Only five games into the season the Knicks are already in a state of turmoil again, with Stephon Marbury and the head coach at odds and both of their futures in question.
No, you aren`t reading a reprinted story about Larry Brown and Marbury from two years ago. Some of the names have changed, but the story seems to be much the same, only this time Marbury actually left the team, something he never did with Brown.
Now, incredibly -- if anything with the Knicks can be considered incredible -- it`s Marbury and his mentor Isiah Thomas who are at loggerheads.
Marbury left Phoenix yesterday morning and flew back to New York, and it`s not clear when and if he will return to the team. The Knicks, who used Mardy Collins as the starting point guard in last night`s 113-102 loss to Steve Nash and the Suns, would not say why Marbury left. But it`s clear that he and Thomas have renewed tensions from early last season over Marbury`s role on the team. (...)
