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Marbury signs in China!
« on: January 18, 2010, 07:13:30 AM »

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BEIJING (Reuters) - Twice NBA All Star point guard Stephon Marbury will become the highest profile American to play in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) after he agreed to join China's Shanxi Club.

The 32-year-old, a free agent since leaving the Boston Celtics last season, had agreed a deal with the northern club and would arrive in Shanxi next week, the team announced on their official website (www.sxcba.com).

"The aim of signing Marbury is to pay back our fans and try to win more games in the rest of the season," said Shanxi boss Wang Xingjiang.

The 2001 and 2003 NBA All Star was expected to help boost Shanxi's ticket sales as well as their chances of making the playoffs. Shanxi is currently 15th in the 17-team league.

Wang added that Marbury's salary would not be too high because the former New Jersey Nets and Phoenix Suns player wanted to promote his personal brand of shoes in China.
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Shanxi last season hired former NBA player Bonzi Wells, who scored as many as 50 points a game. The contract ended after less than two months when Wells went on holiday but failed to return on time.

(Reporting by Liu Zhen and Nick Mulvenney; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

I find it sad for Stephon, I really liked him during his short tenure here. Sure he didn't produce and he went crazy this summer but I think he is a good guy and I would like to see him in the NBA.
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Re: Marbury signs in China!
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2010, 07:24:50 AM »

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seems not really bout playin ball more of a bizness thang..hypin his shoe over there..i wonder how his shoe looks?
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2010, 07:36:35 AM »

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I hope he starts doing his blogcasts in Chinese.
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2010, 09:29:32 AM »

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Mabury doesn't do a lot of smart things anymore, however this was a very bright one I think. He should make a lot of money on his shoe line and can play a little ball at the same time. Who knows, he might do well enough over there and shake some rust off his jumper which could entice some NBA team to give him a contract again. Doubt it, but he'd be in a better position than he is right now.
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2010, 09:34:11 AM »

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That's a good place for him.
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2010, 09:34:14 AM »

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Shanxi last season hired former NBA player Bonzi Wells, who scored as many as 50 points a game. The contract ended after less than two months when Wells went on holiday but failed to return on time.
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No doubt Marbs will take it as serious as Bonzi.
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2010, 09:59:48 AM »

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That is a very smart business move.  He can promote his style of basketball and the market in China for his shoes is unbelievable.  I have a lot of respect for Starbury for his shoes.  Best of luck for him.
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2010, 10:44:10 AM »

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Quote from: Amonkey on January 18, 2010, 09:59:48 AM
That is a very smart business move.  He can promote his style of basketball and the market in China for his shoes is unbelievable.  I have a lot of respect for Starbury for his shoes.  Best of luck for him.

how does one respect "shoes"?  ???

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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2010, 10:46:01 AM »

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Quote from: Redz on January 18, 2010, 09:34:14 AM
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Shanxi last season hired former NBA player Bonzi Wells, who scored as many as 50 points a game. The contract ended after less than two months when Wells went on holiday but failed to return on time.
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No doubt Marbs will take it as serious as Bonzi.

Hahahaha Bonzi scored FIFTY A GAME??!? hahahaha
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« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2010, 10:51:19 AM »

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I think Steph is beginning to see the white light of professional stardom.
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Quote from: Overrated on January 18, 2010, 10:51:19 AM
I think Steph is beginning to see the white light of professional stardom.

Juuust a little bit.
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« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2010, 11:17:28 AM »

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Quote from: hwangjini_1 on January 18, 2010, 10:44:10 AM
Quote from: Amonkey on January 18, 2010, 09:59:48 AM
That is a very smart business move.  He can promote his style of basketball and the market in China for his shoes is unbelievable.  I have a lot of respect for Starbury for his shoes.  Best of luck for him.

how does one respect "shoes"?  ???



Haha!  I cut off the sentence midway and failed to go back to see if it makes sense.  What I meant is that I respect what Marbury has been doing with the Starbury shoes, as in finding ways to make affordable shoes for lower income kids.  While there are those Lebron shoes that cost $130 bucks, he makes shoes that looks good and are under 20 bucks.  I think he can make the same type of operation for young kids in China and since the market is huge (and the cost of labor is probably even cheaper), he can make a lot of shoes and spread his enterprise.
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« Reply #13 on: January 18, 2010, 12:18:47 PM »

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wow, I don't know.. if Google can't make it in china, wait until he tries doing his all-night youtube rants.
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« Reply #14 on: January 18, 2010, 01:18:05 PM »

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I don't see Marbury being able to handle China off the court.
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