“My legacy is set”
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- September
- 29
Stephon Marbury swears he isn’t taking any of this personally.
He didn’t hand out any headlines this afternoon during the Media Day swarm, but it’s clear his uncertain future is going to affect the Knicks, who are heading up to Skidmore College for training camp any minute now.
Marbury was the center of attention.
And teammates sat at individual tables around the practice gym watching the scene play out. Several wanted updates on how the scene was playing out. Nobody has a clue where this is going.
“I don’t know,” Marbury said when asked to evaluate where this might be going. “This is a business. That’s all it is. Nothing surprises me.”
He would like to know what Donnie Walsh is looking to do sooner than later.
“It would be better if they did that, but you never know what’s going to happen,” Marbury said.
He will not budge if Walsh is ordered to buy out a $21.9 million contract.
“Why would I talk about a buy out for something I’ve earned already,” Marbury said. “The contract is signed.”
The interview went on and on like that.
On several occasions, Marbury fell back on his favorite “next question” response. It would be interesting to see how teammates were treating him in the locker room. And it will be important to see how Mike D’Antoni works Marbury in when he begins to build chemistry on the court.
That will happen in the next week.
“If they decide to waive me, I’m fine with that,” Marbury said. “I’m fine with whatever they do. Basketball-wise I’m ready. As long as I’m playing basketball, that’s what’s important to me. … I’m not taking anything personally. There are no emotions attached to this.”
And that is a problem.
If the players do not have an emotional investment, the season will come apart early once again.
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on Monday, September 29th, 2008 at 1:00 pm by Mike Dougherty.
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Mike – thanks for the quick updates as to what is happening over at training camp. Can you confirm that Curry did come into camp very out of shape as mentioned in the NYPost?
If so – that’s very discouraging.
Yeah can we get a eddy curry fat update please. I don’t know whats gonna happen with steph a part of me wants to keep him. either way I am so happy the smell of basketball is in the air. especially after that brutal mets loss yesterday.
They didn’t have any scales next to Eddy, and nobody has to run on Media Day, but he doesn’t look bigger than usual. He’s been running with teammates here for two weeks, so how fat can he be.
marlonbando,
don’t you mean a fat eddy curry update?