Duhon over Marbury
October 23, 2008 by James Edwards
Filed under NBA Basketball, New York Knicks
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Chris Duhon shows his passing ability
This one had to hurt.
One of my favorite hoop players to watch, but one of my favorite players to not have on my team, Stephon Marbury has lost the battle for starting point guard.
That was Mike D’Antoni’s explanation yesterday on why he has all but chosen Duhon as the New York Knicks’ starting point guard over Stephon Marbury . Duhon has looked barely adequate at best during three preseason games, but that hasn’t stopped D’Antoni from glowing.
D’Antoni’s most detailed support of Duhon came two days after Marbury said “I’m a starter, period,” following the Knicks’ preseason loss to Philadelphia.
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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski was the Olympic coach and D’Antoni was an assistant and has influenced Mike D’Antoni in this area.
“It’s not like we’re coming off a championship,” D’Antoni said.
“(There’s) some gut feelings,” D’Antoni added. “People underestimate Duhon. I think he’s a really good basketball player and what he does is win. But I don’t want to compare him to Steph. I don’t think it’s fair.”
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Both suck, but you can’t blame a coach for opting to go with the an underachiever with hopes of a turnaround over someone washed up.