A Closer Look at the Nike Air Force STAT Amare Stoudemire
After four years of amazing play, Amare Stoudemire has finally receieved his own signature Nike sneaker, the Nike Air Force STAT. The design of the Nike Air Force STAT, Amare's nickname which stands for Stand Tall and Talented, is a throwback to the early days of the Charles Barkley line of Force Max kix that incorporates decades of technological advancement. The STATs feature a pearlized leather seamless upper, a dual strapping system (instep and forefoot), full length Max Air, and a quilted lining. To add Amare's character to the STAT, Amare and Nike included several personal characteristics onto the STAT including an embossed 610.245 (Amare's Height/Weight) inscription above the Max Unit and the an embroidered "Still I Rise" on the inner tongue.
Also, a little known Nike fact, the STATS feature 5 metal dots on the heel of the sneaker. These five Dots symbolize Nike's achievement in designing/creating a sneaker to perfect specifications on the first try. The 5 Dots are also present on the Nike Air Max 360.
The Nike Air Force STATs are available now at a retail price of $130
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xCURSEDx says:
hahahah sooooo ugly !
Dooky Fresh says:
Lugz x Nike colab?
PK says:
ouch! not a huge fan of these. I think Nike is doing Amare wrong, his last shoe was too heavy to play in as well.
broke days says:
The star burys are better than those
the bay boy says:
sorry to say this but they ugly!
Scottyrob says:
These joints are busted
ebaby says:
Look like the old school Nike Muscle Max with the double strap, they just combined it cuz its about the same size as both of those straps put together. And the bubble on the Muscle went around the back.
andrew says:
yo these look like that scion xA car, not feeling them at all.
jay says:
kind of loooks like a barkley shoe from the early '90's!!!! not bad...i want a preview of the kobe's though!
djnew40 says:
i thought the 5 dots meant it was designed by alpha project?
hustleman2004 says:
These shoes look like so like him, They look like they are quite comfy and good for dunking on punks fools.
Vic says:
Wow its just me then that thinks these shoes is nice.
Lol, this is funny ah man only me....can anyone
see what i'm seeing a little bit of kobes shoe in there.
air philippines says:
from what i remember in other articles i've read, the five dots represents a shoe that's an alpha project: a shoe that nike designed/created to perfect specifications on the first try.
i'm pretty sure the designer who took on the name of "alpha project" on some shoe sites/forums, borrowed it from the alpha project of nike.
anyway, imho, i think these look clean--a bit heavy-looking though... but then maybe they wanted a shoe that looks tough enough for banging in the paint with the big boys... a shoe for a big man like amare.
Gene Quagmire says:
Man, I don't get basketball shoes anymore.
S.COLEONE says:
They look like some marty mcfly futuristic sh..... I aint gonna front they are ugly but it depends on how u rockem. Im not sure about these yet.
Feets Malone says:
WOW!! Some harsh critics...these joints are hot! Let's not forget the shoe is designed to the specs of the PLAYER. Amare is 6'10" 245 pounds. He would not be comfortable in a Zoom Drive type shoe. The Air Sole is Max air and to protect the outsole wraps up over it. The shoe is actually pretty light and the upper is seamless with a moisture wicking interior. Aestetically this shoe is hot. Techincally the shoe is perfect for a big dude hard on his shoes who's looking for maximum comfort fresh off a knee injury!!!
You have to take everything into consideration...
Jville says:
Im w/ Feets Malone, Amare must prefer performance ova style no doubt. Afta all, dats what really gets da job done right? But I prefer 70% style & 30% performance. But dats just me. But they do look like somethin Neil Armstrong woulda wore on da moon.