<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Phoenix Suns love Shawn Marion, the basketball player. They treasure his versatility, his unselfishness and his ability to cover everyone from point guards to centers. He’s a freak, in a good way. Read Scott Bordow's blog The Suns aren’t thrilled, however, with Shawn Marion, the businessman, and that’s why the Marion for Andrei Kirilenko trade rumor can’t be summarily dismissed. The Suns don’t want to trade Marion. They know their best chance to win a championship this season is to keep the Marion-Steve Nash-Amaré Stoudemire triumvirate together. But Marion’s constant whining about being third in the pecking order is wearing on the Suns. They’re tired of hearing how he’s not respected when he’ll make the most money on the team this season ($16.4 million), he led Phoenix in minutes played last year and took 100 more shots than Nash and 16 more than Stoudemire. Not to mention the three straight All-Star appearances, the invitation to play for the Olympic team, the Nike Air Force 25 commercial in which he gets equal billing with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James, and the cover of ESPN The Magazine. We should all be so disrespected. It’s been suggested that the Suns want to trade Marion because they think he’ll opt out of his contract after this season and become a free agent, leaving them empty-handed. Actually, Phoenix isn’t worried about that at all. As good as Marion is, no team is going to give him a contract that starts at $17.8 million (his salary for the 2007-08 season). That kind of money is reserved for superstars. And for all of Marion’s talents, he’s a complementary player, not someone who can lead a team. But there is concern among the Suns coaching staff and front office that Marion’s grousing will become even louder if Grant Hill gets some of his shots and publicity. Already, Marion’s jealousy of Stoudemire threatens the chemistry in the locker room. A Slam magazine reporter recently asked Marion if he was watching Stoudemire in the FIBA Americas tournament in Las Vegas. “Nope,” Marion said. Then he sat there, silent, until the next question was asked.</div></p> Source: East Valley Tribune</p>
i don't understand why Marion's bitchin'. there's nothing anyone can do about the fact that Nash and Amare are better offensive players, and most people like them more.</p> i like what Shawn contributes the team, and i think he's a very important player on this team. he should stop complaining and just enjoy the fact that he's on such a good, successful team.</p>
He complains every time he gets the chance. I'm also very tired of it. If Marion wanted any respect he would work on not disappearing against any above average defender he faces in the playoffs. If he was a superstar like he thinks he is, he would step up in the playoffs. Not average worse numbers and have like one great defensive game per series. Unfortunately, losing him would really hurt our chances, but he is starting to piss me off. I wouldn't mind a trade now, but not for Kirelenko, who hasn't been playing well and has an even worse contract. Oh and that's another thing...Marion complaining about not being respected, but being the most paid player on the team.
I don't know why the Wizards aren't pushing for Marion. We could package away some nice young talented players such as Andray Blatche, throw in draft picks, Brendan Haywood,and a solid replacement for Marion: Antawn Jamison. Shawn Marion would definitely fit in to the Wizards up-tempo playing style and will finally bring a great man to man defender to this team.
He is far from a great man-to-man defender. If you need he can shut down the opposing point guard, if that point guard is slow or he'll shut down some bench player, but even though he can guard 4-5 positions, his opponent usually gets his average or more points. His defense mostly comes from stealing the ball and blocking shots.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ASUFan22)</div><div class='quotemain'>He is far from a great man-to-man defender. If you need he can shut down the opposing point guard, if that point guard is slow or he'll shut down some bench player, but even though he can guard 4-5 positions, his opponent usually gets his average or more points. His defense mostly comes from stealing the ball and blocking shots.</div> </p> Still would be a huge upgrade over Antawn Jamison.</p>
