Dear Knick Fans: I'm Starting To Understand

by Jeff Clark on Feb 27, 2009 7:24 AM EST in Articles Comment 67 comments

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Dear Knick Fans,

As a Celtics diehard, I have taken my fair share of pleasure in seeing your team flail about in mediocrity and turmoil. It was never anything personal against Knick fans, just the whole rivalry thing between the teams. But I'm long since over that. I'm actually glad to see the Knicks turning things around. You have an excellent coach, a GM who knows what he's doing, and an owner with deep pockets. You have a future and I think that is great for the NBA as a whole.

But that's not why I'm writing to you. I just wanted to tell you that I'm starting to understand a little bit of what you've been going through for the last several years. I'm talking of course of the circus that surrounds Stephon Marbury. Granted, I've only had a sample size bite so far and you've had an endless buffet line of this mess. I still have some hope that things will quiet down once he gets on the court and helps us win some games. But so far it has been absolutely nuts around here.

Keep in mind (as if you could forget), Stephon hasn't played a single game for anyone this year. He hasn't even officially signed with the Celtics yet. (Update: it appears that he officially signed this morning) We've played 59 games without him and managed to maintain one of the best records in basketball. Yet he's been one of the biggest ongoing stories of the season. He's created a firestorm of media and fan attention this week.

Some think he's the calvary while others think he's a cancer. Some think he's the missing piece to put this team over the top while others think he'll be the match that causes this whole thing to go down in flames. In short, nobody has polarized Celtic Nation like this since Antoine Walker left town for the 2nd time.

Consider his quote in yesterday's paper announcing his intention to sign with the Celtics once he clears waivers. We don't know what the exact question was but the writer framed his response as follows:

Asked about his role with the Celtics, presumably to back up guard Rajon Rondo, Marbury said, "I'll just let my game speak for itself."

The quote itself is innocuous enough. Kind of a throwaway comment if anything. But when several Celtics fans read it, their knee-jerk reaction was to assume that he was refusing to concede the starting job to Rondo. Red flags shot up and indignation poured out. "How DARE he???" "Here we go!" "See what I mean about him?"

This morning we have an interview with Marbury published in the Globe where he was asked directly about coming off the bench:

"I don't care what they ask me to do. I'll play 20 minutes or I'll play 15. It doesn't matter who is scoring or who is doing what. It's about one common goal: to win."

Who knows if he really believes it, but I think it is safe to say that fans overreacted to the original quote. I expect it won't be the last time.

Boston has had some good success with reclamation projects over the years. Randy Moss was a home run. Corey Dillon worked out just fine. Ricky Davis had mixed results on the court but the fans loved him. But I'm beginning to wonder if Marbury has any shot of winning over this town.

Of course he has only himself to blame, as you know full well. You don't become the poster-boy for dysfunctionality by being a choirboy. He's made more than his share of stupid mistakes and selfish choices. And he's done all that while appearing blissfully unaware or unconcerned by the wake that he creates. But he's still got that talent. And talent means always getting a second, third, and forth chance.

There's only one true cure for all that ails an athlete's reputation. Winning. Everyone loves a winner, even if he was a loser for his whole career before that. And if we don't win, at the very least we'll have someone to blame.

So while I'll never know the full extent of what you New York fans have gone through, I'm starting to understand.

Take care and best of luck until our teams meet again,

Jeff Clark
CelticsBlog.com

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Little to no risk..

Little money, no contract that can’t just be terminated, not enough money under the cap to do anything else, a bench that as presently constructed isn’t capable of getting it done. A worthy gamble. I don’t see the downside. Playing with the banks money.. If he can just keep the second unit from going into scoring funks it will be fine.

Easy decision for Danny

by Hondo on Feb 27, 2009 7:32 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

The Downside is Losing

The downside is that he hasn’t played in a year, and two years ago he played like crap. He’s selfish, and he doesn’t defend. I couldn’t care less about his personality or his character. Dennis Rodman was (and still is) a lunatic, but I would take him any day.

The “downside” is losing. Just look at the team’s record if and when Marbury starts to get significant minutes. That will tell you all you need to know.

by Brickowski on Feb 27, 2009 7:58 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

when he wants to be

he is a very capable defender, and he is all muscle.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:28 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

there’s always a downside with Marbury. dude is a head-case. he’s like a less-talented T.O.

Ewing with the step...YES! and the foul!

by Anthony Masons Haircut on Feb 27, 2009 4:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Fade to the background soon, Steph!

It’s already a bad sign that he has created a circus atmosphere. Remember we were hoping he would stay in the background, play a role, and not have any real power? He already has power. If he burps it’s front page news. I hope this is only temporary, because Marbury is not the brightest guy and I can see how this could lead to trouble. He already must feel like the star of the show.

by moiso on Feb 27, 2009 7:43 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

whose fault is that?

it’s yours and mine. Don’t blame stephon because you hang on every word the man says.

he hasn’t exactly done a 60 minutes piece on coming to the celtics, hes answered a few simple questions with simple answers.

I was part of the crew on the blog overreacting to the first comment from stephon yesterday, unaware I had mis-read the quote first time. It was perfectly harmless.

Now he comes and says all he wants to do is win and you’re going to get on him for that? for creating a “circus”?

gimme a break.

by WillyBeamin on Feb 27, 2009 8:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Right On!!!

WE are the circus – not Steph….the media is going to swarm around him if given the chance and every throw-away quote he makes will become message-board fodder to dissect to the 9th degree….

If he can play the role the team wants him to and be satisfied, I don’t care if the outside world wants to parade over everything he says…

by BillfromBoston on Feb 27, 2009 8:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I don’t know about many of you guys, but in the past years I put a lot of blame on Marbury for what happened to the Knicks. This season in particular I put more blame on how the Knicks went about it. They could’ve handled Marbury quite well this season without all this circus. Since Mike was brought on, you could see that Marbury came with a good attitude… came in great shape and ready to come off the bench if needed to. I know it’s all talk, but from what I saw he was genuinely willing to do so to make things work this year. I really think the Knicks organization shot themselves in the foot this year in this regard, with poor communication and mix signs from them.

We’ll see how it goes this year.

by BudweiserCeltic on Feb 27, 2009 9:17 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

ehhh

not quite my man. the knicks played this one as well as they could. marbury had too much power in new york, it needed to be usurped. and we had to pay him no matter what, so we waited to figure out if we could use him in a trade. turned out we could not, and we released him before the playoff deadline, which (although it’s being swept under the rug) is a classy move.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That’s not the problem stingy d. If that’s what they wanted to do with him, they should’ve done so since before the season started. They shouldn’t even have allowed him to be in training camp and through pre-season. That they did so, made their subsequent moves and stances a complete mishandeling of the situation.

by BudweiserCeltic on Feb 27, 2009 9:38 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i disagree

they had a plan to increase his value, and then a frenzy ensued(immediately), so they had to just get him out of there. not every plan works to perfection. and that is an example. you know?

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm still surprised

that they couldn’t use his expiring contract in a trade

"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 Feb 27, 2009 9:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

odd isn't it?

Raef, Wally and Steph’s contracts were never used, yet Ratliff was thought of us valuable. Maybe the market has changed and going forward things will be different??

by wahz on Feb 27, 2009 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If they really wanted to increase his value they would had allowed him to come off the bench. In no shape or form did what they did with Marbury this season made any sense if the hope was to move him. If they had no plans to play him and didn’t want him with team, they should’ve done so from the start and be clear about it.

If anything, they should’ve done what Indiana did with Tinsley.

by BudweiserCeltic on Feb 27, 2009 9:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yea i hear you

but as someone in new york entrenched in the new york media, and disillusioned but what i read for the most part, i disagree with you.

also, comparing tinsley and marbury is like comparing new york to indiana. (that’s a funny joke in case you missed it the first time)

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

last thing i'll say

seems like you won’t allow us a chance for redemption. if that’s the case, you should also be the leader in anti-marbury sentiment.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:54 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I really don’t understand what you’re getting at. All I’m saying is that the new management could’ve dealt with the Marbury situation a lot better, but they instead made the situation worse. That’s all.

The Knicks, this season in my opinion should’ve either cleaned themselves from Marbury from the start, not allow him with the team since before the season began… or should’ve allowed him to play with the team, even it meant comming of the bench just to see how he dealt with his new role. That they allowed him to be with the team early in the season, and then sideline him the way they is really what created the problems this season in particular. It made a situation that looked a bit hopeful with a chance of working, to a renewed circus by antagonizing Marbury… which could’ve been avoided to a great extent.

The Knicks mishandled the situation, I don’t see how anyone can deny that. What they did with Marbury during the season, getting a way from the team, was a little too late.

As for the anti-Marbury sentiment, there’s two side of it. I hate Marbury, but I wanted him signed because I see very little downside and a lot of potential upside.

by BudweiserCeltic on Feb 27, 2009 10:09 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

two sides to the coin

i don’t see how you can say the knicks mishandled it, and marbury didn’t. seems shortsighted. like you have your opinion set already. they both messed up royally – that said, at least the knicks didn’t screw him over in the end. but i know how boston hates new york. so i will chalk it up to that.

and what i was getting at was that jamal tinsley is in indiana. indiana is a media boomtown. you can’t go anywhere without seeing the news teams scouring every crevice in order to make news out of nothing. it’s a little different in new york where there is not as much front page news. similarly it’s a little different in boston. maybe you neglected to realize.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

When did I say that Marbury didn’t? I just said that I put MORE blame in what happened this season in particular on the Knicks organization. That’s all I said.

And when I asked about “what are you getting at” I was in no way reffering to your Indiana comment.

by BudweiserCeltic on Feb 27, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

alright alright

we disagree that’s all. and that last bit was how you say… a joke.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 12:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn’t be the first time the Knick shot themselves in the foot…I think they are using an automatic machine gun, actually.

by thirstyboots18 on Feb 27, 2009 10:46 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

we can speculate

but at the end no one knows for sure how this will unfold.

by tommyfan on Feb 27, 2009 8:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Man oh man Jeff

The poor guy hasn’t said or done a thing wrong yet here and he’s blamed for a media zoo. I thought a better piece would come from you. Well there is time to write better pieces about the guy.

by kefa461 on Feb 27, 2009 8:24 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

LOL

thanks for your patience, I’ll try to do better next time

"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 Feb 27, 2009 8:30 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Marbury on the court...

The guy is a big time dink, but I am absolutely jacked to see him play.

One thing is, people are going to quickly remember how good he is. He does alot of things not many people in the world can do. He can still take the ball relentlessly to the hole…

another thing is, he is a GREAT PASSER. GREAT. G-R-E-A-T.

Our second unit offense is going to be absolutely silly. Organized and effecient. House will be getting great looks. Him and Marbury are going to become boys, guaranteed…

by rickyfan3.0... on Feb 27, 2009 8:28 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

New Spears interview

Jeff…take a peek this morning at this and see if this calms the nerves of some of the fans…

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/02/27/marbury_answers_call/?page=1

by kefa461 on Feb 27, 2009 8:36 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

if you actually read the article

you’d know that the interview was linked and quoted already

"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 Feb 27, 2009 8:45 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

nver been much about the off-court hoopla and the marbury buzz doesn’t bother me. the whole sex scandal with the knicks and marbury’s role was hard to avoid. i never liked his game on the court. he has talent, but he was a ball hog and always wanted to be the man down the stretch. so does pp and tho he really delivers, there are times pp over dribbles and gets stubbornly stupid. that stubbornly stupid pp, is what i remember about marbury. that being, said- he has to be a sub. once he gets acclimated the deal will be ~~-what do the c’s do at crunchtime~~-rondo is not mr. freethrow and steph is better at the line. do they forfeit rondo and put mr. ballhog stupid out there?

by nazzbo on Feb 27, 2009 8:40 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

i feel like you might see

rondo-ray allen-pierce-marbury-garnett

if its a free throw game.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

rondo??? free throws? maybe not… 60% free throw shooters belong in the bench when it comes to that. lol

by jaimsitecom on Feb 27, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

just because he handles himself well.

assuming marbury is somewhere near his old self, those are your four most competent players.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’ll barely say anything about Marbury from now on. As the old adage goes, if you don’t have nothing nice to say…. Unlike some others, I don’t even like the guy’s game on the floor…. Here’s hoping he can finally win and then be gone by the end of the season.

by cordobes on Feb 27, 2009 8:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Huh?

“If you don’t have nothing nice to say …”

LOL. Who taught you that principle, Brickowski?

"People don't understand, if you can't live the rest of your life off one year in the NBA, you can't live off 21." -- Keon Clark

by Eeyore III on Feb 27, 2009 10:48 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If I was only a bit wiser,

I’d probably follow your lead on this cordobes.

Here’s to having faith and hoping that he comes out on the winning end in green when it’s all over this season.

-sw

Manuel Aristides Ramirez is the greatest hitter I've ever seen.

by Steve Weinman on Feb 27, 2009 5:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

!!!##$!!!

I won’t tell you what I really think of the folks who misconstrued the first marbury quote. But I will say that anyone who says “I’ll let my play speak for itself” is just saying “hey, instead of me telling you this or that, I’ll just go out and play.”

You know who else said that?

KG, when asked whether he still had any gas left in the tank when coming to boston, after logging so many minutes with MN since the age of 18.

by OW_Holmes on Feb 27, 2009 9:11 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

As Frankie said “Relax”

by Red2 on Feb 27, 2009 9:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I don't trust the media

They can take things out of context/fumble things around to make a good read. I agree with Marbury. I’m going to let his playing do the talking because that’s all I care about. I don’t care if he rides a horse onto the court for warm ups; as long as he’s producing, that’s all that should matter.

by BOSPORTS on Feb 27, 2009 9:23 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

thanks for the apology... i guess

steph is your problem now, it’s true. the guy has not played on over a year. has not competed in about three year, save the occasional outburst. he is a handful that is certain.

but you should know, that not too many of the knicks players had any personal problems with steph. some did, and they were polarizing. but it seemed like the majority were not bothered by his presence. so, with that in mind, i wouldn’t think you should have to worry too much. you have a lot of headstrong guys on your bench.

the thing is, steph just always manages to do something. and with a press like you guys have in boston, once it happens they will jab their hooks into it and they won’t let go, and everyone will get riled up, and to no apparent ends.

so all i say is be wary of the reporters who ask him provocative questions and read between the lines. he’s no rhodes scholar. in fact when he talks he seems to have permanent brain freeze.

by stingy d on Feb 27, 2009 9:26 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

"when he talks"

Thanks for the insight Stingy D. I am truly hoping that Steph delivers on his promise and allows his game to do the talking. The less there is for media types to exploit, the better.

by Thruthelookingglass on Feb 27, 2009 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Sorry Jeff

Didn’t click that Globe story….my bad.

by kefa461 on Feb 27, 2009 9:47 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

no worries

I’m just feeling snarky today

"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 Feb 27, 2009 9:47 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

FYI: He's official now

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/extras/celtics_blog/2009/02/marbury_signed.html

"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 Feb 27, 2009 9:58 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

MARBURY

You are all worried about nothing. If I was Masrbury I would be pretty pissed at all the negativity he is getting too.The media is just waiting to pounce upon some juicy meat. There are two sides to every story. Larry Brown isn’t exactly a peach of a person either, and I am sure his treatment of Stephon and ownership’s need to win had something to with it all. Geez, we’re talking here about Isiah Thomas, the premiere idiot of them all.Jeff, relax. You know that Dennis Johnson was known as a big trouble maker before he came to Boston, also Charlie Scott. Just wait and see. It ain’t him at all. It’s you. How many articles have you written already? Try flying in at a lower altitude and then maybe the landing wil be softer, which means you will worry less. Relax, just relax. It will all be fine. People are people. Marbury is no different tham anyone else. Sometimes a spiral effect sets in and a basically good guy is caught up in all of it. However, he is really, really good player and he can help us win it a;ll. Thank the Lord for giving us Danny Ainge, a real ballsy GM and unafraid of nobody.

by gustusias on Feb 27, 2009 10:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I live in NYC and I’ve been treated to years of Marbury coverage. Some of Steph’s mess ups are genuine, some seem to be over-hyped by the media. The Knicks have floundered for most of this decade, so the beat writers have to type up SOMETHING. Steph was like a gift. A guy who had no filter, and occasional poor judgement. Remember, this guy is a basketball player, not the mayor. Let’s put things in perspective.\

He’ll be an occasional paragraph in a Celtics story. Not a daily feature.

Found this on YouTube: It made me like Steph all over again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAc_Tb8_Y8U&feature=related

by LuckyNumber07 on Feb 27, 2009 10:14 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

"The Negativity In This Town Stinks:"

All I know about Marbury is the bad stuff I’ve been reading and the remarks by some of the Celtics that he’s a very good player. I’ve read a few nice things such as his endorsing an affordable sneaker. I also read that he left the team (with or without permission) to attend the funeral of a mentor when he was a child in a bad neighborhood. A comment following the Marc Spears article in today’s Globe equates the Marbury situation with that of Paul Pierce. I have much more insight into the Pierce situation. The media tried to destroy him with little understanding of what he was going thru. Pierce was said to have done or said some things that were not liked. I never could equate any of the bad stuff I read about Pierce with what I saw from Pierce as a player. I only say a passionate player who loved the game and played as hard as he could, often hurt, go thru one frustrating experience after another. Just look at Paul Pierce now. I think Marbury deserves a clean slate from us fans and the media (which they seem to be giving him in Boston). At worst he can’t hurt us. At best he can help make us a better TEAM.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird

by TrueGreen on Feb 27, 2009 10:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

If that's what you all know about Marbury

you have to inform yourself better. I have hope he’ll behave in his very short stint here, as it’s his last change of getting a new NBA contract after this season – if he causes any kind of trouble, his NBA career is over. But the idea that Marbury is a victim of the media and that his situation is even remotely similar to that of Pierce’s is just bizarre.

by cordobes on Feb 27, 2009 10:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Saying He's A Victim

I’m saying all I know about him is what I read. If I lived in Nebraska and read the things written about Pierce
I would think he (Pierce) was a monster. If you have some direct evidence of how evil Marbury is please let us know. And please try to not use situations fed to the media by the Knicks (he said, we said). From what I read I don’t think the Knicks have anything to be proud of.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird

by TrueGreen on Feb 27, 2009 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

Do you remember when Pierce said ""Doc has to start me. I’ve got so much stuff on Doc and he knows it. He thinks he can get me, but I’ll get him first. You have no idea what I know."

“I don’t care what Coach O’Brien wants to hear. I’m telling you what I’m going to do and I’m going to shoot the ball more.”

by cordobes on Feb 27, 2009 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Mazz / Marbury

I don’t always agree with Tony Mazz but his column today kinda sums it up. All the crap aside, do we need this guy to repeat?

by celty86 on Feb 27, 2009 10:29 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Interesting Blog Comments

I am skeptical – not hopeful – that Marbury will add anything. Until reading this blog I was appalled that Danny would risk the team camaraderie for such a dimwit. Game or no game. I’m with Cordobes.

But Stingy D makes some good points and I really think gustasius makes a good point by remembering Isiah Thomas. Everyone, and I mean everyone, that interacted with that cheap shot, 4" polished fingernails, lying creep took on some of his sleeze.

Its a pretty low price Danny paid to see if Marbury wants to really redeem himself so let’s go for it.

by Wildblu1 on Feb 27, 2009 10:33 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

New interview

Before we all go crazy on speculations of what effect Marbury will cause on the Celtics, take a look at the interview given to the Globe last night:

http://www.boston.com/sports/basketball/celtics/articles/2009/02/27/marbury_answers_call/

I think we can all agree that Marbury is coming in on the right page.

by braz on Feb 27, 2009 10:59 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

dead on brah(z)

When Perk was asked what he thought of Howard winning the gold medal this summer, he responded: "What’s his impression of me after I won a ring?"

by Green17 on Feb 27, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Oh, It All Sounds Great

Well, it’s about time that Cordobes and I agreed on something. I don’t like his game either. I couldn’t care less about his character, since I’m long past looking at professional athletes as role models. He’s not going to poison the locker room. A sleazebag who can play is just another guy who can play. I don’t have to deal with him.

The problem is that he will poison the second unit on the floor. Every other team that traded him away suddenly started to win. That’s too much coincidence for me.

by Brickowski on Feb 27, 2009 11:04 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

He Has Never Played For This Celtic Team

He’s a very good offensive player. He can take it to the hoop and finish. He draws fouls. He can pass. It is said he doesn’t defend. It WAS said that Ray and Paul didn’t defend. I don’t think the problem is whether or not he will poison the second unit (probably inferring selfish play). He’s always been a starter so I don’t know what evidence there is that he’ll “poison the second unit”. The question is can he learn the offensive sets. Sam couldn’t do it in a short time. If he can learn the sets (and there is a good chance he can because of a favorable schedule allowing more practice time) we don’t know what his game will be like with this team. Alot of the Celtic players have said he’s very hard to guard. I didn’t want him in the worst way, but I think he will really help this team, specifically the second unit. I think he gives us a better chance to win #18.

"I don't come to play, I come to WIN"--Larry Bird

by TrueGreen on Feb 27, 2009 11:36 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You really care a lot about what others say

Some guys have undeserved reputations as bad defenders or lazy defenders. Others don’t.

In fact, I’m not too worried about Marbury’s defence, I’ve seen him playing good defence here and there when he cared.

by cordobes on Feb 27, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

More than 'we have nothing to lose'...

Based on his recent interviews, and the video he posted on his website about coming here… I like the guy.

It’s beyond question that he’s been in some crappy circumstances, a lot of which was not his doing (esp with the Knicks, whose treatment of him was reprehensible). Had KG been treated like that… or PP… maybe they would not have gone off the deep end like Marbury did once or twice, but they would certainly have made some noise. All these guys have egos, and rightfully so. Right now, Marbury seems to be in a good place. We should be glad of that and glad that we have an All-Star coming off our bench. Not too many teams can say that… SA is one, and look how many trophies they’ve won. All in all, based on the current evidence… I like the guy, a lot. Seems genuine to me. I think KG (the key player so far as Marbury is concerned) agrees.

by DRJ1 on Feb 27, 2009 11:19 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Marbury Video talking about leaving Knicks and heading to Boston

Hi Jeff, might want to add this video to the front page, actually found this on Redsarmy.com

It’s Marbury with his final thoughts on the Knicks organization and coming to Boston
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G7BlyXNlCg

by NBAJ2K on Feb 27, 2009 12:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Beat me by a few seconds. I was previewing my post as yours popped up.

The dramatic t-shirt reveal in the middle was kinda funny.

by a tommy point on Feb 27, 2009 12:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He always seems high.

Notice the lazy eyes, the slow blinks, the half smile when he talks. He’s always like this.

by wondahbap on Feb 27, 2009 1:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Apparently he only just cleared waivers

Starbury waived, practices, chest bumps everyone

by illantari on Feb 27, 2009 1:11 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Any chance at PT tonight?

by wondahbap on Feb 27, 2009 1:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

deep breath

Stephen A . had a good point (and that’s not normal) when talking about Marbury and Boston…Thomas is not Doc ! ..he also mentioned that KG knows how to handle him and that the big three will keep Steph in check, if needed…I actually think that Marbury (looking for a contract in the NBA next season) will be known as Saint Marbury by the end of the playoffs…..of course, once he signs a new contract all bets are off

by Fastbreak1 on Feb 27, 2009 1:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Marbury

I just really feel that he is able to add a lot of points on the scoreboard for us by way of the pass or the shot. That second five really struggles at times to put points on the board. Pierce stays in the game and the ball goes trru him. Stephon can really help us here. His so called reputation bothers me like nothing. I trust Ainge. What in God’s creation do I know about him. I never stood closer than my seat to him and that only once. I really feel Tony Mazzaroti of the Globe hit it on the head. Also Scal must get better to help Pierce at the three.

by gustusias on Feb 27, 2009 1:54 PM EST reply actions 0 recs