Wall and Lillard Addidas Unveiling

[HailBlazers]

Anybody headed downtown tonight? I'm about to get my SLAM and DIME magazines signed.

http://www.oregonlive.com/playbooks-profits/index.ssf/2014/03/trail_blazers_damian_lillard_w.html

Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard and Washington Wizards guard John Wall will appear together next week at a Portland event to launch shoes, socks, hats and sweatshirts with a springtime floral theme.

The Florist City Collection celebrates the start of spring, Adidas says in a news release Friday, along with the two NBA All-Stars who have emerged, almost by default, as the leading basketball endorsers for the Adidas brand.

Lillard's collection is an homage to the Rose City; Wall's, to the springtime cherry blossom's of the nation's capital.

Wall and Lillard will be appear at Compound Gallery, 107 N.W. 5th Ave., from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday to sign autographs, an appearance that will coincide with collection's release. Fans who purchase items from the Florist City Collection will gain VIP access to the meet and greet.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Those shoes are dope.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Those shoes are dope.

I read floral and thought gay but those red shoes are pretty cool.

 

[THE HCP]

I want a pair of the socks !

 

[HailBlazers]

Those shoes are dope.

Want me to pick you up a pair? It will get me in the VIP line.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Want me to pick you up a pair? It will get me in the VIP line.

hah. I don't really wear bball shoes and I'm trying to stay away from collecting them again. expensive habit.

 

[HailBlazers]

Hobby man, hobby. It's an expensive hobby. Everybody needs one.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'm about that obscure jersey life now.

 

[OneLifeToLive]

I thought Damian was leaving Adidas.What did I miss?

 

[Strenuus]

I thought Damian was leaving Adidas.What did I miss?

He's opting out so he can get a bigger deal. Whether that's with Adidas or not, who knows.

It's like when a player opts out to get a longer extension. (At least, that's how I perceive it.)

 

[OneLifeToLive]

He's opting out so he can get a bigger deal. Whether that's with Adidas or not, who knows.

It's like when a player opts out to get a longer extension. (At least, that's how I perceive it.)

If he's opting out, I'm rather surprised they're debuting his shoe. I guess he technically could resign with them

 

[Strenuus]

If he's opting out, I'm rather surprised they're debuting his shoe. I guess he technically could resign with them

Knowing Dame, he's going to stay. He's just trying to cash in probably.

 

[dviss1]

Giving Dame the old, Re-hashed, UGLY since day one, Kobe Bryants is a slap in the face. Move to Nike when you opt out Dame.

 

[illmatic99]

Those Crazy 8s and Crazy 1s might be the uglies shoes that Adidas makes. WTF

 

[ehizzy3]

I'm about that obscure jersey life now.

Get a sheed Atlanta jersey and I'll be impressed

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Hah that's been discussed on the Bacon Sports "Hoopster" jersey podcast.

Currently bidding on a Dan Majerle Team USA jersey.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Where are the Rose City Portland socks? I want those

 

[HailBlazers]

Dame thought the picture of him and Mo was pretty cool. He snapped a pic of it and showed it to John.

It was a pretty cool locale, but man the Compound Gallery staff were clueless on running an event like this.

 

[blue9]

Compound Gallery staff were clueless

Coulda just left it at this.

 

[HailBlazers]

Where are the Rose City Portland socks? I want those

 

[BlazerWookee]

Man, those things are ugly...

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Is that at the Adidas employee store or Compound

 

[THE HCP]

Compound Galary

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I almost pulled the trigger on the Lillard shoes this AM. I'd probably never wear though, well, on occasion but I already have red shoes. #blood

 

[HailBlazers]

I almost pulled the trigger on the Lillard shoes this AM. I'd probably never wear though, well, on occasion but I already have red shoes. #blood

They have them in all black! According to the sneakercrush junkie I waited in line with who claimed to have already pre-ordered them.

Compound Gallery

Que story: arrived an hour early at 6PM, line wrapped around the block. It moved so slow and wasn't until 8PM somebody finally came out a said, "if you just want autograph's there's another line." Yea that would have been nice to know, but lucky for me I even got in. Came out at 8:30 to irate crowd learning they wouldn't let anybody else in, people (and families) saying they drove x number of miles and waited x number of hours in the cold for nothing. A pissing match issued to the point of a staff member cussing at people who were being turned back. #Respect, Not.

 

[THE HCP]

They have them in all black! According to the sneakercrush junkie I waited in line with who claimed to have already pre-ordered them.



Que story: arrived an hour early at 6PM, line wrapped around the block. It moved so slow and wasn't until 8PM somebody finally came out a said, "if you just want autograph's there's another line." Yea that would have been nice to know, but lucky for me I even got in. Came out at 8:30 to irate crowd learning they wouldn't let anybody else in, people (and families) saying they drove x number of miles and waited x number of hours in the cold for nothing. A pissing match issued to the point of a staff member cussing at people who were being turned back. #Respect, Not.

Ya, those small boutique shops love the pub, but they aren't used to handling those types of situations. I've been in that shop a couple times. They have some cool stuff. Those type of public appearances are better if they are held at big places like the adidas campus.

 

[blue9]

...staff member cussing at people who were being turned back...

That's what I was getting at when I said you coulda just left it at "staff were clueless". Compound, man, that place...

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

NO CRACKAZ ALLOWED IN LINE, SON.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

They have them in all black! According to the sneakercrush junkie I waited in line with who claimed to have already pre-ordered them.
Que story: arrived an hour early at 6PM, line wrapped around the block. It moved so slow and wasn't until 8PM somebody finally came out a said, "if you just want autograph's there's another line." Yea that would have been nice to know, but lucky for me I even got in. Came out at 8:30 to irate crowd learning they wouldn't let anybody else in, people (and families) saying they drove x number of miles and waited x number of hours in the cold for nothing. A pissing match issued to the point of a staff member cussing at people who were being turned back. #Respect, Not.

Nah, I'd get them in red for sure if I did kop them. Kind of regret it now, oh well. They sold out on adidas.com already, but I was able to put in my basket since I saw the tweet announcing them within 2 min.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I'm just really not a sneaker head anymore, most of them just stay in storage. Then the glue on them (esp nikes) starts getting fucked and they fall apart)