Nike Zoom Kobe V Preview
Personally many of us in the office didn’t think that Nike could top the Zoom Kobe IV, but then we saw this: the Nike Zoom Kobe V. Following up on the huge success last year, the Zoom Kobe V seems like the logical place that the sneaker could evolve. Check after the jump for some more pics and colorways.
What do you think?
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Source: Kix and the City
October 7th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Rare Air says:
Excellent follow up - almost looks like the tennis shoes Rafa Nadal has been rocking this year,
I’m pleased they stuck with the low top design, the 4’s are amazing to play in - have they changed the look of the flywire though? or is that scrapped,
Full length zoom air would be a plus as well - they have a much cleaner look than the 4’s.
October 7th, 2009 at 11:57 am
loganlight says:
Like em…
October 7th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Kobeef says:
they look like those shoes that make you jump higher
http://www.sportsci.org/traintech/strengthshoes/WhtShoe2.Gif
October 7th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
ab_40 says:
they look terrible. but they’re probably very light. I think i’m gonna go for the lebrons this year
October 7th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
control says:
Those yellow ones are so ugly I doubt even a gypsy would wear them. Not feeling these ones…
October 7th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
nerditry says:
I dig both these and the LeBrons.
Buuuuut, if Kobe’s signature is on the heel panel, I’m not down with that.
October 7th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
85wasagreatyear says:
whew, good thing they changed the samples. these actually came out kinda dope
October 7th, 2009 at 1:53 pm
b$ says:
fffffffugly!
October 7th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Khalil says:
Can’t wait to see Wade’s Jordans. They are going to be hot.
October 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Tim W says:
Pity you are posting Fake shoes up on there, the real ones have skin-wire
October 7th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
ponky_alolor says:
kobe IV way better
October 7th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Bing says:
Will stick with the IVs. V is wack
October 7th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
BiG ShoT BoB says:
Wow who wants to hoop in cross trainers…I have bad enough ankle problems as it is.
October 7th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Manny says:
Im sure they wont look that bad when you see different colors, maybe some lighter colors and when your actually holding them in your hands. Hey, does anyone know the release date ?
October 7th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
heartbreaker85 says:
MAMBA NUMBER FIVE!
yeah man you were singin that shit.
October 8th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Darkness says:
these are wack
October 8th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
Russ says:
kinda feeling the black and purple’s.
and as far as the ankle comment goes; has nothing to do with what shoes you wear and everything to do with your training habits; and maybe to some degree genetics. low tops are actually BETTER for your ankles; and more importantly your knees. there is a reason you didn’t hear about so many ‘high’ ankle sprains, acl injuries, and microfracture surguries back in the day. all you have to do is grab the top of your high tops with your hands and bend it; how hard was that? now imagine someone approximately 200 lbs and the added forces of them stopping on a dime and reversing direction; what support do you really think you are getting?
spend more time barefoot or in socks to strength the muscles of your foot and ankles; and increase the amount of single leg training you do. preferably with proper instruction. if you have access to beaches, barefoot work on the sand is also great.
don’t believe the hype that the marketing genius’ have created for you.
October 13th, 2009 at 3:16 am
Tim says:
Personally I like them, I think nike had the
idea for shoes u could use on your off dae and
relax in them. To all the haters get ur own sH#T
then we can talk.
October 14th, 2009 at 2:12 am
kobeivfan says:
Agree the IV’s were a classic design - these look like someone at the Nike design team let one of their designers go crazy and did not work! if this is the real final version I think we will be seeing them at the outlet center real fast.
Cannot beleive that Nike would have done this without alot of consumer testing???
October 16th, 2009 at 3:35 pm
omar says:
well nike know every one will buy them weather they’re nice or not, cause a real basketballer does not care about the look of his shoe. does any one know the release date?
and the price tag?
November 8th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
DeLaJedi says:
I only wish the full “swoosh” was visible. Something bugs me about it being cut off. Other than that I like. I will buy these for sure.