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Kobe Top Selling Jersey in China

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by WhoMikeJames, Mar 20, 2007.

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  1. WhoMikeJames

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    #1 WhoMikeJames, Mar 20, 2007
  2. Luckyazn

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    Maybe because Kobe just had a new jersey with #24 ?

    and Iverson has a new jersey with Denver?
     
    #2 Luckyazn, Mar 20, 2007
  3. BigSherv

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    I guess everyone has the yao one already. No point in buying two so they buy another stars jersey
     
    #3 BigSherv, Mar 20, 2007
  4. tinman

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    most dudes in china aren't 7 ft tall. they can probably relate to being a guard who ball hogs the ball and takes fadeaway jumpers.
     
    #4 tinman, Mar 20, 2007
  5. Shroopy2

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    Yao gets the home country All-Star vote boost, sure. Should be an indication that ALL NBA players benefit and its not just All-Yao all the time
     
    #5 Shroopy2, Mar 20, 2007
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    ya and like that guy said they all have yao's already. he was probably their top selling jersey for awhile even before he went to the NBA.
     
    #6 intersync, Mar 20, 2007
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    not a big surprise, he did change his number. if yao or tracy changed their number the distance between them and the 2nd best seller would be so wide it's not even funny.
     
    #7 hashmander, Mar 20, 2007
  8. Omer

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    Yeah both Kobe and Iverson had new jerseys so obviously the sales are higher.
     
    #8 Omer, Mar 20, 2007
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    Even before they changed numbers or teams, Yao's jersey was never number one selling in China. I believe it's always AI, simply because he gives 110% every game, and throws his relatively smaller body around fearlessly. Chinese people just love that spirit.
     
    #9 real_egal, Mar 20, 2007
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    I am guessing they all have Yao's and McGrady's already (two guys who've had the same jersey for over three years now).

    Kobe and AI, on the other hand, have new jerseys.

    Not too big of a deal...
     
    #10 tigermission1, Mar 20, 2007
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    Everyone already has a "replica" yao jersey in china already. ;)
     
    #11 Luffy1, Mar 20, 2007
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    More than 400 million NBA products were sold in over 20,000 retail locations throughout China and retail sales this year are expected to increase by more than 50%.

    Wow, i'm sure that has to do with Yao..
     
    #12 rn_xw, Mar 20, 2007
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    oops i missed a 'something'
    or maybe 'a lot'
     
    #13 rn_xw, Mar 20, 2007
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    wait till Yao won a championship. I'm sure everyone would want to grab a Yao Jersey as the Finals' MVP and NBA champ
     
    #14 rn_xw, Mar 20, 2007
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    too bad tmac is gonna be the mvp
     
    #15 geegee1337, Mar 20, 2007
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    note to self.

    stop "producing" tmac jerseys and "produce" allen iverson and kobe jerseys.
     
    #16 Kam, Mar 20, 2007
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    you'd think that would help yao with the refs the way the nba works, and yet somehow it doesn't.
     
    #17 francis 4 prez, Mar 20, 2007
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    They are just buying Kobe jerseys to get them street cred.. with all the dirty player talk, fines, and suspensions lately. :eek:
     
    #18 magnetik, Mar 20, 2007
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    Not all chinese like or support yao... there are a lot chinese yao haters as well. Been to china a few times, most people i talked to, said they prefer kobe or AI maybe is the size that matters....
     
    #19 jlwee, Mar 20, 2007
  20. FJY

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    Like it or not, but Kobe is the most popular player in China, not Yao.
     
    #20 FJY, Mar 20, 2007
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