Actually nothing…so before I get started with my blog, I want to clear the air on this subject. There is nothing wrong with the term “rubber shoes” and there is absolutely nothing wrong with people who use that term. Technically speaking, a shoe’s outsole is made out of rubber. Manufacturers may have fancy names for it but when it comes down to it, it’s just rubber. So now I’m sure you’re curious why I chose “No Rubber Shoes Allowed” as the title of my blog? Well, it’s all about being an enthusiast. I am a basketball shoe enthusiast and, just like a sports car enthusiast, using such a general term to refer to a shoe (or car) is almost blasphemous. You’ll never hear a car enthusiast say, “Oh look at that car that just sped passed us” when it was a Ferrari or Porsche that they saw. A true enthusiast may even mention the model and year. Why? Because they consider themselves fans. So in the same respect, a true basketball shoe fan would always mention that they saw their favorite basketball player wearing a pair of Air Jordan 11s or Air Max Lebron 7s or Zoom Kobe 5s.
So yeah, there's really nothing wrong with the term "rubber shoes". But, I seriously doubt you’d get what you want the next time you walk into a store looking for basketball shoes and asked the sales person for a pair of "rubber shoes".
So as fellow basketball shoe enthusiasts, as fans, let’s show and give these great sneakers the respect they deserve. “No Rubber Shoes Allowed”
The inspiration for the Air Jordan XIV (above) actually came from the Ferrari Maranello 550 (below) which Michael Jordan owned at the time. You may notice that the emblem on the AJ XIV is unmistakeably similar to the Ferrari logo.
Now who in their right mind would simply refer to these objects as just a car or just another pair of "rubber shoes"?
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