Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Starbury

Stephon Marbury, pseudo point guard for the New York Knicks, has created his own line of shoes that caters to the underprivaledged youth of America's slums. His line of Starbury One shoes are available exclusively at "Steve & Barry's" (never heard of them) nationwide. They're going to cost - get this - $14.98 a pair. It doesn't get any cheaper than that, folks, and he swears the quality is so good he plans on wearing them on the court himself.

Now...in theory...this is a great sentiment. It's a goddamn shame that athletes (*coughJordancough*) force kids to somehow fork over $150 for a pair of shoes that they damn well know will fade out of style the next summer, especially since it's that same athlete who's coming out with a new model for them to buy. Fuckers.

But this is Starbury, the man himself. So I'm a little jaded.

I can't help but wonder - could it be that he's wearing his own brand of shoes because no other shoe manufacturer wants to be associated with him anymore?

And are they priced under $15 because all the stores still have overstock on his $89 shoes from last year?

Nothing personal, Stephon. But I ain't buying it.

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