Nike Employee? wrote:
I see it’s time for the NXN trolls are back. I remember when NXN started they said footlocker would be nonexistent by now. How’d that work out for you?
And talk about watered down. NXN is awful.
There are trolls on both sides. Same arguments every year from the anti-FL and anti-NXN crowds. Very few of us that can acknowledge the greatness of both events.
I've had individuals at both (and a couple of teams as well). Zero complaints of either event. Both were first-class experiences for the athletes. Regarding gear, it was a similar amount at both events, but Nike follows each state's regulations regarding how much gear an athlete can keep. FL, not so much, plus they allowed the athletes to pilfer the extra gear. Not a criticism of either, just the facts.
Years ago when there was a relationship between FL and NXN, Nike asked FL to combine events and continue calling it the Foot Locker National Championships. FL declined, wanting to keep their long-standing format. Nike moved forward with adding individuals to the earlier team-only format. Again, nothing wrong with either idea.
In the end, both events attract top individual talent.