The Juicemanji Guide To Surviving Holiday Sneaker Season

This holiday season will feature an insane amount of big releases from Nike and Jordan Brand. In my opinion, Nike and JB have gone way overboard and should have staggered these releases over a longer period of time. In any case, most sneakerheads will do what they can to cop everything they can over the next month and a half. I'm here to hopefully relieve some of that holiday shopping stress by offering my advice on how to cop some of these releases with minimal effort.

Let's start with some of the general release Jordans that will be dropping:

Jordan IV "Bred" 11/23 (Black Friday

Jordan IX "Olive" 11/17

Jordan XI "Bred"  12/21

Jordan IX "Cool Grey" 12/15

All of these can be had fairly easily online, except for maybe the XIs. Other than the initial releases on the major sites, you can always count on a restock or two on Finishline. I also find it very easy to cop GR Jordans on a lot of the euro sites like Crooked Tongues, Sneakers N Stuff, etc. If the Bred XIs are a must cop for you and you can't leave it up to chance going online, I suggest you start making arrangements now.

As far as some of the more limited releases go, (Doernbecher IXs, Thunder IVs, Galaxy Zoom Rookies, Galaxy BG Hyperdunks) they'll all be available online and/or twitter RSVP. Start calling in favors if you're not trying to deal with too much bullshit.

With the Nike Basketball X-Mas lineup, I would just play it by ear. Those will all be easy to come by, just like they were last year. There doesn't appear to be a standout, classic colorway like the Grinches from two years ago.

Also remember that most Nike and JB shoes end up in the outlets anyway. Don't be afraid to play the waiting game. If they don't hit the outlet, the resale market will always cool down with the hyped shoes of the moment. The Dunkman and Floridian LeBrons and Tiger Camo Hyperposites won't be tough to come by after they drop and you won't have to break the bank either.

I know there are countless releases coming in the next few weeks, but don't let that stress get to you. Focus on the tougher releases (Bred XIs, Thunder IVs, and DB XIs) because those won't come cheap after they sell out. Anything else will be much easier than you think. Just be patient and keep stacking!