A little news was lost in all the excitement over Stephon Marbury’s strange proclamation that he wants to play in Italy when his contract us up in two years.
In a blog he is writing this week for the Post – frankly, an uncomfortable forum for an athlete to express his opinions and break news – Marbury wrote today that he would embrace the idea of Ron Artest playing for the Knicks.
“I’ll keep it real and let y’all know I wouldn’t mind playing with Ron Artest,” Marbury wrote. “I think he would be a good fit here in New York. He’s built for it.”
I’ll let Neil Best weigh in on the issue of a newspaper publishing a blog from a prominent athlete it is supposed to be covering objectively. But I have to admit, I’m far more intrigued by Marbury’s endorsement of acquiring Artest than his thoughts on where he plans to retire.
So, apparently, is “islesfan,” who comments on the blog: “Since money isn’t everything, how about you ask the Knicks to let you out of the last 2 years of your contract and you can leave for Italy tomorrow?”
The Italy stuff, I can’t figure out. I can’t figure it out any more than I could figure out Marbury’s strange appearance on “Mike’d Up” recently. The dude has a lot of good in him, a lot of good intentions in his heart. He also obviously has a lot of stuff rattling around in his brain.
Not as much as Alan Hahn does, though. The poor guy can't even go on vacation without his starting point guard popping off on a competing newspaper's web site. How many "welcome to the Knicks beat" moments can one guy stand?
Comments (6)
Ken, do yourself a favor and don't give that islesfan jerk any attention... you don't want him trolling around...
Artest to Knicks now makes sense for both NY and Sac. Noone else will offer too much because he can opt out after this year, and as Artest said, "getting something is better than getting nothing."
Knicks have a number of guys they could make available-James,Rose, Jeffries, Collins, Nicholas, Morris, F. Jones and Dickau. I would NOT trade Lee, Balkman, Robinson or Chandler. Collins has potential but to me is still unproven, Nicholas looks good but we have to give up something. I'd also be willing to part with a draft pick, we have a lot of young talent. If none of this interests Sac, wait for next year and get Ron Ron without giving up anything.
You wouldn't trade Robinson? I think Nate is the most expendable Knick. I could see the Kings trading Artest for a couple of expiring contracts (read: Dickau and Jones), but that's not likely right now. Only if Artest starts giving them headaches again during the season will they trade him, because any deal for Artest will net pennies on the dollar.
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