Marbury mess continues to speak volumes

“I just pretty much do what he tells me to do. It’s a lot easier communicating with him as opposed to other coaches I’ve played for. I have a relationship with him so I know he’s not steering me in the wrong direction.” - Stephon Marbury on Isiah Thomas, Feb. 26, 2007. Since when is driving off the cliff considered the right direction? Isiah Thomas and the Knicks never cease to amaze; it’s not bad enough that the organization is as Reggie Miller says, “a league-wide joke,” but the franchise seems to go out of its way to create a circus. The scene on Monday at the Garden was downright dysfunctional; reporters waiting for Marbury to show up for work and Thomas fumbling for answers to why Marbury was AWOL. So if you’re keeping score at home, Thomas is 0-for-his Knicks career with guarantees. He promised to make the Knicks relevant again only to do the complete opposite. If I had a nickel for every lifelong Knicks fans who tells me they root for the team to lose I ... (link)