, you can milk it at some decent looking, hard to skate spots. In LA you're just a tan-lined faggot in a school yard somewhere.

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #155 on: March 09, 2021, 07:39:35 PM »
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I’ve been wondering this for a while and I have to know
Why do you all have that one Bruce Willis picture
It does my head in
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It’s one of those stock photo avatar options when you create an account.  The David Spade one is another you see a lot.  It’s a good Red Flag

Thanks mate
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #156 on: March 09, 2021, 08:03:57 PM »
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This is quite surprising. Maybe he wanted to go to a less bloated team so he could be more of a focus.
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honestly i could be wrong but, i’m assuming this is just one of the cuts that nike is rumored to be making. i can’t really think of one person that has left nike by choice, especially someone riding for red bull who doesn’t mind being deemed a “sell out” there’s absolutely no reason you would quit nike if you are honest about being apart of skateboarding partially for the check, i think the way he worded himself was probably to avoid the honest “i got the boot” and make it sound like it was his choice, this is just my assumption though with absolutely no backing evidence  :)
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Dylan left Nike by choice. Legend.
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Dylan wasn’t fully on Nike, just like Neen wasn’t when he left for Supra. There hasn’t been a single skater who was officially on Nike SB who quit, they were all cut. It’s cool to fantasize that Dylan was given a contract and told them to fuck off, but that’s just not true.

Now that you’re back, you wanna tell us what the “real story” was? Or are you still ducking that question?

Sorry but Dylan was on Nike. Getting paid and had an ad in all the mags. Then he quit shortly after. But he was on.

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #157 on: March 09, 2021, 08:43:57 PM »
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Just saw Skateline (that dude is his homie) and he was hinting that Nike kicked Zion off.
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What did he say ?

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #158 on: March 10, 2021, 12:56:17 AM »
Brink most probly got him on Ellen. He's Marketing / Merchandise Director for USA Skateboarding.
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #159 on: March 10, 2021, 02:55:42 AM »
Lol he was defo kicked off.

Wonder what he did.

Unless Rogers is bullshiting

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #160 on: March 10, 2021, 05:47:03 AM »
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I’ve been wondering this for a while and I have to know
Why do you all have that one Bruce Willis picture
It does my head in
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It’s one of those stock photo avatar options when you create an account.  The David Spade one is another you see a lot.  It’s a good Red Flag

I am honestly just a big David Spade fan, and to be fair its just a great headshot of one of the finest comedic actors to ever grace a screen.
Is it true?  Or did you read it on the slap message board?

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #161 on: March 10, 2021, 06:18:07 AM »
I could be wrong, but I think I remember Reese Forbes quitting to do Quiksilver shoes and that just never got off the ground.

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #163 on: March 10, 2021, 07:40:36 AM »
http://www.xgames.com/action/skateboarding/article/5651191/reese-forbes-talks-leaving-nike-sb-kickstart-quiksilver-skate-shoes


Wait.. In the second to last paragraph Reese says his board brand Stacks will feature Sebo and Cameo is that a typo and it was meant for Quiksilver? Sebo of Krooked?

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #164 on: March 10, 2021, 07:49:59 AM »


Wait.. In the second to last paragraph Reese says his board brand Stacks will feature Sebo and Cameo is that a typo and it was meant for Quiksilver? Sebo of Krooked?

It's an article from 2010 ya dingus.
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #165 on: March 10, 2021, 07:57:27 AM »


Wait.. In the second to last paragraph Reese says his board brand Stacks will feature Sebo and Cameo is that a typo and it was meant for Quiksilver? Sebo of Krooked?
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #166 on: March 10, 2021, 08:13:05 AM »


Wait.. In the second to last paragraph Reese says his board brand Stacks will feature Sebo and Cameo is that a typo and it was meant for Quiksilver? Sebo of Krooked?
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #167 on: March 10, 2021, 08:44:15 AM »


Wait.. In the second to last paragraph Reese says his board brand Stacks will feature Sebo and Cameo is that a typo and it was meant for Quiksilver? Sebo of Krooked?


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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #168 on: March 10, 2021, 08:49:59 AM »
Has caruima announced him yet? anyone in LA seen him skating the berrics shoe? I really need to know

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #169 on: March 10, 2021, 08:53:20 AM »
yeah there's not exactly a way to quietly walk out of this one so i'll take my ribbing lol. I read everything but the publish date. This was right around the time in high school my parents forced me to pick sports over skating and I stopped following the industry right after Fully flare came out this was not on my radar.

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #170 on: March 10, 2021, 09:45:49 AM »
yeah there's not exactly a way to quietly walk out of this one so i'll take my ribbing lol. I read everything but the publish date. This was right around the time in high school my parents forced me to pick sports over skating and I stopped following the industry right after Fully flare came out this was not on my radar.

All good thanks for the laugh! I actually had to go back and look at the date again myself.

It's a pipe dream but Nyjah is currently in heat for hosting parties during the stay at home order, if he's officially charged, could he could be dropped from the corpo who doesn't care about slave laborers but could (possibly) make a stance on people spreading the 'Rona? Again a pipe dream, not like Nike has cut anyone in any other major sports for spreading the virus so far and not too many people have officially been charged with having "super spreader" parties during an international pandemic where over 2.5 million people have died. What the charge would be? A fine? Would Nike really kick someone with as much of a following as Nyjah? Probably not.

If Zion got the boot does this have anything to do with bitch boy Robert Neil crying on Instagram about Zion and some other dudes spreading the Corona. Zion fits Nike and their image very well, there has been a lot of less productive dudes more under the rader who have stayed on Nike for a lot longer. If what Skateline said was true, what else could've happened for him to get kicked off if the Olympic team isn't set for sure yet?

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #171 on: March 10, 2021, 09:49:34 AM »
Has caruima announced him yet? anyone in LA seen him skating the berrics shoe? I really need to know

He would fit their asshole vibe perfectly to be fair.
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #172 on: March 10, 2021, 09:51:21 AM »
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Has caruima announced him yet? anyone in LA seen him skating the berrics shoe? I really need to know
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He would fit their asshole vibe perfectly to be fair.

I honestly cant see him on another brand, caruima fits better than nike did. Its really a missed opportunity if they dont jump on this

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #173 on: March 10, 2021, 10:13:37 AM »
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Has caruima announced him yet? anyone in LA seen him skating the berrics shoe? I really need to know
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He would fit their asshole vibe perfectly to be fair.
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I honestly cant see him on another brand, caruima fits better than nike did. Its really a missed opportunity if they dont jump on this

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #174 on: March 10, 2021, 11:09:14 AM »
just seems like Busenitz was right not wanting Zion on the team

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #175 on: March 10, 2021, 11:13:47 AM »
just seems like Busenitz was right not wanting Zion on the team
where is this info from?

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #176 on: March 10, 2021, 11:33:44 AM »
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just seems like Busenitz was right not wanting Zion on the team
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where is this info from?

I vaguely remember reading that.

I mean c'mon ... Would you blame him. Little brostyle twerp doesn't fit the vibe at all..

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #177 on: March 10, 2021, 11:46:02 AM »
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just seems like Busenitz was right not wanting Zion on the team
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where is this info from?
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I vaguely remember reading that.

I mean c'mon ... Would you blame him. Little brostyle twerp doesn't fit the vibe at all..
on real??? that's kind of the team's entire vibe. busenitz is the outlier at this point

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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #178 on: March 10, 2021, 12:17:44 PM »
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just seems like Busenitz was right not wanting Zion on the team
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where is this info from?
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I vaguely remember reading that.

I mean c'mon ... Would you blame him. Little brostyle twerp doesn't fit the vibe at all..
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on real??? that's kind of the team's entire vibe. busenitz is the outlier at this point

Ya think?

I'm not saying your wrong but I mean they have Tanner, dennis, Lintell, manchina and Ishod to balance out the gimps.

I be delighted if they axed Zion and Kyle
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Re: Zion of Nike
« Reply #179 on: March 10, 2021, 12:25:52 PM »
Dude is super fucking Gnarl’s on the toy. Maybe his time us up