he's not one of the older veterans who are now role players (penny, h20, ad, rose)
he's not one of the young bucks who make up our "rebuilding/developing" core (jamal, q, ariza, lee, nate, frye, curry, butler)
and he's not one of our expensive backups (mo, big game)

i mean, it's debateable that the the young guys we have may not be good enough to win now nor are the older veterans good enough to carry the young guys through the process.

he's in the prime of his career but with the direction the team is going, do you guys feel that marbury fits with this team?

will he be around past the 06/07 season?

i ask b/c i don't know...

[Edited by - djsunyc on 10-09-2005 1:49 PM]

honestly I don't think he will be because it'll get to the point where in order for the Knicks to reach that next level the 30 something yr old Marbury is going to have to be traded

yep...I think marbs is here forever.

nobody wins without a vet...marbs is that vet. He's pretty much seen every scenario, he's clutch in big games (for some reason he wasn't last year, but maybe being from new york, he knows when to stay out of the downward spiral)

I remember marbs setting the record for points scored in the olympics and Larry brown was his coach...what was that, 1 year ago?

I remember marbury having no supporting cast and still going out like a champ.

Marbury finally gets a summer off and is mentally ready to lead this team, if he isn't, nobody cares if he's gone, but I think he will...hell, he did last year (16 - 13 with those scrubs...yep, i call nazr and kurt scrubs compared to Curry and Frye and Rose and MoT and James).

If Aquire can make sweets a beast, he'll do wonders for curry.

Now is not the time to start doubting your best player, or wishing he was somebody else, this team is constructed for marbury's current maturity level.

I'll be you nobody in miami is saying, "if shaq was 3 years younger"

Snap out of it elite...marbs is young as hell. How old was jordan his second go round of championship winning (after the first retirement?)

I'm kinda hoping that these nagging injuries that Marbury has doesn't lead to anything serious b/c I'm quite reminded of Allan Houston back in the '02- '03 season. He played all 82 games, but we always heard how he played through back, knee, ankle and wrist pains and then out of the blue, he had microfracture knee surgery, aka the beginning of the end for most NBA players. And last season, he had a lot of nagging injuries too, and the Knicks kinda just drove him into the ground, needlessly by giving him so many minutes in pointless games. Not smart. Hopefully, like I said, all these little things don't lead to something big.

However, barring injuries, I see Marbury here for about the same length as the remainder of Allan's contract (2 more years) and then I eventually see him being traded in maybe a sign and trade or something, b/c if you noticed, the free agent class at the end of that year is quite high in quality and by then, Marbury will maybe have another year or 2 of prime time years left, but that will be the best time to trade him too b/c his value will be so high and our other young guys will be ready to completely take over.

HOLD ON A MINUTE. KIDD and NASH are in their 30's and playing some great ball. Why is it Steph can't also play well into his 30's. He's currently 28 and won't be 29 til Feb. Age is nothing but a number. I'm 40 and 20lbs overweight, I'm only 5'9" and I was just playing ball with my sons and playing around I went up and grabbed rim. I'm still fairly athletic. I think he's got the kind of body that can stay effective for a long time. Now that we have more help he can get more rest and we shouldn't lose anything. I'm actually very happy with things.

Hey Allanfan, we just replaced gimpy H20 and vertically challenged Nazr (who you credit with our 16 - 13 record) with Curry and Q richardson.

So, are you saying you wish marbury was 3 years younger, or are you saying we are better now than we were then...or are you saying neither?

I'm confused.

ROFL.

Posted by misterearl:

If Marbury doesn't fit, then he will sit

Posted by nixluva:

Age is nothing but a number. I'm 40 and 20lbs overweight, I'm only 5'9" and I was just playing ball with my sons and playing around I went up and grabbed rim.

i hear ya man. those fisher-price 7-foot baskets ROCK!!

Posted by gunsnewing:

I'm hoping with can do what the isiah thomas pistons did but very rarely do you win with your best scorer at the PG position. Marbury may still put up 20 & 8at 34 but will we be close to winning a championship?

but guns what to you think of this - i say jordan and kobe both played scoring point on their teams. even tho they were "sg's, weren't harper, paxson, kerr, fisher et al really the off-ball guys who got set up for open shots? didn't kobe and mj handle the rock, initiate the offense, drive and feed teammates? couldn't marbs do that, without saying he's their equal by any means?

how many teams ever won a championship with the best player being a point gaurd??? Magics lakers?? Isiahs Pistons?? i cant think of too many.. its usually a big man leading the way