steph was really proving to me that he wanted to be traded by his negative body language and his horendous game performances. but then he plays like this out of no where?!?

for a person with that much talent, you would think they should not be this inconsistent and also be more of a leader like he was last night.

i also listened to his post game interview on msgnetwork.com and he was basically very nonchalant about the idea that he played differntly last night than any other night. what the hell is his problem? he just doesnt seem to realize he has been plaing like **** lately....

Steph is like the Randy Moss of basketball.

some guys just don't have the mental makeup. Everyone has played pickup basketball or soccer or volleyball or baseball or whatever and noticed some guy that is a thousand times more talented than everyone else around, but that guy just won't put in the energy or just plays AND1 style or decides he can smoke some weed just before the game cause it's just too damn easy.

And for the rest of us who would kill just to be out there, it's a damn shame. Damn shame.

Posted by joec32033:

Steph would have been a Hall of Famer under Riley...He seems to need that all or nothing me against the world approach...

at some point you have to start to consider taking away the team captain position from him, if its hasnt been taken already.

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those guys were real leaders, real captains

I agree with guns. Substitue Houston with Oakley and get a biger picture for Ewing. I think Stephon just needs to play with heart night in and night out. The kinda heart Starks played with.

Posted by Elite:

john starks was a leader sometimes more than ewing

sometimes. other times he was busy shooting 2 for 17 during game 7's

Marbury was injured. I'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt and hope he's finally healthy from here on out and can win us a LITTLE respect the rest of the way. Start by beating the Bulls.

maybe because Steph makes $22mm regardless. please tell me why he would bother playing like this every night>

Posted by Travla:

Because LB keeps F'ing with him. LB needs to let these guys play uninhibited by his control issues and we will begin to see what we have.

lets let Marbury go off again. Maybe we can win 37games again and make the playoffs and get swept and embarassed by the Nets in the 1st round

i'd even be happy if Steph was as good a leader as Charlie Ward was... he's got all the talent, & none of the leadership qualities that a star player ought to have... unless you're a superstar like Allen Iverson, you can't go around acting like you're better than everyone else on the team... how about setting an example for the younger guys to follow? listen to the coach, stop pointing fingers at your teammates, & start bustin' your butt playing some defense.

Posted by martin:

some guys just don't have the mental makeup. Everyone has played pickup basketball or soccer or volleyball or baseball or whatever and noticed some guy that is a thousand times more talented than everyone else around, but that guy just won't put in the energy or just plays AND1 style or decides he can smoke some weed just before the game cause it's just too damn easy.

And for the rest of us who would kill just to be out there, it's a damn shame. Damn shame.

*Sighs...* Yeah, its a damn shame....

And its also a damn shame that you just descrived the type of players the Knicks have been built of. Its a shame...