Lawrence: Marbury first to go

• Ben Q. Rock

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  In the meantime, Kerr still has Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire and the human cap-killer, Shaquille O'Neal. Other than those three, Kerr is apt to start dealing off players who only help in D'Antoni's system.

  Whoa, back up. I thought Isiah Thomas was the human cap-killer...?

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Open Thread: Mike D'Antoni Press Conference
Published 5/13/2008 by Seth at Posting and Toasting: Front Page Posts
... UPDATE: The Daily News is reporting that D'Antoni has already expressed a desire to ship out Stephon Marbury and add two of his former players: Boris Diaw and Leandro Barbosa. This would not be a money-saving move. Wonder if that'll be addressed in the presser today. ...

Marbury back to Suns?
Published 5/13/2008 by Vince Marotta at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
... yourselves Phoenix. Its only a rumor, but if there’s any weight to it, Stephon Marbury, his $22 million salary and his $15 shoes could be headed back to the Valley. In this morning’s New York Daily News, writer Mitch Lawrence cites a “source” who says that D’Antoni wants Boris Diaw and Leandro Barbosa to join him in the Big Apple, and Marbury would be headed back to Phoenix as a main cog in the deal. Read Mitch Lawrence’s entire article here. ...

PM Roundup: Unsolicited Advice for Ozzie Guillen
Published 5/13/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... Why on earth would the Suns trade Diaw and Barbosa for Stephon Marbury? And the expiring contract isn’t nearly enough. (NY Daily News) ...

The New York Media is Laughable
Published 5/13/2008 by Black Jesus Disciples at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
This rumor is so ridiculous it's hilarious. Kerr said as much this morning on 910, going so far as to joke that his first order of business was not to replace D'Antoni but to ship him all of his players so he could start fresh in New York. ...

D’Antoni Making Fast Friends With Starbury, Bulls
Published 5/13/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
No sooner than the ink has dried on his freshly-signed multi-million dollar contract, new Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni is already putting his stamp on the franchise. First order of business - send ...

D’Antoni Looking To Make The Knicks Into East Phoenix
Published 5/13/2008 by Harvey Bars at Tirico Suave
... Mike D'Antoni Mike D’Antoni wasted no time in saying he wants to trade Stephon Marbury . In fact, that became public even before his introductory press conference. Ideally, D’Antoni would like to ship Marbury back to the thrifty Suns for Boris Diaw and Leandro Barbosa, but I don’t know. Barbosa didn’t seem all too thrilled the last time he was ...

NBA Essentials: Rasheed Wallace Has Never Committed a Foul
Published 5/13/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... The patented 'Sheed foul reaction, endlessly looping for your enjoyment. 2. Tim Kawakami's Talking Points: Presenting the first annual NBA No-Defense team. 3. Brian Windhorst on the Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James is glad this didn't happen on Mothers' Day. 4. Mitch Lawrence, NY Daily News: Starbury, meet coach D'Antoni. Now pack your bags. ...

D’Antoni wants Marbury out
Published 5/14/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... The NY Daily News reported today that D’Antoni wants to get rid of Stephon Marbury for players who fit better into his system and where better to look than his old team.  ...

Happy Or Sad? Talkin
Published 5/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Gangsta D) at The Commission
Waldini: Question, are you happy or sad the Bulls did not sign D'Antoni? I'm reading multiple articles on him and I'm just going to paste them here. It's his blueprint for success. D'Antoni Wants To Add Favorite Suns ...

Happy Or Sad? Talkin' Bout Da Bulls
Published 5/14/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (Gangsta D) at The Commission
Waldini: Question, are you happy or sad the Bulls did not sign D'Antoni? I'm reading multiple articles on him and I'm just going to paste them here. It's his blueprint for success. D'Antoni Wants To Add Favorite Suns ...

D’Antoni’s Mole
Published 5/14/2008 by Black Jesus Disciples at AZ Sports Hub - Arizona's Destination for Sports - Blogs - Podcasts - Forums
Many sports stories are broken using information from anonymous sources. When a person in the know speaks on the record it doesn't usually end happily for them. That's just the way it is. As such, a person speaking on condition of anonymity is usually the guy at the center of a juicy story. What's interesting about stories surrounding the now former Phoenix Suns head coach Mike D'Antoni is that the source is always someone close to him. I usually don't care very much as to the identity of an anonymous source but it doesn't take Woodward ...