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The Knicks Fix: Stephon: 'From what I hear, Dog-fighting is a sport'
The Knicks Fix: Stephon: 'From what I hear, Dog-fighting is a sport'
I know most of you might have seen this by now. But if not... Capital 9 News in Albany posted it four hours ago. It was an interview with Stephon Marbury, who was up that way on Monday as part of his Starbury sneaker tour, and offered this thoughts on Michael Vick. (There's a brief horse racing promo at the start of the clip.) If you're having trouble with the link (my bad), here's the ...
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Alright, that'll be enough.
Posting and Toasting — I can't follow the link, but Alan Hahn's blog quotes Stephon Marbury taking his summer of talking a lot a bit too far... ...

A Weary Nation Turns To Stephon Marbury For Dogfighting Wisdom
Toledo Newspaper » Matt Sussman — ... In an interview with the New York Knicks shooting guard, Marbury seemed to have partially defended Vick’s dogfighting, saying it’s a sport just like any other legitimate hunting event: ...

Marbury's Crazy Just Stopped Being Cute
FanHouse — ... , Marbury had some sympathetic words for Vick and the cause of dogfighting. Transcription from The Knix Fix: "We don't say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals. You know what I mean? From what I hear, dog-fighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors and I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he's one of the superb athletes and he's a good human being. I think he fell into a bad situation." Thank god it's the off-season, and the NBA is hung up on the horror of ...

Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Stephon Marbury as shown on Channel 9 in Albany, and transcribed by Newsday's Alan Hahn: "We don't say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals. You know what I mean? From what I hear, dog-fighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors and I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he's one of the superb athletes and he's a good human being. I think he fell into a bad situation." Stephon Marbury's credibility is low at the moment, and dog fighting is not great any way you slice it, but he's darn right there's some hypocrisy. ...

A Note About Dog Fighting, and Stephon Marbury
ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Stephon Marbury as shown on Channel 9 in Albany, and transcribed by Newsday's Alan Hahn: "We don't say anything about people shooting deers and shooting other animals. You know what I mean? From what I hear, dog-fighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors and I think it's tough that we build Michael Vick up and then we break him down. I think he's one of the superb athletes and he's a good human being. I think he fell into a bad situation." Stephon Marbury's credibility is low at the moment, and dog fighting is not great any way you slice it, but he's darn right there's some hypocrisy. ...

I Just Don't Get It: Small Athlete, Big Mouth
We Suck at Sports — ... By now everyone has heard Starbury’s response to the Vick situation. Prime time had ...

Chronicles of Marbury: Episode 3
TWolves Blog - Minnesota Timberwolves News and Articles — ... of the three videos at the bottom of the blog entry. Some hilarious stuff!!! Then read this article. The inspiration for this episode can be found HERE , ...

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