{"id":400636,"date":"2014-08-23T09:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T14:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=400636"},"modified":"2022-09-17T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T17:32:19","slug":"asnkrsdaya-staff-picks-206","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/asnkrsdaya-staff-picks-206\/","title":{"rendered":"Snkrs Day Staff Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The month of August has been full of heavy hitters, but <strong>Snkrs Day Staff Picks<\/strong> once again gives the lesser publicized a little shine. Led off by two brand new versions of the Nike Kobe 9, the office&#8217;s favorite sneaker stories of the week also covers retro runners and new lifestyle looks. Click through our <a href=\"\/tag\/staff-picks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Staff Picks<\/strong><\/a>, and leave your personal pick in the comment box at the end.<\/p>\n<h2>George Kiel<\/h2>\n<p>Nike Kobe 9 EM &#8220;Bright Mango&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although grey is my favorite color, I enjoy playing ball in the loudest of sneakers. These are as vibrant as it gets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Peter Sim<\/h2>\n<p>Nike Kobe 9 Mid EXT<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve been a fan of subdued colorways lately, and this is just a great iteration of the Kobe 9 as a mid-cut shoe because it looks really classy. Unbranded, reptile upper with the 3M underlay and chrome heel counter on top of a gum outsole. Sick.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Michael Faucheux<\/h2>\n<p>Nike Air Tech Challenge II Black\/Obsidian<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve recently become a huge fan of the ATC II, starting off with the &#8220;Hot Lava&#8221; colorway, and Nike keeps me interested with more excellent colorways on the horizon. Considering that the majority of my clothing is black, finding a matching outfit with these would be as simple as pie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Howenstine<\/h2>\n<p>adidas Torsion Response Lite Solo Mint\/Semi-Solar Pink<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are straight cleanliness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Cameron White<\/h2>\n<p>adidas Temper Run Beige\/Red-Blue <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This silhouette looks straight 90s, and I love it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Ian Stonebrook<\/h2>\n<p>Nike KD 7 NSW Lifestyle<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Tough week for Staff Picks, a lot of good stuff hit the web. I really like the &#8220;Sport Royal&#8221; KOs (can we get that model on NIKEiD, JB?), pumped Giuseppe Zanotti gave Cudi a shoe (willaaaaay), and really like the recent takes on the Ozweego by Raf Simons and the Instapump Fury by atmos. At the end of the week though, the most impressive shoe to me was the Nike KD 7 NSW. Most of the NSW takes on signature shoes have read too tacky or youth oriented to me, but man did they kill it on these. They literally weaved in the already existing attributes of Dynamic Flywire lacing and toe box branding with that of the Native American influence. I&#8217;m all about tan\/wheat sneakers right now, so they definitely caught me with the right intro colorway. If these look this good in person, this may be the first GR sneaker that really nails the designer sneaker concept at a reasonable price.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Mike Parsley<\/h2>\n<p>adidas Y-3 Laver High II &#8220;Stingray&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been a fan of high-top Y-3s, as well as stingray, so this one is a winner in my book.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Kin Kwan<\/h2>\n<p>Nike Free Flyknit Chukka QS Pack<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The wolf grey and photo blue Nike Free Flyknit Chukka is my favorite out of the pack, with the hyper grape and atomic mango being a close second. It&#8217;s a tough call for $170 though.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Nolan Nevels<\/h2>\n<p>Vans Slip-On Black\/Gum<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;$45 for a super clean and simple shoe? Down. 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