May

14

Marbury Wants To Remain A Knick

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main, SDC COMMENTARY 

I have no idea what to make of current New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury.? Apparently he has more layers to him than baklava - and is just as flaky.? Tuesday brought a news conference at the Garden Theater as the team introduced Mike D’Antoni as their new coach, and guess who attended the proceedings?? Yep, you got it - Stephon Marbury.? The diplomatic Marbury came to play after the news conference as he told Mark Lelinwalla of the New York Daily News, “If I’m here, I’m here.? If I’m not, I could do it someplace else.? I’m just getting my mind and my body right.? I love New York, but if I wasn’t going to be here, I wouldn’t be here.”

And apparently Marbury has been prepping for the upcoming season as if he will be with the Knicks this coming season, doing the “Karl Malone workout” - which is simply running up some mountains.? Ummm ok Stephon.? That aside, Marbury and D’Antoni have a history that goes back to when both were in Phoenix back in 2004; at that time, D’Antoni (or the Suns, depending on whose side you believe) dealt Marbury and Cezary Trybanski to the Knicks for Howard Eisley, Charlie Ward, Antonio McDyess and Maciej Lampe on January 5,?2004.? And?according to Marbury, D’Antoni didn’t pull the trigger to that deal.? D’Antoni concurred as much, saying that the deal was all business and that Marbury is “very talented”.

If the Knicks were smart, they would find a way to get rid of Marbury and the 1 year and $22 million left on his contract.? It is well-documented about the drama between ex-Knicks coach and president Isiah Thomas - which ironically took place in part in Phoenix.? And I would like to believe that current Knicks president Donnie Walsh and D’Antoni are mindful of Marbury’s past before they decide to keep him this season.? A trade to another team would be beneficial to the Knicks as the team that acquires Marbury could?unload his contract.?

On the other hand, the Knicks - for whatever reason, could just deal with having Marbury under contract for this coming season then let him go in order to realize some salary cap relief.? Either way, the sooner the Knicks get rid of Marbury, the better off they will be.? It is just too bad that the Knicks won’t be in the enviable position to select Memphis’ Derrick Rose with their first-round pick in this year’s draft.



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