How Late is Too Late?

by Chris Alvino on September 30th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

Well, the Stephon Marbury circus has found itself back in New York for yet another training camp.  As camp opens up, any positive emotions and excitement that should come with a new season have been mauled by the frenzy created by Marbury’s mere presence.  Donnie Walsh has made it clear that he is not going to buy out Marbury until all other options (and I mean ALL other options) have been exhausted.  While Marbury has no place on this team, Walsh would be stupid to cut Marbury before he absolutely had to do so.  

Most Knicks fans understand that despite Marbury’s talent (which has diminished in his time as a Knick), it is his attitude that has butchered the Knicks’ last few seasons.  There is always a story with him.  And that story never has a happy ending; not for Marbury, not for the Knicks, and especially not for Knicks fans.

I think everyone realizes that Marbury’s presence on the roster this season will deter the Knicks from heading into the right direction.  That is not really much of a question.  The question I have for everyone out there is a bit tougher to answer.  Training camp is supposed to be a time when the team begins to gel together and begins to progress as one cohesive unit.  The longer Marbury sticks around, the longer it will take for the glue of this team to dry.  So, has Walsh waited too long to rid the Knicks of this distraction?  Is Walsh too late?  Or when is it too late? 

Again, I believe that Walsh has to expend all other options before getting rid of Marbury.  All possible trade scenarios must be exhausted.  But by the time Walsh does that, will Marbury have already branded his negative impression on the 2008-2009 Knicks team?  How late is too late?

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Chris Alvino grew up in Crestwood, NY. He graduated from Regis High School in 2005. There he played both basketball and baseball. Chris is currently a student at Boston College, where he practices with the varsity Women's Basketball Team (... seriously). Chris has been a Knicks' fan for years and can literally talk about them all day long, every day of the week. Chris enjoys writing on this blog and seeing what everyone out there has to say about it. View all posts by Chris Alvino →
  • Dookie

    Look Stephon gets a bad rap and it’s for the most part deserved. But there’s just no way they should cut him, or trade him for a bag of basketballs. He is still the most talented guard on this team and has the ability to play in D’antoni’s offense. He does, and I’m certain that the staff is keeping that on their minds. HE no longer is playing under MR. Thomas, who ruined this franchise. How a player with such irrational pressure put on him is supposed to succeed with awful teamates and an incompetent like Isaiah Thomas is beyond me. It makes no sense and most of the fans have bought into the media driven Stephon crusade. Look he’s got awful body language at times and i’ve been sick of it. But maybe he can play well this year and up his value, so the Knicks can ship him out somewhere and get some youngens

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