Stephon Marbury's Missed Opportunity

How His Affordable Starbury Shoe & Clothing Line Misses the Picture

Stephon Marbury has gotten a lot of praise for his ultra affordable Starbury line of athletic shoes and clothing. Marbury was even featured on a Rachel Ray show segment concerning affordable kids clothing. The segment focused on a woman named Debbie and her son Elliot, who lamented, "If I don't have what other kids are wearing, they make fun of me and say I must be poor and don't have money," Elliots mom Debbie added, It's a social class thing now more than ever and I sometimes feel bad when I can't give what I want to Elliot because it's too expensive." Marbury expressed solidarity with Debbie and her son saying, "I grew up the same way. I wanted to have all the expensive shoes, but we couldn't afford them."

Surely, kid's clothes can get expensive, especially when kids crave $100 + sneakers in an effort to keep up with the Joneses, so to speak. In light of this, Stephon Marbury and Steve & Barry's, the outfit that distributes his Starbury line, should be given credit for offering a low cost alternative. In fact, the entire line of Starbury shoes are sold for $14.98 per pair, and every piece in the Starbury clothing line costs no more than $12.98, including items such as basketball shorts, jeans and polo shirts. Prices such as these are vastly lower than the average competitor's prices, and Marbury has even pledged to distribute Starbury sneakers to every high school varsity basketball player in New York City.