theaceproman
Rookie
The 2-1 shorts are terrible, I wore them for the gym today and my N*ts were getting demolished. DO not buy these
Nike 2024 General Thread
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Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
After today, Musetti is gonna sell a lot of shorts
2 in 1 is best, because it's just one thing to pack and wash. Otherwise there's an extra item to take care of. Provided you actually, you know...wash them
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Pelotas grandes do not play nice with 2-1s.
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
gino
Legend
Ugh, just when I thought they were gonna dress him with class
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
If Alcaraz wins the USO in it? Plenty of people. I am all for vented backs too. Need more from everyone
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Au contraire
I feel like that's the only way to keep them in place
I had hernia surgery as a teen and sometimes Mr Lefty will wander up into warmer climates and I'll have to manually place him back in place.... with good compression shorts that doesn't happen
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
I've been a big defender of Nike's recent stylings, read this thread back a few pages. But the last two styles posted here are trash, and this is coming from someone who likes modern fits and loud colors.
I love this top. Harkens back to a lot of the epic Nadal kits over the years, specifically combining the color palettes of the two versions of his AO2019 tank (which I own and love)
gino
Legend
I think the 2019 tanks are nice, they had more structure & tennis heritage in the design. To me, this looks closer to a running tank than tennis. Colors aside
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
gino
Legend
Where is the "tennis heritage" in this?
Asymmetrical color blocking (2007 Nadal clay sleeveless)
Light orange color palette (similar to his 2005 pre French open sleeveless)
The alacaraz sleeveless is a weird cut, started in 2022 with kygrios, not sure anyone would wear that. Even myself as a massive hoops fan with dozens of basketball jerseys I hit in
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
OK, I think this is a bit of a reach, seems like some pretty arbitrary distinctions to me. And I don't think this year's tank looks any less "classy" than the ones you mentioned
gino
Legend
I guess to each their own, I don’t love the idea of half my abdomen exposed with those weird arm holes. Just my opinion, that feels less classy given more exposure of the skin
gino
Legend
Well that’s a Celtic jersey which has normal arm holes. Not like his Wimbledon / USO 2022 tank… similar to the melon color above
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
I don't understand. To me they all mostly look like they're in the same neighborhood.
gino
Legend
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Omg bro. Now you're really jumping the shark. Yes, Carlos is literally the worst choice for a sleeveless with his weak build. You are right
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Nip slip going down if he’s not wearing the compression top underneath
I kind of understand this. But when tanks have small armholes they look like this, which doesn't look as good IMO. Feminine somehow
gino
Legend
not that hes weak at all, but, if youre going to maximize his likeness, would think it makes sense to put him in more generally accepted clothing options for consumers
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
Like they did with Nadal and Agassi before him?
Boring/conservative is why they have Sinner
gino
Legend
lol sinner should probably take the more mild stuff that’s fair
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
It is a fine line. I personally think tanks look best when they are either very thin straps or when it's just a sleeveless tee (Nadal/Hewitt 2005 AO for example) but both looks need somewhat big armholes IMO. Otherwise it looks a little too metro
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
Right. Either make it a sleeveless or a tank top. Any other cut in the middle looks terrible and makes for even worse tan lines
gino
Legend
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
Ideal cut. Bummer they strayed from this and tried to reinvent the wheel
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
The other acceptable cut:
theaceproman
Rookie
This geniunly made my day, thank you Nike!
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
The other acceptable cut:
This is way better than the other one you posted. When I say thin straps I meant really thin. lol
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
So are they re-releasing the VP1 or is there something else I'm supposed to see?
arthurli22
Rookie
This was already released in China a month ago and was marketed as China exclusive, but if that twitter account posted it, probably it will have a global release.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
arthurli22
Rookie
I think it just shows how badly the V11 and VP2 sales were, especially the V11 (again I have to stress that personally I do not dislike V11). Once the Vapor Pro 1 "China exclusive" was released, it sold out initially.
But I agree it is weird timing, especially V12 and VP3 were supposed to be released in less than 6 months.
Rosstour
G.O.A.T.
I think they are clearly trying to make room in the lineup for a Vapor 9/9.5/X/Pro style shoe, and maybe these releases are how they figure out what will sell.
arthurli22
Rookie
From what I saw, V12 is that style of shoes so it makes it even more weird to re-release VP1 at this juncture.
theaceproman
Rookie
vp2 in the olympic safari colorway
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
Rafa with his Cage 3 Ballistecs in Safari Meteor as well.
CHillTennis
Hall of Fame
No way, bro. Musetti ain't gonna sell s***.
We're not talking Andre Agassi or Rafael Nadal or even Carlos Alcaraz.
Nobody buys Nike apparel because of Musetti.
CHillTennis
Hall of Fame
If you want loud colors than go back to the 2020 US Open collection.I've been a big defender of Nike's recent stylings, read this thread back a few pages. But the last two styles posted here are trash, and this is coming from someone who likes modern fits and loud colors.
Hot lime & solar red.
At least we're getting the lavas for the US Open this year.
CHillTennis
Hall of Fame
mpournaras
Hall of Fame
Half the colors of your avatar are represented in that shirt. You should love it!A W F U L !
