Hi first time posting here. Thank God I found people to be miserable with.

From today's Post:

When asked if the Marbury-Francis backcourt will remain intact, Thomas said, "Um," then paused before saying, "Yeah.

That sounds pretty decisive to me. What happens if IT realizes his best shot at saving his job/arse is to give crunch time to Nate and Jamal. Essentially he would be saying "About the whole Marbury/Francis thing: looks like I was wrong. Mah bad."

What's to be done then for the combine 24 years and 8 bazillion dollars left on their contracts? Do we:

a) Send them home a la the Nets and Tim Thomas to avoid them being locker room cancers? I believe they would be taking up valuable roster spots though...

b) Have them sulk on the bench and create a really uneasy atmosphere in the locker room.

c) Play Francis and Marbury 40 minutes a game and hope that the team gels around them?

d) ___________________________ You fill in the blank.

hmmm. you have potential. should we call you god?

WWJD?

D) Buy him a plane a'la Corey Lidle.

1. There have to be better options than Eddie Jones. I like Eddie Jones but dude is old. Our bench could use a guy who can shoot like him and not moan about minutes but we have to be able to get something better for Francis. Then again the best the Orlando Magic could do was Ariza and Penny Hardaway's huge expiring contract

2. I'd trade Francis back to Orland for Ariza and Penny's contract in a heartbeat

3. Tim Thomas. I meant the Bulls. I believe what they did was when they got him in the Curry trade they basically just told him to stay home and collect his checks. I guess they felt his potential negatives outweighed any contributions he could make basketball-wise and they'd rather play their young guys.

4. Speaking of Tim Thomas. He is the poster child for waste talent. We all saw what he could do during that Lakers-Suns series especially. Where the crap was that in New York?

Maybe it's too early in the season to write off Franbury as a total loss?

Let's give them a shot till the All Star Break?

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by djsunyc:

look at what francis was traded for: penny and ariza.
and he looks worse now than ever. his stock has dropped.
what could we possibly get in return for him?

francis or marbury to houston for jwill + posey.

you mean miami. i just don't see riley pulling an isiah and putting marbury and walker on the same team, and also trying to make marbury and wade work.

your right that team needs an influx of energy, but would marbury be that? the last thing they need is a moper.

Edit: now i see you said francis or marbury, but the same feelings apply. i don't seem riley wanting either in the starting lineup.

[Edited by - blueseats on 11-22-2006 12:42 AM]

Not that I think Isiah even thinks of doing that, but you never know, especially with Riley. We all thought it was kinda odd how they took on Antoine Walker. Maybe he feels he could use another scorer from the perimeter who can take it to the hoop like a bull. Bla

I think Francis is the most tradeable. I would move him for any expiring contract. If we can get a pick back great, but I'm not holding my breath. This is just about moving in a different direction. I would prefer Francis to Marbury but I believe Marbury has zero trade value

Posted by fishmike:

I think Francis is the most tradeable. I would move him for any expiring contract. If we can get a pick back great, but I'm not holding my breath. This is just about moving in a different direction. I would prefer Francis to Marbury but I believe Marbury has zero trade value

Francis makes MUCH less than Marbury so you're definitely right in that department, but I think the bigger thing is that they still have the same length on their contracts. But regardless, I'd give either of them up for a plain and simple expiring contract, and if that did happen, I'd have a UK celebration right in my own house.

I think Briggs is right though. Buy Marbury out.

Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by fishmike:

I think Francis is the most tradeable. I would move him for any expiring contract. If we can get a pick back great, but I'm not holding my breath. This is just about moving in a different direction. I would prefer Francis to Marbury but I believe Marbury has zero trade value

Francis makes MUCH less than Marbury so you're definitely right in that department, but I think the bigger thing is that they still have the same length on their contracts. But regardless, I'd give either of them up for a plain and simple expiring contract, and if that did happen, I'd have a UK celebration right in my own house.

I think Briggs is right though. Buy Marbury out.

That wont happen as long as Marbs step-dad is strolling the sidelines. It starts at the top. First dad (isiah) has to leave home (msg) or get kicked out, before the disgruntled son (marb) is shown the door.

I like the idea of moving Francis to Memphis for Eddie Jones expiring contract BTW. Just to clear up some of the backcourt clutter.

I think the only GM with enough optimism to take Marbury or Francis is working for the Knicks...