ugh marbs, hate to say goodbye
Obviously, Marbury is on a totally superior level ahead of Duhon and would dominate him in training camp.
Marbury is staying in NYC, I'm sick of everyone from the Daily News, NY1 Sports, SNY trying to say Marbury is done like a bunch of haters.
This isn't a smart move. Marbury has an expiring contract and is still a very productive player. Does are two facts we can't ignore.
Having him on the roster this year would a luxury for us, a veteran PG who could give you 15+ and 5+ assist. Marbury makes the game easier for his teammates, but Crawford and Curry averaged career highs playing under Stephon. His ability to penetrate and create opens up a lot of plays for our players who just stand around waiting for the ball.
Really, is waiving the best passer, talent, penatrator and veteran on this team a good move?
As some other guys say, he's unpopular in the locker room, or so I hear? Thats probably the only reason. He has been a bit of a problem with coaches and players last couple seasons...although, I'd be pissed to if they made me constantly defer to a lesser player in crawford, to take my game away from me and play out of my style and then blame it all on me.
Yeah man, I don't see what the benefit of cutting him is at all. Still gotta pay him, why not use his services. He is still very skilled. He is 3 years younger than Steve Nash, so he can still play!!!
The benefit would be morale and coaches controll of the players. He totally undermined larry brown when he was there. He even got young players like nate to overstep bounds with coaches, instead of teaching them right. I feel he'd eat up gallinari and be neg influence. But he could be a soldier and keep his yap shut and just flat out perform. But who knows if he will.
From the NY Times:
"Even before signing Duhon, the Knicks had resolved that they could not move forward while Marbury was still in the locker room. In their brief time with the franchise, Walsh and D?Antoni have learned how incredibly unpopular Marbury is with his teammates."
"D?Antoni has told friends that the Knicks are much better than their 23-59 record last season indicated and that team chemistry was the greatest problem. Cutting ties with Marbury is viewed as a critical first step in changing a losing culture."
Marbury barely played last year and when he did, the offense didn't run through him, it was crawford, who's never made the playoffs with any team. Because he's the problem.
Cutting ties with Curry and Crawford would be more criticial, they're bigger losers than Marbury, worst defenders, and not really as good as Steph. Plus they have 3 years on their deal.
Its really disgusting how these weird rumors are leaking out, waiving an expiring contract shouldn't be a priority.
I agree cutting ties with crawford and curry, and getting rid of randolphs salary. Curry has a player option after this season, but who knows what he'll do. Doubt he'll get a deal as good as he has now, so he probably just stay. But you never know, a slick agent may talk him into getting another deal so(the agent) will get more commision.
I may agree with the fact that Marbury can be good and is better than Duhon, but if Mike D wants him gone I think he has to go. In order to win Mike D needs his own players and not players left over from the you know who era.
I also agree, coach and players want him out, maybe it needs to be done.
all in all, if the coaches and players say he's got to go, then so be it. Talent wise it's obviously a mistake. He's not to blame for recent years, he hasn't been the focal point of this offense for some time. That falls on crawford. If I had my wish, I'd ditch crawford in a heart beat. zachs contract is ridiculous, I'd love to see marbury have a comeback player of the year type season, but I don't think its in the cards.
