As 2008 comes to a close, we bring you a special edition of Staff Picks. It was a great year for kicks from b-ball shoes to runners, and there were a lot of releases that definitely cemented (no pun intended) their place in history. It was definitely tough with all the solid drops this year, but we all came up with our own “Top 5 of 2008″ lists.

Take a look after the jump and we’ll see you in the 09.

Have a good new year’s and be safe.