How could a basketball shoe mens nike that didn t offer any tangible protection of your ankles keep you safe on the court? There have been low-cut basketball shoes before the Kobe 4, but nobody pushed for it to not only work, but to be accepted by the mainstream like Mamba did. I mean, he rode a damn horse in that commercial to make you laugh and pay attention to what he s trying to do. It also helped that while Kobe was pushing this revolution.

He was also winning on the court wearing them. Some might argue that it s all about they hype and marketing and not so much how the mens nike air max signature athlete performs, but if Mamba had not won in those shoes, a scenario where Nike has to tell Mamba to abandon the low-cut dream was probably on the table.As the championships and accolades rolled in, the nike 2017 Nike Zoom Kobe 5 looked to improve upon the 4, the Nike Zoom Kobe 6 tried to top the 5 and so on.

If you ve seen the word  Ultra pop up in a little for your favorite Nike kicks this year, like the equally underrated Nike Air Max 1 Ultra Flyknit or the Nike Air Presto Ultra Flyknit, it s there for good reason. Using the latest in tech, the nike 2017 shoes Ultra bottoms have turned what were once bulky monstrosities (this obviously doesn t apply to the already light Prestos) that could be used to curb stomp somebody have turned into feathery light outsoles.

And that s a shame& for them. For me? I ll be picking my spots at the outlets and bidding my time when they finally hit the price basement.KoFBestOf2016 continues with a look back at the Top 10 NBA Signature Shoe Athletes. In a year that most of us would consider a downer compared to the highs of the early 2000s, there was still plenty of heat that came through the pipeline courtesy of the usual suspects like Nike s Big 4.

But we also saw cheap nike shoes adidas and Under Armour make a play for supremacy and a few surprises from out of nowhere. Let s just 2017 gives us more to talk about other than,  I wonder if all of these things will drop in price because they re too expensive now. There was a struggle to keep LeBron James this high up on the list. The Nike LeBron 13 was a bust in the eyes of many and it was just a bummer to see practically every colorway that released for the shoe just take up space in stores all across the country.