Marbury fined for missing Suns-Knicks game

Even if Steph comes back to the team and the players and coaches welcome him back, he’ll never be accepted by the fans. Not by me anyway, don’t want to speak for the rest of you.

The Garden will let him hear it everytime he touches the ball (all the time since he’s PG). It’s in the best interest of everyone to cut all ties.

I know we shouldn’t be looking for solace in someone else’s misery…

But Riley rips the Heat for their play:
http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7443866

Yea, it didn’t make me feel much better about our situation, but at least we won’t be bottom feeders in the East.

Starburyfan,

Cool. WriteOn!

Defenders,
You may see this theory again.
In professional sports, considering the age of the players and the amount of years they spend to learn their “profession”, coaches and GM have very little control or ability to coerce their behavior. I submit that their control lies in the three Ps. P1=Pocket (through fines, penalties, suspensions,etc.); P2=Playing Time (all professional athletes want to play the game and practice to develop their trade); and P3 (though used sparingly and most coaches/GM do not agree)=Press–Players don’t want to be called out in the MSM or caused for the fans to see them in a negative light by the venemous comments/opinions that can be made in the press by a coach, fellow players or anyone for that matter.

Stephon,
You need to spin this. You’ve got the means, use it.

Steady as IT goes.

KFLL

The culprit shall sit.
I am African.

KFLL

“Horry, Stackhouse,PJ Brown”

Those guys are contributors on veteran teams. Did you forget the young teams that gave up on them? Except for Horry, the other two went chasing after veteran teams for their rings. Malik falls in line with that group except that he is on a young and rebuilding team. Eddie Jones, Gary Payton, Derek Fisher…yes, all those.

And if they were on young and developing teams, they’d be doing things they shouldn’t be doing. I am not defending Malik’s offensive decisions, I am merely defending his qualities of leadership and veteranship. His shot sucks, his spot doesn’t.

You’re confusing the man with the job.

Whatever offensive flow this team has been on has been because of JCraw. If anything, the shot out of the flow you are describing is what I’ve accused Stephon of during games. If anyone is not paying attention to the gameplan, its Stephon. JCraw is the one forcing passes into the interior to a fault. Over passing to a fault. The Phoenix was the exception. JChuck has only surfaced since ZBo was out. Stephon’s been at it since the preseason.

I’m kind of glad Stephon did what he did, cuz now, its open season on the critique of his game.

Terrible…just terrible.

as per Hahn’s blog:

* – Just an update on Renaldo Balkman: his status remains uncertain — team is calling it a “game-time decision” — for tonight’s game against the Clippers. They’re calling it a sprained ankle, but it is not related to the stress reaction injury that had him out for the entire preseason. X-rays were negative, but it would be a surprise to see him on the court tonight. He left U.S. Airways arena in Phoenix on crutches.

* – Mardy Collins (sprained foot) said he expects to play tonight. Q-Rich might have to play through the hyper-extended elbow injury, just so the Knicks have enough bodies. Q said on Tuesday that he wanted to play, he just couldn’t shoot.

It would be nice to see Mardy back out there. Balk too. QRich looked really hurt though. A hyper extended elbow of the shooting arm sounds like it’ll mess with his shot. Tough break.

We should see a healthy dose of Jeffries too. *sigh* It’ll be another long game without ZBo though.

as per Hahn’s blog:

* – Just an update on Renaldo Balkman: his status remains uncertain — team is calling it a “game-time decision” — for tonight’s game against the Clippers. They’re calling it a sprained ankle, but it is not related to the stress reaction injury that had him out for the entire preseason. X-rays were negative, but it would be a surprise to see him on the court tonight. He left U.S. Airways arena in Phoenix on crutches.

* – Mardy Collins (sprained foot) said he expects to play tonight. QRich might have to play through the hyper-extended elbow injury, just so the Knicks have enough bodies. Q said on Tuesday that he wanted to play, he just couldn’t shoot.

It would be nice to see Mardy back out there. Balk too. QRich looked really hurt though. A hyper extended elbow of the shooting arm sounds like it’ll mess with his shot. Tough break.

We should see a healthy dose of Jeffries too. *sigh* It’ll be another long game without ZBo though.

“Sure Curry and Zach Randolph are still a low post threat but with passes coming from the likes of Robinson and Mardy Collins, who knows how effective they can be. The players Zeke has acquired just simply do not have the talent defensively to hang with NBA teams night in and night out.”

From the link in sbfan’s post

This is the perfect opportunity for Mardy Collins to make a name for himself. If opportunity ever knocked for anyone, its knocking now for Collins.

The only thing Collins cannot do that Stephon can is score. But on this team, it’s more important for the PG defend and lead than to score.

Once labeled Knicks savior, Marbury now a spare part

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/ian_thomsen/11/14/marbury.knicks/index.html?bcnn=yes

Statesman:
I can find the Wall Pitt comment if you like.
I still stand behind that Curry and Calvin comments.
Nate may be the most athletic small man in league history.
Get Mardy solid minutes and see how that turns out.
So you’d start Steph ahead of Q? No way. A backcourt of Mardy and Q would be ideal. Bring Steph off the bench.
I’d love to see Zeke give Marbury some DNPCD when he comes back.
That would show Steph who runs this shit.

Maybe Marbury will have 35 pts and 15 assists and lead NY to a resounding victory over the Clippers?

Okay, time to wake up…

African,

Q, has zero lateral movement, he can’t play in the backcourt. Besides will he ever stay health? W/o a doubt Zeke runs this,
and if thre was a fight, there may be a reason why Steph went home. The Knicks & Zeke don’t need messages right now,
we need wins.

Nate is a poor man’s Earl Boykins, not really a point because he looks for his shot first,second and last.

Peace & Blessings

MARBURY JETTING BACK TO KNICKS

chek out the post!

“I generally stick w/ facts & the truth. If half truths, misleading information and deception will help you prove your point, feel free to use them.”

Last time I read that, Mak was behind the statement. Say it ain’t so. I don’t have time or the desire to explain every statement I think you might have a problem with. I type what comes to mind and hope you understand. Sorry if that offends your sensibilities.

But the Malik roster spot is not the problem. Nor is Jerome James’ roster spot. Demetris Nichols wouldn’t save the day now.

So although my blanket statement regarding your 3 player list didnt fit perfect in a nice little package, Malik still falls in the realm of the list, for me. Jerry Stackhouse hasn’t won anything. Horry third-wheeled for his rings (and I have nor problem with that) and PJ Brown was a vet big man on a Chicago squad last year.

I don’t know how you can dispute the “youthiness” on this team. There’s not many more youthier teams out there. I think that a player that has yet to hit his prime (around 27 or 28 through to 31 yrs of age, give or take) is still considered young. Maybe I’m wrong.

By that measure, the Knicks are young.

jcraw- 27
balk- 23
chandler- 21
collins-23
curry- 24
jeffries- 25
lee- 24
morris- 21
zach- 26
qrich- 27
nate- 23
jones 27

With the long vets on the team being:

jjames- 31
rose- 32
steph- 30

Unless we get better vets, why shit on the ones we have? Other than Stephon, our vets don’t have prominent roles.

That’s always been my point. While yours has always seemed to be heaping criticism on Malik for what? Taking ugly shots. No sh!t. That’s why he doesn’t average many minutes.

Until there’s a better offer, we’re stuck with him. I never said he was untradeable. But there are a ton more problems beside his obsession with taking shots.

Defenders

What’s going on with out team?

Does anyone know the status of Collins and Balkman for 2-nite’s game?

Marbury Rejoins Team, Zach Back, Too
Just got official word that Stephon Marbury has, indeed, met the team here in Los Angeles. There was no indication that he would or would not dress or play in tonight’s game against the Clippers, but considering the injuries, he might have to.

I’ll be headed to Staples Center in about two hours to meet the team there for pregame. There will be more, for sure, later.

Mardy Collins (sprained right foot) is questionable for the game. Renaldo Balkman (sprained right ankle) is considered doubtful.

Quentin Richardson is probable for tonight and Zach Randolph came out to play tonight but he’ll head right back to Indiana for his grandmother’s funeral on Friday.

All hands on deck.

No way we lose tongiht.

booman, i hope you’re right

ZACH IS BACK

HE’S THE MAN

GOD BLESS HIM AND HIS FAM IN THIS TIME OF MOURNING

Tru dat Knicksome,

I was never a big Marbury fan. In one of my earlier post(knicks fix)I said that I thought Marbury is not a good leader.Nor as a player or a person. He has talent,but he doesn’t help make the TEAM better (Nash,Magic, etc.). I’m not saying he is in their league,but he has the talent to do so much more. He should have more pride in his game and try to prove them all wrong……At least that’s how I feel

BARF @ #43

i like boykins, he’s also out of work. earl boykins make up for his lack of height with speed and PG skills.

Boykins was also one of the strongest men in the league. He was benching over 300lbs smoothly

“There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way.’ The war we fight is not against powers and principalities — it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. The future is all around us, waiting in moments of transition, to be born in moments of revelation. No one knows the shape of that future, or where it will take us. We know only that it is always born in pain.”

KFLL!!!!!!!!!

LGK!!!!!!!!!!