adidas, Nike, The Need For Attention and Competition

Image courtesy of ESPN Chicago Recently there has been a lot of animosity between supporters of adidas and supporters of Nike in the sneaker community. With Derrick Rose’s recent injury, followed shortly after by Iman Shumpert, it was as if supporters and employees of The Swoosh were handed a bottle of lighter fluid while sitting … Read more

adidas Player Exclusives: Chauncey Billups PE Samples

Earlier this month I got my hands on my first of Chauncey Billups adidas shoes and it had me digging all over the internet trying to find out the various versions Billups has worn. I mentioned the difference between the “Mr. Big Shot” versions and the original adidas Player Exclusives that Chauncey wore in his first … Read more

adidas Player Exclusives: Gilbert Arenas TS Bounce Commander

Gilbert Arenas PE’s have slowly become sought after for my collection. He’s become one of my favorite players in the league, partially because of the diversity of shoes he wore on court last season, and partially because he has no filter whatsoever. I guess having no filter is the least of your worries when you’re … Read more

adidas Player Exclusives: Chauncey Billups Home TS Lightning Creator

adidas Player Exclusives: A break down of Chauncey Billups adidas shoes. I’ve been a fan of Chauncey Billups since I was in high school. As a freshman, I remember seeing Billups play at George Washington in Denver. He was a couple of years older than me but easily the best player in the state back … Read more