Recent content by mr jack johnson

"Why is it we need to hear every person complaining about the price for everything?" Outside of pretense, a Basketball shoe does not have to be a buckfiddy a pop, in order to be considered the "best in the shoe game", which leads me to... "putting both sigs head to head would not be smart so...

~ Muhammad Ali lighting the Olympic Torch... ~ Ali beating Leon Spinks to regain the title... ~ Magic announcing his HIV status... ~ Dr. J's retirement ceremony... ~ On a personal note, the time I scored over 40 points with my team winning, in a summer league game against a well known pro. I...

Ohhhh the BB4 has a whole host of issues, as does all of the shoes that feature the vaunted MONKEY PAW. But as of late, I have developed a deep affinity for the BB4, one that is not performance related. The Monkey Paw is another example of Nike attempting to do too much, adding further risk of...

I agree DeezyVSOP, I actually like high end tech, ala the GCS in Adidas, and the VCIII's featuring the compressed columns on the medial side of the shoe, but I don't consider Zoom Air to be high end "tech". ~ The aforementioned shoes have a firm, supportive cushioning set up, as Zoom can feel...

15 in Jordans, 14.5 in Gil Zeros. BASKETBALL IS A BROTHERHOOD "but alot of the things Kobe does I would never have done." MJ in GQ

I guess people are also forgetting who was THE Point Man on Team USA. If Deron was supposedly better at the position than Kidd, it would have come out during the practices, and then Deron would have been starting ahead of both Kidd AND Billups. But we all know who that went to... BASKETBALL...

Tokes99, But we can speak in "absolutes" when the product fails, correct? Since Nike did change the Air that is used in Zoom and other forms of Air cushioning, they have a hard time keeping it in the bag! So the durability IS suspect, therefore inferior until they improve its reliability...

I guess the truth is too scary for some! I forgot to add, which was already stated, about those impoverished countries that where Zoom Air and other 'high tech' really doesn't matter, they often play the games on and with antiquated equipment, including footwear. Edit: Niketalk has the...

No "backtracking", you simply cannot comprehend. Am I surprised? NO! BASKETBALL IS A BROTHERHOOD "but alot of the things Kobe does I would never have done." MJ in GQ

"Deron Williams has been", he has been in the playoffs ONCE. Now people are ready top put him ahead of people who are already battle tested. Let him get there again, as Nash AND Kidd has, then win, then talk. Right now, it could be a fluke. BASKETBALL IS A BROTHERHOOD "but alot of the things...

"I would like to see evidence of Billups ever sucessfully guraurding a small forward over the course of an entire game." That wasn't very smart. In fact, that came off quite dumb. The NBA isn't a straight up and defend league. You are put into traps and defensive situations, that will leave a...

It may be too simplistic, but the intention was to show what happens when the body and it's normal mechanisms are interfered with. Also, there is something that you are forgetting when speaking of our bodies not being made to run on hard surfaces, and that is called ADAPTATION. If you see...

Williams played well in the playoffs last year, but he hasn't faced the pressure that the others have. It'll come though, but he and Paul just haven't had the big stage yet. BASKETBALL IS A BROTHERHOOD "but alot of the things Kobe does I would never have done." MJ in GQ

1. Kidd: Presence, defensive ability against all three perimeter positions, the best vision of them all, pass first point man, faster than most PG's even at an advanced players age, has command and makes the right decision with the ball, every time. Not a consistent outside threat but seems to...

Nice try at changing the subject. Back to physics, There is a reason that NASA uses a launch pad that is upon Gibraltar. The rock can withstand the force generated by rockets firing, as a softer base substance would create structural damage in the ship upon lift off. Comparing fractures to...