Funded via Kickstarter earlier this year, the MAX100 book is a reality, and author Matt Stevens continues to celebrate his big achievement. The Air Max 1 fanatic recently linked up European retailer Afew to create a special "1-of-1" pack, which consists of a NIKEiD make-up of his all-time favorite sneaker, a limited edition t-shirt and custom packaging.
The shoe features a unique MAX100 tongue, as well as custom insoles adorned with artwork from the actual book. That same art can be found along the interior of the shoe box and a graphic on the front of the t-shirt, which is available to a limited run of 50 now at Afew. Read on for a close look at the complete package.
2011年12月15日星期四
2011年8月12日星期五
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2011年4月5日星期二
Sliders: Falling for Quentin ... again
It's the plight of every Fantasy writer in the age of information overload.
How am I supposed to pick up on any trends after only three games?
It's not for the faint of heart, and if you're not careful with it, you'll end up destroying a good team. Most of what stands out right now is the product small sample size -- a whole 1.9 percent of the season -- and doesn't deserve any attention from Fantasy owners. Ryan Hanigan's 1.571 slugging percentage? Get real. Jon Lester's 8.44 ERA? Not buying it. Albert Pujols' .154 batting average? Come on already.
But for a handful of players, enough has happened to change the way Fantasy owners perceive them. And once again, Sliders is here to identify those players.
Over the course of a season, stuff changes. Players progress and regress faster than anyone could have predicted. Sometimes they just blow up out of nowhere. By the end of the year, your draft results should be like a foggy memory from the weirdest dream you've ever had. If not, if you haven't adjusted your thinking on players based on the way they've performed, you've probably gotten left in the dust.
But you don't have to do it alone. Sliders will track the changes in player value from start to finish, steering Fantasy owners away from ordinary hot and cold streaks and toward the performances that actually mean something. It's prediction based on reaction and more of a guessing game than an exact science. But it's important nonetheless.
Because come September, your draft won't matter nearly as much as how well you adjusted throughout the season.
How am I supposed to pick up on any trends after only three games?
It's not for the faint of heart, and if you're not careful with it, you'll end up destroying a good team. Most of what stands out right now is the product small sample size -- a whole 1.9 percent of the season -- and doesn't deserve any attention from Fantasy owners. Ryan Hanigan's 1.571 slugging percentage? Get real. Jon Lester's 8.44 ERA? Not buying it. Albert Pujols' .154 batting average? Come on already.
But for a handful of players, enough has happened to change the way Fantasy owners perceive them. And once again, Sliders is here to identify those players.
Over the course of a season, stuff changes. Players progress and regress faster than anyone could have predicted. Sometimes they just blow up out of nowhere. By the end of the year, your draft results should be like a foggy memory from the weirdest dream you've ever had. If not, if you haven't adjusted your thinking on players based on the way they've performed, you've probably gotten left in the dust.
But you don't have to do it alone. Sliders will track the changes in player value from start to finish, steering Fantasy owners away from ordinary hot and cold streaks and toward the performances that actually mean something. It's prediction based on reaction and more of a guessing game than an exact science. But it's important nonetheless.
Because come September, your draft won't matter nearly as much as how well you adjusted throughout the season.
2011年4月1日星期五
Scalping Final Four Tickets Is No Slam Dunk
When I bought a ticket to the Final Four basketball title game to resell for profit, I thought I'd hit nothing but net. Instead, I shot the equivalent of a scalper's air ball.
I purchased a $90 face-value ticket from StubHub in early March for $112 -- $135 when you total in the service charge and FedEx mailing. I still thought it was a good deal for the crowning moment of one of America's biggest sporting events, the NCAA Tournament. I was wrong. This week I resold the ticket on StubHub for $88. After StubHub took its 15%, I was left with $74.80. That's a $60.20 loss. (Remember, I paid $135 originally.)
Scalping is a tough game, and I may not get a chance to compete anymore. I've been benched by my wife.
So much for my new and exciting side job. I had this crazy idea that from time to time I would buy sports tickets online at a relative bargain and increase the price in the "secondary market". That's fancy talk for any place you can scalp.
I should mention that I have written before about StubHub in this space as an observer, and I bought tickets from from the site to actually attend an event. This time was different. I was in it to score a profit.
I figured the Final Four was a sure thing. Immediately after I bought my ticket I saw asking prices for the cheapest seats listed rise to $169 in mid-March. I patted myself on the rump for my good play (like they do in basketball). I decided to wait for the week before Monday's game to list the ticket back on StubHub. Then the listings plummeted below $100. I checked eBay and saw the same descent. Still convinced interest would surge as the event got closer, I finally listed the ticket on StubHub for $143. I waited 24 hours for a bite. Nada.
I pondered waiting until after Saturday's semifinals, thinking any ticketless fans of the winners of the games between Virginia Commonwealth and Butler and Connecticut and Kentucky would pay top dollar for Monday's championship. (StubHub offered an option where you could mail the tickets to company officials in Houston, the site of the Final Four. Then you could list the tickets right up to game time.)
But I didn't have the guts. I rose from bed on Tuesday, March 29, at 3 a.m., slashed my ticket price to $88, and within three minutes I received an email that my ticket had sold. A Kentucky man bought it, I later discovered. Go, Wildcats.
So where did I go wrong? Well, I can figure out a few things:
1. I bought a single ticket. Most folks like to go with someone.
2. Houston's Reliant Stadium, a football venue posing as a basketball arena, will seat more than 72,000 for the Final Four. A huge capacity creates a ticket surplus that sinks prices.
3. Semifinal tickets are actually more valuable because at least buyers know their team will be playing.
4. I studied what sellers were asking for tickets instead of what buyers were actually paying.
5. The service charges are too much to overcome.
6. The Final Four is not the Super Bowl. Just getting into the game isn't enough for many.
www.999plaza.net also suggests that scalper, or "ticket broker," wannabes buy premium seats (if you can afford them) to resell at premium prices. Logical, no? It's the good seats that jack up in value for a big event while the nosebleeds like the one I bought tend to be more static.
But even the pros miss once in a while. Brokers who bought blocks of tickets for Charlie Sheen's shows said in the New York Daily News that they will lose money because the seats are either not selling at all or way below face value.
That makes me feel better but it won't get me back in the game. The next time I buy a ticket to a basketball game, I'll actually show up for the tip-off.
I purchased a $90 face-value ticket from StubHub in early March for $112 -- $135 when you total in the service charge and FedEx mailing. I still thought it was a good deal for the crowning moment of one of America's biggest sporting events, the NCAA Tournament. I was wrong. This week I resold the ticket on StubHub for $88. After StubHub took its 15%, I was left with $74.80. That's a $60.20 loss. (Remember, I paid $135 originally.)
Scalping is a tough game, and I may not get a chance to compete anymore. I've been benched by my wife.
So much for my new and exciting side job. I had this crazy idea that from time to time I would buy sports tickets online at a relative bargain and increase the price in the "secondary market". That's fancy talk for any place you can scalp.
I should mention that I have written before about StubHub in this space as an observer, and I bought tickets from from the site to actually attend an event. This time was different. I was in it to score a profit.
I figured the Final Four was a sure thing. Immediately after I bought my ticket I saw asking prices for the cheapest seats listed rise to $169 in mid-March. I patted myself on the rump for my good play (like they do in basketball). I decided to wait for the week before Monday's game to list the ticket back on StubHub. Then the listings plummeted below $100. I checked eBay and saw the same descent. Still convinced interest would surge as the event got closer, I finally listed the ticket on StubHub for $143. I waited 24 hours for a bite. Nada.
I pondered waiting until after Saturday's semifinals, thinking any ticketless fans of the winners of the games between Virginia Commonwealth and Butler and Connecticut and Kentucky would pay top dollar for Monday's championship. (StubHub offered an option where you could mail the tickets to company officials in Houston, the site of the Final Four. Then you could list the tickets right up to game time.)
But I didn't have the guts. I rose from bed on Tuesday, March 29, at 3 a.m., slashed my ticket price to $88, and within three minutes I received an email that my ticket had sold. A Kentucky man bought it, I later discovered. Go, Wildcats.
So where did I go wrong? Well, I can figure out a few things:
1. I bought a single ticket. Most folks like to go with someone.
2. Houston's Reliant Stadium, a football venue posing as a basketball arena, will seat more than 72,000 for the Final Four. A huge capacity creates a ticket surplus that sinks prices.
3. Semifinal tickets are actually more valuable because at least buyers know their team will be playing.
4. I studied what sellers were asking for tickets instead of what buyers were actually paying.
5. The service charges are too much to overcome.
6. The Final Four is not the Super Bowl. Just getting into the game isn't enough for many.
www.999plaza.net also suggests that scalper, or "ticket broker," wannabes buy premium seats (if you can afford them) to resell at premium prices. Logical, no? It's the good seats that jack up in value for a big event while the nosebleeds like the one I bought tend to be more static.
But even the pros miss once in a while. Brokers who bought blocks of tickets for Charlie Sheen's shows said in the New York Daily News that they will lose money because the seats are either not selling at all or way below face value.
That makes me feel better but it won't get me back in the game. The next time I buy a ticket to a basketball game, I'll actually show up for the tip-off.
2011年3月29日星期二
Lakers treat 102-84 victory over New Orleans Hornets with businesslike attitude
After placing his shoes by his locker, Lakers guard Derek Fisher walked past the television and shot a glance at the screen.
The Memphis Grizzlies were seconds away from securing an upset victory Sunday over the San Antonio Spurs, the team with the NBA's best record that seemed destined to have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. But Fisher didn't flinch for one second. He simply walked past the monitor and headed toward the exit. There was a game to play.
Three hours later, the significance of San Antonio's loss came into perspective. The Lakers' 102-84 victory Sunday night over the New Orleans Hornets reduced the gap for first place in the Western Conference to four games and secured a one-game lead for the second spot over the Dallas Mavericks, which clinched their fourth consecutive victory with a win Sunday over the Phoenix Suns. Those that want to bristle at Fisher's one-of-eight shooting from the field against New Orleans should've been at Staples Center before the game where Lakers executive Magic Johnson stood in a nearby corridor adjacent to the Lakers' locker room. One by one, several Lakers filed out of that side entrance, including Ron Artest, Derrick Caracter and Lamar Odom. Each of them shared handshakes and brief small talk with the Lakers' Hall of Famer. Johnson reserved a more elaborate conversation for Fisher, however.
Expressing delight over a column penned by The Times' T.J. Simers that explained in great detail Fisher's value to the team, Johnson summed up his sentiments this way: "It said what needed to be said." Fisher smiled, nodded his head and walked away, before turning around and saying, "there's only one stat that matters," the obvious reference to his five NBA championships.
That's why it is fitting that the Lakers maintained a similar detachment to the latest ebbs and flows after improving their mark to 15-1 after the All-Star break. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson spent part of his postgame news conference pointing out the reserves squandering a double-digit lead for the third consecutive game and Carl Landry's 24 points. Those are all afterthoughts compared to how the Lakers' size advantage in Pau Gasol (23 points on nine-of-14 shooting and 16 rebounds), Andrew Bynum (13 points on five-of-six shooting) and Lamar Odom (eight points, four-of-six shooting) proved too overwhelming for the Hornets, which recently lost their leading scorer and second-best rebounder in David West to a season-ending left anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Even so, Jackson even went to say the Hornets' 17-13 effort on the offensive boards would give him cause for concern should the Lakers meet up with New Orleans in the first round of the playoffs. But that's just one example of Jackson ratcheting up the expectations as he hopes the team can sustain its consistency once the postseason approaches.
"I hope we can play as we've played tonight defensively and come back [Thursday] against Dallas," Jackson said.
After all, Johnson acknowledged he's more worried about the Lakers meeting Portland in the first round because of the two teams' familiarity and the Trail Blazers have won nine of their last 11 games at the Rose Garden. Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons argued sweeping the regular-season series against New Orleans would strongly derail its confidence should the Lakers host them in the first round. And even if the Lakers remain split on the ability to earn top seeding over San Antonio, all acknowledge the importance of securing home-court advantage over the Dallas Mavericks.
Still, the Lakers expressed more importance in their play itself than how it affects their standing in the West.
"We're motivated about winning," Bryant said. "It doesn't matter to us whether we catch them or not. We try to win every game. If we catch them, so be it. If we don't, so be it."
There's plenty of areas the Lakers should like. Bryant scored 30 points on 11-of-25 shooting, marking the third consecutive game he's scored above his season average, a stretch Jackson said Bryant has played "more aggressively." That's why Bryant couldn't help but laugh when informed that his sprained left ankle remains listed on the team's game notes. "I think I'll manager," he said with a smile.
Bryant's body movement and overall play suggested he can. He noticed a double team coming and switched directions for a fadeaway bank shot in the second quarter. Bryant also went one-on-one against former teammate Trevor Ariza in a sequence that perfectly captured his strong footwork. He jabbed right, drove left into the lane and then banked a shot falling down, giving the Lakers a 92-83 lead with 2:28 remaining.
"Just getting into playoff mode," Bryant said.
In addition to Gasol's efficiency, Bynum maintained the same aggressiveness despite picking up five fouls. When he picked up his last foul with the Lakers leading 78-70 with 9:37 remaining, Jackson summoned Bynum over informing him he'd stay in the game and to remain aggressive, both said afterward. Bynum followed suit, scoring seven of the team's next nine points on plays that indicated his clear advantage in the post. He followed his dunk that gave the Lakers an 85-74 lead with six minutes remaining by performing a chin up on the rim. When New Orleans forward Aaron Gray attempted to shut him off baseline, Bynum jabbed twice and then pivoted to this left to convert on a seven-foot hook shot, extending the lead to 87-76 with 5:07 left.
"I wasn't in foul trouble. I don't think I committed any fouls tonight," Bynum said, joking. "At that point [in picking up the fifth foul], I was just thinking to go hard. If I get a foul, it's to be expected. Luckily, some good things happened."
And defensively, the Lakers' points allowed against New Orleans nearly mirrored the 87 points a game they yielded through the first 14 games following the All-Star break. They held the Hornets to 40.2% mark from the field, a clip that also pointed to them missing open shots. Chris Paul also finished with a non-descript 10 points and nine assists, thanks to constant switching and communicating on screen-and-roll plays, though Jackson conceded he may be holding back for the playoffs.
Jackson had little praise, however, regarding the bench, which was yanked in favor of the starters with exception to Blake and Odom as they nursed an 87-76 lead with 5:07 remaining. Considering the Lakers held as much as an 18-point lead, Jackson sent a clear message he'll favor performance over pacing the minutes of his starters.
The Memphis Grizzlies were seconds away from securing an upset victory Sunday over the San Antonio Spurs, the team with the NBA's best record that seemed destined to have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. But Fisher didn't flinch for one second. He simply walked past the monitor and headed toward the exit. There was a game to play.
Three hours later, the significance of San Antonio's loss came into perspective. The Lakers' 102-84 victory Sunday night over the New Orleans Hornets reduced the gap for first place in the Western Conference to four games and secured a one-game lead for the second spot over the Dallas Mavericks, which clinched their fourth consecutive victory with a win Sunday over the Phoenix Suns. Those that want to bristle at Fisher's one-of-eight shooting from the field against New Orleans should've been at Staples Center before the game where Lakers executive Magic Johnson stood in a nearby corridor adjacent to the Lakers' locker room. One by one, several Lakers filed out of that side entrance, including Ron Artest, Derrick Caracter and Lamar Odom. Each of them shared handshakes and brief small talk with the Lakers' Hall of Famer. Johnson reserved a more elaborate conversation for Fisher, however.
Expressing delight over a column penned by The Times' T.J. Simers that explained in great detail Fisher's value to the team, Johnson summed up his sentiments this way: "It said what needed to be said." Fisher smiled, nodded his head and walked away, before turning around and saying, "there's only one stat that matters," the obvious reference to his five NBA championships.
That's why it is fitting that the Lakers maintained a similar detachment to the latest ebbs and flows after improving their mark to 15-1 after the All-Star break. Lakers Coach Phil Jackson spent part of his postgame news conference pointing out the reserves squandering a double-digit lead for the third consecutive game and Carl Landry's 24 points. Those are all afterthoughts compared to how the Lakers' size advantage in Pau Gasol (23 points on nine-of-14 shooting and 16 rebounds), Andrew Bynum (13 points on five-of-six shooting) and Lamar Odom (eight points, four-of-six shooting) proved too overwhelming for the Hornets, which recently lost their leading scorer and second-best rebounder in David West to a season-ending left anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Even so, Jackson even went to say the Hornets' 17-13 effort on the offensive boards would give him cause for concern should the Lakers meet up with New Orleans in the first round of the playoffs. But that's just one example of Jackson ratcheting up the expectations as he hopes the team can sustain its consistency once the postseason approaches.
"I hope we can play as we've played tonight defensively and come back [Thursday] against Dallas," Jackson said.
After all, Johnson acknowledged he's more worried about the Lakers meeting Portland in the first round because of the two teams' familiarity and the Trail Blazers have won nine of their last 11 games at the Rose Garden. Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons argued sweeping the regular-season series against New Orleans would strongly derail its confidence should the Lakers host them in the first round. And even if the Lakers remain split on the ability to earn top seeding over San Antonio, all acknowledge the importance of securing home-court advantage over the Dallas Mavericks.
Still, the Lakers expressed more importance in their play itself than how it affects their standing in the West.
"We're motivated about winning," Bryant said. "It doesn't matter to us whether we catch them or not. We try to win every game. If we catch them, so be it. If we don't, so be it."
There's plenty of areas the Lakers should like. Bryant scored 30 points on 11-of-25 shooting, marking the third consecutive game he's scored above his season average, a stretch Jackson said Bryant has played "more aggressively." That's why Bryant couldn't help but laugh when informed that his sprained left ankle remains listed on the team's game notes. "I think I'll manager," he said with a smile.
Bryant's body movement and overall play suggested he can. He noticed a double team coming and switched directions for a fadeaway bank shot in the second quarter. Bryant also went one-on-one against former teammate Trevor Ariza in a sequence that perfectly captured his strong footwork. He jabbed right, drove left into the lane and then banked a shot falling down, giving the Lakers a 92-83 lead with 2:28 remaining.
"Just getting into playoff mode," Bryant said.
In addition to Gasol's efficiency, Bynum maintained the same aggressiveness despite picking up five fouls. When he picked up his last foul with the Lakers leading 78-70 with 9:37 remaining, Jackson summoned Bynum over informing him he'd stay in the game and to remain aggressive, both said afterward. Bynum followed suit, scoring seven of the team's next nine points on plays that indicated his clear advantage in the post. He followed his dunk that gave the Lakers an 85-74 lead with six minutes remaining by performing a chin up on the rim. When New Orleans forward Aaron Gray attempted to shut him off baseline, Bynum jabbed twice and then pivoted to this left to convert on a seven-foot hook shot, extending the lead to 87-76 with 5:07 left.
"I wasn't in foul trouble. I don't think I committed any fouls tonight," Bynum said, joking. "At that point [in picking up the fifth foul], I was just thinking to go hard. If I get a foul, it's to be expected. Luckily, some good things happened."
And defensively, the Lakers' points allowed against New Orleans nearly mirrored the 87 points a game they yielded through the first 14 games following the All-Star break. They held the Hornets to 40.2% mark from the field, a clip that also pointed to them missing open shots. Chris Paul also finished with a non-descript 10 points and nine assists, thanks to constant switching and communicating on screen-and-roll plays, though Jackson conceded he may be holding back for the playoffs.
Jackson had little praise, however, regarding the bench, which was yanked in favor of the starters with exception to Blake and Odom as they nursed an 87-76 lead with 5:07 remaining. Considering the Lakers held as much as an 18-point lead, Jackson sent a clear message he'll favor performance over pacing the minutes of his starters.
2011年3月8日星期二
Nike Dunk Hi AC Vintage Pack
While the Nike Dunk has always been one of the flagship sneakers for the brand, over the past couple of years they have been introducing a lot of new things to the shoe. Some of these changes come to the delight of fans while others not so much so. The soles are the biggest thing to have change with the introduction of the stained sole as well as the addition of the autoclave (AC) sole. Today we are going to be taking a look at a shoe that mixes both of those elements into one shoe, this is the new Nike Dunk Hi AC Vintage Pack.
This pack will come in a total of four different shoes with each of the pairs featuring stained, vulcanized rubber soles below premium suede uppers. They will all feature a stained tongue and the colors included will be yellow, orange, red and blue.
This pack will come in a total of four different shoes with each of the pairs featuring stained, vulcanized rubber soles below premium suede uppers. They will all feature a stained tongue and the colors included will be yellow, orange, red and blue.
2011年3月2日星期三
Nike SB Dunk High Premium – Family Guy Quagmire: Hot Shoe on eBay
Can you recognize those yellow stars on the red upper of this Nike SB Dunk High Premium? If you are familiar with the animated tv series Family Guy, you really know what I’m talking about. Glenn Quagmire is a character in the said show and is described as "an appalling human being who is still caught in the rat-pack era" based on anachronistic 1950s party-animal clichés. His neighbor and friend, Peter Griffin describes him as a "heartless sex hound" and refers to him as "a rapist" in The Cleveland Show.
Quagmire appears to have dressed up in red short-sleeved shirt with yellow stars print, teal pants, and brown shoes. His most famous identity is his shirt and from there Nike has come up with an idea of implementing it on one of its shoes. The Nike SB Dunk High Premium received the wonderful combination of Quagmire’s attire – the shirt, pants, and shoes. Basically, Quagmire’s shirt inspired the shoe’s side panel while the rest of the upper uses his pants’ color, and the outsole – his shoes.
On eBay, seller thesoleprovider offers this Nike SB Dunk High Premium – Family Guy Quagmire for $179.99.
Quagmire appears to have dressed up in red short-sleeved shirt with yellow stars print, teal pants, and brown shoes. His most famous identity is his shirt and from there Nike has come up with an idea of implementing it on one of its shoes. The Nike SB Dunk High Premium received the wonderful combination of Quagmire’s attire – the shirt, pants, and shoes. Basically, Quagmire’s shirt inspired the shoe’s side panel while the rest of the upper uses his pants’ color, and the outsole – his shoes.
On eBay, seller thesoleprovider offers this Nike SB Dunk High Premium – Family Guy Quagmire for $179.99.
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