Posted by TMS:
anybody see what Marbury did w/the ball when he had the chance to pull the Knicks w/in 2 points w/24 seconds left? he had the ball passed to him in transition & he was wide open to take a shot in the lane... what does he do? passes the ball off behind him to Craw cuz he's too scared to take the big shot... then on the next possession, he drives to the lane, gets fouled, & proceeds to miss a huge FT w/the game on the line... next possession, Marbury drives to the hole & misses a running layup... that's 3 chances he had to pull his team closer to victory in crunchtime, & he failed all 3 times... this guy just isn't a money player... i wish he had the same type of killer instinct that mike james has... the guy makes a fraction of what Marbury makes & he's twice the money player.
& sorry to bash on Marbury, but you gotta call a spade a spade... i'm sick of him not coming through when the game's on the line... a star player is supposed to rise up when the pressure is on, not shrink away from the pressure.
[Edited by - TMS on 03-21-2006 10:55 PM]
I see too much pretending to cover his man.
But lets be reasonable here, He ain't feeling it and his confidence is shot. the whole team was listless tonite (not frye).
I'd rather him defer to another player than just thinking he s god like. I know he is paid like a franchise, but he ain't. And if he just becomes a good soldier, thats even better. I think being over critical on every move, every scowl, and every mistake might be a bit over the top.
Wasn't it just so cute when Nate tried to take the foul shots in front of James? That little rascal!