More Italy Talk

by Seth on Aug 15, 2008 8:20 AM EDT in Marbology

From Marc Berman's blog, Stephon Marbury has returned to discussing a possible future in Italy, and now he's getting specific.

"People just didn't understand and didn't know (last summer)," said Marbury, who will be in Coney Island Sunday when his summer kids basketball league holds its Finals at Surfside Gardens. "When I made comments about playing overseas people took it out of perspective, thought I was talking about leaving while still playing for the Knicks. It was turned into something negative about going to Italy. Now it seems it's OK.

"Why wouldn't you want to play basketball, still make money and live in a place that's beautiful," Marbury added. "Milan is definitely where I want to play basketball at. That's where I fell in love with Italy."

Wow. That's an almost startling degree of logic coming from a man who once called Zach Randolph a "lefty southpaw". The guy's right. After all the grief we gave him last summer, he's looking like a regular soothsayer this time around. Although I do think it's time for Marbury to be out the door, I desperately wish for him to latch on somewhere else. Steph, above all else, loves basketball, and deserves to keep playing. More power to him if he gets to take his game overseas and delight the crowds in Italy.

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bad rubbish

he’s a pain in the neck to have on your team but he can really set it on dudes without a moment’s notice. i hope we keep him this year. and let him do whatever he wants at the end of the season. if he proves to be a great player that helps us in the playoffs (see you there). he’ll be gone soon enough and honestly- the guy can play.

by stingy d on Aug 15, 2008 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

how times have changed

i like how last year steph was like “i’d like to win a championship, then i’d like to move to italy.” and this year, steph is like “i’d like to move to italy.”
and by the way, i couldn’t tell from the context, but is Marbury playing in the summer kids basketball league finals or just watching? because i don’t think there are any possessions of mine that i wouldn’t gladly give up to go to coney island on sunday and watch stephon marbury playing in a summer kids basketball league finals game and then celebrate really raucously with a bunch of 8 year olds, like, hoisting the medal over his head, and then going out with them for pizza and/or mcdonalds to celebrate.

The Son of Dippin.

by Barnesgasm on Aug 15, 2008 3:28 PM EDT reply actions