CC Stealth

This is the third pair of signature basketball shoes that Duncan has owned since switching to adidas. The first two pairs were both named after D-Cool. Duncan, who has a steady style of play and a simple personality, uses the technology called "Breeze" ClimacoolL in his sneakers, which seems to echo Duncan's calm style of play on the court. Climacool technology, launched in 2002, solves a long-standing problem in sports shoes, especially basketball shoes: poor heat dissipation. Its high-tech breathable technology prevents athletes from feeling uncomfortable due to overheating inside the sneakers during exercise, which affects their athletic status. It is precisely this feature that makes shoes with Climacool more suitable for wearing in summer. Duncan's signature shoe series was launched just in the summer, bypassing the peak period of star shoe launches, and achieved its reputation as breathable basketball shoes in the summer shoe market.

This time CC Stealth also continues the tradition of the previous two generations. Although the name has changed, there is no difference in the core technology and shoemaking concept. The use of Climacool technology makes CC Stealth extremely breathable, making it easier to exercise during summer.

Compared with Duncan’s first two signature sneakers, the D-Cool series, CC Stealth looks closer to traditional basketball shoes. The increase in the height of the upper and the extensive use of breathable synthetic materials on the upper greatly improve the stability of the shoe while ensuring breathability. If the first generation D-Cool was just in name, it did not have real breathability. Fully leveraging the advantages of Climacool technology, the second generation of D-Cool has completely subverted the design concept of traditional basketball shoes and pushed breathability to the extreme. The current CC Stealth is the perfect combination of this extreme breathability system and the traditional basketball shoe protection concept. The CC Stealth shoe shape has some improvements over Duncan's previous signature shoes. The wider forefoot is relatively more suitable for heavier inside players, which is conducive to the dissipation of heat in the shoe, and it seems to be more suitable for Asian feet. type. The three-stripe logo on the side and the tongue become the largest heat dissipation logo on the shoe, increasing internal air evaporation and convection on both sides. Since the stability of Duncan's previous generations of signature shoes has not been recognized by him, and even due to the excessive use of mesh materials, Duncan injured his ankle during the game, CC Stealth specially added protective devices to the ankle and heel, and added protective devices to the instep. The entire system ends with protective straps. In addition, there is no superfluous breathable fabric on the toe cap. The entire synthetic fabric and hard module ensure the safety of the player's feet.

In terms of midsole, CC Stealth does not continue to use the original design. The new built-in midsole gives CC Stealth a stronger overall feel. The material extending from the midsole is like an extension of the Torsion System. Partly, the torsion system and shoe last stabilization system are integrated into one, which greatly improves the stability of CC Stealth.

While the midsole extends to wrap the upper, adidas designers have not forgotten the original idea of ??Climacool, and the completely hollow design of the outsole still exists. The grooves are hollowed out and the large-area grid pattern further improves the wear resistance of the outsole and strengthens the structural stability of the outsole.

In this era where the traditional a3 has almost been eliminated and Formotion technology is everywhere, CC Stealth, as a star signature shoe, still uses the ancient adiPrene shock-absorbing technology, which is inevitably disappointing, even though its performance is not great. Something to be picky about. If you only consider a superstar like Duncan, even if it is just the most basic a3 cushioning, maybe CC Stealth will be the biggest star this year.