Celtics and Marbury
January 27, 2009 by James Edwards
Filed under Boston Celtics, NBA Basketball
NBA Obsessed takes you into the hit and run game of NBA Basketball.
Will Stephon lean in the direction of the Boston Celtics?
Those of you that read this blog on a regular basis must think of me as Stephon Marbury’s press agent or something. That needs to be explained. More on that later.
First there is this Celtic business. It turns out the Celtics have been blowing smoke about picking up Marbury and getting Reggie Miller out of retirement.
According to sources, the Celtics have had talks with Marbury (the Knicks gave him permission to speak with other teams in hope that it would hasten his desire for a buyout), but one source close to the situation said yesterday the club has made no firm commitment to him on a deal.
Reggie does claim the Celts have contacted him, but that does not seem serious, come on.
Stephon, meanwhile, claims the Knicks should let him go to the Celts.
“The question to be asked to the Knicks is: Are they fearful for me playing for another Eastern Conference team? My thing is, they shouldn’t be fearful,” Marbury was quoted as saying. “They’re trying to get under the cap for 2010. They shouldn’t be worried about me. You had guys saying I was a distraction, I’m a cancer. If I’m all those things, wouldn’t you want me to go to another team?
“It shouldn’t matter that I go to Boston if you’re the eighth seed and Boston is in the front. It can’t be about money. The Knicks got plenty of it. It’s got to be personal. If it’s personal, then how is business being done there?”
Oh, and my love for the Stephon Marbury? Years ago he tortured my Pistons with 9 or 10 straight shots from all over the court in the 4th quarter of an inconsequential game. Later in Sports Illustrated he admitted that he only played for the money. How sad. Have often wondered how good he could be with strong willed players around him. Maybe with Boston we will find out.
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