| The Way We See It - August 2006 | ||
| August 3, 2006 | *updated Monday-Friday (unless it's a slow day) | |
Stephon Marbury Loves the Kids: "Free Haircuts for all of them!"
Stephon Marbury was on Regis and Kelly yesterday to talk about.. well I'm not sure, because he walks out in this brown, grey, suit like it was a business meeting. [What about Zab? That's a publicity shot.]Isiah has Stephon thinking a whole new way, more mature, whatever, but mid-summer in 100 degree heat he could have dressed for the show in something a little less formal. He looked like he was there to talk about economic fluctuations, announce a merging of the books.. or God forbid, ask if they were hiring? I shouldn't bash my man, Steph's gonna be on my NBA fantasy squad this season. I'm predicting better days for the Knicks. Regis asked him about the Knicks upcoming season, Stephon said.. "just watch." Which is all anyone can say regarding the Knicks, trying to explain where they are going and what they accomplished last season is guaranteed to get you nowhere. After Regis complimented Stephon on the suit (See.. Regis liked it. He said he looked like a banker too.) Steph talked about his sneaker line called Starbury. It actually includes clothes as well, but he specifically mentioned the sneakers which will sell for $14.98. Bargain bin crap you say? Steph broke it down.. "You take a shoe that's $200 and then you take my shoe and you cut it in half, it's the same exact shoe." To prove that is durable and won't split at the seams with the slightest move, he's going to wear them this coming NBA season. I remember Kevin Garnett was on this same trip when he left Nike.. saying kids spend way too much on sneakers. He did the And1 thing and is now with Adidas. Steph added.. "The thing that we're doing is we're going to the inner cities and teaching kids that you can go out and you can buy the shoes yourself. You don't necessarily have to use your mother's money. You can use money that you can save up from getting an allowance or whatever." Basically teaching responsibility and financial independence. Steph should be commended for even trying to make this work, he could have easily priced them at $175 and it would be much easier to market. What stuck out for me was the mention of him giving free haircuts to kids in his old Coney Island stomping grounds. For how long? Umm.. as long as he's living. "I put seven guys on salary, and I provided, for where I live at in Coney Island, I provided haircuts for kids forever." That's good stuff. The type of thing that's rarely mentioned when talk of an athlete's million dollar contract is batted around. Here he is giving a job to seven guys, and keeping, who knows how many, shorties from walking around Coney Island with neglected, nappy doos.. You know, afros by circumstance, not by 'this is the new style.' comments = 1){echo "(".$counter.")";} ?> |
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