<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Moo2K4:</div><div class="quote_post">They won't trade Marbury as long as Thomas is the GM/Coach there. He loves him way too much, and I really don't know why. Regardless, this almost seems like a horrid trade. I mean, you do get rid of the enigma in Steve Francis, freeing up space in your already crowded backcourt, but then by bringing him in, you might hurt the development of Channing Frye. For you guys, it almost seems like picking a lesser of two evils, and I don't know if KMart is the lesser.</div>
Kenyon Martin in terms of his production on a basketball court, would be a great fit in New York. But when we factor in his knees and his long contract, it doesn't make the deal as good. Like you said, getting rid of Francis would free up a lot of space in the backcourt, but it will fill in a void upfront. Martin would give us post defense and rebounding we need. Being a Bulls fan, you're probably familiar with Curry's biggest weaknesses being rebounding and defense. Those are all Martin's strengths. Plus with his history around the league, I'm sure there will be a few players who might have second thoughts penetrating into the paint. They know Martin isn't a soft player and won't hesitate to get aggressive. That's the toughness the Knicks need in the front court. Frye's development shouldn't be affected, it just means less minutes for Malik Rose and Maurice Taylor, two players who don't really fit into Isiah's coaching scheme anyway.
You see, Martin fills in a need while Francis is more of a luxury if anything. He doesn't give us anything we don't have. He's an isolation 1-on-1 player who can get up and down the floor in transition. So if the Knicks need a couple of points in a drought, Francis might be able to get us a couple of baskets on a not so good FG%. Martin actually gives us something we need whereas Francis doesn't. The real negative about the trade is Martin's contract which still has a lot of years remaining on it. But the Knicks are in a financial situation that salary really doesn't matter. When Francis expires, they will most likely still be significantly over the cap.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting LBJ2006MVP:</div><div class="quote_post">Well like francise more,idk why lol..started to hate marbury after this season. I think anyway francise got better first step and can put it down with either hand,better game all around.</div>
Marbury is much better than Francis. Both of them had off years playing under Larry Brown, but are still capable of putting up 20 on any given night. Still Marbury is a
much better point guard. He's been the most passive that he's ever been in his entire career. Sometimes to a disadvantage, actually. Francis is pretty much an undersized scoring guard. But he holds the ball too much. Many times, if you watch closely, you'll notice he has the ball in his hands for at least 5 seconds. That obviously takes away from the ball movement. If Marbury gets traded, we won't really have a solid point guard. I don't trust Francis to run the point for the team. I would prefer Crawford as my shooting guard instead of handling the ball.
