As 2009 comes to a close, Complex will be releasing a series of lists recapping the year's best, from albums to girls. To kick things off, we put together a celebrity panel of sneaker heads to help us determine the best kicks of 2009. We recruited Matt Halfhill (Nicekicks.com), DJ Clark Kent (God's favorite DJ and sneaker connoisseur), Mayor (AF1 king), Chris Vidal (ALIFE manager), and Wil Whitney (Founder of Nom de Guerre and Nike 21 Mercer Head Coach), along with Complex sneaker experts Bradley Carbone and Joe La Puma. Nothing's getting by this team.
Before we drop the panel's official top 10, we asked each of our trusted contributors to tell you about their personal favorites. Today we're taking a look at 21 Mercer Head Coach Wil Whitney's Top 10 Sneakers of 2009...
#10: Nike Air Force 1 "Jones Beach"
WIL SAYS: "LONG ISLAND STAND UP!!!! How 'bout that map on the bottom son!!! I can see my crib!!!"
CLICK HERE TO SEE WIL'S #9 SNEAKER!
WESTCOASTIN' FO LYFE December 18th, 2009 at 04:38 PM
some of the best picks yet!
Abram December 19th, 2009 at 01:11 AM
if you think this top 10 is legit, YOU DON"T KNOW SNEAKERS!! Go check out Matt Halfhill's Top 10 and get some knowledge dropped on you!
WESTCOASTIN' FO LYFE December 20th, 2009 at 01:43 AM
f u think Yeezys r #1 then u r a tool! now tha it's 6mo later n the hype died out people can finally admit how wack those r. MH is jus dropped a list for tha retro geek! not feelin WW top 2 but i've never seen them in person so...
RETROSNEAKS December 27th, 2009 at 02:05 PM
True, the air yeezys are ugly, if i wore them out i would get laughed at, THERE'S A MASSIVE STRAP GOING AROUND THE BLOODY SHOE. Will's list is pretty good i actually would wear some of the shoes he picked
Abram January 2nd, 2010 at 12:05 AM
your a damn fool if the yeezys aren't in your top 5. Also the only reason why the hype is gone is because theres no way to get a pair without paying $1000.
Jonathan Thomas December 19th, 2009 at 09:20 PM
The worst top 10 ever. Just an ugly poorly constructed list. Looks like someone gave another hypebeast the reigns. Does the word collaboration and exclusive the only criteria? Your retarded.
908 straight fiya December 19th, 2009 at 10:40 PM
Great picks my man
mad4truth December 19th, 2009 at 10:41 PM
the list isn't bad, but the picture of Will is horrible
sojo December 19th, 2009 at 10:41 PM
its a good list
JJJJ December 20th, 2009 at 08:38 PM
this list is dry
I'm just sayin December 23rd, 2009 at 04:32 PM
list is OK, then you remember that Will works for NIke and then it's out the window. You mean to tell me that there was not one pair of hot kicks released this year that wasn't under the Nike umbrella? Doubtful...
to you hoes ass niggas December 24th, 2009 at 12:13 AM
90%of this shits suck ugly ass shoes