I’ve been testing basketball shoes for nearly 10 years. Here are some of the worst I’ve encountered.
Reflecting back at all the shoes I’ve tested over the years was fun. I can’t believe how many I’ve played in.
I’ve worn nearly every brand and nearly every signature model over the past 10 years — plus, a ton of team models! While looking through them all I decided to name the worst I’ve ever tested. Some are so bad I didn’t even want to reminisce *cough* Reebok Zig Encore *cough*.
While there are a number of sneakers listed, there are a number of sneakers that were not. I can’t remember the year I stopped at, but nothing really recent was discussed. There have been some bad shoes within the past five years, but I wanted to take things way back rather than stick with what’s fresh in my mind.
I do have a list of my favorites from this same time frame so stay tuned for that. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy this look back and let me know if you’ve been around for the entire ride.
What was wrong with the Rose 9?
Been watching since 09, I m glad I watched you doing all that stuff and I love seeing you talking back on what you did, your “tester deontology” 😉
Much love!
Adidas bball shoes’ been known to have inconsistent sizing for a while. Even at that, the Rose 9 fits at a full size or even 1.5 size larger than it should.
aside from the payless shoes and cheap end replicas and funny knock-offs which are horrible, among the known brands, my list would be the Lil Pennies (no cushion), Adizero Crazy light (midfoot fit), Durant 9 (stupid ankle fit), Soldier 10/11 (stupid ankle fit).