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adidas shoes tend to be more durable, dude was huge af, and somehow quick at the same time so big forces being moved around wore his shoes down quickly
Like many things in life, you get what you pay for. Cheap shoes generally fall apart quicker, provide less support, etc. using this logic, you’d prefer a 1974 Yugo with 200K miles versus a new car since, hey, it’s cheaper and does the same thing! >

100-150$ Nike basketball shoes fall apart all the time too if your movements are intense enough :(
one of my teammates used to go through 2-3 every year and at that point the prices really add up :( >

Damn wtf happened to shoes? I used to play AAU on a team sponsored by adidas and I still have my home and away shoes somewhere in the closet over a decade later