If You Had To Hoop In Only One Sneaker...

My stalwarts are both up there. Zoom BB1 and LBJ 20-5-5. worn out many,still sittin on many pairs. 2K4's and LBJ II's and III's go for love as well.

HYPERDUNK.

Air Jordan XI. There shouldn't be any other options.

It's not in the pic, but the DWADE 1. All ya'll sleepin if you never balled in them.

the old skool chris webber air max 2, those shoes are the best to ball in for me. wore those things to the ground, bought some when the retro them again.

The Air Jordan III. I could hoop in it for the rest of my life

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Huarache

@CJAXON -- Reebok The Answer 1. My choice Adidas KB8 OG.

the air jordan retro XII. The best jordans ever to me.(personally)

My b I mean't the Jordan XI not the XII.

Surprisingly, I'm going with the Answer I.

LBJ 1's were tight, so were the Zoom Kobe 1's and the AJ XI Space Jam's, those shoes still are the best looking pair ever in my opinion.

Are you guys kidding me?!?! the question is which shoes are best to ball with not what looks the best. if you say AJ XIs, you must have not updated your shoes since 1999. Hyperdunks are by far the most advance durable and comfortable basketball shoes ever! but what started if off was the huaraches 2k4.

Hyperdunks

Kobe III

Huaraches 2k4

Kobe IV

Without question I have to go with the original Nike Shox VC shoes. After some breaking in, these shoes prevented soo many injuries for me. I was never a high-flyer, but on more than one occassion I came down on ankles in these shoes and came away no worse for the wear. With almost all elite Nike basketball shoes attempting to have a form fitting feel to the inner portion of the shoe, they should go back and remix these shoes SOON. It goes against all the recent attempts to make lightweight performance shoes, but it automatically made me a Nike baller for life. I miss these shoes and hope Nike does me a favor and brings back the Shox VC ones.

Air JOrdan XI OR Lebrons 2

AY, where are the 12's at. Favorite Jordan's. OK, next best shoe, the one shoe would be the 23's. The 23's is one of the best kicks you ball in.

Personally, Gary Payton's shoes have been absolutely great for me. Specifically, the Air Hawk Flights were wonderful, and I believe they honestly are the lightest Nike shoe to play in, in mid-cut form. The combination of Nubuck, Phylon, full-length Zoom Air and a TBU lateral protective plate did it for me.

The Zoom Turbine (of Tony Parker and Jason Kidd fame) was excellent, too.

The other GP shoe of great importance to me on the court was the Air Zoom Flight GP from 2003, that he and Jamal Crawford played in, with the shiny silver lateral sidewall.

And lastly, the Air Jordan XIII--it's a tie between these and the Air Hawk Flights to me.

Air Jordan XX. My most comfortable pair of Jordans.

As far as shoes for acctually playing ball in. Modern technology wins over nostalgia for me .

HYPERDUNK hands down!

I absolutely love ballin in my lebron IV (4)especially since it has the foamposite technology on it. A little on the heavy side but otherwise a magnificent basketball shoe.

For outdoors, the Lebron 20-5-5's will never be beat; ever. Indoors, the Penny 2's get my pick. They had a nice combination of zoom and air max, that Nike hasn't done right since.

ALL U DUDES R BUGGIN!!THE 1994 BARKLEYS W THE DOT'S (INSPERATION 4 THE SHARKLEYS)"I CAN ROCK THOSE 4 EVERYTHING"..HUARACHE TECHNOLOGY W THE AIR BUBBLE & THAT SOFT WRINKLED LEATHER TOPPED OFF W THAT NUBUCK..

Best shoes to ball in without a doubt...hyperdunks. Best signature shoes to ball in...Kobe 4s. Best Jordan to ball in...Jordan 13.

purple foams handsdown

what shoes are those on the last column on the right, 3rd shoe up from the bottom...retro! Had them in middle school lol!

i would to love me a good pair of battlegrounds

Nike Go LWP..............Bring 'em back!!!

Hands down. Nike Flightposite 3. Doesn't matter which colorway. I personally have the pictured battleground edition. Picked them up for $40 dollars and they have actually been the only shoe I've played in for the last 5-6 years and they are still in good shape. Just double up on the socks and im ready to make the deffense look bad!

That's really tough but i think i've gotta go with the shox stunner. incredible shoe, simply incredible

and-1 2chi- what j dub used to wear! or zoom glove

I had some jermaine o'neal shox like 3 or 4 years ago. they were pretty good...Jordan xx3s the greatest so far. all jones and lebrons good too. except lbj 5's

haha huaraches 2k5s are the worse basketball shoes ever... duude is trippin.

SHOX BB4 (the first Shox for hoops, endorsed by Vince Carter) were amazing --- cats have alluded above to its technology that helped prevent rolling your ankles, the Monkey's Paw. That tech wuz also in a bunch of GP's signature joints, and one of Nike's best to date.

Kobe IIs, Flightposite Is or LBJ III's and you're good. Kobes are the lightest, though...

hyperdunks...they allow me to son dudes on the court

Man, can the Uptempo 3 get some love? I am an AJ XI fan 'til I die, but they are not the best ball kicks, they wear out very fast if you go to the basket a lot. Uptempo 3's feel like clouds and give good ankle support

for comfort i would say air jordan 14 but for style i would choose the reebok "shaqnosis"

i almost forgot about the 2k5's,really good ball kicks.

Huarache 2K5s, zoom kobe 3s ftw

air jordan xi

aj xi "spacejam" or "concord"

Foamposite One has always treated me best on the court. But I think that's cause I'm rather flat-footed.

I'm surprised to see the XI mentioned at all. It may look great, but it's always been pretty useless to me performance-wise

zoom kobe 4 hands down

@Need to know -- Jordan Jumpman Pro Quick.

air penny ii

nah shorties im going way back in the day with the puma sky (tiny archibald's) or the puma stealth (isiah thomas) i used to run the courts of baltimore in them joints when i was a youth what made them dope they were comfortable and when u jump little or no impact so these were my joints i would ball in.

the Nike zoom kobe 1 gets my pick, extremely comfortable/durable

My first response was my Air Jordan XX's. But after some thought my best balling shoes were my Adidas Torsions from back in the days. That's when Shawn Kemp was a spokesman and had the Above The Rim theme. Those were the days.

YOOOOOOOOOO! I GOTTA PICK A SHOE THATS NOT ON THJIS LIST AND THAT WOULD BE THE ORIGINAL AND 1 JOINTS THAT MARBURY HAD. THE ALL WHITE JOINTS WITH THE AND 1 CROSSOVER DUDE ON THE SIDE! I WAS MAD SURPRISED AT THE COMFORT OF THOSE SHOES! IF I HAD TO PICK ONE FROM THE LIST, IT WOULD BE THE 1ST QUESTIONS. DUMB COMFORTABLE AND NICE ANKLE SUPPORT ON THE HIGH JOINTS! AS THEY GOT OLDER, THEY SQEAKED WHEN U WALKED BUT ITS ALL WELL!

Either the Huaraches 2k5 or AJ XIV

Zoom lebron 3's or 6's, whilst wearing both shoes my game has been amazing. once during a match my team missed a shot and the opposition rebounded, baseball passed it to a teammate on 3 quarters of the court ahead of me, i sprinted as fast as i could and blocked his layup(in my zoom lebron 3's) those shoes wer lite as hell and well protected. in my lebron 6's i averaged 10 points a game on the varsity this year (i'm a rookie) and 11 + blocks a game n' i'm only 6 ft. 2

i gotta go with the jordan 3s. red,white, n black

clazzik

It would be between the 2K1,20-5-5,and the jumpman pro but id go with the 2k1

I would hoop in the Adidas Real Deal sneaker.

huarache 2k4 !

best bball shoe ever.

but it honestly depends on what kind of player you are if your a slasher and scorer the 2k4 2k5 hyperdunks and kobe zm 4s are all great shoes if not the best

Huarache 2K4.

Mad Comfortable.

As a big man (6'6" 245), no shoe I have ever worn compares to the Air Zoom Generation II. Lightweight, responsive and great ankle support. I have bought 7 pairs of them in my life and will continue to hoop in them until I find something better. So far that hasn't happened.

Wow, anyone who says any jordan shoe except for the XII and the XX is absolutely crazy. I don't see how Jordan himself played in any other shoes. But I think everyone is sleepin on the Penny 3's and the Sharkley's. If you are a guard or a three spot and you wear those shoes, you will have the best game of your life.

the best basketball shoe ive played in were the lebron 4s...yeah there heavy..but its like your playing in pillows..crazy comfort

Nike Jordan XI concord/spacejam or foamposite one blue.... or adidas elevation purple for the rest of my life

i gotta go with the HYPERFLIGHTS loved those, all patent leather light weight and they were super clean.

The original Nike Air Foamposite One will forever be my favorite sneaker....

But for balling for the rest of my life...

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

NIKE ZOOM 20-5-5 (Lebron)

-SHERLOCK OUT!

2k4's hands down

i like balling in the AJ XIV's... light... supportive, efficient, good grip on blacktop or parkay...

1. Foamposites (black w/ clear sole)

2. AJ XI

3. Flightposites (gold)...played in all 3. It truly doesn't matter.

Flightposites (any of them except the Garnett's)

The AJXVI the most ballistic shoe ever for a great non slip floor, or the JK Flight 5! For the grip on the court both indoor and outdoor!! Bring back the Flight LWPs

i think its between the 11s n the foamz both have great traction n i feel like i can ball even tho im sorry as hell

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