Posted by nysportsfan11:
Marbury's issues have nothing to do with basketball and never have which is something Captain Save-A-Hoe Thomas and Marbury's stans and detractors alike never understood.
As for him milking his father's death, this is his rock bottom. It'd be hard on anyone obviously and anyone who's ever lost a parent and has kids of their own knows that that's when your own mortality begins to really hit you. Then add to the fact that Marbury was very close to his father, and is f***ing crazy and extremely emotional anyway. He didn't just arrive at this point. He's been snowballing to it for the last 3 years and finally exploded. Everything he ever did right was on account of his parents (and later his wife). The millions in charity, the free haircuts, the cheap shoes, that was all Don Marbury's influence. The businesses - that's all his wife. Whenever Steph screwed up, it was Don who was on his *** while the Berman-bury's, Save-A-Hoe Coaches, hanger-on friends and stanning fans coddled him and made excuses thinking that was the best way to stay on his good side. Now he doesn't have the one person around who could tell him what to do without worrying about losing his meal ticket and he's probably searching for his own identity. Isiah hinted at it and George Glymph came out and said it - the man is depressed. What he needs to do is leave NY, personally and professionally and re-evaluate his priorities.
His relationship with his current teammates reflects his bi-polar behavior. Many of them will tell you he's a horrible teammate but a good friend (which is a far cry from just being a complete ***hole in his other stops). It's why they could vote him off the team one week and voluntarily support him at his father's funeral the next. Many of them would be happy to never play with him again, but still remain concerned about him as a person. Q all but kicked his *** in practice that day and would have if the rest of the team didn't restrain him and Steph didn't run. Next thing you know, they're everywhere together, buddy buddy, laughing and joking, double dating and $hit.
It's the same story with Marbury that it's always been - he has no head. He needs someone to smack him around professionally the way Don did personally. But at 30/31, with 11/12 years in, like Charles said, if he hasn't gotten "it" by now, he never will. The Knicks need to be sensitive to his plight but admit their mistake, cut ties and rebuild for real this time instead of hoping for a happy ending that's never going to come. Steph is not and will never be the type of person he is off the court on it.
This is just another post filled with apologies. You cited some of the positive things he's done in the past 3 yrs due to Don and his wife's influence meanwhile we've seen/hear of him in the past 3yrs display simultaneous disgraceful conduct
Calling a high ranking MSG exec a Bitch/Ho
Showing up Drunk at Summer League Game while being interviewed
Having Sex in his Truck with an Intern while married
Battling/Threatening his coaches in the Press
Passifying Dog Fighting
Telling everyone he's going back to being Starbury
Talking about Playing Overseas while still under contract here in the States
Leaving his team during the season
Insulting the Intelligence of MSG fans through the Media
It was also believed he was messing around with Kamora Lee Simmons amidst the time of the Simmons Seperation/Divorce
I'm sure DON was proud of all of these moments. Steph is Softy, who purposely comes across as Abbrasive yet is Introverted/Abstract in many social aspects. Steph appears to me to be a guy who picks and chooses how and when he wants to change but isn't whole souled/100% sincere when going about it.
The time of season and him losing other members close to him may have worn him down but with Steph you never know what's going on, he's a BLOWN FUSE, SHORT CIRCUIT, LIVE WIRE bundle into one being.
[Edited by - TrueBlue on 12-21-2007 2:49 PM]
12/21/2007 11:48 AM