Someone please tell me- exactly what world do the New York Knicks' front office, coaching staff and roster live in where they believe that Stephon Marbury is the bad guy.
I agree, he's done some things that can make him A bad guy, but that doesn't make him THE bad guy.
He is not the bad guy in his current crazy situation with the Knicks. He, outside of his character, was ok with coming into this season in a backup role. Whether Marbury liked it or not, he was willing to come off the bench behind new guard Chris Duhon until coach Mike D'Antoni let him know that he wasn't in the new coach's "plans."
And then he was on the bench.
No playing time, not in uniform.
To trade, no release, no buyout.
Just sitting...on the bench.
And then when D'Antoni and his lead croonie, general manger Donnie Walsh, made too many moves too quickly and left the team shorthanded, Marbury agreed to but chose not to play. And how can you blame him? They only wanted him when they had no other options. He did the same last week in a loss to Detroit and got suspended for his decision.
Wait, isn't that what being de-activated (which he has been all season) pretty much is?
And now, teammates like Quentin Richardson are chastising him, saying Marbury wasn't a good teammate. But Marbury was basically told he wasn't a Knick, wasn't going to be a Knick...so why represent the Knicks?
And even after an attempt to reach a buyout today, no progress was made. Well, maybe it was made in their world of fantasy.
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