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THISOriginally Posted by bigj505
anyone saying these are appealing because of HYPE is a guilty as someone that has no clue about foams.
they are appealing for the most obvious reasons => DURABILITY and NON CREASING.
Rocking Js and AF1s used to turn me off because of how badly the toe boxes creased. Shoes could be 2 weeks old and look aged like blue cheese.
Foams dont crease and the uppers can take a beating.
They are perfect for the person looking for a shoe they can wear for a very long time that will still look fresh. That's why true foam lovers never really felt bad about dropping the higher $$$$ on them.
As for basketball, they are really good shoes for someone looking for balling shoes (indoors) that should not fall apart. That is not the case for kobes or lebrons (not 100% sure about Brons) as I know kobes are known to tear after a while. These are not the lightest nor the best in tech but they do hold up to a beating.
Balled in my penny foams all the time in college. Yeah they are heavey but they are comfortable...I'm white so I'm not dunking anyway lol.
But i love the foams for the nostalgia. Remembering penny wearing them....lil penny commercials....bibby in Arizona wearing them....just seeing them on court they always stood out. I have always said that there is only one color of foams to me and thats royal blue. I don't own any other foams. Just Royals.