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Originally posted by heat&spurs4ever:
Stephon Marbury Insinuates That LeBron James Is a Clown
Posted Jul 22nd 2007 4:35AM by Marcel Mutoni
Filed under: Knicks, Cavaliers, Eastern, NBA Media Watch

For reasons only known to him, Stephon Marbury finds it necessary to repeatedly call out the NBA's golden child, LeBron James.

Back in March, after LeBron basically said that his Nikes were a higher-quality shoe than the Starburys that Marbury wears, Steph got upset and responded by saying that he'd rather be a (part) owner than be owned by a shoe company.

Two days ago, in the final entry on his NY Post blog, Stephon once again went after LeBron and mocked him for his performance at the ESPYs.
You want to make me the clown...I'm not the dude on the ESPYs, getting carried on a throne. I'm not him. I'm the good guy, not the bad guy. I don't want to be carried on the throne...I just want to walk among the people.
Burn! Knicks-Cavs games just got a whole lot more interesting, folks.

By the way, I highly recommend that you go and read all of Marbury's posts on his blog. You probably won't understand most of what he's talking about, but I promise that you will be entertained.



Stephon Marbury Calls Out Michael Jordan
Posted Jul 17th 2007 3:35PM by Matt Watson
Filed under: Knicks, Eastern, NBA Fans, NBA Gossip, New York, Breaking News, The Word

Stephon Marbury is in the midst of a 37-city tour to promote his Starbury line of shoes and clothing for Steve and Barry's ... and what's even better, he's blogging about his experiences for the New York Post:

After that we bounced through Charlotte. We stopped off at one of my favorite places to eat, Cracker Barrel. We met a nice lady named Lisa who worked there and told us the story of how she had promised her son she would buy him a pair of $175 Jordans even though she didn't want to. But he never had any brand name shoes. So she did it.

She wrote Michael Jordan a letter saying it was unfair a lot of children wouldn't be able to afford them and they shouldn't need Jordans to feel accepted.

She said they sent her a b.s. email back but that was it. I want Michael Jordan to get down with the movement and come out with a Star Jordan sneaker for the people. Let's see what happens.

First reaction: Marbury's favorite restaurant is the Cracker Barrel? Who knew? Second reaction: that's pretty bold of him to call out MJ, especially right in his backyard. I never would have thought it possible a couple of years ago, but Marbury seems to be on the verge of becoming a "larger than basketball" icon, having already called out MJ and LeBron James (see: "I'd rather own than be owned").

We know Ben Wallace has already signed on with Starbury, but will athletes endorsing other companies follow in his footsteps? A month ago, word got out that Kevin Durant was adamant that his shoe contract included a commitment from either Nike or adidas to produce an affordable shoe that can be sold in the $39 to $69 range. Was that just p.r.-speak to make Durant look good, or did he really stick to his guns? We'll find out in a few months, Durant signed a deal with Nike this week.



LeBron James vs. Stephon Marbury: The $150 Shoe vs. the $15 Shoe
Posted Mar 29th 2007 2:32PM by Nate Jones
Filed under: Knicks, Cavaliers, Eastern, NBA Gossip, NBA Last Night, Cleveland, New York



During last nights Knicks and Cavs match up, there was another battle going on. As well documented around the net, Stephon Marbury is endorsing a line of $15 Steve and Barry's kicks called Starburys. The premise behind the shoe is to give kids that can't afford outrageously priced shoes a chance to purchase a pair of NBA endorsed kicks that won't break their parent's bank account. So what does LeBron James, endorser of Nike's outrageously priced basketball sneakers, have to say about Marbury's new kicks? Here's what he told Newsday's Ken Berger:
Before the game, James took a little shot at Marbury's $14.98 kicks, saying he couldn't imagine endorsing a sneaker that cheap. "No, I don't think so," James said. "Me being with Nike, we hold our standards high."
Obviously LeBron James rise to fame and riches has allowed him to forget about where he comes from. Isn't this the same LeBron James that grew up in poverty in Akron, OH? What Marbury is doing is starting a cultural revolution. He's trying to change the game so that kids don't feel left out if they don't have a pair of $150 shoes. If LeBron wanted to be the man to be a real global icon, he would look to be something more than a puppet for Nike and become a leader like Marbury and step out and do something different that would actually aid the people that come from backgrounds similar to his own. As well, there are plenty of people that are making millions of dollars selling cheaper shoes. Shaquille O'neal has been doing it for years, but at more than twice the price ($39.99) of the Starburys. So what's Stephon's response to LeBron's obvious arrogance?
Marbury, who is friendly with James, was lacing up his Starburys before the game when informed of LeBron's comment. He thought about it for a moment and said, "I'd rather own than be owned."
For those of you that don't know, unlike James, Marbury is actually tied to the equity of his brand. Marbury gets a piece of the profits from every Starbury shoe that is sold. So not only does he have a chance to revolutionize the shoe industry in a way that benefits the low income consumer, but he also has a chance to become a big time shoe mogul. Instead of being a lemming, James might want to start taking notes.

(Via: Awful Announcing)


http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/03/29/lebron-james-...shoe-vs-the-15-shoe/

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/tag/StephonMarbury/

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Originally posted by GABO152:
I had a hard time finding this thread after the last time so I opened up another thread some where else. Here is to all the ignorant people who talk **** just to talk ****, with no basic knowledge of what it is they're talking about, I tell you the only thing that pisses me off more than an ignorant person is an ignorant person advocates theirs and others ignorance and do not search to get more knowledge, so this is a service to FLASH = FUTURE & HEAT&SPURS4EVER.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americanpitbull.htm

Please educate your selves!. If you're going to argue something argue because your pationate about something (sports, cars, etc...) or because you know what your talking about, if not then your not arguing, you're just been annoying.

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Originally posted by flash = future:
lol@ this dude coming at me. Just last week, there was news about a little girl getting attacked by a pitbull just because he couldn't recognize her or something of the sort. Yet, the owners were the girls grandmother and yeah, I'm sure the old lady was training the pitbull to fights, thats why he attacked the little girl. Let's blame it on the old lady.

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Originally posted by GABO152:
Like I said ignorance is not a good look man, obviously the pitbull is a way more powerful animal than a poodle, so it is ignorant for you to even compare the two. Bottom line pitbulls are guard dogs therefore they have to be taken more serious when there are UNKNOWN children around and trust me they are not the only dogs to attack any one, and honestly I could give a **** what you get your nephew, get him a monkey with a ballarina suit for all I care. All I did was give you a source for you two to inform your selves but you chose to stay ignorant, so cool say what you want and look as stupid as you want, honestly this is getting old and miracles don't happen everyday, so stay ignorant and drop the topic you guys obviously are stuck on stupid and there's nothing that can be done about that, so please drop it and lets just go about our way. Ohh yeah RETARD about the chemical inbalance found in many pitbulls???? I would love to know where you heard that from. pitbulls are a descending race from a box terrier and a bulldog so I would like to know what is so imbalanced about that...... but why do I even try? forget it just keep it to your self.

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Originally posted by heat&spurs4ever:

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Originally posted by GABO152:
Like I said ignorance is not a good look man, obviously the pitbull is a way more powerful animal than a poodle, so it is ignorant for you to even compare the two. Bottom line pitbulls are guard dogs therefore they have to be taken more serious when there are UNKNOWN children around and trust me they are not the only dogs to attack any one, and honestly I could give a **** what you get your nephew, get him a monkey with a ballarina suit for all I care. All I did was give you a source for you two to inform your selves but you chose to stay ignorant, so cool say what you want and look as stupid as you want, honestly this is getting old and miracles don't happen everyday, so stay ignorant and drop the topic you guys obviously are stuck on stupid and there's nothing that can be done about that, so please drop it and lets just go about our way. Ohh yeah RETARD about the chemical inbalance found in many pitbulls???? I would love to know where you heard that from. pitbulls are a descending race from a box terrier and a bulldog so I would like to know what is so imbalanced about that...... but why do I even try? forget it just keep it to your self.

Ahhahahah kid your a joke. Yeah I'm ignorant lets just ignore all the innocent kids who havebeen mauled by your crazy *** dogs! But he's a guard dog so it's cool! I'm going to shoot everything that even touches my property from now on and tell the cops I was just guarding my property lmao!

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Originally posted by GABO152:

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Originally posted by heat&spurs4ever:

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Originally posted by GABO152:
Like I said ignorance is not a good look man, obviously the pitbull is a way more powerful animal than a poodle, so it is ignorant for you to even compare the two. Bottom line pitbulls are guard dogs therefore they have to be taken more serious when there are UNKNOWN children around and trust me they are not the only dogs to attack any one, and honestly I could give a **** what you get your nephew, get him a monkey with a ballarina suit for all I care. All I did was give you a source for you two to inform your selves but you chose to stay ignorant, so cool say what you want and look as stupid as you want, honestly this is getting old and miracles don't happen everyday, so stay ignorant and drop the topic you guys obviously are stuck on stupid and there's nothing that can be done about that, so please drop it and lets just go about our way. Ohh yeah RETARD about the chemical inbalance found in many pitbulls???? I would love to know where you heard that from. pitbulls are a descending race from a box terrier and a bulldog so I would like to know what is so imbalanced about that...... but why do I even try? forget it just keep it to your self.

Ahhahahah kid your a joke. Yeah I'm ignorant lets just ignore all the innocent kids who havebeen mauled by your crazy *** dogs! But he's a guard dog so it's cool! I'm going to shoot everything that even touches my property from now on and tell the cops I was just guarding my property lmao!

Dude you're really something else, I immidietly regret even starting this conversation with you, what a waste of time.

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Originally posted by Diego:
“We don’t say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals. You know what I mean? From what I hear, dog-fighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors and I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he’s one of the superb athletes and he’s a good human being. I think he fell into a bad situation.”

It's because dogs are a domestic animal. You could have a dog live in your house. You couldn't have a deer live in your house. "Man's best friend" is a phrase associated with dogs, not deer. Also, I know some people who eat deer, I'm not among those people, but some people eat deer. Very few people eat dogs.

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Originally posted by Swift_Carlos:

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Originally posted by Diego:
“We don’t say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals. You know what I mean? From what I hear, dog-fighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors and I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he’s one of the superb athletes and he’s a good human being. I think he fell into a bad situation.”

It's because dogs are a domestic animal. You could have a dog live in your house. You couldn't have a deer live in your house. "Man's best friend" is a phrase associated with dogs, not deer. Also, I know some people who eat deer, I'm not among those people, but some people eat deer. Very few people eat dogs.

I dont think you should bind your judgment in what other people think is normal or average. A deer might be a wild animal, but that doesn't mean that its is ok to shoot him for fun, the life of a dog is just as valuable as the life of a deer. Only human life is more valuable than any other life, and we can mention philosophical as well as religious reasons. Its natural to kill animals for food, thats how god established the order in nature. But for fun? I dont care what people think, but for me, sending two dogs out to bite the hell out of them, its just as bad as seen a poor unsuspecting deer die at the hands of a camouflaged redneck. Then they have the cojones to hang their head for display. Micheal Vick did wrong, but at least he didnt hanged dog heads for display.

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Originally posted by duckman:
Actually, hunting is not stupid. I am not a hunter, never have been. Have many friends and family that are avid hunters and to the person they eat what they hunt. In many cases, if hunting was banned, there would be a great over population of particular animals and they would die of starvation. Dog fighting is cruel and inhumane. Just saw a piece on "Real Sports" and these Dog men are low rent, southern rednecks who represent the lowest form of humanity. They should be put in a pin with about 10 of these fighting dogs as punishment. See how they like getting their throats ripped out.

RedLion, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

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Originally posted by Swift_Carlos:

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Originally posted by Diego:
“We don’t say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals. You know what I mean? From what I hear, dog-fighting is a sport. It’s just behind closed doors and I think it’s tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he’s one of the superb athletes and he’s a good human being. I think he fell into a bad situation.”

It's because dogs are a domestic animal. You could have a dog live in your house. You couldn't have a deer live in your house. "Man's best friend" is a phrase associated with dogs, not deer. Also, I know some people who eat deer, I'm not among those people, but some people eat deer. Very few people eat dogs.

I dont think you should bind your judgment in what other people think is normal or average. A deer might be a wild animal, but that doesn't mean that its is ok to shoot him for fun, the life of a dog is just as valuable as the life of a deer. Only human life is more valuable than any other life, and we can mention philosophical as well as religious reasons. Its natural to kill animals for food, thats how god established the order in nature. But for fun? I dont care what people think, but for me, sending two dogs out to bite the hell out of them, its just as bad as seen a poor unsuspecting deer die at the hands of a camouflaged redneck. Then they have the cojones to hang their head for display. Micheal Vick did wrong, but at least he didnt hanged dog heads for display.