</p> Check out that footwork by Marbury and his arm position. Is it any wonder he's about to fall on his ass? Now look at Baron's weight distribution and footwork, perfect center of gravity. How is it that Marbury is a "max" contract player? GMs have been shown to do the least amount of background checks and character studies ever.</p>
Check out those $15.00 shoes!</p> The picture really illustrates how UN-fundametally sound Marbury is. They showed another sequence last night on ESPN where Marbury lost Pietrus on a switch and Pietrus ended up with an uncontested reverse layup with Marbury nowhere to be found. Marbury was stuck guarding air.</p> I love Baron's approach to posting up smaller guards. He's been a terror the last two games. Once he catches a player on his hip and gets just an inch of space it's over.</p>
Philsmith, when Marbury was signed by the Knicks he was a very different player. At that time he was a premier guard in the leauge, it's a dissapointment that he had to turn out this way.</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Philsmith, when Marbury was signed by the Knicks he was a very different player. At that time he was a premier guard in the leauge, it's a dissapointment that he had to turn out this way.</p> </div></p> Actually I believe it was Phoenix who intially gave Marbury the monster extension in 2003. There wasn't a salary cap back then either.</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GArenas)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Philsmith, when Marbury was signed by the Knicks he was a very different player. At that time he was a premier guard in the leauge, it's a dissapointment that he had to turn out this way.</p> </div></p> Actually I believe it was Phoenix who intially gave Marbury the monster extension in 2003. There wasn't a salary cap back then either.</p> </p> </div></p> I know. Its still pretty sad that Phoenix could not uncover Marbury's mindset that "you get a max contract by putting up points, not making your teammates better."</p> </p>
Marbury's been everything you don't want in a point guard. He's not a leader, he's got a big ego, he plays mediocre defense, he doesn't make players around him better, and like many streetballing point guards that don't listen to their coaches, just pounds at the ball.</p> I think Steve Francis has been the same way. Sometimes, Baron has been close to that but he's a smarter playmaker than both. Sometimes, once these guys make a lot of money, they stop getting hungry. It's really pathetic. It'd be a lot better if these guys were like Tim Duncan, made less money, and played to win. See with Tim Duncan, he plays to win, and because he asked for smaller amount of money, the team now has room to put quality players around him. Of course... it takes a good GM to ensure that he gets good players. But that's what I'm saying... guys like Marbury, they won't understand teamwork and 5 on 5 ball.</p>
