{"id":565114,"date":"2017-11-20T15:21:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-20T20:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=565114"},"modified":"2017-11-20T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T20:28:37","slug":"nike-basketball-bring-back-alpha-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/nike-basketball-bring-back-alpha-project\/","title":{"rendered":"How Nike Basketball Should Bring Back the Alpha Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Performance basketball is in an odd place. Not a bad one, but an odd one.<\/p>\n

For Nike Basketball<\/strong>, said sector has always been about both heritage and innovation. Whether it be the Air Force 1 or the first few Air Jordan silhouettes, there was a streamlining of sorts. Aesthetic and performance cues kept the storyline in tact, bridging the gap between upcoming product and new developments. Innovation is something we all look forward to in life, but especially in sportswear. Nike being more of a marketing company first, there’s been a hard sell on innovating for the future and the unknown. Seeming to struggle now with crossover appeal, Nike Basketball has been stagnant for about the last decade at least, if not longer in making sneakers for players and fans alike to wear off court. They tried briefly with an EXT iteration of signature models, but those just ended up at outlets across the nation.<\/p>\n

I say they stop focusing on the extremes and continue to push the boundaries of fusion.<\/h3>\n

One way to do this is to think long and hard about what could’ve been the best era of Nike Basketball. In my opinion, it was the era of the Alpha Project<\/strong>. And that’s why they should bring it back. Here’s how they should do it…<\/p>\n