RF: I purposely carried adidas nmd on the three stripes on the ankle, because the fastest things are on the back, and also by freezing them in that spot, it gives it the identity  just look at the Stan Smith and once you see the perforated stripes, you know instantly that it's a Stan Smith. I feel with the the Crazy Light, it's so iconic and once its there, its there, so I can stop focusing on that and start focusing on innovation and improvements in other areas.Elysia Davis: The Crazy Light 2 started with a review of the Crazy Light 1. We wanted to get a hold of what we achieved and what we wanted to improved.

ED: We do an eight-week wear-test on Innovation concepts, so that means we take these early samples and send them to our D-1 colleges and have adidas shoes them play for eight weeks and we go visit them at the four-week mark and record any wear or abrasion issues that we need to address. One issue that was raised with the Crazy Light 1 was abrasion on the toe-cap, so we replaced it with a adidas ultra boost lightweight rubber toe-cap that would be more abrasion-resistant.

ED: With all the learning we did with the Crazy Light 1, the first round of samples of the Crazy Light 2 were awesome! A lot of the revising with the Crazy Light 2 was with the materials, testing five different lining combinations, and once that was done, we got a design review. All of that feedback, including marketing and athlete feedback, went to Robbie who did a re-design, and that shoe went through the same exact testing we did with the first sample.

Remember when Kanye said that adidas yeezy he wanted to design High School basketball uniforms during his lengthy discussion with BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe? These adidas Nations basketball uniforms aren't too far off from some sort of Yeezy creation as the vibrant green and pink litter throughout in futuristic patterns for the three stripes invitational. Featuring the likes of the DRose 773 III and the adidas Crazy 2 , the pairs feature ominous black uppers while vibrant accents litter throughout. Grab a better glimpse at the latest adidas Basketball player exclusives and let us know what you think in the comments section.

Sneaker News has covered ground on all these exciting colorways of the Crazy Light 2 and Top Ten 2000 , but adidas has finally unveiled the official title for this high-energy pack. Here's a look at the entire set dubbed the adidas Basketball "Bright Lights  Big City" Pack; included in this trio are three of the biggest markets in the nation, where the NBA's biggest stars align to reach for Championship glory. Peep the NYC, LA, and Chicago colorways below and look out for a release this December 12th.

It adidas superstar looks like adidas Basketball has a lot of releases planned for this February. There are several Derrick Rose models coming out, including 2 colorways of the D Rose 4.5 , 2 colorways of the D Rose Englewood II , 2 pairs of the D Rose Dominate, and finally one pair of the D Rose 773 II. There is also an iridescent purple D Howard 4 and a few Crazy Light models . Tell us in the comments how you feel about these releases and which ones you are considering grabbing. Stick with Sneaker News for updates and specific release dates.