I MISS THIS SHOE... A LOT: Nike Kobe 8 System

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Hey Guys! Today we take a break from new releases and take a look back at a shoe Chris misses quite a bit. The Nike Kobe 8 System.
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@tonymcfarlane1941 Год назад

Keep the Kobe content coming Nightwing…not gonna lie that’s really all I check out on your channel…his shoes are debatable but it’s the best if not 2nd to Jordan Brand in terms of performance and popularity. Nike needs to get their stuff together and bring them back soon! Moreover, you’re reviews make me buy the Kobe 1 protro’s and the Kobe 4 protro’s so thanks for that!

@KamOmar91 Год назад

Kobe 8s and 9s were hands down my favorite shoes of all time. Literally had close to ten pairs of each. Have since busted thru all of em. If they are indeed droppn protos... I'ma buy em all. Haha. Thanks for the content brother!

@zigga967 Год назад

i have a pair of tens that are being held together by spit n glue... lol

@patridiculous Год назад

Kobe 8 "pit viper" was one of my favorites all time🔥

@ShareKoLangPh Год назад

I got the same cw. Best cw for me 👍

@SkoolyDaGoat Год назад

I have that pair.

@kensheelabay2512 Год назад

Those were my first legit ball shoes 💯

@wendelllabandilo2155 Год назад

Yes sir, they were 🔥

@SlyAngel911 Год назад

I had these ones, they broke, I've bought them again later. Best shoes I had.

@jacobh1412 Год назад

Kobe 8’s my favorite shoe to hoop in of all time!! Wish they were available today. Gonna miss your performance reviews man, end of an era!! Been watching since you had < 10k subscribers and never bought a shoe without getting your input first ✊

@therealmarcc.2529 Год назад

I seriously miss playing in the Kobe 8. God, I loved playing in that shoe. I had the Christmas from 2012 and 2013. I also had the Blitz Blue colorway. I’ll surely cop the Protro version.

@kylemazur1447 Год назад

Another shoe that has interchangeable cushioning recently that gave me nostalgia about these is the Nike offline slippers. They come with two different cushions in box that you can switch out.

@flyvanguard24 Год назад

More of these videos please!!! Love looking back and appreciating the shoes we already have

@yubapofan Год назад

The kobe 8 is still probably my favorite basketball shoe to hoop in. And i remember back when u literally had like every colorway of this shoe. Crazy how ive been watching u high school and i have since graduated college a while ago now. Keep it up Nightwing

@waynerichards3886 Год назад

React Drop in midsole with zoom air would be perfection. The Nike Kobe 8 is hands down the best basketball shoe I have ever played in.

@alanyamamoto5765 Год назад

That's my guess too

@toxicgamer8100 Год назад

But react is heavy

@KuyaRufio Год назад

Been a part of Nightwing2303 crew for a longtime and so happy you did a video of my favorite hoop shoe. I also originally didn't Iike the pit viper colorway, but it's easily my favorite ball shoe of all time. Cushioned, but still great courtfeel. Been a real one, since day one!

@noserainTV Год назад

i clearly remember when this shoe came out I started watching your videos heavily. the kobe 8 had so many clean colorways. i loved playing in them

@jogavolei Год назад

The Kobe 6 and on forward were such a popular/noteworthy performance shoe that they took over the men's volleyball game (amateur and professional/olympic) as one of the most sought after shoes ever. Nike even took the 6 or 7 base and made a volleyball shoe out of it. Truly a great shoe. My all-time favorite!

@thekenfern8 Год назад

The protro line is just hands down one of the better performance shoes Nike has to offer. Just wish they were available year round, just like what we have with the Jordan retros Also, Kobe 1s man, just straight beasts to play in 🔥

@joshy0606xD Год назад

Had my car stolen in 2015 with my Kobe 8’s in them from playing the night before and when they found the car totaled, this was the only thing I wanted to retrieve, but they were gone. This vid hurts to watch so much b/c this was my favorite shoe to ball in ever! Even had them in the yellow and blacks. Thanks for a trip down memory lane! Such an amazing shoe; the resale market on these is just so disgusting.

@jaimeolaya6899 Год назад

First video I saw on your channel was for the kobe 8 gc, that was so long ago. Those bring back so many memories.

@D2ffid Год назад

This is the one I miss the most too. It was so light with such a great court feel. Lots of games played in these. Purple gradient colorway. :)

@mrnailman1 Год назад

It's crazy I bought them Kobe's due to your original Kobe sneaker reviews back in the day, dam you've come a long way

@TimKyoutube Год назад

Dude, gotta do the 9 elite lows! Thanks for the vid

@gdzila33 Год назад

Definitely waiting for it although i actually wanna see what Nike could do if they done a Kobe VII protro since that shoe was great looking but the Kobe System wasn't fully matured yet. On the Kobe VIII protro im kinda hoping for full length zoom strobel with react/cushlon drop ins or maybe full foam setup react+lunar combo dropins like the NXT 360, i prefer those over Kobe 5/6 protro setup cause the cushlon in the heel is way too soft for me

@Drew.Whitcomb Год назад

I want the removable insoles to stay but I want it to come with one option and then have two more options available to buy. I would do a full length ZoomX version, ZoomX with forefoot and heel zoom units, and a cushlon plus zoom.

@christopherrevilla6478 Год назад

Crazy to say it’s been a decade since the release of the Nike Kobe 8 ! I think a full zoom lunarlon insert would be a nice upgrade . Hopefully they produce enough pairs for all to get easily .

@SuperGear360 Год назад

Back in the day when i was playing in these, i felt really really fast. I could spin move easily. When i wanted to move quickly i would wear the 8s, i have the graffiti btw, and still have then in the rack but the soles are already busted. J would switch from kobe 8 to kyrie hyperrev back in the days. Good memories.

@ScarveGuitarist Год назад

I would like to see them do something like the GT Cut with a zoom and a react drop ins or something new with the drop ins at least

@jasonlow4243 Год назад

I remember as a kid I wanted a pair so badly but couldn’t afford em. Not to mentioned most colorways were SITTING in stores and even went to outlets. Good times. If they really protro these I would try to get every colorways possible especially the Easters and What The

@ryans7097 Год назад

Bought the sulfurs back in the day based on your review. Fun shoe to play in but definitely didn’t have enough cushioning for me. Hope the protro adds some zoom air for a little more impact protection!

@kap0no22 Год назад

Still got my custom Kobe 8s and the year of the horse colorway. Don’t play in them because old, but still love having them!

@DanielMartinez-fu3pb Год назад

Man, I just hope I get one!!!! Great vid and keep grindin'!!!

@longtimeonholly4114 Год назад

I remember getting the Christmas Kobe 8 with the spikes back in 6th grade, Kobe 8 and kd 6 will always be my in my top 3

@jave6732 Год назад

Liking this vid cause i remember i sold mine for below retail just to get enough budget to buy the Kobe 8 Purple Gradient. Man i do hope they’ll release the 8’s soon. My favourite on all Kobe’s of all time.

@russellgray1917 Год назад

Dope video, I've always thought that both the Kobe 1 and the Kobe 8 were amazing shoes, I can't wait to see what they can do with a protro Kobe 8!

@vincentphung1281 Год назад

Nike can go any of these paths: 1. Zoom strobel + cushlon + molding insole (similar to KD15) 2. Zoom strobel + react drop-in (very probable, since the design of the Kobe 8 gives this setup more support and less weight, compared to the GT Cut 1&2) 3. Zoom strobel + react (might be too unstable) 4. Zoom turbo in the forefoot + cushlon 5. Goes crazy and put zoom strobel + zoom forefoot unit + cushlon (AJ36 setup) I have thought of the LeBron 20's setup, but the Kobe 8 is too slim to cram those huge zoom units and cushlon inside. I couldn't afford basketball shoes back then, I'd love to grab any pair of Kobe now. Hopefully!

@noeldelapena3295 Год назад

My favorite kobe of all time!!! Hope the protro has a full zoom air. Like what i did before. I had the lebron 11s drop in on mine. It was awesome!!

@LondonRagasa Год назад

Great content as always. Kobe 8 falls into the top 3 all time Kobe signatures ✅

@megadethfist Год назад

I love Kobe 6-8’s the most. As much as I want an Easter / Christmas 8 or What The 8 to protro, I would also love a Shark 7 or Galaxy 7 protro to happen too! 🤞🏼for both

@elijahdelacruz3204 Год назад

For a Protro, they could do a drop in React foam, like what they did for the Kobe AD NXT 360. A React drop in plus maybe a zoom air unit underneath the heel of the foam similar to the Kobe 11 Elite. Or maybe even a full length zoom strobel plus React drop in like the Zoom GT Cut. Cause wasn’t that the intention of the Zoom GT cut (especially the first model) to be a modern take on Kobe’s line, as the Kobes served as a design inspiration for those.

@Dmil2506 Год назад

I’m here for all the Kobe’s 🙏🏽Great video 👍🏾

@Junzstylemadapaka Год назад

I still got the Kobe 8 Sulfur and purple gradient. I’ve been hooping in them alternately for the last 10 years and they are still surprisingly in good condition.

@djjpogi Год назад

This was literally my personal favorite Kobe. I know people like the 6s and 5s even the 9s but easily this was mine that I bought every colorway cept for the super expensive ones like the what the Kobe….but all the general release ones….had to get em

@djjpogi Год назад

I regret selling my pairs 😞 never thought I wouldn’t be able to get a Pro-tro

@luker.6799 Год назад

The Shed Skins 8 pulled me back in the shoe game. Still got 'em and wear 'em.

@sw1ck Год назад

my modern drop in: zoomx carrier with a zoom turbo unit in the forefoot and a heel zoom unit, Maximum Zoom

@aaronmaupin1806 Год назад

I think the Kobe 8 protein will have Nike zoom in the heal and forefoot. Definitely a drop in midsole because that’s a main thing that made the 8 so light and special to a lot of people. I also think they could do something like the GT Cut. Put a full length Nike zoom on the bottom and also have zoom pods in the drop in as well. Those are just my thoughts on what they could do

@amrbasri68 Год назад

Me toooo. I owned the red and white pair of 8s. Excellent performance. Lightweight. Flexible agile.

@by_run Год назад

Awesome video as always. 👌🏽 If It would be an “upgrade,” zoom should be there. Full length zoom would be 🔥

@bernaberodriguezjr.9223 Год назад

Crazzyyyyy! I just copped this exact color way too a couple week ago for a good price too. Curious on which color ways they will bring back for the protros.

@retrobjordan Год назад

Seems like you love Kobe’s sneaker line! I remembered when these dropped. There where like 7-8 different colorways. But I just didn’t like the colors or patterns. I tried my friends pair on before and they were super comfy with thick thick insole. I remember Nike had a special addition upgrade to the sneakers that were packaged different. Nike should release them again with the same technology. Thanks weartesters!! I love low top basketball sneakers. Mids are okay. That’s why I lived Kobe lines so much. I think he said he loved soccers and wanted a sneaker similar to them. Thanks for being a 90’s sneaker head who shows love to the Jordan’s, Lebron, Kobe and even iverson and pennys. Which Hardaway is my favorite line by far!

@vincenttyler4667 Год назад

The 9 is my favorite because he tore his Achilles in the eight and the 9 compensated for that and the stitching is just iconic

@bipinpoon127 Год назад

Was a year late for these but got kobe 9!! And must say the full length zoom on those were crazy comfy!!!

@snakejohnfan2 Год назад

I still have these, I played in them so much indoor and outdoor there is no more grip on the bottom, my favorite shoes to play in

@briankindred7601 Год назад

A Kobe 8 Protro with a full length zoom strobel would be sweet! I’d take the drop in cushlon too. I think a Kobe 2 Protro and 3 Protro needs to happen soon. Definitely a full length zoom strobel for those also.

@toxicgamer8100 Год назад

Not a zoom strobel but a full length zoom unit on the drop in midsole

@micah32mitchell Год назад

These with the lebron 11 full length zoom insole was the greatest!

@ericng9632 Год назад

I see them going to 6 proto method. With that said, I will be in trouble when they come back... This video damn near brought a tear I miss these so much.

@padjaknipepe5761 Год назад

Still got the “mine gray” with sole sep though. But the 8s are my fave Kobe shoes.

@antonbabiera3335 Год назад

Never had an experience to own that 8s but also waiting for those! But hopefully they protro also the Kobe 7 system supremes. Those are really need to have a performance improvement 🔥🔥

@adriangarcia7029 Год назад

I remember back in 2013 I got obsessed with the blue glow colorway.

@Simon_E32 Год назад

For whatever reason, the Kobe 8 and Kobe 9 were my favorite shoes to wear as a big man during my high school days, along with the soldier 6. Good times.

@maodamadman3867 Год назад

the Kobe 8 had some really cool coloraways, my favorite Kobe was the Kobe 7 and 8 elite. not too many peole remember those, they came in black and gold colorway and a white and gold colorway, Nike made those as Kobe's shoes for post season play. they also did elite pairs for KD and Lebron as well. I wish Nike never stopped the Elite line, it was always very cool to me.

@johnnycage435 Год назад

I had those the were like beefier & exposed fly wire I had the green kind though

@rologic24 Год назад

Had those in the Christmas SS and those were beautiful and comfortable.

@vi77ain7s2 Год назад

Man I loved that shoe. I had the sulfur, the blue and gray, the red and black, the volt and gray, oh and I had the socks too lol. I loved playing ball in them as well. Only low tops I ever played basketball in. 🐍

@benbarker9577 Год назад

Need to see a video of those new Hardens, they look so fresh 😍

@soubido Год назад

I remembering buying as many pairs of the Kobe 8s as possible back when they launched lol Definitely one of my favorite Kobes along with the 7s.

@anthonyquinonez159 Год назад

All star 8’s had a stiff midsole(think it was phylon)with the Nike plus chip. Had heel zoom. The elite pairs had a phylon midsole with forefoot and heel zoom. I have 4 8’s that are still good. Lunarlon midsoles bottomed out a bit but I use the elite midsole to hoop in them. I’ve had to reglue some of them because they paint the inside of the outsole which is bad for the glue to adhere over time. But once you glue them in they’re good to hoop in again. I wouldn’t mind a stiffer cushlon or softer phylon midsole with zoom turbo in the forefoot to keep it going or keep it simple decent forefoot and heel zoom like the elite 8’s midsole.

@Yooooo91 Год назад

I remember seeing the commercial for the first color way (yellow and black) instant cop

@terrencerefendor2409 Год назад

i miss the purple gradients, pit vipers, and them sulfur joints this batch of models were great performers kobe 8 and kd 5 ( painful break in time tho).

@emmanuelc1687 Год назад

Love your content! Kobe 8’s 1 of my faves. Would love for them to bring back the What The…? 8’s!!

@Zackuragi10 Год назад

I’d like to see them use a react drop in midsole similar to the one used on the GT Cut but with a sock liner

@usedblazers Год назад

I had a pair of Kobe 8 iD’s. Man……those were great to hoop in.

@variandavid377 Год назад

That’s an interesting question your proposed. Hmmm….Jodi’s suggestion is intriguing. If they make it a solid shoe and not a drop in, it could allow for cushion midsole and forefoot and back zoom or a zoom stroble. If they keep the drop in …maybe a React drop in (with Zoom air) or a Zoom X drop in….and a Cushlon drop in with full length zoom?

@Macn360 Год назад

Zoom strobel with drop in. The Kobe 360 nxt and Kobe 11 em had drop ins as well.

@jbsstg4111 Год назад

The blitz blue was def my fav, wit the mambacurial a close second.

@jeremymuir4332 Год назад

I'd absolutely still wear the Kobe 8s, they were so comfortable never mind the performance. A drop in with a zoom bag in the front would be perfect.

@FilipinoPride10 Год назад

I bought the Wade 808 2 Ultras because it reminded me of these Kobes.

@tuckermorris5098 Год назад

I think the protro will just add zoom air in some way. As long as nothing on the outside changes, I'll be buying whatever they put out

@iuhoosiers14 Год назад

Love the older Kobe’s I just recently got the galaxy sevens and the London Fireberry sevens also have the Black History Month eights in the shark sevens and the year of the snake eighths

@DariousK1NG1 Год назад

I was never able to get a pair of these. I would still love to try them. I think the protro’s will have a different drop in and probably do flyknit or something instead of the EM

@heikaltaki Год назад

My only Kobe pair is the poison green 8 Elite ‘superhero’. They do come with zoom air bags. I would think that it was the best setup for the model at that time. Protro with a full-length zoom bag will do this model justice. Dang, i still want them waffle patterned 3s haha😂

@johnnyz2498 Год назад

Finally I’ve been waiting so long

@treyjay9560 Год назад

I really wish Nike would start releasing Kobe's through retail again. SNKRS isn't available in Canada, so I have to look for the resale market if I want a pair of Kobe's, and we all know how that goes.

@johnegbert2330 Год назад

good luck on the sulphurs, ebay got my size 11 DS for like $1k plus. I got them retail when they came out and trashed them lol

@xxraverxxonxtacy Год назад

Love the 8s, Purple Platinums and Pythons are 🔥

@LordBass10 Год назад

Maybe they will make it like the gt cuts and put a zoom stroble with a drop in middle sole again. I remember during the system era they did sell extra mid soles. Hopefully they bring that back bc they would make bank just off separate drop ins.

@OwenAS18 Год назад

With the drop in midsole I hope they do something like the gt cut 2 and add zoom units in the fore foot and heel. It keeps it like the original but still protro-ing it and adding new tech

@jbsstg4111 Год назад

Id def cop a sulfur if I come across one, they look dope on Kobe’s feet, didn’t grab em when they first released. The 8 had so many fire color ways.

@kyousakee Год назад

Miss these badly. Really liked the Milk Snakes and the Sulfurs. My Barcelona's still here but barely holding on. I really hope those leaks mean actual retros soon.

@cashclothes9947 Год назад

We need the option to purchase the drop in insoles seperately with different variations in tech. Maybe one with cushlon, and one like the Kobe 8 Elite that had heel and fourfoot zoom, but as long as its not expensive like 40 bucks for something that cost Nike $2 to make

@luisgabrielbaldonado9076 Год назад

Still got my 8s from the philippines' pack 🔥released way back 2013. Its falling apart tho but still keeping it I think they should incorporate a react drop in plus a forefoot zoom unit on the next protro kobe 8s 💯

@vincenttyler4667 Год назад

I love the drop in insole. I the it's the prelude 8 getting protro

@tbonefreak07 Год назад

Just wore my Kobe 8 ss Christmas kicks the other day w/ the scales yellowing and the shoes talking to me a little bit. Would love to see a protro w/ a thin zoom air drop in. However, I wouldn't be able to get it anyway since I've missed every one since he's passed 🥹

@michelveraliot Год назад

Keep the Kobe content would love to see a review of all Kobe's Also a review of all years of Jordan's 1 (1985, 1994, 2001, 2010 to modern day) maybe an history episode and comparaison

@WearTesters Год назад

We have reviewed all Kobe’s except the 2 & 3.

@michelveraliot Год назад

@@WearTesters thanks for the information it's a pleasure to have a reply from you and i will check that out :)) Have a good day Nightwing

@proby92 Год назад

Kobe 8 Blue glow is my favorite shoe of all time. I never bought the 9’s because my 8’s were still working. I say Nike does a react drop in midsole with a zoom Strobel they basically already have that shoes but not with the Kobe 8 aesthetic

@activist5741 Год назад

I think if Nike protros the Kobe 8, they HAVE to do the drop in, whatever they desire foam/zoom wise is up in the air but you gotta keep the drop in

@TheTHEMEYO Год назад

Miss those too, the best shoes ever for me.

@mateosramirez2857 Год назад

Maybe they keep the drop in but go with react and maybe throw some zoom in that drop in as well

@FallenRaven Год назад

I also had a Nike iD of these shoes. I can’t remember where they are now. I hope I still have them at my mom’s house..

@TheAnton1972 10 месяцев назад

GOD! ONE OF THE BEST SHOES! my Pythons are still w me.. in its OG box.. a treasure., RIP KOBE

@vizard350z Год назад

Would do anything for a Kobe 8 retro. Wasn't able to afford them as a teen when they came out.

@Rxbb_t Год назад

Man!! I regret hooping on my ASG 8s, the packaging and everything was dope but man those were the best hooping shoes ever for me

@SkinnyJay Год назад

They'll make a full length zoom drop in. My kobe11 ID I used the full length zoom drop in option. That's my guess anyway. I've used that drop-in in other shoes often, extended the life of my hyperchase

@russell0627 Год назад

I feel the Protro 8 should have a GT Cut 1 setup with the full length zoom air and react insole.

@d.patchwick6025 Год назад

Would be nice if they replace the lunarlon cushioning. I remember having that blitz blue Kobe 8s and it felt weird at first but after breaking-in it felt responsive.