I bought a pair of Starbury One's. What do I think of them?

Well...

When I got them I had to try them on myself because no one works the Dept. where they're for sale. They were on the shelves with a couple of open boxes filled with shoes that hadn't been stocked yet. I got a size 11, one size larger than I usually wear. They fit, but it was hard to get past the tight lacing. The Sneaks look the part of BBall shoes, but are thinly made. There's clear plastic in parts that provide the Bling, but the odd inner-lined lacing at the top by the ankle makes them hard to slip on and off. I also noticed the inner sole padding came up when I forced my foot in the shoe.

I got the All-Black Starbury's hoping they'd look like anyone else's shoe should these sneaks become a joke. That way from a distance no one will know I have them on. The Pleather that makes up the shoe is smooth across the foot with delineated plastic linings where your foot will move - joints to the part of the show that give way when you run and jump. It felt thin. The shoe isnt heavily lined ( that's where the cutback in price is found). When you have them on, you feel locked in at the ankle. The upper half of the shoe tightens up pretty solidly around the high ankle. It has the odd laces though, laces that line the inner lining of the shoe at the high ankle. It makes it harder to tighten up. Biggest notable is the sole. It's thin. Real thin. It's like walking in a padded slipper. Here's where they also cut costs.

Running in these sneaks , you could tell they would'nt last a summer of Hooping it up on the court. With weak padding ( no sole/soul- kinda like Starbury's Game) you'll burn thru these shoes in no time. Either your feet will hurt or you'll be Gellin to keep them going. I guess that's the plan though. They're so cheap you can afford to go out and get a new pair.

HOw is he gonna ball in them all season?

ANd he says he not going to wear any special made one!

Maybe his wont be modified, he'll just use a size 6 times larger than his own with a pair of Air Jordans squeezed inside.

Posted by Nalod:

HOw is he gonna ball in them all season?

ANd he says he not going to wear any special made one!

Many of those guys wear a new pair of sneakers every game, so maybe he thinks he can do it. I need to see them myself, but sof ar thats 2 people who said they felt cheap.

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by Nalod:

HOw is he gonna ball in them all season?

ANd he says he not going to wear any special made one!

Many of those guys wear a new pair of sneakers every game, so maybe he thinks he can do it. I need to see them myself, but sof ar thats 2 people who said they felt cheap.

After watching 60 games last season, I felt cheap too!

I haven't tried a pair, but I would guess that they probably didn't have to cut back on the thickness of the material to cut costs. Even skips are made thick and padded. I think its a design choice. This may be what Steph likes in a shoe. Remember that when they make any product they produce pre-production models for review. I'm sure that Steph would've tried those on and tested them and gave his approval of the fit and feel of the sneakers. If you go to any sneaker store and look you'd be able to find slipper like styles of sneakers as well as those that look like space boots.

The shoes are a ripoff. You have to write "all alone" in on your own -- they don't come standard on the shoe.

Just like Starbury, they're overhyped and don't perform well in team sports.

Posted by Solace:

Just like Starbury, they're overhyped and don't perform well in team sports.

Or individual sports for that matter.

Posted by BasketballJones:

That's about right!

This is what starbury's problem is!!!

LOL Shoebury...