Nice Kicks 2008 Kixpy’s Awards Recap
Posted by Nick Engvall | Jan 8, 2009BEST RETRO BASKETBALL SHOE
Nike Air Penny II
With more than twice the number of votes, the Air Penny II is the runaway winner in the Best Retro Basketball Shoe of the Year. Not too much of a surprise here as Penny had a following like no other (with the exception of MJ of course) with the Orlando colorways of his OG signature shoes.
Nike Air Penny II (32%, 411 Votes)
Nike Air Pippen (15%, 199 Votes)
Nike Air Flightposite (14%, 184 Votes)
Nike Flight Lite High (14%, 181 Votes)
Reebok Pump Omni Light “Dee Brown” (14%, 179 Votes)
Nike Air Zoom Flight 95 (5%, 65 Votes)
Nike Air Zoom Flight 96 (4%, 50 Votes)
Fila Ninety-Six “Grant Hill” (2%, 21 Votes)
May 26, 2009 at 11:04 am
great choice
Jan 11, 2009 at 9:20 pm
i like it
Jan 10, 2009 at 1:14 pm
of course this won
Jan 9, 2009 at 9:13 am
I WHANT THOSE MCFLYS THE ONLY HYPERDUNKS I HAVE ARE P.R JOINTS
Jan 9, 2009 at 8:28 am
And…I know I’m probably alone in saying this, but I think Ray Allen’s Boston XI should have received more love. Only player to have a PE XI…that gold patent leather was sickness.
Jan 9, 2009 at 8:24 am
WOW. I can’t believe the “Miami Vice 95″ beat out the Agassi Lava Tech Challenge’s…no taste.
Jan 9, 2009 at 6:50 am
?uestloves are horrific in person…..coulda got em at retail thru a hook-up at a store that’s got em in a glass case selling for $1200, and passed…..ugly, ugly, ugly…..dunno how they won that category.
Jan 9, 2009 at 4:02 am
one of the Supras should have won…smh
Jan 9, 2009 at 3:47 am
aurghhhh how could the lobsters win, they look revolting
Jan 9, 2009 at 1:06 am
those ?uestlove are dope. simply crazy idea with the color up but well put together and amazing. no one could have invisioned this sneaker hittin. nicely done ?uestlove. i need the golden tickets to go with my basics now lol
Jan 9, 2009 at 12:53 am
Nice
Jan 8, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Neon, elephant print and 3M? Overdone and overrated.
Jan 8, 2009 at 9:37 pm
How did the 720’s NOT make the top skate shoe list?/
Jan 8, 2009 at 8:36 pm
This whole thing is top notch yall!!!! Great Awards, Great Coverage, Great RECaP!
Jan 8, 2009 at 8:16 pm
#14! omg im sooo coool! *sarcasm*
good list of shoes btw
Jan 8, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Are you serious the ?uestlove was the best forces released
Jan 8, 2009 at 7:07 pm
thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! the air jordan VI carmines are the sexiest jordans EVER with the grape V’s and the white/black XII’s trailing behind
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:40 pm
i agree completely with the winner for the best af1 and the best air jordan cdp retro
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Eusebio,
I think that just further demonstrates the power of the Nike and Jordan brand. We definitely had nominees from virtually every brand, but the People have spoken.
Jan 8, 2009 at 6:08 pm
#4: well, the categories and the nominees are a bit biased towards Nike (THREE categories devoted to Jordan, one category devoted to AF1), so it’s not surprising that the winners are all Nikes. But you gotta admit, it’s REALLY HOT over there in Beaverton.
Black Friday AF1 was overhyped, and for that, it got 3rd place in collabs. IMO there were nicer collabs that got fewer votes.
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I agree 100% with page 2 about the carmines being the best Air jordan this year period.. 11s dont stand a chance against the Carmines but there both nice. We didnt win the CDP package but at least they prove to have one this 1….
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:36 pm
wasn’t best movie inspired kicks one of the things we could vote for?? i don’t see a winner for that… i remember seein the skate or dies, freddies, and thrashins on the list of choices though
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Eusebio, I hear that. Nazar eyes deserved a win… I forgot what category they were in but if I remember right they were easily the best imo, only shoes I liked more than those this year were the black slam jams.
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:29 pm
Slam Jams deserved some wins… Black slam jams surpassed other forces this year by sooo much to me. But there were some others (most of them) that deserved a win over the ?uests. Black stash his….. LT 1worlds… 112 forces…
Glad my second pick won best series though. Thats a close one to me, because the 112 pack was all around better than slam jams. Red/black slam jams were amazing, but yellow patent leather just didnt work for me, and I always have a problem with grey patent leather.
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:22 pm
I mean… I like to think the readerbase at nicekicks is diverse…but ALL nike products??
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:20 pm
Sick list
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:12 pm
i was surprised to see the strapped AJ1 win, until i saw the competition. looking back, 2008 had some garbage jordan retroes with the exception of the CDPs
Jan 8, 2009 at 5:05 pm
GOOD LIST OF SHOES