Granted, this isn’t true quite yet, but it’s gotta be coming.
We say that not just because we feel it’s justified, but because Knicks coach Isiah Thomas yanked starting point guard Stephon Marbury a minute or so into the second half against Houston last night.
New York lost, but that’s hardly the story here.
No, this is all about the fall and subsequent further fall of the one known as Starbury. If you thought last year’s Larry Brown inspired meltdown was bad, we see this year’s being worse.
Isiah was like the one guy on his side. The seeds, starting with his reaction to being pulled so quickly:
“No, I didn’t understand that,” said Marbury, who was visibly upset. “We were in the game for two minutes.”
“The message is loud and clear. I’m not going to go on the court and play like that anymore. I got a turnover. I’m going to be more conscious about not getting a turnover.”
“If we’re out there playing the way he thinks we should be playing, our leash should be a little longer. I only took two shots,” he said. “When you are pressing, usually you are just trying to score. I am doing what is being asked of me. That’s all.”
Now, this isn’t yet the gold that birthed flexing juice cards, but this is exactly how it started with Larry, too.
Little comments here and there…questioning the coach’s moves directly…general sarcasm and surlyness…it’s all beginning.
Next up should be the complete sabotage of plays during the game – going out of his way to “play the right way”, etc. Then comes the benching, and maybe even a buyout? Certainly not a trade – nobody’s taking him at this point.
What’s really great about the past week is that we’ve finally found the level at which we want the Knicks. Huge wins followed by huge losses. Margins should be 15+ each way. We want this every night – it’ll just be complete and total chaos.
NOTE: Yeah, Nate Robinson is good. He of the 5-9 frame also swatted one of Yao’s shots last night. That’s where this was going, but whatever.
NOTE 2: Patrick Ewing appears to be enjoying retirement.
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That block on Yao was CRUCIAL!
Isn’t the guy like 5′3″? Yao says it wasn’t record breaking anyway. 7′6″ hmmmm….
Did you mean to link something else in Note 2?
Nate must be riding on Frye’s shoulders when he swatted the ball from Yao’s hands .
Oops – let me fixie.
This is why Isiah isn’t fit to coach. Everyone knows that the game is over once the golden snitch is caught.
Great burnt toast on rye! You linked to an outrageous gorilla trying to avoid his captors for fear of being fed only bananas and walnuts!
I just wanted to let you know that the King was not sharp tonight and the Gristle almost came back from being down by as many as 21 points… not good. Brian Cardinal owns!
Oh, and the Pistons won.
I got this new thing called a TV. It lets me watch all the games all the way out here in the wilderness of Los Angeles.
Awesome win over the Seventy-Sixers without Iverson. Truly something to boast about.
Cavs struggled against the Gristle without Pau!.
Detroit never really struggled, fyi.
Don’t be salty because I pointed out that yet again, the Cavs played “down” to their opponent.
Antonio McDyess is my favorte player.
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