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Starbury Rumor

Marbury_ainge_mediumI hate to do this, because of what I did to you folks earlier today, but this time I'm just passing along a rumor.

Jeff Goodman of WEEI reports (h/t RA):

The Boston Celtics are one of a handful of teams, according to sources close to the situation, who have expressed interest in embattled Stephon Marbury if the embattled point guard is bought out by the New York Knicks. 

Marbury, who was told by the Knicks earlier this month to stay away from the team until a resolution is arranged, has also fielded interest from Miami, Dallas and the Los Angeles Lakers, according to league sources. 

Celtics boss Danny Ainge, according to the source, is legitimately interested in bringing Marbury on board because of his ability to handle pressure defenses – an area where backup Eddie House has struggled. 

Ainge believes the locker room is strong enough – with veterans Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen – to handle the addition of the enigmatic Marbury.

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Let him go to the Lakers. If we signed him, would we cut Sam or Gabe?

by RebusRankin on Dec 15, 2008 2:40 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

This is bull crap.

by BudweiserCeltic on Dec 15, 2008 2:41 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Gosh as much as I hate the lakers, I got to say he needs to go to LA , I think that’ll be a good fit and it might give us fits.

by Eric_Suede on Dec 15, 2008 2:49 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Ainge must owe Marbury's Adgent a favor...

why are people voting yes to this? if he can’t get mpg in NYC, where coincedentally they are playing better now, why would we ever ever want this jerk on our team. we have 4 count em 4 pg’s on this team, one of which has a long history of handling full court pressure just fine…

by D Dub on Dec 15, 2008 2:51 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

You’d “cut” Sam, meaning that you’d cut him a check for the rest of his playing salary and immediately sign him as an assistant coach. Practically speaking, nothing would change immediately, Sam would sit on the bench in a suit

The team doesn’t NEED Marbury, and there’s too much a chance of him screwing things up.

by theBird on Dec 15, 2008 2:54 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

The reason we get him is to keep him off the Lakers.

by Bench Warmer on Dec 15, 2008 2:57 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Please, LET him go to the Lakers. Every shot Starbury jacks up is one that Kobe isn’t shooting. How exactly does that not work in our favor? ;)

by theBird on Dec 15, 2008 3:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What, you’re scared of Kobe? LOL

by TheAncientRivalry on Dec 15, 2008 5:09 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Is this the Celticsblog rendition of waterboarding, Jerff?

Why would you bring this up? Certainly not in the Christmas spirit.

by Finkelskyhook on Dec 15, 2008 3:11 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

forgive me

I’ll try not to mention any more polarizing potential free agent moves for at least the next 4 hours

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott

by Jeff Clark on Dec 15, 2008 3:27 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

danny whom i love has made his share of booboos and marbury would be a booboo.

by nazzbo on Dec 15, 2008 3:20 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Keep in mind

that if this is indeed true, then KG and the other Big 2 must be ok with it. I don’t like Marbury, but if they want him, then I’m ok with it.

by Bankshot on Dec 15, 2008 3:22 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I agree with Bench Warmer

This is exactly what the Lakers need and we need to keep him away from the Lakers. KG was his teammate and apparently likes him.

by The Real Large James 2 on Dec 15, 2008 3:27 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What about Todd Day or Bob McAdoo?

Marbury has no chance of blending with this group of ours. Antoine has better chance of that. Anything can be speculated but this is just not a Celtics move.

by Wildblu1 on Dec 15, 2008 3:29 PM EST reply actions   1 recs

Starburry is the mike tyson of the NBA

he is a tortured soul.
if KG can make him humble then bring him… if not then lets wait because we will get the chance to sign the FA we really want.

by tommyfan on Dec 15, 2008 4:09 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think Marbury would help the Lakers. He’s selfish and has never been a good defender. He wouldn’t help us either. Minnesota, NJ, Phoenix and NY all improved after dumping him. Stay away Danny.

by RebusRankin on Dec 15, 2008 4:19 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

If you asked me “What team would offer the best situation for Starbury to turn his career around?”, the answer of course would be Boston. Solid vets, his relationship with KG, very strong locker room, etc.

That’s a completely different question, though, than “Which team would be most helped by the addition of Starbury?”, the answer, as near as I can tell… is “none.”

Thing is, Starbury could help, if he was REALLY finally at that point in his career where he had seen the light, where he knew that this was his last chance, where he was really willing to finally buy into being a team player, being a stable presence off the bench, putting forth some effort on D, being a good role model to a guy like Rondo.

Has there been anything that has come out of Starbury’s mouth to indicate that he really DOES recognize that he’s not a star anymore? I’ve heard nothing from him except delusion after delusion. I don’t get the sense from him that he’d be looking to come in and be the sixth or seventh man. So supremely confident that he’s not looking to just come in and do his job a la Eddie and the other bench players.

by theBird on Dec 15, 2008 4:29 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

there is nothing he brings that can help this Celtics team. nothing at all.

by D Dub on Dec 15, 2008 4:48 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Marbury can help the C's

Pull the trigger, Kupchak.

by cordobes on Dec 15, 2008 5:10 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

GREAT comment! LOL

by nba is the worst on Dec 15, 2008 6:43 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

All a person needs to look at is Rivers’ history with flakes and boneheads to just say no to Marbury. Marbury is half bonehead, half flake, and half blithering idiot. Rivers has proven unable to handle any of the three without them decimating his teams. (O’Grady, Blount, Banks, Davis are examples of this)

A perfect place that Marbury would fit in is the Mavericks. A perfect place for us for Marbury to fit into is any contender we’d compete against.

by Finkelskyhook on Dec 15, 2008 5:24 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Can anyone imagine Marbury and Josh Howard getting into it? The Mavs seem to be in shambles anyway, and would be another franchise that Stephon won’t get it done with. Mark Cuban would probably buy his $20M from the Knicks.

http://myspace.com/eme0916

by dfjmed on Dec 17, 2008 12:40 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

What’s wrong with Gabe Pruitt? Excellent defender, good handles, nice stroke. He just needs some game experience.

Marbury is another ring whore. Just say no.

by Brickowski on Dec 15, 2008 6:23 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

that picture cannot be real, can it? haha!

by moiso on Dec 15, 2008 8:01 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

its an old pic

from summer league, maybe last year? I forget

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." Michael Scott

by Jeff Clark on Dec 15, 2008 8:22 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

why not,no risk

we need 2 guys…a very tall guy,Deke or Smith,to allow Leon & Baby to play less and NOT together…and we need a little guy to allow Eddie and TA to play more 2&3 spots,hence Starbury…also,if Rondo got hurt ,who gives us a better chance to win if they must play 35mins a nite at the point-Eddie,TA,Gabe,Sam or Starbury???

by Motown on Dec 16, 2008 6:50 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

speaking as a bulls fan....

(just thought id drop in since we play u guys tonight)……..i would love it if the u guys picked him up…..hopefully by season end, he will have destroyed all chemistry and seeing that we might end up as the 7th or 8th seed…we might have a chance in the first round if matched up against you

by masputo on Dec 19, 2008 3:31 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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