How far has Marbury fallen since this time last year? A year ago he was the face of the Knicks and Isiah's pet. Now they're taking the ball away from him and moving him to SG and it's not like they have anybody better to replace him. It's amazing how Marbury completely disappeared when he wasn't playing PG in the preseason. Without the ball, Marbury looks very uncomfortable and out of sorts.

And if that weren't bad enough, Marbury is suddenly Isiah's red headed step child with Nate becoming the favored son. Not very surprising. Isiah is like Don King, attaching himself to the "it" player of the moment, kind of like a leech. He did it with Damon Stoudemire, he did it with Jermaine O'Neal, he did it with Marbury and he's doing it with Nate now.

This Marbury situation is a ticking time bomb and it's only a matter of time before it goes off. Thank God Marbury and his HUGE contract are so tradeable.

seriously man, are you even a knicks fan?

Nate is less the face of the franchise, more of a sideshow/fan favorite (think JYD). Get real. Pre-season?

Marbs has hall of fame numbers, not because of pre-season play, but because of regular season dominance. How about we wait until a veteran, perrenial 20 & 8 guy plays a couple regular season games before we talk about how far he has fallen?



[Edited by - Killa4luv on 11-01-2005 11:17 PM]

Isles needs one of these



Isiah's job is to win games....Marbury does seem to be falling out of favor not just with Isiah but to the team in general.....Craw seems comfortable running the point. Nate is the steal of the draft....not good signs for Marbs.

Knicks right now either need a shooting guard or a real small-fwd. Marbury is the biggest chip left

Of course he's going to look a little loss, if u ask me, the entire team plays like there learning something new. As for nate, they need to desperately teach him some PG skills, and why not learn from one of the best to ever play the position. Steph is more concern with how to adjust to a sg for long stretches at a time as oppose to stints. Isles u need to look a little deeper into this before you make your assumtions

As far as Nate being the 'face' os the Knicks...use your head. He's created a buzz around the city because of his athletic abilities and he's a joy to watch at 5'9. He's far from the best player on the team. All that is being done is marketing. This is the time the of year the marketing department steps up and sells the Knicks in every way they can. Whether it be the Larry Brown angle, The Isiah Thomas angle, The Eddy Curry angle, The Nate Robinson (the shorter than 5'9 and can dunk with two hands guy) or Steph. Right now, it's about selling tickets and getting people excited. When the games begin, it will clearly be Steph's show. Brown's going to figure out the best way to use him because he is the best player on the team in my opinion and the only guy who puts up allstar numbers NOW!

It's preseason. Once the season starts the line between who's who will be less blury for you. I promise.

Marbury hasn't fallen at all from this time last year on the court atctually. His preseason last year was nearly identical to this year's. Brown's made it clear that Marbury will be the team's starting PG; so I assume the team's view of him has not fallen either.

Islesfan =(Nets' fan)

look, i think everybody universally agrees that this is marbury's defining season as a pro. this will either solidify his legacy as a great individual talent but not a good leader/team player or it will change it to that of a player that finally "get's it".

who gives a flying crap if he's the face of the franchise or not? does it really matter.

everything in hindsight.