Marbury is showing his true colors by refusing to accept a buyout.
This proves to me that it is all about the money for Marbury and that basketball and the city of New York mean little to Marbury in comparison. The knicks are winning without him, he is not at all part of the recent success and yet he refuses to go away. I’m sure Dolan has offered him over half of that 21+ million for this season to just leave now, but Marbury and his famously self-centered point of view will do no such thing.
All the perceived altruism of his low-cost sneakers (sneakers I still wear to this day) go out the window when you’re holding the city of New York hostage for $21.7 million. Mike D doesn’t want you, Walsh doesn’t want you, New York doesn’t want you. You claim to love our city, Marbury, but if you really did, you’d take the offer and bounce to some place else and quit rotting and sulking on the bench.
GO AWAY.
WE DO NOT NEED YOU.
You have all the money you’ll ever need Marbury. Take the offer, go play for someone else and be done with the Knicks. You have failed as a Knick, but you can still play somewhere else. GP won a chip with the Heat with less skill than you currently possess. The Knicks have already moved on without you, Marbury.
When Isiah was here we would often over-pay for people to get here, and then over-pay some more for them to go away. Walsh is showing more wisdom than Isiah by being patient when it comes to buyouts and being patient when it comes to getting someone he really wants. Isiah would just make big splash after big splash and it was never going to end.
Four year ago, Isiah bet the franchise on Marbury, but despite one of the darkest eras in Knicks history in terms of losing, Marbury is still just trying to collect.
You say you wish Larry Brown was still here, Marbury, but you treated him like crap and if you want to be like him, just take the buyout like he did. The buyout is still more than double what most NBA players will make this year. What’s Chris Paul making this year?
Now is the time to write “All Alone” on your kicks Marbury. The writing is on the wall. Might was well have it on your Starburys too.
You did it to yourself.
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At this juncture it is Marbury, not MSG, who is cutting off his nose to spite his face, and not the other way around.
The early frenzy of reporting the Marbury situation has faded so the PR aspect of not pursuing a buyout of Marbury more avidly is not an immediate concern for Walsh. It appears that [ ]‘antoni’s words regarding the story getting old were not only bold but correct, as the early winning has extended the honeymoon courtesy to Walsh, Dolan, [ ]‘antoni triumvarate- ergo Waldotoni.
John Q
I suppose the Knicks are ranked that low b/c of the calibur of competition they have beaten, and also that with these Knicks it’s more feast or famine with a team that lives by the three dies by the three. The teams interior defense is sparse if at all existent, the team at times abandons the interior game and higher percentage mid range shots over their preferred long ball. So the Knicks stock is unstable and that is perhaps what the pundits are seeing when they rank the Knicks where they have ranked them.
Don’t get me wrong the style of play is more energetic, team conditioning is up, and that perhaps has helped increase the more active hands and feets on defense but the team still has glaring weaknesses which need to be addressed to dance with the leagues big boys.
Curry and Marbury were terrible acquisitions by Thomas, that failure is squarely on him.
But..
Lee, Nate, Chandler, were his finds and they are key contributors to this year’s Knicks revival. I also like Z-Bo but his price tag doesn’t help the organization’s pursuit of the 2010 Lebron Great Pumpkin. so I suppose that one was more a miscue than credit.
But make no mistake Gallinari was Walsh’s/[ ]‘antoni’s pick and the blame or credit for his failure or success is squarely on them.
I don’t Thomas would have picked Gallo he probrably would have trade the 6th pick for two other picks later in the draft as sleepers. Heck would they end up with a bad back and questionable psychological issues -see sports news reports I didn’t make it up- I don’t know.
Suck on that!
Hold on, I’m sorry, but even a dummy such as myself knows the difference between last year’s 23% wins and this years 67% wins.
We were lottery contenders last season from the get go. For the duration.
This year we have the sixth best record in the east early on.
Isiah people should relax, maybe take some “chill pills” and identify themselves as Isiah fans before addressing Knick fans.
By the way, who was that “specialist” who was sent to Europe this past summer and said “I like this guy. This guy won’t back down,” of Gallinari?
Hint: it wasn’t Walsh
Hint: it wasn’t Mike D’Antoni
Hint: the suspect in question is Joe Dumars’ polar opposite
Isiah was never going to turn this ship around.
At the end of the day, his record as leader of the Knicks speaks for itself and any excuses people try to tack on as astericks for his famous losing in New York pile up to the same value as the decroded piece of crap in the alley behind my house.
Never said Isiah was the person was the person meant to coacht he talent he assembled nor did I say that he was the best GM ever.
Don’t twist my words, Ari Fleishman style. I cast blame where it’s due and acknowledge where the individual did well.
I pretend to offer nothing more than that. So read my comments carefully before you kneejerk react on me.
OBTW
“I like this guy he won’t back down” is not proof positive that Thomas could would or even had the power at that juncture to draft Gallinari.
I’m rooting for the kid b/c it is in the best interest of the team. Hope he becomes a star or solid contributor.
But if he falls short you can’t go into a default setting and say it was Thomas who drafted the kid. The decision to draft is done by those in position in the organization’s braintrust to do so. Last thing I recall Thomas was removed from that position of authority and merely retained as a consultant.
Also slapping a label on someone and hoping it sticks is pure republican chickanery. I go and call out all Walsh and [ ]‘antoni supporters the happy bunch or the cumbaya gang. No.
I give the incoming coach his do where I see noticable improvement and I point out where there are items in the style of play that could be addressed if the team hopes to do more than just be a dun show and actually contend.
More over if you’ve read any of my post here you will note that I mentioned that this team has to learn to crawl before it runs. The teams is slowly but surely showing positive signs. But the Knicks to the vast majority of its fanbase will alwasy be followed b/c that fandomship covets a basketball championship back in the NYC. Fun and Gun is great. The league pundits can talk about the Knicks w/o derision at this junction and other GM’s, at least for now, won’t be able to deal with the braintrust from a total position of weakness.
But I state and I will repeat.
I LAP DANCE DOES NOT GET ANYONE LAID!
So unless the fun and gun and address the aspects of that system that had it stalled against traditional offenses and defensively oriented teams in the Western Conference, mind you the East is renowned for tought play… then all that Fun and Gun Lap Dancing will likely again fall short.
And to show you I aint no one you can paint a label on i’ll let you know that I want to be proven wrong by [ ]‘antoni.
Now back off!
It’s also nice for you to inform all us you take craps outside the alley of your house.
Too much info Jackie O!
http://www.truveo.com/Police-Chief-Says-Isiah-Thomas-Attempting-CoverUp/id/932745116
Knicks D
This sounds almost identical to what you just wrote!
http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spberger155927944nov15,0,756706.column
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isiah_Thomas#Controversy
Jackie J.’s Alley photos15.flickr.com/22726967_1f60fea66f.jpg