mister jack johnson
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I'd like to do this review in this fashion. You don't have to take my word as bond, but if you have this shoe, and then have worn it for anysignificant time, please chime in. I don't believe in Grades, as they are subjective.
This shoe is a bit of a step forward into time, and then one backward as well. First, I am 6"4, 250, and I play all positions on the floor. I post up,slash, all of that, if you need a description of how I ball. The size is 14 in THIS shoe.
How I really know if a shoe is good, it's how it performs on D. This is when you know that your shoe is doing its job, no worries. When you have to runfull speed, then stop and defend if you are a guard, preventing penetration in the lane, you need reliable kicks. If you are attempting to body up a dude inthe post, you don't need the cat you are guarding down there pushin' you out of your defensive position, with your feet sliding like you are oniceskates...
...the TS Lightspeeds did the job in this area, and I am talking traction.
The traction isn't spot on stop, and I was balling on a nice floor, but I'd come to a complete stop, no slide, but no squeak though.
Where this shoe was puzzling in regard to slippage, was inside the shoe. Adidas uses this material (Clima Cool?) on the inside of SOME of their shoes,especially this shoe, sockliner included. This prevents the wearer from wearing synthetic socks. Synth+Synth= no no. I had to switch and then wear cottonsocks, something I don't mind anyway, to rectify the issue. After that, no slippage.
The "tech" of this shoe is really in the upper. It's interesting as to how the materials inside wick away moisture and heat, from inside theshoe. The tongue seems to have the same material that is inside, and what I noticed was my feet didn't sweat much. Call me 'oldschool', but thishad me buggin'!
Adidas has got the Adiprene + going in the sole, which I personally dig more than AIR. No offense super nike fans, but it works very well for me.
At about the 5th game while in this shoe, they felt like a part of me, with NO worries while on D.
Back in time:
I'd simply get my shoes from beneath my bed or out of my practice bag, then just go and ball. I didn't have to worry about whether or not my shoes werefor guards or dophins, I just put them on, then balled.
Present day:
With all the cubes, shox and Zoom, it is nice to wear a shoe that is built to keep your dogs cooler than the pair of Shelltoes from back in the day, but stilllooking just as low profile. I didn't need to break necks with my kicks as a kid, I just wanted to be noticed for my game. I had no issue going fromposition to position in these, as we know while playing pickup, you just may be called to play any position, at anytime. Like the Nike Zoom BB, this shoe hasno position. It's just a lightweight hoops shoe, the lightest that Adidas has ever made. It really took me back to when all hoops shoes were just thatsimple. The Litespeed has some serious padding at the ankle, which really doesn't make any difference to me. I don't need alot of padding, but somepeople dig that comfy feeling all up in there.
This shoe is classic lookin', as what's shown right here on the Adidas threads of Niketalk. They do turn heads, but that has nothing to do with'performance'.
This shoe isn't for peeps with a WIDE foot, as it is a bit narrow in the forefoot. The Heel fit was hip, but I felt that the shoe needed another laceholeat the top. I had a lockdown fit, but it could have been better, as I have been spoiled by the Gil Zero's, of which has the ridiculous lockdown joint.
My fav Adidas hoop shoes are; the Adidas 1.1, Pro Team II, Gil Zero Mids, Decade I, II and III, and another one that has just been released, the Fulton, wordto Bedstuy. I haven't figured out where it fits among my favs yet, but just cop a pair of the Litespeeds if you want a new/old direction in a pair ofKicks, then come on here and tell me that I am wrong. This shoe is a combo of simple and complicated, but in a very good way.
See ya!!
This shoe is a bit of a step forward into time, and then one backward as well. First, I am 6"4, 250, and I play all positions on the floor. I post up,slash, all of that, if you need a description of how I ball. The size is 14 in THIS shoe.
How I really know if a shoe is good, it's how it performs on D. This is when you know that your shoe is doing its job, no worries. When you have to runfull speed, then stop and defend if you are a guard, preventing penetration in the lane, you need reliable kicks. If you are attempting to body up a dude inthe post, you don't need the cat you are guarding down there pushin' you out of your defensive position, with your feet sliding like you are oniceskates...
...the TS Lightspeeds did the job in this area, and I am talking traction.
The traction isn't spot on stop, and I was balling on a nice floor, but I'd come to a complete stop, no slide, but no squeak though.
Where this shoe was puzzling in regard to slippage, was inside the shoe. Adidas uses this material (Clima Cool?) on the inside of SOME of their shoes,especially this shoe, sockliner included. This prevents the wearer from wearing synthetic socks. Synth+Synth= no no. I had to switch and then wear cottonsocks, something I don't mind anyway, to rectify the issue. After that, no slippage.
The "tech" of this shoe is really in the upper. It's interesting as to how the materials inside wick away moisture and heat, from inside theshoe. The tongue seems to have the same material that is inside, and what I noticed was my feet didn't sweat much. Call me 'oldschool', but thishad me buggin'!
Adidas has got the Adiprene + going in the sole, which I personally dig more than AIR. No offense super nike fans, but it works very well for me.
At about the 5th game while in this shoe, they felt like a part of me, with NO worries while on D.
Back in time:
I'd simply get my shoes from beneath my bed or out of my practice bag, then just go and ball. I didn't have to worry about whether or not my shoes werefor guards or dophins, I just put them on, then balled.
Present day:
With all the cubes, shox and Zoom, it is nice to wear a shoe that is built to keep your dogs cooler than the pair of Shelltoes from back in the day, but stilllooking just as low profile. I didn't need to break necks with my kicks as a kid, I just wanted to be noticed for my game. I had no issue going fromposition to position in these, as we know while playing pickup, you just may be called to play any position, at anytime. Like the Nike Zoom BB, this shoe hasno position. It's just a lightweight hoops shoe, the lightest that Adidas has ever made. It really took me back to when all hoops shoes were just thatsimple. The Litespeed has some serious padding at the ankle, which really doesn't make any difference to me. I don't need alot of padding, but somepeople dig that comfy feeling all up in there.
This shoe is classic lookin', as what's shown right here on the Adidas threads of Niketalk. They do turn heads, but that has nothing to do with'performance'.
This shoe isn't for peeps with a WIDE foot, as it is a bit narrow in the forefoot. The Heel fit was hip, but I felt that the shoe needed another laceholeat the top. I had a lockdown fit, but it could have been better, as I have been spoiled by the Gil Zero's, of which has the ridiculous lockdown joint.
My fav Adidas hoop shoes are; the Adidas 1.1, Pro Team II, Gil Zero Mids, Decade I, II and III, and another one that has just been released, the Fulton, wordto Bedstuy. I haven't figured out where it fits among my favs yet, but just cop a pair of the Litespeeds if you want a new/old direction in a pair ofKicks, then come on here and tell me that I am wrong. This shoe is a combo of simple and complicated, but in a very good way.
See ya!!
