Johnny Rondo has turned an ankle in both mid and low tops. With his speed, a true hightop shoe would only hinder him. The tape jobs need to get better. That is the only thing that can help minimize the damage when his foot sticks.
If you notice, he stops A LOT on his lead toe. This causes a lot of the problems in the situations where there is no contact with another player. I guess that those roller skating stoppers have programmed him somewhat. Anyway, last night's tweak couldn't be avoided no matter what shoe you wear. A big lands on your foot while falling backwards and you will smart a little regardless.