Indeed, Starbury is doing a guest Starblogging over at the Post. Here's the link to his first post.

Stephon is currently touring the country promoting his Starbury line of sneakers, which has no marketing budget, so this is kinda critical.  I can't believe I missed his appearance at Columbus Circle last Friday - I was right there, too.  Someone needs to tip me off to these kinds of things.  There are some great stories about the people he's met so far, and how much the sneakers have meant to them, but this one right here sums up the appeal of the $15 kicks to me:

Then there was a very charismatic lady named Sylvia who drove 45 minutes with five kids from just outside of Delaware to say thank you. As she said to me, it's not easy providing for a family of five and Starbury helps make her burden lighter. When I say it's bigger than basketball, that's what I'm talking about. 

As someone who grew up in a very poor household, I can appreciate the difference it makes when you can buy $15 sneakers that are still high quality, as oppose to paying $100.  That is why I've been so supportive of Marbury's philanthropy. 

He doesn't talk about basketball much, and even when he ways in on Kevin Durant, it's still about the shoe biz and making a difference:

In the last few weeks, I had a lot of discussions with Kevin Duran t's people to see if he would join the Starbury flagship.
I never spoke to him directly, only the people who control what he's doing. I told his agent Aaron Goodwin about the formula and new business model we've developed for the sneaker industry.
They seemed interested but decided to go in another direction. I hear that Nike is coming out with a Kevin Durant shoe for $50 or $60. I guess we're doing something right. I have love for the young kid and want him to do well.

You can definitely see where his mind is at right now.  As a Knick fan, I kinda wonder if this is going to distract him from focusing on his game, but how can you knock someone who is trying to make a real difference!   This is really bigger than basketball.  We are disappointed that he picked the Post, though... we would rather be redirecting people to the far superior Newsday section.  In fact, here's a link to Alan Hahn's latest post, in which he tries to define Renaldo Balkman's exciting playing style and potential (in the end he decides that Balkman has the potential to be a cross between Dennis Rodman and Ron Artest, without the craziness but with more weed), offers an evaluation of Wilson Chandler so far, gives his take on the Mo Williams deal (personally, I think Mo Williams is fine to take the offer from Milwaukee - they have a playoff team with Redd, Bogut, and either Yi or whatever they get for Yi, plus Mo himself; in addition, I wouldn't pass on $18 million, not on my first major contract... maybe if it was my second contract and I was already set, but he's still too early in his career to be leaving money on the table), and talks about Mikki Moore.  It's a good read.

Finally, I'll just chime in for my Nets fans, and say that I think the Jamaal Magliore signing might turn out to be a steal.  I don't think he'll regain his All-Star form again, but he doesn't have to.  With Kidd, Carter, Jefferson and Kristic, all he has to do is play decent defense (which he can), and showcase a few post moves (which he still has).  With Kidd leading the charge, Magliore might become a very serviceable big man.  We really are getting excited about the Atlantic Division this upcoming season - between the solidly recharged Nets, the young running Raptors, the potential of the Knicks, and the revamped Celtics and young 76ers, the Atlantic division is much improved.  It'll be interesting to see how things shape up next season.  

Editor's Note:  The wonderful art is once again taken from the Marcoart website... check it out. 

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