Nik signs with Nike
Link: http://www.nicekicks.com/2014/07/19/nik-stauskas-signs-nike/
regressive econometrics engage. No disrespect to Nik, but Nike, Adidas et al... who cares. I have been running in the same pair of shoes for 5 years ( I run 5+ miles a day - everyday.) I see very little value in overpriced, oversold and overmarketed shoes and athletic wear...often marketed to those who have little disposable income.
I worked in a shoe store for three years, just so you know I'm not talking out of my ass.
I sold womens shoes in a salon to get through college. Any woman reading this or any man who cares about a woman NEVER under ANY circumnstance let your Wife, Daughter, Etc. try on shoes in a dress or skirt. The mirror gets positioned by the shoe dog salesman to look directly up the skirt as the other sales people walk behind her on the way to the stock room.
Disgusting, sad and true.
is insanely often for me at least. Current pair is about 300 miles shy of a change out at 2500 plus miles - with no injuries. I wear my shoes until I see the balls of my feet. If the uppers wear first I buy different shoes. Calves do the work - not the shoes.
Shoes are a piece of the puzzle - but an oversold one. If Nike put its money into teaching/mentoring footwork it would cut their sales in half.
I'm not saying everyone should roll like this but... here's my current pair of running shoes.
uh... here's my current pair of beer drinking shoes...
There's no one answer and I don't doubt your expertise but I run as fast as I feel for as long as I care in the shoes I bought a long time ago. New shoes feel good but not as good as the beer feels at the end of the run. One pair pays for about six cases. I've bought about 1200 bottles of Deschutes Black Butte on the first pair above and enjoyed them while sporting the second.
A good daily foot massage goes a long way toward happiness as well.
Why can't we all just get along???
patented or trademarked maize, which is why we are stuck with 50 shades of not maize
Pretty sure that's not true.
Air Canadaaaaa... They should do a marketing campaign with Stauskas highlights, set to the tune of the national anthem. Of course with that one slight modification. And maybe a cameo from Nik's gf.
They should make a "NIK-e" shoe...
How much do you think these types of contracts are usually worth for a rookie lottery pick?
Once you get past the first couple of picks (the guys projected to be franchise players), the amount of a typical shoe deal goes down a lot. For Nik it'll probably be worth a couple hundred thousand.
Nike has around 200 NBA players under contract. Most don't get all that much and will never be featured in any advertising. Their strategy is to lock up as many rookies as possible, on the off-chance they become marketable stars down the road.
Yea, that definitely makes sense. I bet that strategy has paid out nicely for them more than a few times.