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That's an interesting reversal. Many times, the form is "brilliant player on the court, asshole off of it."
leftover resentment from twolves fans?
That's an interesting reversal. Many times, the form is "brilliant player on the court, asshole off of it."
If I made millions of dollars, I'd probably give back a lot of it too. I'm a big fan of music, used to play trumpet and piano, and I've been teaching myself guitar the past two years with the help of a friend who's pretty good. If I ever hit it rich, it's a dream of mine to make some donations to the music programs that taught me everything I know, and a lot to my mother as well since she started a piano teaching business in SA and it's been her livelihood since I was a boy and it still is.
I really didn't know this much about Marbury's off-court self, and it's really good to know. I never thought he was as bad as he's made out to be, and this definitely improves my opinion of him a lot. It's great that the NBA has guys like him who do good for the community, , for the world. It's a shame that things like this don't do much to overshadow things like the brawl, Artest's craziness, Melo throwing a punch, etc. The media only cares about what will make the front of the sports section.
i play in cheapo shoes also not made for bball
casual sneakers ftw....= ankle breakers ftl
but if i can beat you in these cheap shoes > ur 120-150 sneakers
I've heard of black people (no offense) beating each other up for these Air Jordans. This upset Jordan himself, I think it was back to the early 90s.
I can't count the number of near fights I saw in middle school and high school because someone stepped on someone's brand new Nikes, and it was dip s from every race doing it. It's absolutely moronic to have a pair of athletic shoes so expensive that you're scared to anything remotely athletic for fear of messing them up. I should see if I can find a pair of Marbury's shoes. I might splurge and get a upgrade from my usual $12 sneakers I get from Target.
Of course, it is very easy to label this as an act of charity on Marbury's behalf-- that is, wearing and endorsing a product, at the possible expense of his own performance or clout, and in all likelyhood seeing very little financial return.
I think we all agree that this is very good of Marbury, and that it is a very noble cause. Simply reference the many people before me (and probably still after me) saying that their opinions of him have changed.
But do you think this effort will ever be noticed? Do you think that the Starbury Brand will ever be a recognizable name, that the company will profit, or that the common conception of price = desirability among the targeted "urban youth" will change? Expensive clothing and shoes being sought after simply because they are expensive, but do you think that by addressing this problem, that it will change?
Do you think that the Starbury Brand will reach a point where, if someone were to post about it again a year or so from now, people would claim it as old news? Or will Starbury just be another failed attempt at conveying traditional values to target demographics?
I saw a story about this on TV (can't remember the show -- 60 minutes?). I was very impressed by Marbury and he doesn't make a dime off of this.
The entire hip hop culture is obsessed with product branding. These kids are spending hundreds of dollars on pants that look like they just took a giant dump in them, just because p.diddley.squat, or jayzee, or some ther person with a made up name, puts their name them.
This is the same for any "status symbol" brand...or in fact any brand in general. Every product has it's high end and low end items. Jordan and Starbury is no different. It also has a lot to do with the fact that Marbury isn't really a great player these days...playing on a losing Knicks team, not having won anything doesn't make him or his product highly marketable or sought after. I do agree that Jordan is using his status symbol as a way to get off selling his stuff so highly priced....but that's not different from what other companies do anyways.
But for some reason, I cannot shake the impression I get of Marbury being involved in this hip-hop culture. When I think of people who do charity work, I think of people like Bruce Bowen, Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Sean Marion etc. Stephon Marbury, at least judging by his on-court persona, seems inextricably linked to this "thugish" hip-hop culture.
His supporting of the Starbury line, however, is completely contrary to this.
So why doesn't Stern highlight and promote this kind of thing? Marbury has all the appearance of the hip-hop culture, which is one of the NBA's most loyal demographics, and yet he is doing an almost charitable deed in line with the Greg Buckners and Sean Marion's who receive the Community Assist Award.
So why not promote this: Stephon Marbury, role model for the urban youth- he balls, he talks, and he does charity work and promotions on the side.
If he actually took a public stance on this, Stern could finally have his cake (good deeds) and eat it too (remaining attachment to a hip-hop-ish demographic).
Apparently now Marbury and Lebron are trash talking about each others shoes. James says he would never sell his shoes for that price because Nike holds there stuff to a higher standard. To which Marbury replied that he would rather not be a slave to a company like Nike or something like that
On the show I was watching, they took a pair of Nike's and a pair of Marbury's shoes to an expert on shoe design. The guy cut each pair in half and determined that both shoes were of about equal quality. Profit margins on those Nike's are through the roof.
Where can you buy these shoes? Anyone know a retail store? I will try them out.
You are talking about shoes, right?
Go to this site. http://www.starbury.com/
There's a store locator for "Steve and Barry's".
They even have a Starbury with Dirk in mind.
Cool. There is one here at Grapevine Mills. Like 10 minutes away.
He may appeal to the hip-hop demo, but as anyone who's followed the NBA the last few years can tell you, Stern and Co. have no interest in promoting this image. Maybe if Marbury had some tats removed and wore a nice suit, they'd do a little PSA.So why doesn't Stern highlight and promote this kind of thing?
Also, he probably wouldn't be able to talk.
Wow. I am wondering if these shoes will be available here in the Philippines.On the show I was watching, they took a pair of Nike's and a pair of Marbury's shoes to an expert on shoe design. The guy cut each pair in half and determined that both shoes were of about equal quality. Profit margins on those Nike's are through the roof.
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