Posted by nykshaknbake:

That would be easy...and ineffective.

Posted by BlueSeats:

I'd have been far more impressed if he just went out and told kids to be less brand conscious and materialistic and invited them to shop at all kinds of discount stores, like Steven and Barry's, Payless, K-mart and the like. tell them to work on their character and be good teammates and for them to think about ways to be charitable, even in spite of their poverty.

I would find that inspiring and I think it would have a lot more social relevance than him marketing himself as the next great thing.

I guess you're right. It would seem pretty silly to hear him tdownplaying materialism while wearing 9 karat earrings, diamond studded bracelets and driving a Bentley.

Posted by Allanfan20:

I think the bottom line is this. Marbury shouldn't really be criticized for the work he is doing on his shoes right now. I really don't know if he's doing this to repair his image or if he really cares about the poorer people. I'm sure it's somewhere in the middle. But to me, none of it is really important. The shoes will wear off in a few months and the kids will still be poor. The trend will wear away like all trends do. Marbury will still donate with a million tv cameras in front of him. But none of that matters to me. The next sentence or 2 or 3 or 4 are what matters...

If this stuff is preventing him from working on his game and preventing him from fixing his attitude towards basketball and the Knicks, then I don't care how charitable he is: He is the biggest D-Bag on the face of the planet and deserve sympathy from nobody, especially Isiah Thomas. This is what HE is getting paid for. Not making shoes.

If his defense stinks, then I say Marbury stinks, even if he makes his shoes for free. If his attitude stinks, then Marbury stinks. He should be traded.

Stay tuned...