Harrington: 'This is the place I wanted to be'
Al Harrington said all the right things in his introduction to the New York media as a Knick. (He'll wear No. 7 by the way, previously worn by...Channingggggg Frrryyyyyyyyye!...and Allan Houston if you count the preseason)...
Some highlights:
* - Apparently he told Chris Mullin he wanted to be traded back on April 18 -- attention Bay Area media! -- which was the final day of the regular season. And when he asked for the trade, Harrington said the Knicks were his first and only choice. “I have to be honest, from April 18 when I first told Mully I wanted to be traded, this is the team I told him I wanted to come to, so it was a dream come true for me," he said. "I didn’t really focus on any other team, this was the place I wanted to be.”
And why the Knicks? “I just felt that I wanted to be around when the team turned it around," the Orange, NJ native said. "This would be a good place to be.”
* - He will play Tuesday night against the Cavaliers, which calls to question the "back injury" that had him sidelined coincidentally since the night Don Nelson announced the team will try to trade him (two weeks ago). "It was minor," Harrington said with a grin.
* - The Knicks are no longer a laughingstock franchise, he says. In fact, there's a tremendous amount of optimism in the 2010 Plan: “I think everybody’s starting to look at the Knicks as an organization that is definitely working toward a championship and trying to get back on top of basketball," he said. "I think that’s how everybody across the league feels and I think that in ’10 there’s going to be a lot of guys calling and trying to be part of the Knicks.”
* - And the notion that he and Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas are here as mere space-fillers until their contracts melt off the payroll by 2010? ? “I disagree with that because, when you look at it, OK, they want to get two players in ’10, but you still need 12 guys," he said. "Then you need to attract the guys to want to come here. So you’re going to have to have good players who can show they can win, that this team can win. In order for that to happen, we’re going to have to be a good team. We’re here to make the playoffs, we’re here to show growth here over the next two years so we can attract one of those top guys.”
* - I haven't told him yet that since he was traded for Jamal Crawford, part of the gig involves a blog. If he's not interested, tell us here who you would pick as the CURRENT Knick to take over Jamal Crawford's blog here on Newsday.com.
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Mobley, who will wear No. 32 (previously worn by Renaldoooo BALK-maaan...aw man, crazy), is going to be fun to deal with. While Thomas (he'll go with No. 2, previously worn by Maurice Taylor...dude came before me and I don't have a PA announcer call for him) is quieter and less animated, Mobley seems to enjoy the give-and-take with the New York media mob. Just minutes after Mobley downplayed the notion that these guys are here just for their contracts and not really to win by saying, "Tim and I aren't losers," Starberman innocently asks, "So what happened with the Clippers?"
Priceless.
Then your beloved bloghost asked Mobley if he felt there is a difference in coming to the Knicks now than, say, in recent years when things were in total disarray. Cat tried to get all philosophical on a blogger.
“I’m in the same situation as when I signed with the Clippers and we made the playoffs," he said. "It’s not different. It’s basketball. As I’ve said before, the ball in LA is round. The ball over here is round, too. Ya know I mean?”
Yeah, I said, but it didn't go in a lot.
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The Knicks are off Sunday, while Mobley, Thomas and Harrington undergo their physicals. They're practicing on Monday at 3 p.m., which is an odd time for them to practice but it's just so the three newcomers can participate. The physicals have to be finalized and sent to the NBA office before the trades can be official. Since it involved West Coast teams, the Knicks have to wait for the Warriors and Clippers to finish their physicals with Zach Randolph, Mardy Collins and Jamal Crawford.
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Way early to speculate but here's my projected starting lineup and rotation going forward
PG - Duhon
SG - Mobley
SF - Harrington
PF - Chandler
C - Jeffries (expects to start practicing this week)
The starting five is suddenly going to be long and athletic with four players who each can hit threes and all five can get up and down the floor with speed. Mobley and Jeffries are a defensive improvement over Crawford/Randolph. But there is no bona fide go-to scorer on the roster anymore and some nights that's going to be an issue.
Off the bench: G Nate Robinson, F David Lee, G/F Quentin Richardson, F Tim Thomas
I'm curious to see how D'Antoni uses Q-Rich. You could keep him in the starting lineup and send Chandler to the bench and play Harrington at the four, but Chandler handles the low-post better as a defender and this lineup creates more mismatches. Nate and David are best as the first two subs off the bench. With all kinds of cap space to consider by 2010, perhaps the Knicks can keep these two in the mix for years to come. Thomas will be a matchup guy whose minutes will depend on the opponent and the foul situation.
Reserves: G Anthony Roberson, F/C Malik Rose, C Jerome James
Roberson should move up the depth chart, but with Richardson as a tweener his opportunities might be inconsistent. Rose is still valuable as a low-post defender who can handle the big bodies on the block. Jerome...well, he is there so the Knicks don't have to dress Stephon.
Inactives: G Stephon Marbury, C Eddy Curry, F Danilo Gallinari
Stephon's career as a Knick is over. Eddy's career could be headed in that direction but he needs to get his knee healthy and get back on the court if he wants to at least try to either crack the rotation or get traded. And Danilo is now officially in his redshirt season. Ciao bella.
Thoughts, Fixers?
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The Knicks Fix is getting all kinds of love these days. Max Kellerman, a huge Knicks fan (and now a loyal Fixer along with his producer, Robin Lundberg) had us on his show on ESPN Radio on Friday morning in the thick of the trade talk and we were also on Saturday morning with WFAN's Evan Roberts -- who talked up our little-blog-that-could on Friday as well with his co-host Joe Benigno. Thanks to both shows.
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I want David Lee to take over Jamal's blog.
The only thing left to do is trade Eddy Curry.
david lee is the guy we want
RESPONSE TO COMMENT ON PREVIOUS THREAD. READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.
Good boy Marbury’s Agent. You’re paying a little more attention to what you’re reading. So perhaps, I can further help you with that anti-intellectual tick of yours. It’s apparently interfering with your ability to understand what you read. However, your apparent disdain for Christianity and reliance on classical referrals to validate yourself, I’ll leave to someone much more capable and with a lot more time on their hands.
(For the record MA, this bullshyte artist prefers the term “Picasso de manure” and elephant dung as a medium which is why I don’t mind taking a few minutes this morning dealing with your commentary. . . . It also amazes me that the dingbats who think what I write lacks substance keep reading it. Stop guys. Get a life. Read someone else’s comments. Stop taking yourselves so seriously. I stopped taking you seriously a long time ago. )
MA, thank you for answering the call in your effort to support your earlier statement about my “fiction.” On one hand, you may be right that Marbury did not show up in the “best shape of his life.” That is certainly a matter of interpretation, but I comfortably rely on the comments of reporters, Marbury, and coaches who have reported that Marbury worked extremely hard to be in the best “condition” of his career.
Now, contrast this with your diatribe about Marbury’s “skills,” “body art” and “intellectual capacity.” I didn’t say that he was a better player or that his skills were better than when he was a youngster. I referred to his conditioning which is a major factor in a players’ ability to thrive in D’Antoni’s system. I’m not doing your homework for you (get your own transcripts, buddy), but I suggest that it would not be hard to find the myriad of quotes and comments from Knicks who talked to D’Antoni or former D’Antoni players to find out what they should expect from D’Antoni prior to the regular season. Conditioning was always at the fore of the discussions according to those players. It had been a major issue since the players congregated in the summer league and Steph talked about working in the “hills” or “mountains.”
You might not recall, but even the mantra of D’Antoni and Walsh has been that Marbury (up until two days ago) had done everything asked of him, which by the way included being in excellent shape. It’s the same thing every Knicks player was advised to do. But simply because they were told to do it, doesn’t mean they did. As you might recall, reports were that even James was trying to get into good shape, which is why a lot of folks wonder why James is not playing.
I can’t help you with your issues regarding Marbury’s personality, body art or whether he is dumber than Duhon because Duhon went to Duke and Marbury attended Georgia Tech for a year. Not my issue. Although, I can advise you that schooling does not determine intellect. Clearly, based on your comments alone, just because you can toss around a couple of classical names (learned from school or the internet) doesn’t mean you have a high comprehension level.
Walsh's response to Marbury's actions is in:
But team president Donnie Walsh did not view Marbury's actions as an act of insubordination that merited a fine or suspension or even sending the Knicks' former playmaker home until he either gets traded or reaches a buyout with the team.
"No, he dressed because we needed eight players, so he did that," Walsh said beforehand. "We're still paying him. So he'll sit on the bench. And I have not given (a punishment) any kind of thought, whatsoever. And I don't expect to, either."
Did Walsh handle this matter properly?
Was there a breach of contract?
If so, why didn't Walsh prosecute to the fullest extent of the law?
Does Walsh have an arrangement with Marbury that is not being understood of reported?
Somebody enlighten us please.
NATE'S GR8 Blog
"I think that’s how everybody across the league feels and I think that in ’10 there’s going to be a lot of guys calling and trying to be part of the Knicks.”
Hopefully, the naysayers are taking notice of that comment by Harrington. Walsh's actions on Friday sent a message loud and clear throughout the league. Marc Stein at ESPN had a crazy notion that, not only are the Knicks looking at TWO max players in 2010, but, possibly adding Steve Nash as the 3rd player. Maybe, D'Antoni convinces ash that he could run the show feeding LeBron and his chosen sidekick, (be it Bosh, Amare or Wade), and win a championship on his way out the door. Heady stuff. Anyway, one point I'd like to make is that, after watching this under-manned squad (for the 2nd night in a row), bust its collective hump to get a win, it's fairly obvious that D'Antoni has this team playing with more focus and determination than any squad since Van Gundy was running the show. That speaks volumes about his coaching ability.
Get Jerome James...let him earn his money some way
I like the excitement Alan I am right there with you. Now that we are on a roll lets make the 1 mill deal with Steph and get Curry back in the mix so we can ship him out too.
2010 is alive
Bulljive
First things first Alan, you have become the go-to guy for Knick information in the NYC area. You have grasped the new media world and understand your blog is as important, if not more important, than the newspaper articles.
Also, you have built a strong following and thus this community can provide you with input, ideas, and feedback on the Knicks, the league, and on sports.
Regarding the Knicks, they finally have a clear and good plan, and it is very possible that they could recruit two top FA's in 2010, and even if Lebron does not leave Cleveland, the Knicks can move into the top echelon of the league.
Its been a great week to be a Knick fan.
Chris Duhon should get the blog gig. He's quietly become the leader and captain of the team.
I really don't like this Jared Jeffries starting talk. He stinks and he's not a defensive stopper or a shotblocker. He's the most unskilled 7 footer I've ever seen. He struggles to make layup's. Starting him takes minutes away from Wilson Chandler, David Lee and Al Harrington. I think Mike D'Antoni should just start Al Harrington for Zach Randolph at Center and Cuttino Mobley for Jamal Crawford at SG.
Brook Lopez has been (pretty much) double-double since inserted as a starter.
Meanwhile, we're stuck with a bulging disc.
This is clearly a "oulda, woulda, shoulda."
Bulging disc was a 'nepotism' pick.
Great for his dad but too bad for the team and fans like us.
I would go with Jerome James for the blog. He can blog live during the game which would be priceless and could even get him traded for PR reasons...
Until Jefferies gets better and shows he can leap off the ground look for the center position to be like musical centers. I project the line up this way until Jefferies has complete mobility with his legs. Which the strength he will have to rebuild which can take a while.
Starting Line Up Starting Tuesday. Go Knicks!!!
C Al Harrington
PF Wilson Chandler
SF Quentin Richardson
SG Cuttino Mobley
PG Chris Duhon
Bench
C David Lee
PF Malik Rose
SF Tim Thomas
SG Anthony Roberson
PG Nate Robinson
I think DLee and Duhon and all those guys need to concentrate on playing instead of blogging.
Jammin Big Snack James is the perfect candidate to be blogging.
He's not busy and he can talk about his dietary regimens, calorie intake, counting points, etc. Maybe we pick up a pointer or 2.
With out a doubt Jamals Seattle buddy Nate the great. And he he will talk to Jamal Crawford from time to time and fill us in. But I feel bad becuase he knows if he plays well he might need some one to take his blog too.
Nate... little tidbits.
One thing that is going to stand out is Mobley's defense. He defense adds offense. We have plenty of scorers. Now we have two lock down defenders in Chandler and Mobley. Don't let this over shawdow everything. We never had this in Crawford becuase he's one dimensional. Small move that could bring many a victories.
Roberson is not an NBA player. The guy cant hit the shot in the Show and hasnt had EVEN ONE breakout game.
We coulda kept PEJr.
What is PEJr. Status after this trade?
Anyone asking For FatSnacky understand, if Fatso doesnt play till Febuary, the Knicks can write him off? I read that somewhere.
SplinterINTheArse admitted to Berman that Caoch offered him minutes and he said "I thought you were going in a different direction" Sounds like she DECLINED to play to me. Where is the debate?
Someone please get thei Splinter out of our collective Arses.
David Lee for Blog, why cant we give this solid guy some face time
Thanks Alan
It's amazing how much more fun it is to watch these guys this year. It was hard to tell how good any of our guys were because they were in such a ridiculous system/environment over the past few years. We're back in the NBA now, with a plan, a good gm, a great coach, players that don't slow the ball down, who pass to the open man, dive for loose balls, etc... I can now watch a whole game without getting sick - it's just so great to have this back. Thanks to Dolan for finally caving in. We'll stink for a while, but it will at least be competitive, fun, watchable. D'Antoni is such a good coach that we probably won't have a lottery pick, but that's ok. Maybe we can get rid of Marbury and Curry (Miami ?) and finish off the housekeeping and maneuver to get Thabeet from UConn to block some shots. Gallinari is going to be good - just wait. You could tell just from that one summer league game. He deferred to his teammates until he felt comfortable, and then took over. I know it was one summer league game, but you could still see it. The Marbury situation will work out.
It's not like it's killing us - we're over .500 - who would have thought that.
D'A can play Jeffries in the center position but he is a poor man's center; he's a too-light mediocre power forward and not even starter caliber.
Makes all the sense in the world to keep Lee and N8t around for a long time. They play with passion, the fans love them, the coach likes them, they are home grown and young and improving, but Lee winces in pain here and there because the bone spurs are holding him back for now. Ya need home growns to develop team spirit intangibles, not all retread transplants.
What was Q-Rich drinking before the game last night??? We haven't seen him shoot like that in 5 years. If he keeps it up he can play #2 guard with Mobley.
Great reporting, Alan! Please answer my question from yesterday: are any teams interested in Starby or are they all staying far away because he is a head case? And what about Curry? What is the inside scoop on other teams' attitudes toward these oddballs?
Another thing: as others have pointed out it is hard to post more than one comment per every few days. I keep getting "submission error -- too frequent post" messages when I post. To beat that I refresh the screen and try again and again with new security code to finally get posted......it's obnoxious but worth it to be a Knix Fixer Nut. Please have your web techies fix that.
DTR
My choice 4 the blog is NATE ROBINSON....Nate will give us the scoop like no other Knick can, and he may be the one who 'slips' and gives us more info than "The Knicks - who are owned by Cablevision, which also owns Newsday" wanted him to.
Clearly Jerome James should be doing the blog. It'll give him something to do, and he won't have to worry about playing basketball causing any distractions. He's already the Knicks biggest fan with a front row seat to all home and away games, so who better than JJ?
gotta say i agree with the above a DLEE blog and i actually liked the starting line up last night starting the game with energy sets the pace for the rest of the game instead of starting slow and playing catch up
lmao @ french fixer..... yeah i vote for J.J. too, i could jus see him now @ the end of da bench laptop in one hand big mac in da other...he could even get some input from Starburied while he's at it...we might as well put these 2 to work somehow???
time to get rid of jerome james eddy curry steph and malik rose reign ewing jr dan grunfeld get millic from memphis
Please get Narbury to take over the blog. He has nothing but time on his hands and it would be a great outlet for him to inform Knick fans whats really going on with him leaving.
Basic contract law.
Party A and Party B reach agreement. Party A will provide compensation to Party B. In turn, Party B will provide a service. Not the service Party B wishes to provide, but the service that Party A directs Party B to provide in return for said compensation.
If Party A fails to provide compensation, the terms of the agreement have been violated and legal action follows.
If Party B fails to provide a service, the terms of the agreement have been violated and legal action follows.
Party A is the New York Knicks.
Party B is Stephon Marbury.
Mr. Marbury has failed to provide the service for which he has signed a contract.
The New York Knicks have the legal responsibility to take action against Mr. Marbury on each and every occasion that he refuses to provide said service and, in addition, to seek additional legal penalty, which may include the coverage of the Knicks' legal fees and court costs and extend to further compensation for any and all damage to the Knicks' franchise, its public appearance, and its reputation.
A first-year pre-law student knows this to be true.
A 12th-year pre-law student who Lives in New Jersey and Toils at Lou's Auto Body & Prenuptial Agreements with offices in Trenton, Newark, Passaic, and Camden knows very little, if anything, about basic law.
I will take credit for this if it happens. What if the plan is to force cleveland to do a sign and trade at the end of this year before they get nothing next year. Hence the reason Walsh did not give up two huge expiring contracts that was probably asked for. Seems very conspiracy theory but it would kind of be a win-win. Lebron would get NY & vice versa & Cleveland would create the space they need to go after the rest of the 2010 crop. I couldn't understand the sudden purge but this makes sense to me
The Big Snacks Blog, I'm digging it.
Instead of getting a tired player whose been practicing all day to throw out a couple of sentences before he goes to sleep we can have a well rested knick "employee" who has the free time to write a daily novel while giving us the low down on what the game looks like from such a good seat and what he plans on doing later in the evening with all the money he's "earning".
Man, the more I think about it, Jerome James is the luckiest SOB on the planet. We should all be so lucky. I'd totally rather hear about his life than someone that actually works for a living.
JEROME JAMES BLOG DAY 1
I am writing from the locker room toilet today and will be everyday going forward y'all...you see my bowles are clogged with glue
Last night I ate...12 corny tacos, 11 pork fried dumplings, 10 spaghetti meatballs, 9 cans of Alpo, 8 bags of ring dings, 7 mexican chihuahuas, 6 Pies O pIzza,
5 Frozen Pigs
4 orders Calimari, 3 Dozen Doughnuts, 2 Fudgy the Whales
And A Partridge covered in Hersheys syrup in a Pear fried in Butter TREE!!!
BURP!!!!!!!
@anonymous
There's no need to disrepect Lives because you're another A $ $ who does'nt understand that dictionary/law definitions can be argued to imply more when used in the context of a sentence with accusations and motive....Why is it that no matter if they right or wrong, white people stick together, but us African-Americans jump on the band wagon to put each other down?
BigTyme,
Why do you and the bro, Lives in New Jersey and Toils at Lou's Auto Body & Prenuptial Agreements with offices in Trenton, Newark, Passaic, and Camden, fail to accept the law, the rules of personal responsibility, self-discipline, and common sense when the matter involves the career-long loser and Me-first chum, the Coney Island Cupcake?
Just wonderin'.
@ Anonymous
First let me apologize for calling you a A $ $, should'nt have done that. My whole thing is that the man had the most devestating thing in his life happen to him in losing his father, he realizes that he needed to change his ways; embraces Christianity; does what he is asked to do by management; was promised a clean slate; clean slate was wiped out; continued to do what was asked of him; was basiclly used, not utilized in preseason to settle a vendetta that the coach had with him previously. How much pride a man can swallow is judged by the individual? He should have just played, but remember he is new at being 'new' and took the opportunity to strike back in his "You said that you were going in a different direction". Both you and I know that it could have been said in two different tones; One being sarcastic; "Yoooooouuuu saaaaiddd yooouu were going in a difffffferent direction" or it could have been in the tone of, "You said that you were going in a different direction" as if, am I back in? You serious?...a exicited tone, We don't know because we were not there. I'm just saying, everybody has a right to change and we didn't give him a real chance to considered what happened beforehand to him constitute a person to change thier ways. Only God can judge and doesn't need us as his jury. BTW, I'm not a Steph fan, I'm a human being fan. Take care
"How much pride a man can swallow is judged by the individual?"
I'm sure you'd agree that one's pride is clearly worth $21.9 million for a year's worth of work.
Mr. Marbury's contract makes no mention of pride. There is no pride clause in the agreement. Mr. Marbury was contracted to provide a service. Mr. Marbury failed to provide that service. Mr. Marbury should be held financially liable for his failure to adhere to the basic stipulations of the rather lucrative agreement.
The law cares not about Mr. Marbury's suffering, alleged or otherwise. The law is the law. Nothing more. If Mr. Marbury wished to be financially or otherwise compensated for his pride and/or his loss of family members, Mr. Mabury should have had his representatives include such compensation in his contract with the New York Knicks.
Mr. Marbury is hardly the aggrieved party; instead, he is someone who is bound by the law to the stipulations set forth in an agreement with his employer.
Mr. Marbury's pride and/or personal suffering are not an issue in this matter. If Mr. Marbury finds his pride so damaged or his personal suffering so great that he cannot adhere to the requirements established in the contract, Mr. Marbury need only surrender all forthcoming financial compensation from his employer.
That is the law.
Matters of pride and personal suffering are the bastion of the medical and/or psychiatric communities.
Mr. Marbury
Hey Anonymous, how's it going buddy?
Judge much?
Lend me your virtual ear for a moment, would you?
Okay, so according to your most "eloquent breakdown" of Marbury's basic contractual obligations, he has no right to be human. None. He is nothing more than a robot in the assembly line; replaceable, disposable, and expendable. He either performs what he is contracted to do, with no room for "life", and its many proverbial curveballs, or he is subject to what he is going through right now, which not only hurts him and embarasses him, but any REAL Knick fan as well.
I don't know man. I really don't know about all of this condemnation. Admittedly, I'm pretty much done with the dramatic saga that is the Stephon Marbury story, and I'd be lying if I said that he hasn't annoyed me with quite a few of the antics, but to make him the scapegoat for all that has happened here in the last few years is far from fair. I can EASILY support this argument with more than plausible evidence, but instead, I'd like to point my finger at YOU, Mr Anonymous.
Lets begin with your blog name. If you look around at the people who post here, I think it becomes quite obvious, pretty quickly, that not many people use their given names in here. Wouldn't that make the majority of us anonymous by default? Why the EXTRA anonymity? Is this the only place that you dare puff your chest out at people? Would that be the reason for you to be so "layered" in mystery?
Hmmn. I'll leave that one alone for now...
Look, Stephon Marbury has made an a$$ of himself MANY times here, living his life on the microscope slide that is NYC, but at the end of the day man, he is a human being. He may have worn out his welcome here, but he isn't beyond a measure of grace. Very few people are, and if you're confused as to the definition of the word grace as it relates to this instance, then here it goes: "UNMERITED FAVOR, REPRIEVE, CLEMENCY".
Consider yourself slightly more educated now, sir.
The fact of the matter is, that people on this planet are all different and react to negativity in different ways. Some are stronger and more resilient, and they become our heroes. Some are blessed with immense potential, but not enough substance. Some are akin to a shooting star. They burn brightly for awhile, and then they fade into nothing. I won't attempt to categorize Stephon Marbury. I don't believe that any of us has a right to hate somebody for not living up to our expectations.
Here's what I'm going to do instead...
I'm going to let him go, and remember what he signified to me in his best days here.
He made it "FLY" to wear $15 dollar BBall shoes for kids who were feeling pressured into spending $200 for Jordans, Lebrons or other sneakers. He lent his name to Steve and Barry's and did not even accept an up-front endorsement deal, like 99% of other athletes would have demanded in similar situations. He sold over 4 million pairs of Starbury's, and Donated tens of thousands of pairs to underprivileged young athletes across the country, thereby effectively making a dent in the repulsive marketing tactics of some of these big sneaker companies who conduct spending orgies to endorse their next big earning horse.
He donated over 1 million dollars of his own money to Katrina relief, (the entire NBA pledged only 2.5 million) and instead of making it a publicity stunt, he tearfully said that "he didn't want to be put on a pedestal for doing what he, and everyone else was supposed to do."
2 seasons ago, he played the best basketball of his life in almost singlehandedly keeping the Knicks' slim playoff hopes alive until finally falling short due to the fact that his team was undermanned, and riddled with injuries. He played like a warrior, even while he was hurt, and was valiant in defeat.
He averaged 20 points and 9.3 assists in his first year with the Knicks, leading them to the playoffs, and 22 points, 8 assists in his second year on the team. He was clearly the best player on a team that had previously been destroyed by the Scott Layden era, which precluded the horror show that was to be the Isaiah Thomas regime.
He is imperfect, and ignorant at times. He can be cocky, and arrogant, and he can even seem selfish. I'm sure Jordan was never any of those things in his career... lol
He is a product of what YOU, ME, and the NBA has made him. NYC bear witness to your son. The son you would sooner toss in a dumpster in some dark alleyway, than to rehabilitate...
I'm sure that Anonymous has NEVER been guilty of being seen as a jerk. In fact, I'm sure that Anonymous is a model citizen, and is blessed with the keenest of moral compasses. I'm sure of all of these things, but I'm not sure of one...
I'm not sure that Anonymous, nor some of you Fixers, have MIRRORS within 50 miles of your faces...
peace and go Knicks!!!
Contract law does not recognize Mr. Marbury's contributions to his community, prior efforts on the basketball court, personal issues, and/or the status, former or current, of his employer.
Contract law is restricted solely to the agreement between two parties for a service and the compensation for said service.
Mr. Marbury signed a contract to provide a service; in return, his employer promised to pay Mr. Marbury a said fee.
Mr. Marbury's employer has paid Mr. Marbury that said fee.
Mr Marbury has, by his own admission, failed to provide that service by his own choice and design.
The aforementioned is a basic violation of a contract. As such, Mr. Marbury's employer should take full legal action against Mr. Marbury for his insubordination.
That is the law.
That you wish to ignore the law is not at issue.
Contract law does not recognize Mr. Marbury's contributions to his community, prior efforts on the basketball court, personal issues, and/or the status, former or current, of his employer.
Contract law is restricted solely to the agreement between two parties for a service and the compensation for said service.
Mr. Marbury signed a contract to provide a service; in return, his employer promised to pay Mr. Marbury a said fee.
Mr. Marbury's employer has paid Mr. Marbury that said fee.
Mr Marbury has, by his own admission, failed to provide that service by his own choice and design.
The aforementioned is a basic violation of a contract. As such, Mr. Marbury's employer should take full legal action against Mr. Marbury for his insubordination.
That is the law.
That you wish to ignore the law is not at issue.