To each his own. Never seen a post AJ XX model ever go on sale so figured the 2009 would be a good hoop shoe to ball in and can't be mad at those prices for my next beater shoes.
Reminds me a lot of the LBJ XI's where the foamposite is located on the lateral side of the shoe. I'd like to find a pair to try to ball in but retail at $180, forget about it.