Andrew Reynolds on NB#

[kook1234]

Hot take.. but I dunno if Reynolds should be getting a pro shoe on any brand besides Emerica at this point.  Legend, for sure, but clearly on the downswing of his career, and I’m not sure the demand for his shoe on Slap is representative of the skate shoe buying community at large.  Give shoes to guys who are peaking and killing it right now instead.  At this point it just seems like he’s chasing the bag, which imo isn’t very Boss-like.

said it once and ill gladly get kooked for it again

Real bosses cut checks, not ask for them.

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Hot take.. but I dunno if Reynolds should be getting a pro shoe on any brand besides Emerica at this point.  Legend, for sure, but clearly on the downswing of his career, and I’m not sure the demand for his shoe on Slap is representative of the skate shoe buying community at large.  Give shoes to guys who are peaking and killing it right now instead.  At this point it just seems like he’s chasing the bag, which imo isn’t very Boss-like.

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said it once and ill gladly get kooked for it again

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Real bosses cut checks, not ask for them.

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For a guy who never took energy sponsor money or big corporate shoe money during his prime, of course he wants to cash in all he can as he winds down. Also, actual bosses make deals to better their cash flow all the time.

[Murge]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

Well damn those actually look pretty nice. I retract my statement

[TheWineClub]

This feels like Jordan’s 3rd comeback for the Wizards

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Damn. Can’t say I’m surprised though because the boss was in a weird position at vans after kader got him on and then bounced.  Good to know foy and Hayes have his back

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No chance this had any effect on Reynolds' relationship with Vans at all.

If anything Regan probably had a lot to do with getting him on since they go way back at Emerica/Altamont. He was a part of the mass layoffs, so maybe Andrew just lost an advocate when it came time for a contract renewal.

[dill8849]

This feels like Jordan’s 3rd comeback for the Wizards

Really? It doesn't feel like that all to me. Reynolds never took a hiatus from the skateboard world like Guy, Jason Lee, Spanky, etc.

[TheWineClub]

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This feels like Jordan’s 3rd comeback for the Wizards

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Really? It doesn't feel like that all to me. Reynolds never took a hiatus from the skateboard world like Guy, Jason Lee, Spanky, etc.

More so that this is his 3rd major shoe company that he will be a part of in his career and NB will be when he’s the oldest.

[KGB]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

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This is the unofficial shake junt color way. The official design has three blunts laid out to make the N.

it looks more like the Oregon Ducks colorway to me

[Lou Strux]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

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This is the unofficial shake junt color way. The official design has three blunts laid out to make the N.

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it looks more like the Oregon Ducks colorway to me

Would you accept Green Bay Packers?

[Fartknocker415]

HE PUT THE CAPITAL B IN BOSS YAFEELME

Will not tolerate any boss slander. He has earned the right to secure the bag. If shoe company want to give him money he is allowed to take advantage.

[KGB]

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

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This is the unofficial shake junt color way. The official design has three blunts laid out to make the N.

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it looks more like the Oregon Ducks colorway to me

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Would you accept Green Bay Packers?

well, sure I suppose lol

[Made In China]

You're fried if you think Reynolds isn't still a top pro and doesn't deserve a shoe deal

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This feels like Jordan’s 3rd comeback for the Wizards

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Really? It doesn't feel like that all to me. Reynolds never took a hiatus from the skateboard world like Guy, Jason Lee, Spanky, etc.

To be fair, unlike Jason Lee, Spanky's and Guy's hiatus were to get himself cleaned up. It's just Spanky's was a lot shorter than Guy's.

[Wallysaves]

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2 pages, 2 late.

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I wouldn’t hate on Reynolds on NB. They are kinda becoming my favorite shoe brand and the 272’s are great.

[Murray Hewitt]

The combo of NB’s tech and Reynolds obsessive attention to detail will make for some great product I reckon. Jeff Mikut at NB has a great portfolio of work. He’ll put some respect on The Boss’s name.

[manysnakes]

You're fried if you think Reynolds isn't still a top pro and doesn't deserve a shoe deal

Reynolds is like skateboarding's Tom Brady but instead of controversy, everyone loves him. And he has nearly a million Instagram followers, which puts him in the top tier of pro skaters with social media influence.

[VHS ERA]

You're fried if you think Reynolds isn't still a top pro and doesn't deserve a shoe deal

[decoi1]

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Hot take.. but I dunno if Reynolds should be getting a pro shoe on any brand besides Emerica at this point.  Legend, for sure, but clearly on the downswing of his career, and I’m not sure the demand for his shoe on Slap is representative of the skate shoe buying community at large.  Give shoes to guys who are peaking and killing it right now instead.  At this point it just seems like he’s chasing the bag, which imo isn’t very Boss-like.

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said it once and ill gladly get kooked for it again

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Real bosses cut checks, not ask for them.

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So you’re saying he shouldn’t continue making money?

[billyerlife]

It was in the Epicly Later'd recently posted that he states that in preparing for Stay Gold he bought a two million dollar house just for the fact it had space for a skatepark. This cements the inarguable fact that Reynolds is a multimillionaire, given the cost involved in buying such a house, building a cement park, the inarguable profit derived from its subsequent sale, and fact that it was 12 years ago and that his fortune since then has only grown. Just in case you pavos forgot what this thread was actually about. Fuck your jogging shoes.

[doublesteveburger]

say inarguable again

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

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This is the unofficial shake junt color way. The official design has three blunts laid out to make the N.

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it looks more like the Oregon Ducks colorway to me

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Would you accept Green Bay Packers?

Def not Oregon Ducks - that’s kinda Nike’s home team

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I just hope this doesn’t mean more shake junt colorways on another brand

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I hope NB is classy enough to not do a shake junt colorway no one needs green and yellow shoes.

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Um...

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This is the unofficial shake junt color way. The official design has three blunts laid out to make the N.

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it looks more like the Oregon Ducks colorway to me

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Would you accept Green Bay Packers?

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Def not Oregon Ducks - that’s kinda Nike’s home team

It’s the Baylor Bears

[Atiba Applebum]

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You're fried if you think Reynolds isn't still a top pro and doesn't deserve a shoe deal

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I think the argument is more that we likely trend older on these boards and have grown up with Reynolds and love him.    I have no idea how 14-20 years feel about him and likely sponsorship dollars are being used to bolster pros that those kids will love and follow for a decade and I don’t think Reynolds necessarily is that in their eyes.   

Reynolds should be someone who has earned the right to live off of skateboarding in some capacity forever, but the metric for top pro isn’t necessarily connected to longevity and talent.   

[jgonzalez]

It was in the Epicly Later'd recently posted that he states that in preparing for Stay Gold he bought a two million dollar house just for the fact it had space for a skatepark. This cements the inarguable fact that Reynolds is a multimillionaire, given the cost involved in buying such a house, building a cement park, the inarguable profit derived from its subsequent sale, and fact that it was 12 years ago and that his fortune since then has only grown. Just in case you pavos forgot what this thread was actually about. Fuck your jogging shoes.

So what you’re saying is; a move to Hours is Yours would be the intro to ‘soul skater’ era Reynolds?

[Fraserjamesjollyjamieson]

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You're fried if you think Reynolds isn't still a top pro and doesn't deserve a shoe deal

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I think the argument is more that we likely trend older on these boards and have grown up with Reynolds and love him.    I have no idea how 14-20 years feel about him and likely sponsorship dollars are being used to bolster pros that those kids will love and follow for a decade and I don’t think Reynolds necessarily is that in their eyes.   

Reynolds should be someone who has earned the right to live off of skateboarding in some capacity forever, but the metric for top pro isn’t necessarily connected to longevity and talent.

I am 20 a lot of my skate friends are around the same age, we all love Reynolds

[urbneathme]

It was in the Epicly Later'd recently posted that he states that in preparing for Stay Gold he bought a two million dollar house just for the fact it had space for a skatepark. This cements the inarguable fact that Reynolds is a multimillionaire, given the cost involved in buying such a house, building a cement park, the inarguable profit derived from its subsequent sale, and fact that it was 12 years ago and that his fortune since then has only grown. Just in case you pavos forgot what this thread was actually about. Fuck your jogging shoes.

because you’re clearly 14 i’m going to explain this to you: when you buy a house, you don’t have to pay the full value in cash to own it. you actually have to pay a very small percentage of the total value, and then you make monthly payments. it’s called a mortgage and it allows the majority of people to buy homes without having all of the money for the house at the time of purchase.

does that make sense?

[doomstation55]

Doesn’t Reynolds talk about how he couldn’t afford it and sold it for a loss in epicly later’d too? If he bought in 2007-8 and sold a few years later he probably lost a lot of money on it…

[Atiba Applebum]

Doesn’t Reynolds talk about how he couldn’t afford it and sold it for a loss in epicly later’d too? If he bought in 2007-8 and sold a few years later he probably lost a lot of money on it…

He also seems to have had a marriage end and CA is a no fault state.