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Thursday Bullets
Published 11/15/2007 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
Last year, of course, Derek Fisher was on the Utah team that Houston out of the playoffs. Jason Friedman of the Houston Press talks to Derek Fisher about Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming's inability to get out of the first round: Fair or not, there's been a lot of talk about Tracy and Yao's inability to get out of the first round. When you were playing them in the postseason last year, did you guys feel like you had a mental edge on them because that seed of doubt had to be lurking somewhere in the back of their minds? I think for me at least in my experience, when you're playing in the playoffs you don't really have the time or the opportunity to ...

The Softer Side of Steph
Published 11/15/2007 at Chicago Sports Review
New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, along with center Eddie Curry, were told they were not starting against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Marbury was said to be upset about being benched and was reported to have made several disparaging remarks about Knick head coach, Isiah Thomas. Yesterday, the Knicks fined Marbury approximately $195,000 for leaving the team – presumably in a huff – without permission. Marbury, however, is appealing his fine and indicating that he was granted permission by the Knicks to take a short leave from the team. After reading the following, it appears Marbury might just well be in the right: A gleaming white ...

A Valid Reason for Stephon Marbury’s Temporary Disappearance from the Knicks
Published 11/16/2007 by dwil at Hoops Addict
New York Knicks point guard Stephon Marbury, along with center Eddie Curry, were told they were not starting against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Marbury was said to be upset about being benched and was reported to have made several disparaging remarks about Knick head coach, Isiah Thomas. Yesterday, the Knicks fined Marbury for approximately $195,000 for leaving the ...

Stephon Marbury Was Mourning in New York
Published 11/16/2007 by Matt Watson at FanHouse
Filed under: Knicks, Eastern, NBA Gossip, New York, Featured Stories, The WordIt seems that during Stephon Marbury's brief time away from the Knicks, he spent part of his time mourning the death of his mentor Robert Williams, who died Tuesday afternoon. From the New York Times: For 36 years, Mr. Williams, known on and around those courts as Mr. Lou, coached and mentored hundreds of talented young basketball players from Coney Island. Stephon Marbury of the New York Knicks, who had given him the ...

RIP, Mr. Lou
Published 11/16/2007 by Ben Osborne at SLAM Online
... Some of you saw the story that slamonline linked to yesterday about Robert “Mr. Lou,” Williams the Coney Island basketball coach/mentor who passed away while Stephon Marbury was in town after leaving the Knicks for 36 or so hours. Few CI products knew Mr. Lou better than ...