Posted by Nalod:


Its always the media that sucks! Then the knicks go out and prove them right!

Marbury is an idiot. While you want to throw the previous coach under the bus, he just made Isiah look stupid.

Its takes no rocket science to figure out that Larry wanted him gone. Why Isiah went along with any of this crap and bring in Francis is a joke. And Dolan Ok'd the trade, so whose fault is it? All of them!

Marbury just did the divide with Stevie. Nice job moron!

And he admitted he turned off larry one month into the season. Find a reason for Marbury and he does not turn back!

Thus, he underminded him all season long.

Give Larry his money. Case closed.

yeah, you left out the part where Brown begged for Francis then didn't play him, thus undermining his owner and GM. Case opened!

Posted by crzymdups:

well, if there's one thing about realgm, they are the first to get the big stories. I remember when they were the first to break the huge KG to NY trade at the trade deadline. it was amazing reporting.

Posted by BlueSeats:

By MARC BERMAN

October 7, 2006 -- CHARLESTON, S.C. - Stephon Marbury dropped another bomb on Larry Brown yesterday, saying he believes the former Knicks coach pushed for the Steve Francis trade as a way to phase Marbury out.

Knicks president/coach Isiah Thomas did not deny the allegation. When the trade was made, in February, Brown said he thought a Marbury-Francis backcourt could be this Knicks era's answer to Walt Frazier-Earl Monroe.

"I think Steve Francis was brought here to play the point-guard position last year," Marbury said. "I don't think he was brought in to be a 1-2 punch. I don't know if it was to be shifted to shooting guard or [for me] to be sit down. He didn't come here for us to be a 1-2 punch. I know it wasn't meant for it to be a 1-2 punch and have this dynamic backcourt."

The Francis trade is being held against Brown during the legal contract dispute between the coach and the Knicks, as one of the final straws of Brown's erratic behavior. Brown pushed for the trade, which added significantly to the club's payroll. Within a week, however, Francis was in Brown's doghouse.

Thomas sounded yesterday like he made the deal only to please the coach. For the first time, Thomas also acknowledged the pitfalls of trying to mesh the two undersized point guards into a starting combination, especially on the defensive end. Thomas would not answer the question of whether he would have made the trade - in which he sent prized draft pick Trevor Ariza to Orlando - on his own volition.

"My job is to make it work and it's a tough spot," Thomas said. "I could find a way to make them both look good. Whatever faults or negative things they can't do or don't do, my job is to put all that in the closet and not let you open that closet door. When your mom made you clean the room and you throw everything in the closet and stand by the closet door, saying the room is clean. Whatever sins and faults they have, my job is to keep it in the closet and not let it show on the MSG floor."

Marbury gave no legitimacy to Brown's sincerity about "Frazier-Monroe" comparisons.

"I didn't listen to anything he said last year after he lied the first time," Marbury said. "Everything was up in the air. After he lied the first time, I pretty much didn't look at [him] the same way."

Marbury would not specify what lie he was referring to, but it might have been when Brown told the media in November that Marbury came to him begging to play shooting guard.

Thomas contended Brown told him last February he wanted Francis to pair with Marbury. Thomas refuses to refer to Brown by name.

"Dead honestly, I don't know," Thomas said about Marbury's latest claim. "What the intent was and what the coach was thinking at the time day to day I can't honestly tell you.

Brown has told confidants he stopped using Francis regularly because he felt he was out of shape.

Francis said he's ready to be a better defender this season than ever before - an edict from Thomas.

"Different things are being asked of me at this point of my career," Francis said. "To play harder defense constantly, that's the toughest thing. Not too many guards in this league are asked to play defense and score for 48 minutes."

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Thomas said his playbook is the same one he drafted as Pacers coach from 2000-2003 and none of Brown's plays have been retained . . . The Knicks are expected to break camp today, a day early. That would mean their five-day Charleston stay was four days shorter than Brown's nine-day marathon in 2005.

Posted by Pharzeone:

What's up you guys. I haven't posted on this site in awhile.

Isn't this old news. I think Marbury is still upset with Brown. I don't think he is inaccurate though. It was pretty well knowledge that Brown wanted Marbury out and thought that Francis would be a suitable replacement.

Posted by Allanfan20:

I'm so glad I'm not buying tickets this year for the New York Pricks.