Stephon Marbury will FOREVER remain My Favorite NBA Player of ALL TIME! Loved that dude and he was prematurely shunned from the league JUST because he was Misunderstood 😔
Everyone says the 3 pointer is the most efficient way to score BUT they’re wrong because getting to the line or getting a dunk is far more efficient. The midrange is kept alive by kawhi Leonard and demar derozen but is mostly dead today which sucks
I remember watching this. It was a great game. Marbury was a great player. Its ashamed it never worked out for him on the Knicks. I think there are two trains of thought as to why Marbury failed in NY and eventually the NBA. 1) He was a great scoring PG but wasn't a great leader. He couldn't really run a team, but he could get buckets. Similar example I think is Kyrie Irving. Kyrie's Cavs team likely would've continued to disappoint & miss the playoffs if he wasn't fortunate to have Lebron return. Lebron is that teams true PG and runs the team allowing Kyrie to do what he does best, get buckets. 2)Front Office & Coaching. Whether it was Larry Brown or Isiah Thomas coaching both continually tried to turn Marbury into the protypical PG that passed first & shot second. The kind of PG leader that Jason Kidd was in NJ at the time, but that wasnt who Marbury was. At some point they should've concluded he's a scorer, let him be; and go seek out another perimeter player who could run the show for them from another position instead continually stockpiling more scoring talent in the backcourt & team in general to join Marbury. Isiah Thomas was & is a great talent evaluator, but he failed in recognizing how to construct a team. A unit that talents blend well collectively. He added Steve Francis & Jamal Crawford all of which were scoring PGs that also struggled in running a team. It just added to the problem. In the end Marbury should've never left Kevin Garnett in Minnesota. If he didnt he'd have rings right now. Kinda like how Tony Parker got rings for playing with Tim Duncan.
Marbury was my fav player growing up. With that said he and kg at their prime would never win a championship going against the spurs or the lakers . No shot whatsoever and I’m telling you , when I was in middle school you can ask all my friends I was obsessed with marbury. Loved the way he took it to the rim with that cradle . But they would never win a championship kg and marbury
This was the best knick team of the dark ages unfortunately injuries to francis crawford and Richardson hampered this team they were in position to make the playoffs at 29-32 late in the season but only won 4 games to finish 33-49
God damn Rip could shoot. Not in that pure form spot up way that Curry can, but in that 3 hands in his face pull up fade to the left and it still goes in way.
Screw with all y'all talking about Stephon Marbury for life till the death of me he didn't have help he had a great team and he played his part other players have to step up even Michael Jordan had help if you don't believe me look at every highlight I respect you Jordan but what happened when you was with the Wizards it is not a one-man game you need your team to win play together
I can't believe it, The Knicks were great before this season started, They had a great roster full of talented players, I dunno what happened to them after the 2012-2013 season, it just changed. I wish they can be like this team again.
this is one of the greatest games in Knick history. Just bc it was the regular season and our team wasn't all that great doesn't mean it shouldn't be considered a classic. wish I could find a way to like buy the full original broadcast of this game so I could rewatch it over and over
Don't believe the hype and don't believe the media Isiah constructed a good and deep team they just weren't winning Marbury was always consistent and on point as a point guard his whole tenure with the Knicks. Isiah Thomas did way more positive moves than Phil Jackson and you ignorant if you think otherwise
Jr Jones people hate on curry but he had so much potential. Obv it didn’t wrk out but strictly Basketball wise had he lived up tot he potential he woulda been a top big in the league
Not so at that time. There starting frontcourt happened to be Quentin Richardson, Channing Frye and Eddy Curry for most of the season. For this game, Quentin Richardson was hurt and yes they did start Jared Jefferies, but Jared Jefferries then was a better player than he was at the end of his career with the Knicks. In the previous year before signing with the Knicks,Jared Jefferies caused havoc in the playoffs against the Cavs and was sought after by many teams in free agency. Now I dont agree with the huge contract Isiah gave him to come to Ny, but he would have been a great asset to many other teams if he went anywhere else. Jared was never a good offensive player, but look at the defensive numbers when he was in the game. Now Channing Frye in the previous year from this video, was 3rd in rookie of the year voting and was a really good aggressive player. Today he is just a 3 point shooter but back then, he was a rising star. Now Eddy Curry, his first year with the Knicks was terrible in part of the fact of what went on with Marbury and Larry Brown. But this was statistically his best year in the Nba. He averaged 19 and 7.5 rebs a game and should have made the Allstar game that year. He was without a doubt our most important player this year. Its easy to loom back almost 9 years later and say that this was one ofvl the worst front courts in history, but ask any gm or scout in 2006 2007, they would tell you thats not true.
Rip in his prime was the hardest player to guard!! Kobe might give you 60, lebron might body you, but Rip would wear you out, and you would have no energy left on the offensive end because you’re chasing Rip all game long...
Jose Semino Except Marbury was not quite as athletic and could really pass. Russ is a good passer but Marbury actually had that court vision and when he chose to use his passing game it was seriously legit.
Every team was not unique lol. Detroit was one of the elites back in those days finishing with the top seed and conference finals visits every season. You got your regular scrub teams like Portland, Memphis, ATL, Boston, Golden State, etc.
Allen iverson steve Francis starbury baron Davis jason kid Vince Carter kobe Bryant Gilbert t mac white chocolate kg Duncan dirk webber were all the cream of the crop post goat era!!
Why cant the nba be like this again, where every team was unique and it wasnt just 2-3 elite teams every year. i know the Lakers and spurs won alot but stil
I wouldn't say stacked. None of them were all-stars in 2004. Both Wallaces only made the all-star team twice by 2004 (3 times by 2005 on their 2nd trip to the finals). As a matter of fact, Billups and Hamilton didn't make the team until 2006. They just had a well balanced team. All around starting 5 and a solid-great bench with Williamson, Okur, Atkins, Ham, Hunter, Campbell, and James. Well balanced attack everywhere and were very well coached. As a Laker fan, I tipped my hat to them in 2004.
Knicks had the most random roster. Talented players that had no business being on the same team. Why would you have J Crawford, Marbury and Francis? lol
