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Update: Marburry will be in camp!
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:42 pm
by HicksvsKnicks08
http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketbal ... 9397.storyIt has been believed since Donnie Walsh took over the Knicks in April that Stephon Marbury's tumultuous days as a Knick were numbered. Now the matter is days from being official, Newsday has learned.
Walsh is having trouble getting comfortable with the idea of handing someone nearly $20 million to go play for another team. Especially when that player might be in the best shape of his career and focused - yes, rarely a word attributed to Marbury - to prove a great deal of critics wrong
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Great, further lesson our weak barging power with Tinsley. Looks like Marburry will be sipping mojiotos on South Beach with Wade.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:59 pm
by Gremz
Who knows, maybe Memphis might go insane and offer more than the MLE for a fifth PG
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:30 pm
by greenway84
I wouldnt worry about him going to Miami. Some team overseas will pay him more. Im sure he's more about money than winning to be honest.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:34 pm
by Dunthreevy
Well he's made no secrets about wanting to go play in Italy, so I wouldn't be surprised if he did that.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:02 pm
by CableKC
I could hope that he wants to simply get paid.....but the guy already has the vast majority of $$$ from his previous contract.
I'm guessing that if he had a chance to play with Wade, Marion and Beasley for a season or two to make a solid run at the Playoffs.......that he may actually take a chance with the Heat. Especially if he signs cheap.....this would allow the Heat to go after another FA next season to shore up the lineup. He won't have the burden of carrying the team when he has Wade running the show alongside Marion. Also...you know that Riley is going to make one of his patented d*ckmoves by coming out of retirement to coach the team when the Heat start to gel.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:05 pm
by count55
He complained his way out of Minny because he couldn't stand being second fiddle to Garnett...He may have changed since then, but there's really no evidence to lead me to that conclusion.
Miami (and others) will make a run at him for the min, but they're not going to pay more than that.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:22 pm
by HicksvsKnicks08
I'm guessing that if he had a chance to play with Wade, Marion and Beasley for a season or two to make a solid run at the Playoffs
Thats what I am thinking too my friend. If he is health and focused, then why not
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:09 pm
by PR07
Don't rule out the Celtics.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:49 pm
by StephenJackson
PacersRule07 wrote:Don't rule out the Celtics.
I don't think the Celtics will gamble on bringing in Marbury. They like Rondo, and why bring on a potential cancer in Marbury when they currently have great team chemistry.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:49 pm
by Gremz
^^
They might do it as a reaction move to losing Posey, he was a big part of that championship last year.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:55 am
by FreeRon
I wouldn't be too worried about it. The guy has been washed up since he was drafted. He's one of the most selfish players to ever play, so I would think he'd go where the money is, which means probably Italy. I can see the Heat having interest in him, but I don't think they're interested enough to cough up that much money when they could essentially get Tins for the same when you consider the contracts they could trade away to get him.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 10:47 am
by DannyGranger
most likely Boston will pick up Marbury for the vet minimum. Realistically, a lot of teams will be interested in Marbury, especially since he'll probably get the vet min. Its too little money for teams not to be interested. Boston was never interested in Tinsley, so I wouldnt be too worried
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:31 am
by Gremz
I don't see him playing for the vert minimum. He's far too "important" for that!!!
Realistically though, this is all speculation, he might hang around in NY for a while yet.
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:53 pm
by DannyGranger
Gremz wrote:I don't see him playing for the vert minimum. He's far too "important" for that!!!
Realistically though, this is all speculation, he might hang around in NY for a while yet.
hes gonna be still making just under $21 million next season from the Knicks, I doubt hes going to be that greedy and and take on a deal with a crappy team when he can get onto a team like the Celtics and possible win a title. After making the kind of money that he did, I dont think money is an issue for him anymore.
This is the same story that we saw with Finley. Dallas dropped him and he signed with the Spurs for the vet min because he was still entitled to get the money from Dallas
Re: Thanks a lot Donnie Walsh- Marburry to be relaesed
Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:15 pm
by HicksvsKnicks08
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3605502Apparently we were to fast on the call.
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He's coming to training camp," Walsh said of Marbury in a telephone interview Tuesday evening
Marbury
A newspaper report out of New York Tuesday morning said the Knicks are planning to waive Marbury by the end of the week. The move, which has been speculated about for months in the media, would eventually lead to a buyout of the $21.9 million Marbury is owed in the final year of his contract.
"This thing is initiated in the press and then I have to ask questions about it," Walsh said, sounding somewhat perturbed. "I haven't approached [Marbury] about a buyout."
When asked whether he's reached out to the point guard to alleviate concerns about his status with the team, Walsh said, "I talked to Stephon once and he seems OK about all of this."