Don’t Waste Your Money. Get NBA Quality Sneakers for $15.00.

November 20, 2007 By Matthew Paulson

When I was younger, I was a huge fan of the NBA. Whenever a new superstar came along, it would be inevitable that they sign on with some athletic company to market a pair of fancy sneakers to their fans. First with was Michael Jordan with Air Jordan’s, then it was Shaquille O’Neal, Grant Hill, and the list goes on. These shoes can often cost upward of $100 for a pair, but if you buy a pair of athletic shoes for that price, you’re wasting your money. There are plenty of shoes for far less money that are better for you as an athlete, and some of them are even endorsed by popular sports stars.

The British Journal of Sports medicine recently did a study as to whether or not it made sense to purchase these expensive branded shoes, and they found almost categorically that it made no difference whether you bought the $15.00 pair of Converse shoes or a $100.00 pair endorsed by some major celebrity. In some cases they found that the inexpensive shoes provide much better support for the sole, heel, forefoot and big toe!

If you’re looking for a high quality pair of sneakers endorsed by a superstar, Stephon Marbury endorses a pair of NBA quality speakers which cost just $15.00. The reason Marbury endorsed a pair of shoes at such a low price is because he believed that many urban African-American children wanted to get high-quality basketball shoes, but just didn’t have the money to get them, thus the “Starbury” line of shoes were born.

There are four different models of the Starbury. The Starbury One is the pair of shoes that Stephon Marbury wears on the court and retail for $14.98. He also markets a pair of cross-trainers for $9.98, a retro pair of shoes called the Cyclone for $9.98, and a pair of high-tops called Starbury SXM for just $9.98. Those prices sound a lot nicer on the wallet than $70 or $80 for a pair of shoes endorsed by some other celebrity!

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