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Last week’s battle between Rajon Rondo’s Nike Hyperposite’s and Jason Terry’s Reebok Kamikaze II’s resulted in a resounding win for Rondo.
Rondo and his Nike Hyperposite’s move onto the next round after collecting 71% of your votes.
This week we continue Round 1 with a battle between:
Terrence Williams’ Air Jordan XX8′s
versus
Paul Pierce’s Nike Air Legacy 3 Christmas Day PE
Check back next week to find out the results!
The Playoffs are almost here and I can hardly wait! With just six regular season games remaining for the Celtics, and a Playoff spot clinched, it’s hard not to look ahead. The play becomes very intense, and I hope the sneaker game does the same.
For now, I’ll take a look back at the pair of kicks that caught my eye from the past week.
This week’s winner of KOTW is Avery Bradley and his Adidas Crazy Quick’s. This was Avery’s first game in the recently released Crazy Quick’s. These kicks were debuted by Washington point guard, John Wall, about a month ago.
Bradley wore these in the disappointing loss to Cleveland earlier today. Interestingly, he only wore them in the first half and changed to a grey pair of Adidas AdiZero Crazy Light 2′s for the second half.
Does this mean we won’t see them again? We’ll find out soon enough, but I certainly hope we see them again.
These are built for the quick basketballer:
“From making explosive cuts into the lane, grabbing a loose ball or being a lock-down defender, quick is the key to elevating to the next level,” says Robbie Fuller, adidas advanced footwear designer. “We designed the Crazy Quick with athletes in mind. Every player needs to be quick to out-perform the competition and this shoe gives them a unique advantage.” – slamonline.com
Below is a close up of the Adidas Crazy Quick colourway made specifically for John Wall.
I really like these kicks. Bradley wore the plainer white colourway, I would love to see him rock a green colourway.
Do you think Bradley’s on a winner with these kicks? Do you think ‘The Game Changer’ should keep ‘em, or dump ‘em?
As the Celtics look forward to playing Miami tomorrow, and hopefully breaking their 22 game winning streak, I’ll be looking back at the best pair of kicks of the past week.
This weeks winner of KOTW is Courtney Lee with his awesome pair of Air Jordan VII ‘Golden Moments’. These kicks looked great with the amazing St. Patrick’s Day uniform.
Lee has been rocking Nike’s and Jordan’s all season. He has been wearing many retro’s, along with some newer kicks. This particular pair and his Nike Air Penny V’s, which he wore earlier in the season, have caught my eye the most this season.
Lee looked very comfortable in these shoes. He put together a nice game, filling the stat sheet with 12 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists in a well-rounded effort.
Fans with a good memory might remember that Jared Sullinger wore these for media day photos before the start of this season. From memory, feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, I don’t think Sullinger ever wore these on the court, so it was nice to see Lee bring them out against Charlotte.
These Jordan’s are a favourite of mine, and I can definitely see why Lee chose to wear these against the Bobcats on the eve of St. Patrick’s Day. I really like the simple black outer with the gold lining.
What are your thoughts on these Jordan’s? Do you think Courtney Lee should keep ‘em or dump ‘em?
It’s that time of the week again to take a look back at that player who bought out the best pair of kicks on our Green KOTW.
This week’s winner of Kick Of The Week is ‘The Game Changer’, Avery Bradley and his Adidas AdiZero Crazy Light 2′s.
While most of the focus has been on Bradley’s defense, everyone should take the time to look at his sneaker game too.
Since his highly anticipated return against Memphis, Bradley has bought out Adidas Crazy Lights. The away black/green colourway is an awesome looking shoe. He wore these in the terrific win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Bradley has worn Adidas since his rookie season in 2010/11, showing great loyalty to the brand so far.
Robbie Fuller, Adidas lead Basketball Footwear Designer explains why the Crazy Light is so great:
“When it came time to make a new adizero Crazy Light 2, we had to make it lighter, stronger and smarter. It was taking on the impossible… Removing weight and adding strength. We knew we couldn’t just make this shoe lighter, it had to be stronger too. That’s why we upgraded the asymmetrical SPRINTFRAME by making it larger. The new design allows for weight reduction, motion control and energy return. The new sidewall design gives far more support to lock down your foot when you’re doing a crossover. And, with the completely redesigned SPRINTWEB, you’ll get both vertical and horizontal strength when you’re cutting to the rim.
.. To sum it all up, it’s lighter, brighter, stronger and smarter. The adizero Crazy Light 2 is light done right.”
Bradley is currently the only player on the Celtics roster sponsored by Adidas. I think more players should wear Adidas, they put out great shoes and the AdiZero Crazy Light’s are exactly what they say they are: crazy light. They weigh only 270 grams!
Who else thinks Avery is on a winner with these kicks?
It’s that time of the week again to take a look back at that player who bought out the best pair of kicks on our Green KOTW.
This week’s winner of Kick Of The Weekis none other than our high-flying JET: Jason Terry.
Jason Terry has worn many different types of Reebok’s over the years. Most recently he has been rocking the Reebok Answer IV’s. These kicks were made famous as the signature shoe of Allen Iverson, and gained Reebok a lot of respect in the sneaker world.
Although Jet has been wearing these for a majority of the season, I thought it was about time he got some recognition for his selection of retro kicks.
These sneakers were re-released in August of last year and have been a very popular seller for Reebok.
Terry has chosen the black/white colourway. The shoe also features a unique zip up the front tongue and written on the sole is Allen Iverson’s motto ”Only The Strong Survive”.
In my opinion these aren’t these are a uniquely awesome pair of kicks and with the history they have you have to respect them.
Do you think Jet should keep rocking these kicks?
Christmas Day games are looked forward to every year. Not just because the best teams play each other, also because the players bring out their best kicks.
This year was no different. Players of every team whipped out Christmas PE’s of their favourite sneakers.
This weeks winner of Kick Of The Week is Paul Pierce.
While Rajon Rondo got most the attention for his Hyperposite’s, Pierce bought out an awesome pair of Nike Air Legacy 3 Christmas P.E’s.
Pierce has been a huge fan of the Air Legacy throughout his career. Although Pierce doesn’t have a signature shoe anymore Nike still provide him with awesome colourways to rock.
The silver/red/green colourway was a great choice for the Christmas Day win over the Nets.
I really like these kicks and Pierce obviously enjoyed wearing them as he dished out a season high 10 assists.
What do you think of this Christmas colourway?
-Hayley
