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4/22/2004  12:42 PM
Martin Wears Tabloid Back Page on Jersey

By CHRIS SHERIDAN
.c The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - Kenyon Martin taped the back page of a newspaper with the headline ``Whiny Tim'' to his practice jersey Thursday before his New Jersey Nets' Game 3 against the New York Knicks.

Martin also mocked and challenged Knicks forward Tim Thomas, who criticized his own teammates and called Martin a phony tough guy a day earlier.

``He knows I'm going to be there at 7 o'clock tonight,'' Martin said. ``He knows where to find me. ... Lock me and him in a room together and see who comes out.''

A league spokesman said NBA vice president Stu Jackson was monitoring the developments, which have provided the most intrigue in a one-sided series. New Jersey won the first two games by an average of 21 points.

To the amusement of teammates and the Nets' staff, Martin walked out of the trainer's room at the team's practice facility wearing the back page of the Daily News of New York across the front of his jersey. He then proceeded to insult Thomas for several minutes.

``If you take a poll around the league and asked people who they want on their team, they're not going to say Tim Thomas. Teammates never questioned how hard I played,'' Martin said. ``They know what they're going to get out of me when I step on the court. I'm not like Pandora's box - you open it up and don't know what you're going to get. That's him.''

Thomas hasn't played since being flagrantly fouled by Nets center Jason Collins in Game 1, taking a hard fall and bruising his hip, lower back and ankle. He was ruled out of Game 3.

Thomas made his first public comments since the foul at practice Wednesday, criticizing teammates for failing to retaliate and dismissing Martin as ``fugazy'' - a slang term for a fake.

``I think it applies to him more than me,'' Martin said

Asked to rank the use of the word ``fugazy'' on a 1 to 10 insult scale, Martin gave it a zero.

``If it was coming from someone who did something in his career, maybe,'' Martin said. ``Coming from him, it's nothing.''

Amid the increasing tension, Nets coach Lawrence Frank said he felt no need to remind his team of the NBA rule prohibiting players from leaving the bench area during a fight.

``Our focus is on winning, our focus isn't on bench control or fighting,'' Frank said.

Thomas wasn't at the Knicks' morning shootaround but was expected to be in street clothes at Thursday's game.

Martin was surprised Thomas would make such inflammatory comments on the eve of a game he wasn't planning to play in.

``He's a career underachiever. He hasn't done nothing in his career. I've been to the finals twice,'' Martin said. ``His teammates in Milwaukee last year questioned him. That should tell you something right there.

``Sooner or later his teammates now are going to start questioning him calling people out when he's not playing.''





wow this is getting heated.. i hate to say it but Kenyon had some real good points...
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4/22/2004  12:59 PM
Tim definietly has some balls and I give him props for that, but Kenyon is such a straight shooter you believe he'll back up everything he says. I hate the man, but damn, thats the type of player the Knicks epitomized back in the day.

this is gettin worse than knicks heat, something is bound to happen tonight....
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4/22/2004  1:11 PM
knicks wont be doing anything.
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4/22/2004  1:38 PM
Posted by Caseloads:

knicks wont be doing anything.

Ditto....

Oakley slapped Jeff McInnis because he owed him money.....right during the warm ups of a game.

Tim needs to do that...he'd get suspended for the rest of the playoffs and possibly a week or more into the next season. That would be crazy.

Nothing is gonna happen. It's funny though. If Kenyon Martin studies Tim Thomas' career like that could you imagine what they say as a team while they are playing in the game or behind the scenes?

Geez man if this was the playground in east new york, brooklyn someone would have gotten shot by now.
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4/22/2004  1:49 PM
MAN -- I wish Tim was playing tonight. Something wonderful is going to happen tonight.
No way is this bulls, pacers, or heat, but tonight can instantly start up a new heated rivalry. Even if the KNicks wind up getting swept - a fight tonight will earn back some respect and some passion from the fans. I think Knick fans want to see this. I know I do.
You wanna know how they really get back at them? Somebody needs to massacre Kidd in the lane - and I mean ugly and dirty - Suspension type.
Yes I am so frustrated that I have resorted to this, but at least it's compelling and exciting.
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4/22/2004  1:58 PM
this is the same guy who called out van horn yet went on to go 3-23 the following year. i love it.
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4/22/2004  3:13 PM
Man the knicks suck.... i hope the nets just embarass them and make them feel what they really are... im tired of being fan of crap...we will get no "improvement" in the off-season Rashee Wallace aint there who will they get.... tough tough.. stop giving "Tiny Tim" all this hype when Martin is right on point with his statements unlike "Tiny Tim"... shows sparks but hey what can you do... If Tim Thomas does not suit up hes a _ _ _ _ _ and thats that.

[Edited by - EnyKnickfan on 04/22/2004 15:19:28]
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