Posted by nysportsfan11:

Only bitches worry about who starts. Basketball players care who finishes.

If you want your point guard to go out there and score 25 points on 25 shots, then yeah, Steph has outperformed Chris. But last I checked, that's not what D'Antoni wants from his point guard when he's got a shooting guard, a small forward and a power forward in the starting lineup who all want to do the same damn thing. Unless we want to make Dave responsible for getting everyone shots, Duhon is clearly the choice at point guard, no matter how much it makes Berman's blood boil.

Du's a better point guard than Steph right now and it has nothing to do with talent.

Steph is being put in a position where he will be most successful. He won't be saddled with running the offense where he often misses plays and can't differentiate between a good shot for himself and a better shot for a teammate. Instead, he can come of the bench as a hired gun and basically play "Starbury" basketball. Many nights, he may end up finishing games along side or as opposed to Duhon anyway.

He must've taken his meds or finally realized that "if he played the way how he normally played" he could probably play his way into a trade to a contender or an MLE somewhere else next season.

If anything, he should be thanking Walsh and D'Antoni for truly coming in with a clean slate as opposed to appeasing fans and the media.

Posted by BasketballJones:

The most important thing Marbury can learn (as EnySpree pointed out) is not to talk so much. We don't need to bear witness to his every thought, spiritual discovery, or news of his latest evolutionary step. Just play basketball.

We're all hopefully growing, changing, adjusting, and learning every day. We don't have to tell the world about it.

Actions speak louder than words.

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by nysportsfan11:

Only bitches worry about who starts. Basketball players care who finishes.

If you want your point guard to go out there and score 25 points on 25 shots, then yeah, Steph has outperformed Chris. But last I checked, that's not what D'Antoni wants from his point guard when he's got a shooting guard, a small forward and a power forward in the starting lineup who all want to do the same damn thing. Unless we want to make Dave responsible for getting everyone shots, Duhon is clearly the choice at point guard, no matter how much it makes Berman's blood boil.

Du's a better point guard than Steph right now and it has nothing to do with talent.

Steph is being put in a position where he will be most successful. He won't be saddled with running the offense where he often misses plays and can't differentiate between a good shot for himself and a better shot for a teammate. Instead, he can come of the bench as a hired gun and basically play "Starbury" basketball. Many nights, he may end up finishing games along side or as opposed to Duhon anyway.

He must've taken his meds or finally realized that "if he played the way how he normally played" he could probably play his way into a trade to a contender or an MLE somewhere else next season.

If anything, he should be thanking Walsh and D'Antoni for truly coming in with a clean slate as opposed to appeasing fans and the media.

This is nothing to do with Steph or who should be starting...Duhon stinks plain and simple...He is an effort player at best and that doesn't make you good...D'Antoni said he saw Nate and Jamal running the team better than Steph last year and I'm not sure what he was looking at...This is New York, fans here watch the games and know the intricacies...Don't hand me that political line to insert who you think should be starting...Right now the Knicks need to cut Steph because Duhon is no where close as a player or a point guard....This will be an issue this season...

Another point I will likely harp on this season...Knick basketball over the years revolved around a defensively minded team...D'Antoni idea of defense of throwing up more shots than the other team...That's not basketball...People thinks that exciting and I really don't get that...Duhon is just another Charlie Ward type player, average at best...

i'm not even sure what direction the knicks are trying to go in. you figure marbury is gone soon enough but they replace him with a guy signed for only 2 years and is probably a backup. there's no other pg on the roster after duhon (once marbury's gone) and they didn't draft one. so in 2010, they'll have to go find another starting pg. that's why i say none of this matters. all the players on this squad are basically stop gaps anyway.

Posted by djsunyc:

Posted by holfresh:

Posted by nysportsfan11:

Only bitches worry about who starts. Basketball players care who finishes.

If you want your point guard to go out there and score 25 points on 25 shots, then yeah, Steph has outperformed Chris. But last I checked, that's not what D'Antoni wants from his point guard when he's got a shooting guard, a small forward and a power forward in the starting lineup who all want to do the same damn thing. Unless we want to make Dave responsible for getting everyone shots, Duhon is clearly the choice at point guard, no matter how much it makes Berman's blood boil.

Du's a better point guard than Steph right now and it has nothing to do with talent.

Steph is being put in a position where he will be most successful. He won't be saddled with running the offense where he often misses plays and can't differentiate between a good shot for himself and a better shot for a teammate. Instead, he can come of the bench as a hired gun and basically play "Starbury" basketball. Many nights, he may end up finishing games along side or as opposed to Duhon anyway.

He must've taken his meds or finally realized that "if he played the way how he normally played" he could probably play his way into a trade to a contender or an MLE somewhere else next season.

If anything, he should be thanking Walsh and D'Antoni for truly coming in with a clean slate as opposed to appeasing fans and the media.

This is nothing to do with Steph or who should be starting...Duhon stinks plain and simple...He is an effort player at best and that doesn't make you good...D'Antoni said he saw Nate and Jamal running the team better than Steph last year and I'm not sure what he was looking at...This is New York, fans here watch the games and know the intricacies...Don't hand me that political line to insert who you think should be starting...Right now the Knicks need to cut Steph because Duhon is no where close as a player or a point guard....This will be an issue this season...

Another point I will likely harp on this season...Knick basketball over the years revolved around a defensively minded team...D'Antoni idea of defense of throwing up more shots than the other team...That's not basketball...People thinks that exciting and I really don't get that...Duhon is just another Charlie Ward type player, average at best...

i'm not even sure what direction the knicks are trying to go in. you figure marbury is gone soon enough but they replace him with a guy signed for only 2 years and is probably a backup. there's no other pg on the roster after duhon (once marbury's gone) and they didn't draft one. so in 2010, they'll have to go find another starting pg. that's why i say none of this matters. all the players on this squad are basically stop gaps anyway.

You are probably right there...I really feel they are trying to rebuild, but with Curry, Steph, H20, Randolph, and Malik vying for a spot, I dont know..It seems like they are saying yeah rebuild, but are hedging themselves as well..If they get a few wins with the vets, playoffs will be the mantra again like all the other Dolan regimes...So no clear direction...

Posted by djsunyc:


i'm not even sure what direction the knicks are trying to go in. you figure marbury is gone soon enough but they replace him with a guy signed for only 2 years and is probably a backup. there's no other pg on the roster after duhon (once marbury's gone) and they didn't draft one. so in 2010, they'll have to go find another starting pg. that's why i say none of this matters. all the players on this squad are basically stop gaps anyway.

Posted by McK1:

the media coverage following Stephon nowadays is like the media coverage that followed Adam Sandler in Mr. Deeds

Posted by Cosmic:

Well, yeah, DAntoni just SHAT all over Marbury....

Marbury:

“I just think going forward to limit the distractions, to just concentrate on basketball, that’s the most important thing,” he said this afternoon. “The most important thing right now is to get out to a good start and try to do what I said, try to make it to the playoffs.”

D’Antoni’s reaction was priceless.

“Yeah, it’s great,” he said. “Wow. For ya’ll, that’s big news. To me, that’s like, well, that’s how everybody should act. Isn’t that how you do it? Don’t you build a team? Does it matter who gets the credit and who doesn’t? This is the New York Knicks. I would think the New York Knicks is bigger than me and anybody else. And it is that way. I’m really proud he did that, but it shouldn’t be newsworthy. To do the right thing should never make the news.”