Posted by FrenchKnicks:
Posted by diderotn:
To be the best, you have to think like it...
Has Marbury gotten into your head? He and his famous 'I'm the best PG in the league' quote... the rest is history. Marbury says he's the best, others act like it. Do you really think Duncan cares one bit about who the best is? He's just humble and think team-first. Some people would be better of learning from the right persons.
Duncan may not sayit, but that doesn't mean he doesn't think it. Trust me the best players have an ego, some are just more gracious than others. Steph was really constantly goaded into saying something acknowledging Kidd as the better PG and for years he refrained from taking the bait. They love to throw Kidd up in his face. So the one time he pops off, he gets killed for it. I have no problem with what he said. In fact lets be accurate and quote what he really said:
1st January, 2005 - 7:38 pm
Newark Star Ledger - Stephon Marbury scored 30 points for the 3rd consecutive games on Saturday night, but the Nets were the better team, winning 93-87.
Marbury had 31 points and 8 assists, to Jason Kidd's 13 points and 3 assists.
"Don't get me wrong -- I love Jason Kidd, he's a great point guard," Marbury said Friday. "(But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball?"
He refused to back off that sentiment yesterday.
"To me, I already know I'm the best point guard," he said. "So if someone asked me, it's just like asking someone, "Is it raining outside?" when it's raining. If it's raining outside you're going to tell them it's raining."
Steph is a confident player and he was just giving his honest feeling. Now every year he's at the top of the PG list in every category. Few put together all the things he does in one package. Kidd is usually only % points away from Steph in terms of production. Steph usually blows Kidd out of the water in terms of scoring. The real difference to me is that Kidd is a better leader and closer to a pure PG. This does not begate the skills that Steph brings to the table. Kidd CAN'T carry a team. Steph HAS done that before on teams with litttle offense and little experience. Kidd has been consistently on teams with better players around him. I'd say that Kidd has been #1 and Steph #2 for a while now, but that may be changing as Kidd is getting older.
2004-05 APG - Total Asts - GP -- Ast/To -----PPG
Kidd ----- 8.3 ---- 545----- 66 ----- 3.26 --- 14.4
Marbury - 8.1 ---- 668----- 82 ----- 2.87 --- 21.7
2003-04
Kidd ----- 9.2 ---- 618 ----- 67 ----- 2.89 --- 15.5
Marbury - 8.9 ---- 719 ----- 81 ----- 2.89 --- 20.2
2002-03
Kidd ----- 8.9 ---- 711 ----- 80 ----- 2.40 --- 18.7
Marbury - 8.1 ---- 654 ----- 81 ----- 2.49 --- 22.3
8/25/2005 12:59 AM
