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You have to hand it to Stephon Marbury. This past week he introduced a line of shoes for under $15. The Starbury One shoes go for $14.98 at Steve & Barry's. He also introduced a line of clothes in the college sportswear shop. He's even got low tops (think Air Force I and New Balance) for under 10 bucks. I have to thank Steph for providing a good laugh for me. Jimmy Kimmel ran a clip where Marbury discussed his reasoning for putting out a clothing line. He basically said something to the effect of - Nowadays people have to wear clothes (do they really?) - that's not a direct quote but feel free to send me the video.
All joking aside though, I think it's pretty cool. The kicks look kind of simple but I can't knock them. It would be foolish for me to suggest that other NBA ballers will follow suit. I wouldn't bank on it. But one can always dream, right? I remember when Hakeem Olajuwon released a shoe with Spalding when I was younger. They weren't flying off the shelves like the Grant Hill or Penny Hardaway shoes, but they were kind of popular. Shaquille O'Neal did something with Starter but the response wasn't the same. I don't know if Marbury's shoes will take off but they certainly should. At least with his shoes you know you're not buying them at a 500-percent price mark up.
There's a faction of players in the NBA that grew up unable to afford the same shoes they hawk today. When you go from having so little, sometimes you forget. And sometimes you may not care. This move is refreshing. People from Steph's old Coney Island neighborhood may not be able to score tickets to see him play at The Garden. But they'll still have Surfside Gardens. Now they have a chance to actually purchase a pair of their favorite son's shoes. Have to love that.
"It's about maximum shine for minimum expense." So says the ad campaign. And to borrow from one of Brooklyn's other favorite sons: I can't knock the hustle.
Check out starbury.com
All joking aside though, I think it's pretty cool. The kicks look kind of simple but I can't knock them. It would be foolish for me to suggest that other NBA ballers will follow suit. I wouldn't bank on it. But one can always dream, right? I remember when Hakeem Olajuwon released a shoe with Spalding when I was younger. They weren't flying off the shelves like the Grant Hill or Penny Hardaway shoes, but they were kind of popular. Shaquille O'Neal did something with Starter but the response wasn't the same. I don't know if Marbury's shoes will take off but they certainly should. At least with his shoes you know you're not buying them at a 500-percent price mark up.
There's a faction of players in the NBA that grew up unable to afford the same shoes they hawk today. When you go from having so little, sometimes you forget. And sometimes you may not care. This move is refreshing. People from Steph's old Coney Island neighborhood may not be able to score tickets to see him play at The Garden. But they'll still have Surfside Gardens. Now they have a chance to actually purchase a pair of their favorite son's shoes. Have to love that.
"It's about maximum shine for minimum expense." So says the ad campaign. And to borrow from one of Brooklyn's other favorite sons: I can't knock the hustle.
Check out starbury.com
posted by Jay | 9:44 PM
5 Comments:
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Great minds I tell you, great minds. When I first saw the Starbury's in Slam, I thought it was a misprint, seriously. But I was thinking, "Man if I had an avenue, I would definitely write a column about this". Enjoy these college days where you can write about whatever you want. Oh yeah, that quote from Steph is hilarious. I peeped that too. It's one of those moments where someone really doesn't realize what they're saying (Think Katrelle's question about Yewande being a vegetarian.) Good stuff man, as expected.
You should definitely use the 'Uan to advertise for your blog. Like put it at the end of your columns along with where you can be contacted.
Heck, maybe it would be a good idea to have your own blog on the Famuan's web site. What with Sidney introducing a new Famuan and all. It could be the stuff that couldn't go in the paper or quick hits about stuff going on in sports. My paper does it and it really engages readers more (go to jsonline.com and check out Eugene Kane's blog, "Raising Kane" to see the format I'm talking about.
I just thought it might be a good way to get your name out there to other people who read the paper online. And more people read it than you think.
Aiight dude. Keep being the man. You're the future. I know that for a fact.
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