Thread: NBA 2008-09 Season

Originally Posted by HD MM

So, his teammates criticize his insubordination and now THEY'RE the bad guys?! Come on! Marbaby's always the victim, huh? You know what, he's now officially my least, well 2nd least favorite player in the NBA. (Least favorite is Rasheed Wallace).

Only looking at it one sided. Open up a bit.

I love how people have NO ISSUES taking ownership side when THEY are the ones holding your city hostage for a new stadium, regardless of the sport. For every player people moan and bitch about how much THEY make, ownership is making TEN TIMES that amount AND CRY POVERTY....but the player is ALWAYS the bad guy.



Read it again, he his simply stating....when the team said that he was basically DEAD TO THE TEAM....where was the supposed teammates questioning management about this decision to 'suspend' Marbury, considering the situation the team was in. The team ONLY wanted to acknowledge his existance when they were STUPID enough to trade their other guards and injuries set in. The didn't give a ratz a$$ when everything was hunk dory.....

Starbury has pretty much replaced Terrell Owens as the biggest locker-room cancer in sports.

Originally Posted by HD MM

Um, hell yes! If my Boss paid me $21 million dollars to sit the bench, absolutely, I would!

If he later changed his mind and decided he had something for me to do, then I would comply.

As long as I'm cashing the owners checks, I would do as I'm told.

The problem with these guys and especially with the Marbury's of the world is that they let their ego's get in the way. He can't stand that he's not on the court playing with the rest of the guys, even though he can't seem to understand his attitude and his me-first attitude on the court is the thing holding him back in the first place.

NO player wants to sit the bench....you got that......NONE. They want to EARN their keep...yeah attitude kills alot of players...but NO PLAYER wants to sit on the bench.

He wants to play.....IF you don't want him, trade him or release him....PERIOD!!
This is THE KNICKS FAULT for letting it get this bad.

At least the Red Sox were SMART ENOUGH to not asking for the moon...and THIS is the reason the Knicks brass will be a dead franchise. They cannot even see that ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION is the best bet here....but their greed has let this fester....and made things worse.

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

Only looking at it one sided. Open up a bit.

I love how people have NO ISSUES taking ownership side when THEY are the ones holding your city hostage for a new stadium, regardless of the sport. For every player people moan and bitch about how much THEY make, ownership is making TEN TIMES that amount AND CRY POVERTY....but the player is ALWAYS the bad guy.

Read it again, he his simply stating....when the team said that he was basically DEAD TO THE TEAM....where was the supposed teammates questioning management about this decision to 'suspend' Marbury, considering the situation the team was in. The team ONLY wanted to acknowledge his existance when they were STUPID enough to trade their other guards and injuries set in. The didn't give a ratz a$$ when everything was hunk dory.....

I did look at it from both sides actually. Kind of ironic you say that though since you're always the one to take the players side of the argument. (See Manny-Gate, Iverson-Gate and now Marbury-Gate).

Management has the upper hand since they're the ones paying him a very hefty salary. They're not asking him to do anything extra. They're actually asking him to do less! How is him having a hissy fit and not playing managements fault?

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

NO player wants to sit the bench....you got that......NONE. They want to EARN their keep...yeah attitude kills alot of players...but NO PLAYER wants to sit on the bench.

I understand that and I have no issue with that. That I can respect. This isn't the issue I have. It's him being a little B* by holding a grudge when called upon.

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

He wants to play.....IF you don't want him, trade him or release him....PERIOD!!
This is THE KNICKS FAULT for letting it get this bad.

That's the problem, no one in their right mind would take on his giant $21 million contract. But, bottom line, that is for the Knicks front office to decide whether or not to release him. They hold the right to his contract. As long as he's getting paid, he should comply when called upon.

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

At least the Red Sox were SMART ENOUGH to not asking for the moon...and THIS is the reason the Knicks brass will be a dead franchise. They cannot even see that ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION is the best bet here....but their greed has let this fester....and made things worse.

And I agree the Knicks front office have made some past questionable decisions. The disorganization should be reason enough why an LBJ would never come to the Garden.

What are they holding onto this guy for? Money? $22M is a drop in the bucket to the owners of the Knicks.

Originally Posted by salsadancer7

At least the Red Sox were SMART ENOUGH to not asking for the moon...and THIS is the reason the Knicks brass will be a dead franchise. They cannot even see that ADDITION BY SUBTRACTION is the best bet here....but their greed has let this fester....and made things worse.

I agree. If he wants to play so bad, trade his ass to a team like the OKC Thunder for a bag of balls, and assume the whole contract because you'll probably have to eat the money anyway. And, don't expect him to be a role model for Kevin Durant.

Originally Posted by HD MM

I did look at it from both sides actually. Kind of ironic you say that though since you're always the one to take the players side of the argument. (See Manny-Gate, Iverson-Gate and now Marbury-Gate).

Management has the upper hand since they're the ones paying him a very hefty salary. They're not asking him to do anything extra. They're actually asking him to do less! How is him having a hissy fit and not playing managements fault?

In regard to the 1st statement, I try to refuse to EVER take management side because they are even MORE crooked than any player or agent will ever be.

I am surprised YOU would even take management side considering what Modell did to the Brown fans and the city of Cleveland.

In regards to the Marbury issue, they SAW and KNEW things were getting worse and they made matters go even WORSE than ever by basically telling Marbury to sit down, shut up and talk when we talk to you. ALL that could have been avoided if they had released him or make a reasonable trade offer....See the T.O. out of Philadelphia(release) and the Manny trade out of Boston(trade) as a PERFECT EXAMPLES.

Originally Posted by cosmo_kramer

I agree. If he wants to play so bad, trade his ass to a team like the OKC Thunder for a bag of balls, and assume the whole contract because you'll probably have to eat the money anyway. And, don't expect him to be a role model for Kevin Durant.

EXACTLY!!! That is why teams(OWNERS....!!!!) get no where because they wanna be greedy.