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Hoops Fiend Rating Bounce: [usr 3.5] Grip: [usr 4] Style: [usr 4] Durability: [usr 4] Value: [usr 4] Overall: [usr 4.35] Key Features Official NBA size, 29.5 inches Features NBA player graphic of Kevin Durant Painted […]
Spalding NBA Player Kevin Durant Basketball Review
Full Review Background Under Armour started as a small sports apparel brand and has grown into the ranks as one of the leading sports equipment corporations in the United States. They now sponsor premier athletes such as Stephen Curry, Cam Newton, and Jordan Spieth. With this expansion Under Armour has […]
Under Armour Stephen Curry Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Baden Elite Indoor Basketball Bounce: 4.3/5 Grip: 5/5 Feel: 4.3/5 Durability: 4.5/5 Value: 3.8/5 Overall: 4.4/5 Main Features Hidden valve helps to minimize the chance for funky off-center bounces Cover is super tacky and will make it easy for most basketball players to grip or palm the Baden Elite […]
Baden Elite Indoor Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Spalding TF-500 Basketball Review Bounce: 4.5/5 Grip: 4.3/5 Feel: 5/5 Durability: 5/5 Value: 4.5/5 Overall: 4.8/5 Main Features Shares lineage with the legendary Spalding TF-1000 indoor basketball Cover has the perfect balance between durability and feel for an indoor/outdoor basketball Value is decent with a price point around $30, […]
Spalding TF-500 Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Baden Perfection Elite Indoor Basketball Bounce: [usr 4.5] Grip: [usr 4.5] Feel: [usr 5] Durability: [usr 4] Value: [usr 3.5] Overall: [usr 4.3] Main Features Features a recessed stealth air valve that allows […]
Baden Perfection Elite Indoor Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Under Armour 295 Basketball Bounce: 4/5 Grip: 4/5 Feel: 2.5/5 Durability: 5/5 Value: 3.5/5 Overall: 3.8/5 Main Features The Under Armour 295 features the UA Gripskin composite for optimal grip and feel Has deeper channel design and extra channels that feature the Under Armour logo Extra durability compared to the […]
Under Armour 295 Basketball Review
On the cutting edge of basketball technology is the uprising of sensor embedded basketballs that allow you to track your shooting accuracy and improve your shooting game overall. The newest edition to this budding technology is the Wilson X Connected Basketball. A clear response to the successful 94Fifty Basketball, Wilson […]
Review of The Wilson X Connected Basketball
Hoops Fiend Rating: Under Armour 495 Basketball Bounce: 3.5/5 Grip: 4/5 Feel: 4/5 Durability: 4.5/5 Value: 3.5/5 Overall: 3.9/5 Main Features The Under Armour 495 features the UA Gripskin composite leather for optimal grip and feel Has a shallow channel design that is not extra deep but fairly wide Features full […]
Review of the Under Armour 495 Indoor/Outdoor Basketball
Hoops Fiend Rating: Spalding NBA Street Basketball Bounce: 3.5/5 Grip: 2.5/5 Feel: 2.5/5 Durability: 4.5/5 Value: 4.5/5 Overall: 3.5/5 Main Features As of 6/2/15, the #1 Selling Basketball on Amazon Performance Rubber Cover that is Durable and Designed for Outdoor Play Has a Good Bounce Compared to Other Rubber Basketballs […]
Spalding NBA Street Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: The Rock Indoor Basketball Bounce: 4/5 Grip: 5/5 Feel: 4.5/5 Durability: 4.5/5 Value: 4/5 Overall: 4.4/5 Main Features Unique deep set channels allow for easy handling and a smooth feel Extremely deep pebbled channels for superb grip; unlike other balls in its class Channels are pebbled giving […]
BOB Review: The Rock Indoor Basketball
Hoops Fiend Rating: Wilson Evolution Indoor Basketball Bounce: 4.5/5 Grip: 5/5 Feel: 5/5 Durability: 4/5 Value: 5/5 Overall: 4.7/5 Main Features The #1 selling high school game basketball in the USA Deep and wide channel design emphasizes grip Channels are pebbled giving greater universal tact Air tight butyl […]
Wilson Evolution Indoor Basketball Review
Growing up many of us relied on either a coach or parent to tell us many of the fundamentals of basketball. From shooting to defense it seems that you often hear different philosophies and opinions on each when developing your game. The truth is, a lot of the time these […]
94Fifty Smart Sensor Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Spalding Never Flat Basketball Bounce: 4/5 Grip: 4/5 Feel: 3.5/5 Durability: 4/5 Value: 3/5 Overall: 3.7/5 Main Features Uses a proprietary membrane and NitroFlate technology that keeps air in and prevents leaking The Never Flat basketball comes inflated and is guaranteed to stay inflated based on Spalding’s warranty Has […]
Spalding Never Flat Basketball Review
Here at Hoops Fiend we like to provide you information on the latest and greatest in the world of basketballs and basketball hoops. Yet, on occasion there appears a basketball related product that is so outrageously cool that we feel compelled to buy the product and try it out for […]
Stance Socks NBA Legends Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Under Armour 595 Basketball Bounce: 4/5 Grip: 3.5/5 Feel: 4.5/5 Durability: 4.5/5 Value: 3.5/5 Overall: 4.4/5 Main Features The Under Armour 595 features the UA Gripskin composite leather for optimal grip and feel Has a traditional channel design that is neither extra deep or wide Features full […]
Under Armour 595 Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Baden Contender Basketball Bounce: 4/5 Grip: 4/5 Feel: 3/5 Durability: 5/5 Value: 5/5 Overall: 4.6/5 Main Features Features the total feel technology for enhanced grip and feel during play Designed to have the performance for indoor play while having durability that can handle the outdoor elements Stealth soft […]
Baden Contender Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Molten GM7 Basketball Bounce: 5/5 Grip: 4.5/5 Feel: 5/5 Durability: 4.5/5 Value: 3/5 Overall: 4.8/5 Main Features Features a durable composite leather cover designed to perform indoors and handle the elements of the outdoors Has a 12 channel design with two tone color scheme that is approved by […]
Molten GM7 Basketball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Spalding Replica Game Ball Bounce: 4.5/5 Grip: 4/5 Feel: 5/5 Durability: 3.5/5 Value: 5/5 Overall: 4.9/5 Main Features High quality composite leather that works to maximize three things: grip, feel, and control Looks just like the NBA Official Game Ball while providing a durability suitable for indoor/outdoor […]
Spalding Replica Game Ball Review
Hoops Fiend Rating: Spalding Zi/O Basketball Bounce: 2/5 Grip: 3/5 Feel: 3/5 Durability: 3.5/5 Value: 2.5/5 Overall: 2.8/5 Main Features The Spalding Zi/O Basketball is an official sized basketball that is designed for indoor/outdoor use Features full ball pebbling that is typical of more premium indoor/outdoor basketballs Has a foam backed design for improved […]
Spalding Zi/O Basketball Review
Ready to take the game to the hardwood? Here is a list of the best indoor basketballs money can buy.