Starbury One

I'm not a big Stephon Marbury fan. If you follow his NBA career, he seems to be one of those players who tends to make a team worse when he shows up. He probably bears almost as much responsibility for Larry Brown losing his job as Isaiah Thomas. However, when the man does something worthwhile, he should be recognized. He is launching a new line of sneakers the Starbury One that will retail for $14.95. That's right, let me say that price again, $14.95. It's not a misprint.

As Marbury says,"Two hundred to buy a pair of sneakers, that's groceries for the week." He wants Starbury One's low price to show kids how little it costs to make a high-quality sneaker. "History is going to say Stephon Marbury changed the game," he says." He has a line of clothing in the works to go along with the sneakers, which will be similarly low priced. If this takes off the way it should and I hope it will, Marbury will deserve all the credit in the world in the world for changing the shoe culture of the streets. If he can convince kids they don't need expensive sneakers, he will be well deserving of all the props we can give him. Good luck with it Stephon. Let's hope wearing the shoes won't prevent kids from getting back on "D".

UPDATE: Here is a video of Steve and Barry's co-CEO talking about the introduction of the Starbury One showing the Starbury One on court sneaker as well as the rest of the line of shoes and some of the clothing.