Nate Robinson won again on All-Star dunk contest, which makes him catch Jordan, Wilkins, Carter. The 1.75-meters-tall blackguard not only create the first “Triple Crown” record on All-Star, but also make the Air Max Hyperize the first “big cushion” shoes in the dunk contest.
The so-called “big cushion” means whole palm or palm visible large-capacity cushion. In the heyday of the mid-90’s “big cushion” shoes was the symbol of top science and technology. The “big cushion”, which protect every toe by cushion, was original standard configuration of UPTEMPO . The swing guys like Pippen and Kukoc were the best spokesman of “big cushion”. However, when “big cushion” was gradually changed to inside style of Force series, many defender “big cushion” fans like Williams and Fisher appeared. To small backguard, although smart Zoom Air was perfect match, Nate Robinson liked inside sneakers carried Max Air only. This time, he choosed Air Max Hyperize to play the dunk contest to show his “big cushion complex”.
But the shoes are not traditionally “big cushion” shoes, like Air Max Lebron Vii, Air Max Hyperize also used the new Max Air 360. The really “whole palm” cushion was increased by 80% charge than before Total Air, so the cushioning is also outstanding. The direct copied Hyperize upper kept the original smart, at the same time inherited the relatively weak support-Flywire on upper and TPU tray on back heel provide necessary steady support, but not the best choice of inside players.
Compared with Hypermax, the first “big cushion” style of Hyper series, the Air Max Hyperize seems back to the original UPTEMPO series, or even more a pair of back guard “big cushion” shoes particularly for small players. In a sense, under the trend that inside players like the Zoom Air more and more, Air Max Hyperize, which is more suitable for back guard, points a way of “big cushion” family.
