KG's TS Bounce Commanders

After the 17th NBA Championship title won by the Boston Celtics in 2008, the Adidas TS Bounce Commander for Kevin Garnett was made for the 2008-09 season. Some of you may remember that the 2009 season was not the best season for Garnett and eventually the Celtics. Garnett strained his knee in a game against Utah after All Star weekend, coming down from an alley-oop. Whether this shoe contributed to the injury, I cannot determine for sure. The rest of the season ended up with a trip to the 2009 playoffs, but eventually loosing in the conference semi-finals to the Orlando Magic. The Magic went on to meet the Lakers, who beat them in the finals. Much hope was placed on the Boston Celtics, to repeat their success of the previous year, but with an injury to one of their key players, it was going to be difficult.

This is the second pair of Celtic player based shoe I now own - the first was the unofficial Rajon Rondo Hyperfuse shoe. Unlike those shoes, the TS Bounce Commander bear Garnett's name as well as his uniform number. The TS is short for Team Signature. The shoe itself was available in other colourways, for the other NBA players that were on Adidas's roster at the time. It was not widely released in Australia, unlike his previous model from Adidas - the TS Commander. From my brief initial view of them, they appear to be solid - most likely targeting larger players - being the centers or the forwards. Apparently the Bounce technology will put a spring in your step - but I am yet to confirm that claim. Seeing how there is a flap that covers the laces (which also contains the 2008-09 season calendar on the underside), I would think that these shoes would not breath very well in comparison to the Hyperfuse.

The TS Bounce Commanders also came in a white colourway with Garnett's signature and number. I chose the black model.

Thanks goes to MyShoeSpot for sending me these shoes.