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the samples surfaced way before then
yeah like in May 2011, when the first Kobe VII thread was created.
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the samples surfaced way before then
That top drawing looks nice. Grinch and inlines dont look good.
Those drawings look pretty nice
me too, i will cop this for sureI'm liking it already
You cannot have it both ways.him wearing that shoe probably saved his career. the kobe 6 are extremely low to the ground.. if he was wearing anything with airmax or higher off the ground really, he would have broke it probably.
he was playing right after he rolled it by the way..
i still don't see how a piece of leather is going to prevent someone from rolling their ankle. whoever made that **** up and the sheep that followed are idiots.. seriously. if a body part wants to turn a certain way, a piece of material won't get in the way.
You say that you cannot see how a piece of leather is going to prevent someone from rolling their ankle, yet in the same breath suggest that the shoe Kobe is wearing, probably saved his career.
You wear what you are most comfortable playing in.
There is scientific proof that mid to high cut shoes offer some protection to both the foot and ankle, but obviously that depends on the wearer as well. So to suggest the sheep that followed are idiots, doesn't make you look very wise, especially with Bryant's ankle in the pics doing a 180 with nobody touching him nor his foot.
Players like Dr. J had pretty lengthy careers while wearing their shoes extra high, and some had successful ones while wearing lows. The point is to make sure that you're in good enough condition, then remaining in shape, so that you can bounce back quickly from tweaks and turns. Those are the guys who bounce back, coming back into games after injury. It's the dudes who are in shape, it's not the shoes, it's your level of conditioning.
What you've just shown, is that you have no clue as to what you are talking about. The pics were used to disprove the notion that wearing a low cut shoe was better for the athlete. Many of you would not have dared to wear a low cut shoe to play ball in, prior to Kobe Bryant doing it. But just because Kobe does it, does not mean that YOU are supposed to do it.The flyknit esque mesh intrigues for sure. Will cop.
Those pics of Kobe twisting his ankles are being used without complete knowledge.
If you watched the game, you'll see a ton of replay and the landing he had was just
Nasty and out of balance that it wont matter what shoe you're wearing.
High cut? LeBron has rolled his ankles since the first version of the 8 til the elite 9.
These are all... YOU GOT IT! High cut shoes!
Even if you wear knee high boots, you will roll your ankle.
You need to strengthen your ankles, get a shoe with good heel lockdown and
Low to the ground. It's simple physics, if you're higher off the ground, there is more
Force to the swing of your rolling ankle and more ground to break.
I don't see how this is hard to comprehend.
Personally, I have no stake in this hightop/lowtop debate myself, but I do find it interesting that people are crediting, as means of revisionist history, Kobe Bryant with popularizing the resurgence of lowtops.
We've been around awhile, so even though I haven't bought any Nike or Adidas sneakers in nearly a half-decade, I certainly keep pace with sports and have kept track of the sneaker world.
Anyone who's been paying attention knows that Gilbert Arenas was wearing lowtops - and Adidas promoted the trend - years before Kobe Bryant and Nike decided to run with it: http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-04-02/it-must-be-shoes
I get that people are fans of certain brands and that's their choice (even though none of those brands are loyal to you), but let's give credit - and criticism - where it's due.
Personally, I have no stake in this hightop/lowtop debate myself, but I do find it interesting that people are crediting, as means of revisionist history, Kobe Bryant with popularizing the resurgence of lowtops.
We've been around awhile, so even though I haven't bought any Nike or Adidas sneakers in nearly a half-decade, I certainly keep pace with sports and have kept track of the sneaker world.
Anyone who's been paying attention knows that Gilbert Arenas was wearing lowtops - and Adidas promoted the trend - years before Kobe Bryant and Nike decided to run with it: http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-04-02/it-must-be-shoes
I get that people are fans of certain brands and that's their choice (even though none of those brands are loyal to you), but let's give credit - and criticism - where it's due.
Let me be clearer then.we've had this argument many times in all the other Kobe sig threads since the IV's
a lot of people know thats all Gil rocked in his prime was lows and his sigs were all lows.
I have no clue as to what you are talking about, but I've done nothing but to give physiological reasoning as to why lows are no better than mids nor highs. The only comment I made against this shoe in particular, was that it had better not be more than one hundred seventy five dollars, as they will indeed sit. My suggesting that Kobe influenced many fans of Nike to wear lows, was not discounting Gil's initial foray. I am saying that since it is a Nike shoe, then sponsored by Kobe, that many found it okay to now wear lows, when others have been doing it all along.Let me be clearer then.
"Coach Hubie" aka "longstroke" knows full well that he was on NikeTalk during the Gilbert Arenas era at Adidas and I can't recall a single instance in which he criticized Gil or Adidas for releasing a lowtop signature line. Are all Adidas fans sheep?
It's fine to have the "safety" discussion, as athletes have every right to be concerned with their health, but let's just be honest about it. I literally could not care less that "Coach Hubie" hates Nike, but he could at least have the courage to admit why and stop inventing excuses. If he were honest, sincere, and respectful nobody would really mind the critiques, much less complain about his brand preferences. Unfortunately, that's not the case and he just wants to bait people into the same tired arguments for reasons he'll never disclose.
I'm sure we'll see Mitt Romney's tax returns long before we ever learn the shameful truth behind Hubie's grudge.
Carry on if you want, as there actually is a legitimate discussion to be had there, but understand that "longstroke" doesn't really care about lowtops vs. hightops. It's just about Nike and Kobe Bryant with him.
Let's see if we can clear up your misunderstanding.I have no clue as to what you are talking about, but I've done nothing but to give physiological reasoning as to why lows are no better than mids nor highs. The only comment I made against this shoe in particular, was that it had better not be more than one hundred seventy five dollars, as they will indeed sit. My suggesting that Kobe influenced many fans of Nike to wear lows, was not discounting Gil's initial foray. I am saying that since it is a Nike shoe, then sponsored by Kobe, that many found it okay to now wear lows, when others have been doing it all along.
Perrhaps if you read the comments, you then would realize your mishap.