based solely on your recommendation of 1.0 vs 1.5, i went ahead and got myself a 1.5
im still coming off a bad ankle sprain in my kobe Vs a few months ago.
tried on both the VIs, and the 1.5, the roses just felt better out of the box. the VIs felt abit slappy, as described by someone else.
played a game in the roses, they felt pretty good. traction was good, but really, the lack of any squeaks made it feel like it wasnt as good as the kobes.
i've played in kobes 1 thru 5, except for the 3. and personally i rank them 2 > 4 > 5 > 1.
the roses, based on just that one game, would be between the 4 and 5.