The Lifelong Learner :: Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -Roosevelt ::

I like Marbury from the NY Knicks as a player. He averages 20+ points per game. He gets 8+ assists per game. What’s not to like? However, he’s not a leader. He’s not a great point guard (as he proclaimed himself). Point guards need to be great leaders. Point guards need to make other guys play better. Marbury fails in both of those categories.

Jason Kidd from the Nets is the true leader that every team would love to have. He makes everyone around him better (just look at Vince Carter). Kidd makes everyone on the team work harder. He’s a team-first player. He’s not a selfish player, as Marbury is. Plus, he’s humble. To me, he’s the best point guard in the NBA (along with Steve Nash). There is no question about it.

Marbury, you’re not even the same league as Kidd is. That’s why I’m no longer a Knicks fan. I’m a Nets fan right now. I just cannot watch anymore the leader-less team as the Knicks have become. (Isiah Thomas gave up a lot to get him, just as I thought they were getting better. I think Isiah needs to go.) Marbury makes the team worse, not better.