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On Tuesday, we presented BDL Photoshop wizards an opportunity to exercise their imagination and ingenuity by "tattooing" the other side of Stephon Marbury's head. The contest was judged by a panel of one (me), who based decisions on one key criteria: pure hilarity. Here are the "winners," but thanks to everyone who took the time to send one in.

"Italia" by Matt Moore

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"Magic Marbury Ball" by Jason in Thailand

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"Death Starbury" by Justin

Justin explains: "A little more complicated than a five-pointed star, the Death Starbury is exactly like Steph's mind, presenting accuracy in the fact that its contents will remain under construction for the foreseeable future. Also like its namesake, the Death Starbury has one massive weakness ... sanity (the target area is only two meters wide — it's a small thermal exhaust port right below the main port)."

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"Stephon Tyson" by se7en

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"Advertise Here" by Reg

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"NBA Ballers" by alvarezart

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"Casbury" by Tyler D

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"Don't Mess With Starbury" by Will from CA

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"Larry" by Thomas M

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"Headspin" by yoniekai

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"Truck Party" by Mike T.

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  1. Duk
    1. Posted by 'Duk Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    Damn, Skeets, you got some talented readers!
  2. mark i
    2. Posted by mark i Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:08 pm EDT

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    Casbury is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen.
  3. Adequate Swag
    3. Posted by Adequate Swag Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:45 pm EDT

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    Damn near all of these deserve a slow clap.
    However, "Italia" is genius, plain and simple. Well played, sir. Well played.
  4. Justin
    4. Posted by Justin Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    "casbury" is pretty freaky..
  5. Ty
    5. Posted by Ty Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:26 pm EDT

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    Although my mind tells me to do so, I can't stop staring @ Casbury.
  6. Will
    6. Posted by Will Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    haha, dope! thanks for picking mine as one of them.
  7. mcwelk
    7. Posted by mcwelk Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    Starbury repeating to infinity … I feel dizzy.
  8. Mickey D.
    8. Posted by Mickey D. Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    Casbury is the clear overall winner.
  9. optimus b
    9. Posted by optimus b Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:46 pm EDT

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    fool
  10. JaYkEEkS
    10. Posted by JaYkEEkS Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT

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    he should get casbury
  11. BENNY
    11. Posted by BENNY Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:08 pm EDT

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    Casbury is the champ hands down. i am going to have nightmares tonight.
  12. Nacho
    12. Posted by Nacho Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:47 pm EDT

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    Casbury reminds me of Kuato in Total Recall. "Open Your Mind".
  13. The Dude
    13. Posted by The Dude Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:43 pm EDT

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    HIlarious!!!
  14. Herman C
    14. Posted by Herman C Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:39 pm EDT

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    hahah Casbury!!!
  15. a fan
    15. Posted by a fan Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:36 pm EDT

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    Casbury rules!
  16. Edward
    16. Posted by Edward Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    As a Photoshop "intermediate", the Death Starbury is by far far away the most creative and most difficult to create!
  17. Ross D
    17. Posted by Ross D Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:52 pm EDT

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    Please don't make fun of somebody (or anybody) like Marbury! It looks like Mr. Skeets runs out of things to do. Think of constructive subjects like "power" rating each NBA team as to their readiness to make the playoffs up to their chance of playing the finals. Ratings will be based on each team present line-up. Power ratings may change depending upon teams trading players.
  18. May-Mahn G
    18. Posted by May-Mahn G Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:06 pm EDT

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    Stephon Tyson was the best!
  19. Chris S
    19. Posted by Chris S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:01 pm EDT

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    i almost fell out of my chair when i saw 'casbury'. what a beautiful man sam cassel is. wtf?
  20. JRJ
    20. Posted by JRJ Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    lol
  21. Envigado
    21. Posted by Envigado Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    Well in that case, there are some pretty hilarious losers hanging around here.
    Props to everybody, but yeah Casbury rules.
  22. jazzbooksfood
    22. Posted by jazzbooksfood Thu Sep 03, 2009 6:54 pm EDT

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    Marbury was over-rated his entire career at GTech, & he's been over-rated ever since he came into the league. Beyond that, he's been a clubhouse cancer for several years now, which would be acceptable if his numbers weren't sucking more & more each season.
    He needs to be bought out & cut entirely. The Knicks will never move on with an anchor like him attached, & I'm doubting any other GM wants anything to do with "Starbury."
  23. L W
    23. Posted by L W Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:22 pm EDT

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    So every NBA GM Marbury player for is stupit ! Georgia Tech organization are idoits! JazzBooksFood you're a basketball genius?
  24. investintonga.com
    24. Posted by investintonga.com Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    Marbury is NOT and has never been "over-rated". The guy was a 20 point, 8 assist nightmare to guard for many years and was called nothing but a "loser" and a "cancer", that is not over-rated. His stats compare favorably to HOF points like Isiah Thomas, etc and absolutely stand out against future HOF points like Chauncey Billups and Tony Parker, yet Steph will be lucky to even get 1 vote when he comes up for election into the HOF ... that is not over-rated.
    Is it his fault he played with a young and timid Kevin Garnett who disappeared in playoff games and was content to watch Step[h try and take over? Is it his fault he played on absolutely horrible basketball teams in New Jersey and New York? Is it his fault he was traded for Steve Nash after leading the Suns to an improbable playoff birth and scaring the Spurs half to death, only to watch Amare, Marion and the like blossom into real ballers later. NO!
    You think Steph wouldn't have led the Celtics to a title last year had he been running the point instead of Rondo? You think Steph couldn't have won a couple of titles had he been in Tony Parker's position? You think he couldn't have been a 3-peat champion instead of Derrick Fisher had he been balling with Kobe and Shaq? Of course he would have!
    If Mike D'Antoni is dumd enough to consider Chris Duhon an upgrade over a potential 20/8 fearless PG, he's crazier then I thought.
    If the Knicks buy-out Steph he has quite a few good situations he could jump into in Boston (get ready for a 2nd straight EC title bean-town), Denver (He and AI would drive defenses nuts), Golden State (he could put up "Starbury" stats, but that team isn't winning a title anytime soon), Toronto (He could be a great combo guard in that system and win 6th man of the year easily), Indiana (He could put up big stats and lead them to the playoffs, but a 1st round exit is still the best they could do) and Miami (he could lead them back to the playoffs).
    Stephon Marbury should be remembered as a PG who put up unbelievable stats, was a fearless assasain on the court, played for horrible teams and had a questionable attitude ... that would be a realistic rating ... but as-is he is actually incredibly under-rated as the guy is talked about like he's a Smush Parker or Carlos Arroyo or somthing ... it's ridiculous!
    By the way this "a player sucks unless he's a winner" mentality is the most ridiculous thing in all of sports.
    Was A.C. Green better then Barkley? No? How about Ron Harper better then Clyde Drexler? No? What about Robert Horry; was he a better basketball player then even Derrick Coleman (a so-called cancer and me-first player)? NO!
    The same can be said in football and the perfect example is Barry Sanders.
    "Winners" play on great TEAMS, great players just happen to play where they are drated or traded!
    Want to live in paradise ... retire to Tonga! www.investintonga.com
  25. denzilla
    25. Posted by denzilla Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    magic marbury ball = greatness
    i'm really diggin the death starbury too.
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