Posted by sebstar:

What has Marbury done off the court that warrants him being viewed through such an impossibly suspicious prism? Are you guys being serious here? Nobody is comparing him to Ghandi, but a major endeavor that isnt completely driven by personal gain should always be commended. What are some of his critics doing to help those less fortunate and in impoverished communities?

If everybody, especially those in higher tax brackets, made even a small scale contribution to help those in need the world would be a much better spot.

Posted by TrueBlue:

This is so ridiculous!


I can't wait until he retires for good!


This takes the place of solving world hunger IMO!

MARBURY TEAMS UP WITH OPRAH
By MARC BERMAN

May 17, 2007 -- What do Stephon Marbury and Sarah Jessica Parker have in common? They both will appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" tomorrow.
In the largest coup in Marbury's attempt to spread the word on his $14.98 discount Starbury sneakers, the Knicks point guard will tape a 12-minute segment with Winfrey today in her Chicago studios.

The show will be broadcast locally tomorrow at 4 p.m. on WABC (Ch. 7). The last current NBA player to appear on the show was Kevin Garnett a year ago.
"I'm really excited," Marbury told The Post. "Last summer at my basketball tournament, I said I wanted to change up the world, and people thought I was crazy.

"To team up with people like Oprah and be in the presence of her; her voice speaks to a tremendous amount of worlds, the way she's perceived. Being able to do her show, we'll be able to convey to the whole country the message we're trying to convey."

Ironically, Marbury will compete against himself tomorrow, as his Oprah appearance goes directly against his own 4:30 p.m. talk show, "Stars on Stars," which features NFL legend Jim Brown as guest. Since the Knicks' season ended, Marbury has taped shows with Brown, Randy Moss and Marshall Faulk.

According to an industry source, Marbury's contract with Steve & Barry's, which exclusively sells Starbury sneakers, expires in two years. Marbury's sneakers will become a free agent with a source saying the plan is then to go global.
"It's beneficial for everybody, from the top of the pyramid to the bottom," Marbury said.

While in Chicago, Marbury plans to check in on teammate Eddy Curry, whom he lobbied for All-NBA center honors. Curry received two votes.
"I think he should have been third team," Marbury said. "It's the politics of the NBA."

Marbury arguably had his best all-around season despite the Knicks missing the playoffs, folding down the stretch and finishing 33-49. Marbury, who missed the last seven games with turf toe that still hasn't healed 100 percent, has watched most of the playoff games.

"It's very tough," Marbury said. "The worst thing to happen to us was not making the playoffs. The best thing to happen to us was not making the playoffs because it allowed us to see if we could stick together as a team and we did."

Posted by Solace:

Either reducing prices to offer an inferior product is charity or isn't. And btw, sometimes you can find the same item of a more generic brand for 1/5 the price or less at a discount store. That isn't considered charity. It's considered good business. So is what Marbury's doing.

Posted by Nalod:

Nix, im not suprised your kids want Starbury stuff. Im sure if I lived under your roof I'd be sporting many hoodies myself.

Posted by martin:

Posted by nykshaknbake:

Poor analogy. Marbury sells sneakers making probably 1/10 or less of the money he could makeand you compare it to a 2 dollar drop in 200+ dollar ticket sales. Nice.

Posted by Solace:

I guess Big Lots would also be considered charity, since charity is selling your product for less, even if it's purely a marketing strategy to make money.

Nice!

I can't wait for the Knicks charity where Dolan drops ticket prices $2. Excellent!

no. this is a marketing, branding and selling thing. Just because you reduce price does not mean you are making less money. It means you think that by reducing prices volume will go up to make up the price difference. Plain and simple. If this were charity, Marb himself would take next to nothing and would make sure the proceeds go to the neighborhoods.

We don't praise Walmart cause they discount their prices over everything else out there.

Only a nutrider wouldn't be able to understand this Martin. It's 100% Authentic Gimmicking and it really pisses me off. Like I said Dekembe Motumbo is who we should be blowing up, Even Jerome Williams to a degree for all his ambassador work he does for the NBA, he's involved in far more humanitarian efforts than this Fraud. The fact Ben Wallace endorses the product and gets paid for it is comical. He needs to come out and just admit he's attaching his name to a Walmart equivalent product to help less fortunate families while running it as a business. This is in no way, shape, or form a movement.

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 05-18-2007 09:16 AM]

Posted by Solace:

And again, Marbury doing this is a GOOD thing, but anyone who says this is charity is wrong. No opinions here, no discussion, they're flat out wrong.

My annoyance with this isn't Marbury, it's the retarded fans and media who actually think this is charity. It's a business. Get a grip, people.

And yes I hate Marbury, but I give him props for making a saavy business move.