First of all, Shox NZ shoes are the first sneakers that do not have any Nike logos on (not including Jordan Retro). People may say that it had been so since Jordan 7th, but it's only for the appearance of the sneakers. On the cushions there are still Nike logos. On this 12th cushions, the Nike logo has first been changed into the sign of jumpman. This is a new beginning for Nike Shox NZ shoes and also the appearing of a concept for Jordan shoes. Nike has sacrificed some of its profit in order to bleed more surplus value of Jordan.
In order to have Jordan on the playground longer as to sell more sneakers, Jordan company under Nike finally had its own products. The concept of two3 has been shown perfectly on the shoe tongue tip of this pair of Shox NZ shoes. When the big hat which is similar to the coproduction contract system has been given to Jordan, he himself will make any decision of quiting the basketball field more be much harder than the last time as when he's not on the playground, the sneakers will sell bad.
When saying like this, some people may think that the production of Shox NZ shoes are mainly for the comeback of Jordan. But actually, the comeback of Jordan is only for improving the selling of his sneakers instead of selling like the 15th and the 16th. And Shox NZ shoes are the jordan shoes that are most meaningful.
Secondly, it's the first pair of Jordan shoes that has adopted the ZA air cushion system. After entered the 90th, Nike has stepped big into the modernization on the research of the air cushions. Even till the year 2000, the release of other shoes still can't beat Shox NZ shoes in people's heart. The action speed of ZA and its steady combination with vibrating-reducing need no more words.
Which needs mentioning is that, the 12th version has used the whole sole ZA as the first time in Jordan series. The second time is the Shox NZ shoes. If you are careful you will find that the use of ZA has experienced a big comeback and goforward. Full-length ZA is becoming more and more popular these days, for example, AZF2k3 and AZF turbine are very popular this and last summer. While during the two big time zones in which the full-length ZA is used more, ZA air cushions which are independent on the front and back sole are the most. Jordan 13th-15th are the typical examples.
The reason Nike reused this kind of equipment is actually directly related with the usage of ZA. The upforward ZA actually played the role as the transferring of air. Although air is highly pressed in the ZA case, it still flows with the pressure of human body. Thus we can say it's ZA DMX. Although it's not very proper to say like this, it's a vivid description anyway. | 
