I agree with your Baron Davis comparison, I was actually going to mention him. Davis and Marbury have similar skills, however Davis has so many intangibles that Marbury just does not have, and thats why in my opinion Marbury is not a top 5 POINT GUARD. He does not take the game into his hands when he needs to. If we had Davis instead of Marbury we could very well be 2-0 its thats simple. Even a young player like Delonte West showed more fourth quarter poise than Steph. The top player on your team, when facing the crucial parts of the game such as the 4th quarter and OT is suppose to take charge, make plays for himself and others and seal the deal. That is what makes players great, not putting up points and doing fancy passes, and then collapsing down the stretch.
As much as i hate to say it i think this team is gonna have to find someone else to be that guy, throughout his whole career marbury never stepped up and became a 4th quarter court general like great point guards should be. I used to love steph, but the more i watch him the more i get dissapointed with his lack of champion qualities. He simply is not a good clutch player, and i dont think thats even up for argument.
But the Knicks r going in the right direction for once, and even though we lost both games, there were a LOT of positives. Larry Brown has his work cut out for him, but I think if he sticks around he will make us a winner.