Standing pretty old

Chapter 549 The Story of the Lone Wolf
"Okay, Mike, I have already brought him, you can just take him there!
I know...but when Nick was brought in, wasn't it a big risk?
So, you have to have confidence in yourself, Larry Brown is Larry Brown, you are you, and he alone cannot affect the quality of the water dispenser! "

Billy Knight joked lightly with Woodson.

Regardless of whether the Hawks can break the Bulls' record in the end, anyway, Knight's signing evaluation this summer has advanced from C- to A+. As for whether it can reach S, it depends on the Hawks' final record.

In a team training in early February, when the warm-up began, everyone was attracted by the new teammates around Woodson.

Whoa, it was him!
This is probably the first reaction of most people!

Ruan Erniu scratched his head, and said to Jijisen beside him in a little surprise: "He hasn't retired yet?"

Jon Jonsen nodded and said: "It seems that the New York Knicks have finally bought him out! In the questionnaire of "Sports Illustrated" last month, in the 'Who is the player you least want to be teammates with', I And voted for him."

"Huh? That's still really interesting, but this man is your teammate now, so let's welcome new teammates! Anyway, he is also the second point guard in the league, the son of New York-Stephen Marbury. "Ruan Erniu said with a smile.

"Hello, Stephen!" Ruan Erniu first walked up to him and gave him a high five.

"Hello, Kraft, I'm your fan. I'm very happy to come to Atlanta to work with you." Marbury didn't show his unruly attitude at all.

Then Jon Jonsen and others also stepped forward to say hello to the former NBA All-Star player who made big news in New York.

Regarding Marbury, most Chinese fans like to call him "Lone Wolf", so that some pseudo-fans subconsciously think that this person does not pass the ball.

This must be nonsense. The data shows that in the era of master control, Marbury's average assist data per game has remained around 8-9 times for many years, which is completely a first-class position control data.

He was once the player who existed as the league's second point guard in the league. In the first position, his status was only under Jason Kidd.

So why is such a brilliant figure hidden or even bought out by the team?Let's just say it's a long story:

As a Brooklyn-born New York native, returning home to play should have been both an honor and a thrill.

In 2004, when Marbury joined the Knicks through an 8-man deal, many people did think so.

In the first two years of playing for the Knicks, Marbury's performance did not disappoint. His average data per game has remained at the level of 20 points and 9 assists.

But after that, New York's record plummeted under new coach Larry Brown.

It was also during this period that Marbury and Brown had conflicts.Marbury also drew bad reviews from the New York media for his public spat with the coaching staff.

But for Marbury, this is just the beginning of the nightmare.

In the 2006-07 season, legendary point guard Isiah Thomas succeeded Brown as the new head coach of the Knicks.

Marbury originally admired Thomas, and he also looked forward to regaining his form under Thomas' coaching.

However, in 2007, two major events happened in succession, making Marbury and Thomas enemies.

The first thing stems from the sexual harassment scandal that Thomas was involved in in 2006.

In 2007, the court heard the case.As a witness, Marbury was asked to testify in court.

In Marbury's own words later, "I grew up watching Thomas play. He is a great player, but I don't want to lie about it, so I stated the facts. For this, the Knicks lost a lot. Pens of money, and Thomas’ perception and attitude towards me has changed.”

In 2007, that is, the beginning of the new season the year before last, Thomas took over the power of the general manager and the coach. Afterwards, he quickly decided to change Marb from the starting lineup to the substitute. He even declared to the whole team that the team lost It's because Marbury didn't play well.

Such actions and rhetoric obviously made Marbury feel disrespected and extremely depressed.

And then, in December of the previous year, a more serious incident completely led to a break between Marbury, Thomas, and the New York Knicks.

The game at that time was a key battle between the Knicks and the Suns. Marbury's father suffered a heart attack while cheering in the stands and was sent to the hospital for treatment.

As the coach, Thomas knew that this happened, but he did not tell Marbury about this situation.

After the game, when Marbury rushed to the hospital, his father had passed away.

Afterwards, Marbury said angrily in addition to grief: "I can no longer trust these people, they are only thinking about their own interests."

ban!Marbury was not even allowed to appear on the training ground. The story after that was even more bloody. Marbury once paid out of his own pocket, flew to the away game on a Knicks flight, and told reporters that he had suffered unfair treatment.

Larry Brown, who advocates defense, doesn't want to see Marbury, but D'Antoni, who advocates offense, also doesn't want to see him.

In the end, when Marbury or Thomas appeared on the streets of Manhattan, Knicks fans always stopped their cars, rolled down the windows and shouted at them: Stephen, which one should go first, you or Isiah?

The first to go was the smiling assassin. In April 08, Marbury, who was carrying a 4 million contract, finally got a buyout contract with the Knicks in February this year and became a completely free agent.

On the surface, it seems that the Knicks are quite ruthless in dealing with Marbury. In fact, Marbury himself has a lot of off-court troubles. During the Suns, he was arrested for drunk driving and was eventually arrested. The sun was sent to the Nets.

After coming to the Knicks, in fact, it was not much better. In April 2005, Marbury took the initiative to seduce a Knicks intern, lured her into his car, and had a relationship with her.

In this regard, Marbury also described the details in detail during a court testimony, and was stopped by the judge in court.

In the midst of the Knicks and Marbury exchanging shit, there was too much bullshit to go into detail.

In short, the current Marbury is simply a hated guy in the NBA.

Of course, he is a two-time All-Star after all, so after Marbury was bought out, teams aspiring to the championship soon contacted Marbury.

Among them, the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics are the closest.

Although he and Garnett are old acquaintances, after some consideration, Marbury chose the Atlanta Hawks, who are more likely to win the championship.

In fact, no matter which team he is in, with Marbury's long-term lack of formal training, he can only be a backup supplementary player. It is commendable to be able to get 3-5 minutes of playing time on the court.

Of course, whether it is the Eagles or the Celtics, they are just using him to make a prepared choice.

In the subsequent team training, Marbury's competitive state also showed all this. Now he can only compete with Axi Lao for the only 5 minutes.

On February 2009, 2, the Eagles flew to Minnesota. They came to the place where Marbury's career began. They will play against a team called the Timberwolves, which is actually the Huskies.

(End of this chapter)