<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <h3>Truce Probably Temporary</h3> </p> Two weeks after Isiah Thomas demoted Stephon Marbury and his star playmaker bolted the team, leaving the Knicks in chaos, the truce between Westchester neighbors can best be described as uneasy and probably temporary.</p> </p> "We're fine," said Marbury, a day after his best all-around game of the season as the Knicks ended their eight-game losing streak by defeating Chicago at the Garden. But when asked if he wanted Thomas to stay - which, according to Thomas, is going to happen, for the entire season - Marbury gave what was no more than a lukewarm endorsement.</p> </p> "Yeah, I mean, why wouldn't I? If he stays, that's Mr. Dolan's choice," Marbury said, referring to Garden CEO Jim Dolan. "If (Dolan) lets him leave ... like I said, it's a business. It's up to him. It's not up to me or how I feel about it. I think everyone knows that we're dealing with Mr. Dolan." -- <font color="#000000">New York Daily News</font></p> </p> </p> [*]"In this business, you don't know what could happen," Marbury said. "I mean especially when you're dealing with other people's money. At the end of the day, this is a business ... It's about money." -- <font color="#000000">Newsday</font></div> </p>
