i used to own several nikes, 2 basketball shox and a zoom air for running.
basketball shox-es immediately showed sole wear within 1st week of playing, by 3rd week the sole is already gone at forefoot. their traction really power and nike shox really work (i was wearing a first gen BB4). but fast wearing. not their fault thou as those are probably for indoor courts
being an addict to nike's air zoom's responsiveness i bought an air zoom running shoe. cushioning shiok, damn light (just a little heavier than the nike zoom spiridon last time).... but my toe tore a big hole through the mesh fabric of the shoe. condemned their durability ever since...
switched to a asics kayano. 2.5 years of on-off running still pretty much intact
personal opinion : nike's more inclined to those sponsored athletes or those with cash printer at home. build for performance. their shoe tech wise seems to be way more advance than the rest (no comments on adidas A1 shoe with micro computer in built) but durability is always a huge question mark. probably suit their sponsored guys who change their high performance shoes after every few games they play
for running only and not track spike shoes people usually recommend saucony, mizuno, asics, brooks