NBA / Oct 31, 2008 / 8:53 pm
Stephon Marbury On The Inactive List
Can you hear me now?First D’Antoni wouldn’t put him in, now he won’t even have the chance.
After sitting the entire game on Wednesday in a win against the Heat, Stephon Marbury met with Coach today and asked if he was going to play against the Sixers tonight. When he was told that he’d be kickin’ it with Jerome James on the pine all game, Starbury apparently requested to be put on the inactive list.
What’s the next move for Steph and the Knicks?
Source: ESPN
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October 31st, 2008 at 8:55 pm
Jah says:
Best thing for Steph?
Italy.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:03 pm
Jeronimo says:
I don’t see the point in keeping a player that you just don’t want. Much more so if that player is making 20 million dollars per year.
October 31st, 2008 at 9:12 pm
jl90 says:
I heard the Knicks were trading him to some team in the MBL (Mongolian Basketball League). Maybe even that’s not far enough away….
October 31st, 2008 at 9:22 pm
jayslay says:
real bad situation up in nyc……they gon have to trade him t who wants him??? but hell if i was gon make 20 mill and jus practice wit the team i would say “its always next year” 2…..
u kno for all his problems with coaches and teamates steph was a great player and could still be productive….i kinda feel bad for him
October 31st, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Max says:
This had to be done…I don’t feel bad for Marbury at all. There’s going to be a lot of wailing in nyc about this only because the knicks are still a bad team, and it’s arguable it could have been handled better. Kudos to D’Antoni for doing what he had to.
October 31st, 2008 at 10:45 pm
control says:
Let Steph rot, NY sucks and so does he.
November 1st, 2008 at 12:00 am
Kobeef says:
let steph go to italy. best option for ny is to let his contract expire
November 1st, 2008 at 1:27 am
bighawk says:
the problem with steph like most nyc ballplayers is there so used 2 everybody kissing thier ass when there young thinking they can get away with everything now its coming home 2 roost bassy skip artest odam smush nyc finest lmao n im from nyc so there’s no hating just fact.
November 1st, 2008 at 7:02 am
knocks says:
What’s up with the report I heard on ESPN radio today???
Something to the effect of: Marbury asks D’Antoni if he was going to get some minutes. D’Antoni tells Steph yes, that he will play. When Steph hears this, he quickly ASKS D’Antoni to deactivate him…..
That’s the story I heard….
November 1st, 2008 at 9:33 am
Dave says:
This situation is ridiculous. Is there anyone in management who can justify their high salaries by resolving this? Its clear that Steph has to go, and you can’t tell me that no team would be willing to take a risk on a player who has always produced on the floor.
November 1st, 2008 at 10:39 am
Peter Robert Casey says:
I’m jumping on that Italy bandwagon.
November 1st, 2008 at 11:18 am
analord says:
it’s seems like the Knicks don’t see Marbury to be part of their future, at least according to D’Antoni. Now you have a healthy, 20 million a yr player that’s not even playing.
Trade him, waive him, buy him out, whatever. Steph’s capable of helping other teams. If the Knicks don’t see him being part of the plan, then let him go so that he can be somewhere helping teams out. Steph is still a really good player in my book, and I hate to see a player of his ability being buried by the organization that doesn’t want him around…
November 1st, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Celts Fan says:
@Dave – that’s a great thought, but why trade for him when people think he’ll be bought out anyway? How much would you give up for him after all the problems he’s caused? Steph won’t accept a buyout that’s 1 cent less than he’s making this year, so I’m glad to see a team finally have some balls. He’s a cancer, he’s not willing to come off the bench (last year anyway) and is just a malcontent. If no one wants to trade for him and he won’t take a reasonable buyout, then just let his ass rot at the end of the bench. The checks are still coming, so there’s nothing wrong with it. If you want minutes, EARN THEM, otherwise, you’ll be the richest able-bodied bench rider in history that didn’t have a legit drug/drinking problem, so at least he’s got that going for him…
November 1st, 2008 at 12:58 pm
fiyaman says:
MAx said it best
we turning the corner into the future we dont need his sorry ass holding us back
November 2nd, 2008 at 1:19 am
frisoboi says:
starbury is going to the GS warriors