I understand deconstructed ugliness…seen a lot of ugly shoes on display which after wondering why I realized that was the intent.
However, Nike didn’t carry it through the whole shoe, nor did it go extreme with the detail to emphasize the ugliness. It just looks like an afterthought. I still love their shoes, but like Scott mentioned and called it out, I think they made a mistake on this one…even if you find a legitimate reason for it.