|
Many D1 officials and NBA officials are a little more creative when it comes to shoes. If you find a good shoe man or get some dye and the right polish you can look for shoes that are mostly black. Also, the kind of shoe will make a difference and a variety of shoes. As far as variety, I can't continue to wear the same shoe all of the time because my feet like variety.
When you talk about shoe type, the foot sits on cushions with running shoes since there is little cutting involved. With basketball shoes the foot sits farther down in the shoes creating more stability for cutting. Having said that most basketball shoes are a gimmick. I was told something like they are not technical. When running they do not work correctly during a stride but they look good. This is not the case for all but most Nike Shox aren't good. Plus you have to weigh a certain amount for Nike Shox or Air Max to work effectively. So, if you are doing many rec games a running shoe will be more comfortable with less stability for cutting while a basketball shoe will not be as comfortable for the long run but will be more stable for cutting. Since we are on a basketball court more officials are wearing basketball shoes that are all or mostly black. Nike makes a mostly black Griffy Jr every year and they have improved every year. The current ones have some silver on them but they can be dyed. The air bubble can also be covered. The Jordan, not team Jordan, before the current one came out in a black mid-top with an elastic neoprene ankle. It had some silver on it but could be taken care of. This is my favorite shoe of all time. If anyone knows of any outlet that sells them tell me. I will buy them immediately. There is a current shoe called the Nike Uptempo Ultramatic. I'm thinking about trying that out. My only hold up is I recently moved to the DC area and I hate the traffic. I just haven't went to try it on. Also, for a few extra dollars Nike has Nike ID which allows you to customize. I haven't done it yet but I might. Whew, I guess you can tell I like to switch shoes and I like Nike. I'm done.
|