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Blast from the Past: Stephon Marbury on Mike'd Up
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Jen Chung
Published Feb 25, 2009
Modified Feb 25, 2009
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While most New Yorkers are excited to bid him adios, it's possible that they'll miss Stephon Marbury's off-court antics. Okay, maybe not the (alleged) sexual harassment or (obvious) sulking, but you must admit that his 2007 appearance on Mike'd Up (video above) is the stuff of legend.
The Lincoln High alum was promoting his Starbury line of shoes and an upcoming "Give Back Day" in Coney Island, but he also opined on the future of the Knicks and was generally mystifyingly entertaining. Some Starbury moments:
- His proclamations that Zach Randolph can make a college three and NBA threes. In fact, he has so many abilities it sounds like he can replace Marbury.
- "Me trying to be the leader of the team, it's to try to convince them of a way, how, we can go steal a trophy. People are going to think we're crazy for talking like that, but if you believe it, you can achieve it."
- "I think I'm going to average like 10 points, like 12, 13 dimes, like 2, 3 assists and about 4, 5 rebounds."
- "Isiah Thomas is a "man's man and he can see the light."
- "We always wanna win the trophy. We call that shiny stuff. That's what the trophy is."
- "I don't shoot for that [the trophy] anymore. I shoot to win because I shoot to win, and that's it."
- When talking about his supposedly frosty relationship with Kevin Garnett: "Yeah we got along. We played basketball together, we didn't go home and sleep in the same bed with each other. We played basketball."
- At one point (7:05 into the video), Marbury gets a phone call, "I'm sorry. That's my better half. That's my better 'ho. My better half, my wife."
- Near 8:42, Marbury dances in his seat while making faces
You can check out Stephon's stats here. And, Stephon, with your near-$20 million in hand, keep on not shooting for that trophy, possibly with your pal Kevin Garnett.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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