Is it the shoes?

Could it be?? Is it the shoes thats given Kobe that extra bounce in his game? Everyone said he's crazy! You'll roll your ankles playing in low-top shoes! But since he started rockin' his new low/mid-top Kobe Zoom VI, he's averaged 35 points per game. And even in his second game wearing them, he scored a season high 41 points against the Orlando Magic.

If Kobe can prove that whole "wearing low-tops for basketball is dangerous" myth is false with his new shoes, he can pretty much change the whole shoe game as far as basketball shoes go. So is this shoe actually helping him perform better? You be the judge!