In my last post, I shared a personal switch from one classic shoe model to another. I don’t see it as a switch from one popular brand to another. I see it as a move from one time-honored basketball shoe to another time-tested basketball shoe design.

So I bought a new pair of low-cut basketball shoes for both simple and mythical reasons. Quite simply, I needed a new pair. January marks the start of a new year, my annual alumni basketball league and new series of coed games. Read the rest of this entry »

In the stereotype high school world, there is a line. On one side, the jocks stand lined up, all big, beefy and exuding manliness and machismo. On the other side, there are the dorks/geeks, in all their four-eyed glory, with the mythical pocket protectors and suspenders in place.

Rarely is this line ever crossed, and even more unthinkable is the idea of the line blurring, or *gasp*, even disappearing.

Things are actually a little different today. Read the rest of this entry »

After playing in all-white Nike Air Force 90 low-cuts, I’ve decided to go back to good ole Adidas Superstars. It’s really going from one classic to another. Both are timeless in design, near-faultless in function. Somehow, though, I always felt the Air Force 90’s were a bit chunky. Stable. But chunky.

I loved playing in Superstars before. They’re lighweight, unpretentious and focused. They’re basketball shoes, period. Read the rest of this entry »