“We’re getting better in spurts,” said Stephon Marbury. “In order for us to get to where we want to be we need to do it for 48 minutes.”

Leading the comeback charge for the Knicks wasn’t Marbury though, but Nate Robinson and Jamal Crawford. Robinson made the improbable look easy time after time, shooting 9-10 from the field. With Marbury and Steve Francis combining to go 1-10 from the floor, it is clear that the younger guards are beginning to surpass the elders as the scorers the Knicks need to lean on.

“I’m probably being too laid back,” added Marbury. “I’m trying to do something that I’ve never done before.


“I believe in what Isiah is trying to do.”

David Lee, who continued to play crunch time minutes for Isiah Thomas on Monday, perhaps most accurately described how the players on the Knicks roster feel about the change in the team’s culture this year in comparison to last.

“Last year we were talking about what we need to find and now we’re looking to fix the wrinkles.”

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Never heard him back Larry like this this early in the season last yr. Instead he talked about trying to run a more uptempo style yada yada. Why is he laid back during crunch time of a game? Obviously he's never been accustomed to playing defense.

[Edited by - SeatsBlue on 11-14-2006 09:38 AM]

I thought "starbury" was returning this year?

He is trying to do somthing that he has never done before? Oh, thats winning!!

No wonder its a struggle!

OK, if he is struggling to do this, then I can actually live with this plan. Really, I must be fair, if I could live with larry tryiing to get the guys to play a certain way then I could live with Isiah trying also.