Darrell

"50 Reasons Why You're Obsessed With Sneakers" 1. When you realized Formatmag.com dropped their annual sneaker issue in September, you put on your best kicks before reading it. 2. Vacations are just a chance to visit different cities%u2019 shoe stores. 3. You have developed a s%9dtyle of walking that neither creases the toe nor flexes the body of the shoe. 4. You know who Tinker Hatfield is. 5. You%u2019ve lined up (or camped out) for shoes. 6. You vividly remember each and every shoe regret (a pair you didn%u2019t cop when you had the chance). 7. You keep the box of every pair you buy %u2013 as well as the crinkled tissue-paper wadding inside the shoes. 8. You love Air Force 1's and Dunks. 9. You hate how played Air Force 1's and Dunks have become. 10. You%u2019re into kicks that aren%u2019t Nikes (and you must be a lonely dude in the game). 11. You%u2019re mad when they never release the colorway you want. 12. You then create the colorway in Photoshop and post it on NT. 13. You have a Jumpman tattoo. 14. You wish you had a Jumpman tattoo. 15. You have the And 1 man tattoo (oops, that just means you%u2019re in the NBA %u2013 or really, really wish you were). 16. You%u2019ve got a pair of kicks you ain%u2019t see nobody rock, not online or eBay or the streets. 17. You dislike a particular basketball player based solely on his shoes. 18. Based solely on design, you cop the signature shoes of a player you dislike immensely (VC, anyone?). 19. You%u2019ve driven over 200 miles to cop a pair, and you don%u2019t even own a car. 20. You remember your first sneaker as fondly as your first girlfriend (maybe moreso). 21. On more than one occasion, you've had people (girlfriends, family, friends) cop a pair on release-date because you were otherwise entangled (like working at your job). 22. You must lace up your kicks yourself, even if they come pre-laced. 23. Your shoes must be included in any picture you're in. 24. You chat with the peeps on NT more than your girlfriend. 25. Your 9-to-5 at your 9-to-5 is eBay. 26. You make Top Sneakers of the Year lists (like this one). 27. You know the two non-Jordans Mike wore in the NBA (Air Ships & Air Flight Ones). 28. Moms bought you skips growing up, and years later, you%u2019re getting your revenge. 29. You know who Bruce Kilgore is. 30. You buy doubles. 31. You can%u2019t afford to, but you buy doubles anyway. 32. You saw Space Jam in the theatre (word to Bill Murray rocking J2s pre-retro, as well as Terminators in a Gatorade commercial, also pre-retro). 33. You hate when Nike puts out cheap versions of nice joints (Zoom Kobes vs. Zoom Legends, Hurache 2K5s vs. Total Package, More Uptempo vs. Much Uptempo, etc.). 34. You have over 20 pairs of the same model in different colorways. 35. You buy clothes based on how they coordinate with your kicks. 36. You keep saying %u201Cthis is the last pair%u2026%u201D knowing full-well it ain%u2019t. 37. You not only clean your sneakers regularly, you also have a tool kit (toothbrush, suede brush, sole brush, shoe-cleaner, etc.). 38. There are kicks you haven%u2019t wore in years %u2013 because you just can%u2019t find them amongst all the shoe boxes. 39. You know what kicks you%u2019d like to be buried in. 40. You buy more than doubles. 41. You buy kicks that aren%u2019t your size %u2013 and not necessarily to resell. 42. You buy your girlfriend nice kicks in a lame attempt to get her into the game (which doesn%u2019t often work). 43. You call it %u201Cthe game.%u201D 44. You hate when Nike (or whoever) puts out a re-issue of a sneaker that you own the original of. 45. You%u2019ve signed an online petition to bring a particular model back into production. 46. You know that Mike Bibby wore Foamposite Ones in the NCAA %u201997 championship game, and Khalid El-Amin wore Flightposite Ones in the NCAA %u201900 championship game. 47. You%u2019ve asked someone on the street %u201Cwhere%u2019d you get those?%u201D 48. Someone on the street has asked you %u201Cwhere%u2019d you get those?%u201D 49. You actually believe wearing _________s make you a better basketball player (hey, 90% of the game is mental %u2013 but not the sneaker game; 90% of that is dollars) 50. Your calendar is marked with release dates of sneakers.