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This season Adidas Basketball has again dipped into the Kobe Bryant catalog with a reissue of the Crazy 1 (originally known as The Kobe). It has been heavily featured this season one the feet of many Adidas sponsored athletes, as well as having a special All-Star 2014 color scheme. With Spring in full bloom the…
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Introduction The Hyper line has been the driving force for Nike Basketball these past few years. New models are introduced each season, mainly based around the big two – the Hyperdunk and Hyperfuse. Nike Basketball, looking to invigorate the line, have brought a brand new model shifting in a different direction than the Hyper models…
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Introduction It has been a harsh year for the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony. The improvement shown for the past two season has fallen to the wayside as the team is in a downward spiral. All signs point to a change of scenery to Carmelo in the Summer as he pursues an exlusive NBA…
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Introduction For all the superstars in the NBA there is only one that dominates in popularity for the Asia market – Kobe Bryant. Bryant has made a concerted effort to visit the far East ever since his teenage years in the league. And when he made the switch to Nike, his fan base grew exponentially,…
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2014 began with the start of our Top 9 of the Summer/Fall. It saw a variety of very different performers from all the big players in the basketball sneaker industry. The Nike KD VI and the Adidas Rose 773 II were the big names to show up so far. Now, we finish off our list…
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The Summer/Fall of 2013 saw plenty of new models and changes in the basketball sneaker world. Nike changed the release date of the KD to the Summer, while pushing the Kobe line to early 2014. Adidas continued on with the Rose line and the follow up to the Puremotion technology. Under Armour continues to plug…
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Introduction As the year rolls to a close, it looks as though Jordan Brand has re-established themselves in the basketball performance sector. There is no doubt the Brand dominates with their heritage of retro models. But, since the release of the Melo M9 and Air Jordan XX8, they have built a solid performance platform built…
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Introduction Reebok Basketball has shown some fight this season with 2 brand new models for their Fall catalog. Couple this with a marketing campaign featuring Jason Terry, Isaiah Thomas, and Nerlens Noel and it looks as though the company is making a fresh new start. Last month, we looked at the Question Mid inspired Q96…
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Introduction Last week, we looked at the follow up to the Under Armour Micro G® Charge BB in the Charge Volt. The design of the shoe leans more on the concept side, as there are very few basketball shoes on the market that have a distinguishable look as the Charge series does. It is only…
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Introduction Under Armour Basketball has slowly made their way up the industry in a few short years, arguably ranking just below Nike and Adidas for supremacy on the NBA courts. They have a solid roster of young stars bolstered by the acquisition of Stephen Curry this Fall. It is well documented in this Black Lotus…