Knicks to Waive Marbury…it’s about time
Stephon Marbury is days away from being waived by the New York Knicks and it is about time. I have very strong opinions about Marbury as a player and I think he is one of the worst point guards in the league. His talent is unquestioned and he’s always carried that with him but his teams simply don’t win. The best team he was on was the Timberwolves with KG and he blew that by leaving very early on in his career. Everyone in the league learned right then what this guy was about. He went to New Jersey where he struggled winning then Phoenix and then the Knicks. Flat out his teams underperform with him on the team. He’s made countless dollars on and off the floor and I’ll say nothing about him as a businessman or a person because I don’t know him, but as a player the Knicks should’ve never taken him and when they did they should’ve turned around and cut him right away.
I guess the best way to put Stephon Marbury is through John Hollinger’s player rater on ESPN. He compares Marbury to David Wesley. David Wesley is the one guy that most average people look to as the guy that gives them hope for playing in the NBA. Marbury has ability and talent that we all dream of and is a career 19 ppg scorer in the best league on earth. However, I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, if I need to win a game 7 he’s not my point guard. I’d take a guy who leads by example and is unselfish and makes others truly better. I don’t look at assists as that factor either. Deron Williams makes Ronnie Brewer better because he gets him layups and dunks. Marbury hasn’t done anything for anyone in his career and never will. The next team that gets him will get his best because he wants that one last decent contract and if the league is smart they won’t give it to him. Stephon will end up in Miami or somewhere else and think he deserves respect and playing time and all it will do is bring the team to a sub .500 record with him spouting off stats that he’ll never hit. I’ve only seen it happen 5 times in his career and it isn’t going to change.
