Well, I was kidding, since Marbury is pretty crap nowadays. In his prime, I wouldn't agree at all that he was a black hole. Cancer is more questionable to me, but I think that's more of a recent thing.
I exaggerated a little, but he did always strike me as a player that looked to "get his" before worrying about anything else like winning. As for the cancer thing, I only go off of how his Knicks "teammates" seem to be reacting to him lately, and he's got some weird kind of vibe that I can't quite put my finger on ... I almost want to say "over the hill Mike Tyson," but that's probably just because he put the starbury logo on the side of his head.
Or he could follow the Joel P career path: get drafted too early; spend several seasons spinning his wheels; finally find his niche as a role-player.
Noah's been very productive in the minutes given. He would be an awesome backup for us. People are REALLY selling him short if they don't think he's going to be something in this league. If we could acquire him for Frye/Diogu/2nd round pick I'd do it in a heartbeat.
I remember when Canzano was annointing him #1 pick after his Sophomore year. I emailed him to make sure he knew he was wrong.
I think it's even between those two. Frye keeps jacking up ill-advised long jumpers, whereas Noah only takes shots at the rim (usually putbacks). Both are mediocre defenders that foul their men unnecessarily. It's a wash between both of them in my book, so a trade doesn't make sense. Ike on the other hand I'd trade for Noah. Seems like a good guy, he's just too short to play effective minutes at the PF spot.
The organization is dysfunctional, I have to agree with this post. Once you get the Chicago out of him, he's probably going to be another Tyson Chandler type; better at some things and worse at others. He moves quite well for a guy his size, and is a decent ballhandler/passer. He blocks a LOT of shots for the minutes he plays, and he could be a pretty solid double-double guy if given the minutes. His shot is the ugliest I've seen in the NBA in my life. He's not going to make many shots outside of putbacks and other shots near the rim if he gets position and a good pass. He's almost useless on the pick and roll since he can't consistently hit from 15-20 ft. I wouldn't read anything into attitude issues with him until he gets to some other team. I don't think Paxson is looking to get fleeced again in yet another trade of his big men draft picks.
you're right! Portland could pick up Stephon just to give that special section of Blazer fans what they truly want. Then they wouldn't have to spend every day trying to demonize the rest of the guys. Brilliant! STOMP
It was obvious Noah was going to suck from the summer. http://dabullz.com/2008/07/28/joakim-noah-on-espns-first-take-recap/ http://dabullz.com/2008/07/29/bulls-to-swap-nocioni-for-miller/ http://dabullz.com/2008/08/30/bulls-beat-60-inside-look-at-summer-work-ethic/
