The Stephon "Play me" Marbury Solution | King Mike's Blog

Before I discuss the truth abouth the Stephon Marbury situation because we are hearing a lot about it, I couldn't help but notice: doesn't this guy look like Andy Kaufman?

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Anyway, Stephon has been killing me these past few weeks. But looking at it both ways, through the player and front office, you have to blame both sides logically. Yes, both are at fault. Obviously, Marbury is wrong for not being committed to the team and it's new direction. Even when he was offered to play, he refused. I don't blame the Knicks for suspending him for his actions. Let him be.

However, what kills me about this is how the front office never managed to tell Marbury, "Hey, we're going into a new direction. For now, you'll be on the bench." Better yet, coach Mike D'Antoni should have been more responsible in this situation by telling the front office, "I don't care how much he gets paid, he's sitting on the bench for now."

Look, I don't care how much of a pain in the **** he is, the Knicks cannot afford to trade or release him. The Knicks' front office are paying him $21 million this year. That is a crapload of cash to waste on him not being able to play.

Stephon, on the other hand, has to have a reality check himself. He knows he's a talented player. He should know he should be the role model and the veteran presence on this Knicks team. You don't need to blame your situation on the coach. I understand Chris Duhon is a very talented player himself, but if I was riding the pine for a few games, I would take the 35 minutes of playtime.

Looking at it statistically, Duhon is producing 10.8 PPG, but the Knicks are allowing over 100+ PPG. Plus, the NY media is looking ahead to July 1st, 2010. C'mon, that's in at least 140 more NBA games!!! Why look into the future now? Did they decide to give up when they made the trade to get rid of Jamal Crawford? That is bad attitude written all over.

Stephon Marbury should just come in peace: