Nike Zoom Kobe IV NFW Sample

Upon seeing the Nike Hypermax and the Nike Hyperdunk NFW (no flywire) a couple of months ago, many of you surprisingly preferred the no flywire design as opposed to the orginal flywire attribute. Now, we have spotted a Nike Zoom Kobe IV sample sans the flywire design.

The majority of you labeled the Nike Zoom Kobe IV as the best basketball sneaker of the 2008-09 NBA season, however, if the final product released like this would it still be head shoulders above all the basketball shoes? In addition to the flywire design, some of the details that made this shoe positively unique are absent as well including the snakeskin print, patent leather sections and the Nike swoosh on the sole; the latter area mentioned contains the well-recognized Kobe logo instead. Another glaring difference is the stitching around the swoosh (side panels) which is very similar to the Zoom Kobe I. Whether or not you like them or not, Nike has no plans of releasing this sneaker as of now. However, what are your thoughts on how the sample looks? Click here to view detailed photos via oneonenine.