Grinches Vs. Cloaks... Well, obviously it's personal preference. Aesthetically, Cloaks take the cake, but $ value wise (which sadly seems to be the way shoe purchases are made now a days) Grinches will hold a higher asking price.
Those Elites are.... ok.... Those insoles better be extremely comfortable to justify the price, because looks alone aren't cutting it. But then again that goes for many of the VII's.
Not sure if already posted but Yahoo article on the "new" grinch
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Kobe-Bryant-is-busting-out-new-Grinch-shoes-for-;_ylt=AlExl_ePkhfi8KH.ZOAq.OG8vLYF?urn=nba-wp11721
Not sure if already posted but Yahoo article on the "new" grinch
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Kobe-Bryant-is-busting-out-new-Grinch-shoes-for-;_ylt=AlExl_ePkhfi8KH.ZOAq.OG8vLYF?urn=nba-wp11721