Posted by sebstar:
Damn. He can be strange at times, and I dont consider him a Rhodes scholar, but this is ridiculous. I often wonder why athletes would ever want to play for NY.
I dont get why Marbury has become such a polarizing obsession, to the point where some around here feel obligated to HATE him. I feel his career has been a disappointment, and I have felt somewhat let down, but the lengths in which some go to in order to assail his character is just as offensive as the man himself could ever be.
I don't hate Marbury. He's just an idiot and he shouldn't be a Knick. This team wasn't good before Marbury got here, but it's miraculously gotten worse (no coincidence) and add to it that we always had a positive team of hardworking guys when Layden was here -- even if they not winning. Now, the Marbury era starts, Marbury inflicts his cancer on the team, and we have a group of lazy guys who get patted on the back for success, when the rest of the world clearly sees they failed. He conflicts with an embarassing amount of teammates, past, present and future. He gets guys traded. He gets coaches fired, because of his inability to try to work with them. He pouts on the court. He pouts off the court. He puts towels on his head out of anger. He makes daily stupid comments to the media that you'd have to be a complete moron not to know are the wrong thing to say. Finally, he makes it clear that basketball doesn't matter to him, so why play? He's honestly an embarassment to the sport and the word 'professional'.
Honestly, he reminds me of Odie. About the same IQ level, although I'd give the edge to Odie.
[Edited by - Solace on Jul 27 2007 6:39 PM]