<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SALT LAKE CITY -- The Eastern Conference All-Star reserves selected by a vote of the coaches are scheduled to be announced today, and point guard Stephon Marbury believes the Knicks' month-long slump has hurt his chances. It took five seasons before Marbury made the first of his two All-Star appearances in eight years, but he said being selected isn't as important as it once was to him. "It doesn't matter to me," he said. "The way we've been playing as of late, I know I won't make it." Going into last night's game against Utah at Delta Center, the Knicks had lost 16 of their previous 18 games. That amazing tailspin began the first game after Marbury described himself as the "best point guard in the NBA," an expression of natural self-confidence that has come back to haunt him.</div>Source And he was right.
