Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by SugarRayRichardson:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by SugarRayRichardson:

I think that might be a stretch. We won 33 games with him doing whatever he wanted and having his career best year. It helps for him to play well but it takes a team effort. If jcraw does have his big night or Frye or Lee or Curry then we dont win. Also we have won games this year with Marbury doing little or being benched.

That 33 win team was when he had an absolutely awful supporting cast. If Marbury continues to play like this (a huge if) and Isiah doesn't f' up the rotations when guys return, the team will have a very good shot at making the playoffs (and possibly finishing at .500).

KT, TT. Jcraw, Nazr wasnt a horrible cast of players.

Not one of them is even an average starter. You pair Marbury with several below average starters and a bad bench and you should be thankful to get 33 wins.

No doubt, that was a bad team, but Nazr was extremely helpful and averaged 10 rebounds a game before he got hurt, Kurt Thomas is a winning player, and Craw was showing flashes but too inconsistent, and TT sucked. That team wasn't horrible. By definition, 33 win teams are mediocre.

However, I think if Houston didn't come back for 20 games, I think we would have been a lot worse, b/c he and Nazr helped us get to 2 or 3 games above .500 that season, if you remember.

Posted by babyKnicks:

I think the negative press and subsequent boos were affecting his play.

after the "magic talk" he's been playing better and so has the team.

hopefully he can keep it up and the press can start to give credit where credit is due.

Posted by BlueSeats:

Posted by kevlofton:

Posted by babyKnicks:

I think the negative press and subsequent boos were affecting his play.

after the "magic talk" he's been playing better and so has the team.

hopefully he can keep it up and the press can start to give credit where credit is due.

He also talked with Clyde

Actually Clyde said he didn't talk to him because Steph is now doing what he would have told him to do, which is to primarily get his points off penetration.

And Magic said he was gonna tell him to get his points in transition.

Guys who know the game simply want Steph to be opportunistic in his approach. Don't NOT score, but also don't waste possessions with quick jumpers when that's not his forte. Continue to set up the offense first, and play to his strengths to breakdown the defense.

That's what most people want out of most PGs.

i don't understand why it's so difficult for steph. how about that seamless transition by andre miller into philly. no problems whatsoever first day on the job. but after 1 month of practice and 6 weeks of regular season, steph finally figured it out?