Best Marbury quote not acknolowledged as a positive thing

"The fans were great," said Marbury, who has been booed repeatedly this season. "We played hard and we did what we were supposed to do and they cheered. Is (the booing) tough? Yes, it is tough. But they are booing you because they want you to play better."

You go Steph

[Edited by - misterearl on 12-19-2006 11:03 AM]

I wouldn't trade Stephon Marbury anymore. This team has great pieces to build a nice basketball team and many that really don't fit. Stephon is none.

He is just that, Stephon Marbury. A guy very talented, not as "unselfish" as a Kidd or a Nash but a guy that can get you needed points, many assists and unstoppable games from time to time. He doesn't hurt this team as much as others that we still have.

He is not the leader of this team nor he needs to be anymore. Frye or Jeffries can handle that. Steph can just be the veteran presence we need as time moves on. We can't just go completely young with Nate, Balkman, Jeffries, DLee or Frye, and Curry. We need balance and Steph gives us that. Like Q.

He is not the leader of this team nor he needs to be anymore. Frye or Jeffries can handle that.

Frye? dude, the guy looks lost on the court on most nights & is as meek as they come personality wise... he'll never be a leader for this team.

the leaders on this team are Q, Jefferies & Malik right now... Francis has tried to be one this year, but it's hard to lead when you're not playing... D Lee will be a leader in the near future.

Posted by TMS:

He is not the leader of this team nor he needs to be anymore. Frye or Jeffries can handle that.

Frye? dude, the guy looks lost on the court on most nights & is as meek as they come personality wise... he'll never be a leader for this team.

the leaders on this team are Q, Jefferies & Malik right now... Francis has tried to be one this year, but it's hard to lead when you're not playing... D Lee will be a leader in the near future.

And I am absolutely ok with that.


[Edited by - joec32033 on 12-19-2006 12:35 PM]

I just hope that Steph brings this production on a more consistent basis. That'll kill 2 birds with one stone, endearing himself to the fans while silencing the haters.

Posted by nykshaknbake:

Malik? Uhh you have to be part of the regular rotation to be a leader. As far as bench and lockerrroom prescence, do we have anyway of verifying anything at all?

no, but it's my best guess that if you asked anyone on that roster who were the leaders on the team, they'd name Malik as 1 of them... just my opinion... probably just as good of a guess as anyone who would say different... i don't much care for Malik's basketball skills, though he is a crafty defender & does make some big hustle plays when this team needs someone to step up, but i do credit the guy for being a positive influence on all the young kids & a good guy to have on the roster in a limited role.

i've seen Marbury play great for a stretch of several games, & act like a true team player... then he reverts back to his selfish Starbury persona... i won't be bamboozled again!

totally agree Bip... this season he's been playing like crap so he's been humble... once he starts to play well, you'll see him get more full of himself... i can see things in his body language when he's on the floor that make me believe this to be true... like after he makes a shot & gets fouled he'll walk straight to the foul line & hardly acknowledge teammates who want to give him a pat on the head or looking for a high five, or he'll do the same while he's walking back to the bench if the Knicks are on a scoring run & the other team calls a timeout... i know this sounds kinda silly & insignificant, but i think it's a part of his personality that makes him seem so stand offish to the casual observer & maybe even to his teammates... he always acts like he's got this chip on his shoulder like he's above everyone else, & it's hard for him to shake... even afer that made layup last night, he had this look on his face like "PSHH, yeah that's what i thought... WHAT!" & ran straight to the lockerroom w/o even celebrating w/his teammates... this is a part of Marbury that i don't think will ever change.

[Edited by - TMS on 12-19-2006 3:53 PM]

I think he and lee have good chemistry together, regardless of the flare ups.