[h1]Marbury "mess" slap draws usual outrage[/h1] MyStephon Marbury interview in Friday's Post drew the usual hatefulreaction from the usual suspects. It is fascinating that Marbury is notallowed to bash the team but everyone else in the continental U.S.can.<p> </p><br>In the monarch-notes version of his rant, he called the club "a mess.''He believes they are not well coached, relying too heavily on the3-pointer (they set an NBA record last season on 3-point attempts,which never got in the official game notes but was reported exclusivelyin one place at the time, right here in The Post).<p></p><br>BERMAN ON TWITTER<p> </p><br>Marbury realizes the Knicks are a rebuilding team and doesn't seeLeBron James joining a rebuilding situation, especially once thatdoesn't reek of promise (see: Danilo Gallinari).<p></p><br>Marbury feels the real reason they went this route - cutting theirpayroll monstrously - was to save James Dolan money on salary andluxury tax. If they are going to be mediocre, let them be mediocre morecheaply. And his point is, why should fans pay full price for thisseason's product.<p> </p><br>Marbury is not far off on any of these points, except Mike D'Antoni. Ithink he's a good coach, but his style lends itself to a very talented,strong-shooting roster, which the Knicks do not have. They did have itduring training camp, 2008, when Zach Randolph, Jamal Crawford andMarbury were aboard.<p> </p><br>His remarks about his own career, you can laugh at if you want. Pushcomes to shove, I think he regrets turning down Boston's early-Julyoffer of $1.3M to return. When Boston got Rasheed Wallace, they wereless interested.<p> </p><br>Marbury, without an agent, didn't see the horrendous economic climate.But then again, neither did veteran agent, Mark Bartelstein,representing David Lee.<p> </p><br>As we reported, Marbury does not want to spend the season, traininglike he needs to train, in case any old NBA job pops open. He wanted toplay for a contender. His businesses are his passion now - the Starburyapparel logo still tattooed on his head.<p> </p><br>Marbury was in Rochester Friday meeting with real-estate people aboutdeveloping housing. When I expressed surprise, Marbury said to me,"Yes, Marc, black basketball players can develop housingtoo.''<p> </p><br>If you want to laugh at him for saying he wants to make it back to theNBA next season, go ahead. Yes, it will be tough. But he's allowed tohave that as a goal.<p> </p><br>Nearly two years later, he also is still not fully recovered from hisfather's heart-attack death at the Garden. He wasn't ready to leave hisfamily and go to Europe yet to play. He needs more time.<p></p><br>
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By MARC BERMAN
My
Stephon Marbury interview in Friday's Post drew the usual hateful reaction from the usual suspects. It is fascinating that Marbury is not allowed to bash the team but everyone else in the continental U.S. can.
In the monarch-notes version of his rant, he called the club "a mess.'' He believes they are not well coached, relying too heavily on the 3-pointer (they set an NBA record last season on 3-point attempts, which never got in the official game notes but was reported exclusively in one place at the time, right here in The Post).
BERMAN ON TWITTER
Marbury realizes the Knicks are a rebuilding team and doesn't see
LeBron James joining a rebuilding situation, especially once that doesn't reek of promise (see:
Danilo Gallinari).
Marbury feels the real reason they went this route - cutting their payroll monstrously - was to save
James Dolan money on salary and luxury tax. If they are going to be mediocre, let them be mediocre more cheaply. And his point is, why should fans pay full price for this season's product.
Marbury is not far off on any of these points, except
Mike D'Antoni. I think he's a good coach, but his style lends itself to a very talented, strong-shooting roster, which the Knicks do not have. They did have it during training camp, 2008, when
Zach Randolph,
Jamal Crawford and Marbury were aboard.
His remarks about his own career, you can laugh at if you want. Push comes to shove, I think he regrets turning down Boston's early-July offer of $1.3M to return. When Boston got
Rasheed Wallace, they were less interested.
Marbury, without an agent, didn't see the horrendous economic climate. But then again, neither did veteran agent, Mark Bartelstein, representing
David Lee.
As we reported, Marbury does not want to spend the season, training like he needs to train, in case any old NBA job pops open. He wanted to play for a contender. His businesses are his passion now - the Starbury apparel logo still tattooed on his head.
Marbury was in Rochester Friday meeting with real-estate people about developing housing. When I expressed surprise, Marbury said to me, "Yes, Marc, black basketball players can develop housing too.''
If you want to laugh at him for saying he wants to make it back to the NBA next season, go ahead. Yes, it will be tough. But he's allowed to have that as a goal.
Nearly two years later, he also is still not fully recovered from his father's heart-attack death at the Garden. He wasn't ready to leave his family and go to Europe yet to play. He needs more time.
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