Stephon Marbury, please join Steve Francis in the unemployment line.
Why is this man smiling?
Stephon Marbury, you will be surprised how quickly everyone forgets you even existed.
Don’t think so, think you’ll always be Starbury? How many people remember Steve Francis, Stevie Franchise?. 5 years ago, he was one of the top vote getters for the All Star game. Now, how many people give a crap? He’s not even old, he’s only 31! That’s how old YOU are. Think of it this way, Steve Nash is going to be 35 in a few months.
Obscurity comes far quicker than fame.
What’s even worse for you is that, other than the Vancouver draft refusal, Steve Francis was always supposed to be a good guy.
You on the other hand, never had such a sterling rep. You’ve hit your 30’s, you may not even have game left (come on dude, you couldn’t even get playing time on the Knicks), you may be involved in some kinky sex stories with Isiah Thomas, and you’re a perennial loser. As amazing as you may be in mixtapes (below), you’ve done nothing but lose for 4 franchises, and you’ve even killed a shoe company (despite what seems like good intentions).
What is wrong with you? Your own family (look up Jamel Thomas and Sebastian Telfair) isn’t even so into you.
Yes, you do have financial security (making $20.84 million this year), but come on, do you really think someone is going to want to add you to his roster next year? Who? Even for 500K USD, who really is going to take a change on Starbury? A consistent loser with an attitude problem, who at 30, may already be done (even though he didn’t get injured?)
Remember, Barry Bonds had an OBP of .480 at the age of 43 and he still couldn’t get a job because of his issues. What can you do?
You could be right, this isn’t your fault. But no one gives a crap about a loser, and right now, that is what you are, and you’re taking every step to earn that reputation.
Marbury suspended one game, told to stay away from Knicks until Monday:
NEW YORK — Stephon Marbury has been suspended for one game by the New York Knicks, who are alleging he refused to play Wednesday night against the Detroit Pistons.
Marbury was docked one game’s pay and his salary will be reduced an additional 1/110th, the team said Friday. That works out to $189,460 of his $20.84 million salary for this season.
A source told ESPN.com on Friday that Marbury has been told to stay away from the team at least until Monday, when his status will be re-addressed. He will not practice Friday, nor will he be welcome in the home locker room at Madison Square Garden when the Knicks play the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
“A player’s central obligation is to provide his professional services when called upon,” president of basketball operations Donnie Walsh said in the team’s announcement. “Because he refused the coach’s request to play in the team’s last game, we had no choice but to impose disciplinary action.”
Marbury has disputed the Knicks’ allegation that he refused to play, telling The New York Post: “I never told [coach Mike D'Antoni] I’m not going to play. Those words never came out of my mouth. That’s insubordination.”
Hal Biagas, an NBA Players’ Association attorney advising Marbury, told ESPN.com Friday morning: “We feel the discipline imposed by the Knicks is baseless. We plan to file a grievance.”
According to New York-area media reports, the Knicks were expected to send Marbury home while considering solutions to the problem. Those included fining and suspending him; trying to reach a buyout agreement with him; or simply sending him home with pay until he can be traded or is released.
In an interview with the Post published Friday, Marbury said he can’t play for D’Antoni because he doesn’t trust him.
“We need to separate from the relationship,” he said, according to the Post. “The marriage is over. It’s a done deal.”
The Knicks are currently down to two healthy guards — Chris Duhon and Anthony Roberson — after Nate Robinson missed Wednesday’s game with a groin injury. Cuttino Mobley, acquired in last week’s trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, has not yet been cleared by team doctors.
Marbury, who said his suspicion of D’Antoni has reached the point that “I wouldn’t trust him to walk my dog across the street,” said he did not create the Knicks’ current situation, according to the Post.
“[D'Antoni] created this from the beginning,” Marbury said, according to the report. “Why did he create this environment? I came here ready to play, focused, taking on the role I was ready to take on. They said, ‘We don’t want you.’ I’m not in the plans. I said, ‘OK, no problem.’ “
“I didn’t create this,” Marbury said, according to the Post. “I’m sitting inside the car. I’m not behind the wheel in the driver’s seat. I have no control of the wheel of the car, if we’re turning or going straight. I’m sitting in the backseat. He’s not going to play me because my heart isn’t in it, because the way he treated me. That’s on him, not me.”
After Marbury reportedly declined to play against the Pistons, teammate Quentin Richardson offered harsh criticism.
“I don’t consider him my teammate,” Richardson said of Marbury Wednesday. “You don’t do that to teammates. Regardless of whoever he’s trying to stick it to, at the end of the day, we’re being left out there.”
Marbury responded to that criticism in his interview with the Post, saying, “Quentin doesn’t understand what’s going on in the business side, but I’m sorry he feels that way.”
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