Capn'O
10-05-2008, 04:36 PM
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/knicks/2008/10/04/2008-10-04_donnie_walshs_philosophy_on_marbury_show.html
Opposed to buyouts, as he stated unequivocally 10 days ago, Walsh
comes at it strictly from a business standpoint. For him, it's simply
bad business not to try to trade a player to get talent in return.
As it pertains to Marbury, Walsh's stance runs counter to D'Antoni's
thinking. The coach wanted Marbury off the team before he started his
first training camp, based on his experiences with Marbury in Phoenix
and the information he gleaned from talking to players about Marbury's
notoriously adverse impact on the locker room. That much is clear when
you raise the issue with people familiar with D'Antoni's thinking.
Of course, D'Antoni can't go public with those views, even if they're
totally on the mark. At least he understands that there has to be a
change in culture from the Isiah Thomas regime and that can't be
achieved until Marbury is gone.
Opposed to buyouts, as he stated unequivocally 10 days ago, Walsh
comes at it strictly from a business standpoint. For him, it's simply
bad business not to try to trade a player to get talent in return.
As it pertains to Marbury, Walsh's stance runs counter to D'Antoni's
thinking. The coach wanted Marbury off the team before he started his
first training camp, based on his experiences with Marbury in Phoenix
and the information he gleaned from talking to players about Marbury's
notoriously adverse impact on the locker room. That much is clear when
you raise the issue with people familiar with D'Antoni's thinking.
Of course, D'Antoni can't go public with those views, even if they're
totally on the mark. At least he understands that there has to be a
change in culture from the Isiah Thomas regime and that can't be
achieved until Marbury is gone.