Marbury was by far the best player on the Knicks last season. Does it make sense to blame a player who consistently plays much better than anyone else on the team for the teams losses?

He's the heart of the team. He plays through injuries. He's consistent. He WANTS to win. I see it in him. I remember after the season ended, when there was speculation that Isiah would have him placed at SG b/c it wasn't working out, Marbury was like, "I don't care. I'll play SG. I'll play whatever position they want me to."

I don't question his leadership b/c I personally feel that's not his forte. He shouldn't be expected to be the leader of the team, unless of course Isiah is relying totally on him like he did last year. I think whoever the coach is should be the outspoken leader of the Knicks. Personally, I feel Marbury would best be served being given direction by a Larry Brown. Steph needs someone to tell him what to do, to get in his head, to point him in the right direction...

The intangibles that make me think he should be traded (unless we can land a legit Big man) is cap space, roster balance, etc. Those are things that Steph has no control over.

And by a legit big man I mean the likes of Magloire, Camby, Nene, Boozer, Brand, etc. Not unproven potential in Kwame and Stro...





[Edited by - bobs3304 on 07/10/2005 21:40:48]

In all fairness, it looked liked Marbury had to play at half speed last year because of the shortcomings of some of our other players--KT's lack of athleticism and ability to finish at the hoop, Craw's indecisiveness and bad shots, Ariza's lack of shooting ability, Nazr's inconsistency...etc., etc.... So I hope he can really get up and down the court this year and get some easy buckets--that will help alot. I know one thing is for sure though--if the knicks are below .500 at the break he will be gone if IT can get good value in return.

Posted by rvhoss:

Posted by bobs3304:

trading marbury is more about addition by subtraction if anything else...

translation...you hate marbs...irregardless if it helps the kicks, you want him gone.
go to the celtic board.

seems more like subtraction by subtraction

The pro Marbury posts seem to be justifying Marbury's pouting and poor attitude because he was playing on a losing team...well, guess what, the Knicks will lose plenty of games next year and will not be that great--so what is Marbury going to do then? Pout some more? Do you think that will be good for the team?

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by bobs3304:

if we can't land a legit Big......then it IS exactly what I said it is.

thanks for the clarification

lol. that's what happens when you don't read the entire thread...

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by bobs3304:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by bobs3304:

if we can't land a legit Big......then it IS exactly what I said it is.

thanks for the clarification

lol. that's what happens when you don't read the entire thread...

then don't reply if you haven't read the entire thread!

ooooooh. nice one, dude. you realize i was referring to you right?
and if not, you should atleast re-read the last few posts to see where I stand on this.

touch'e bon-bon.