I wasn't going to post tonight because I had a really loooong day. However, as I was sitting here watching the 7 News at 11, I found that the nightmare that I have been waking up to in a cold sweat all week has finally come true. Stephon Marbury, the deadliest, malignant cancer from the New York Knicks is coming to the Celtics. It was confirmed tonight in a text message that he's on his way. Okay, so I may be a little harsh on the guy, since he hasn't done anything to harm the Celtics yet besides have his name on the back of a C's jersey, but I can't see ANYTHING good coming out of this deal. Now I know there is argument that he is a 2-time All-Star and over his 14 seasons, he has averaged 19.7 PPG with 7.8 APG. But that doesn't make up for the fact that over the past two NBA seasons, he hasn't played more than 25 games total, let alone suit up for most of the games. All I remember him for is sitting on the end of the bench slumped over with his hand on his cheek and bringing nothing but negativity to the Knicks.
Do we really want a guy that gets beat out at training camp by Chris Duhon and instead of accepting his role to come off the bench to play 35 minutes per game, he refuses to play? Then, ultimately gets banned from practice and games because of his lack of cooperation and selfishness?
I played basketball for 13 years and no matter who I played for...rec ball in elementary school all the way to JV my junior year of high school (which ended abruptly with my glorious ACL tear), the ONE thing that my coach told us every single freaking game was that teamwork was the essential kryptonite to defeat any other team. Stephon, I'm not sure if you've ever huddled up after a time out, but if you didn't know, the chant usually goes..."1, 2, 3, team." The current Celtics team portrays this exact quality, which brought us our 17th banner. Can you handle that Steph?
Any thoughts?
"The strength of the team is each individual member...the strength of each member is the team."
-Phil Jackson
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