Basketball guys: Anyone tried the Nike Retro Cage-Grip basketball?

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I was perusing the basketball section in my local Dick's today, wanting to pick up a new basketball. My old 5-year old basketball has simply had it, and needs to be replaced. I really liked this one when I came across it (it's not even remotely shiny like in the picture). The grip is fantastic, which is THE one thing I look for, however I'm concerned about the longevity of it. I play 99% of the time on outdoor courts, and I'm just not sure if the grip/texture of the ball would last beyond 5 or 6 runs on the quasi-concrete I play on.

Anyone play with this basketball yet, and can give some opinions?

EDIT: Forgot to add that another thing I like about this basketball is the different look to it. One of the reasons I'm worried that it'll get slick after a few games is because the "skin" of the ball is like a rubber all the way around, not pebbeled like the traditional basketball. It sure would make it easy to distinguish my basketball after getting done playing a pick-up game.

 

[CStan]

I have this ball in black, and my frends have the colour shown above. I use it 90% outdoor, and its been holding up the for the 20 hours or so that it's been used so far. Obviously, the grip isn't as good, but that's mostly because it's dusty and dirty. I paid ~20 CAN for mine after Christmas.