Knicks Won't Consider Activating Marbury

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Danilo Gallinari is not with the team due to lingering back pain, something Alan Hahn of Newsday says is a major concern.

But even with Gallinari in New York having tests on his ailing back, the Knicks will not activate Stephon Marbury for Tuesday's game in San Antonio. When asked who will be his twelfth man, Mike D'Antoni said that "Eddy Curry will probably dress."

Marbury didn't even take off his sweats for the morning shoot-around.

"Bottom line here is the Knicks simply will not play or now even dress Stephon Marbury. Period," writes Hahn. "Barring a major injury to a starting guard -- and even then I might think Nate gets the nod and Anthony Roberson gets more minutes -- the only way Marbury gets into an NBA game this season might have to be in another team's uniform."

Hahn is reporting that the Knicks would reach a buyout whereby Marbury agrees to accept the difference between what is left on his contract and what another team pays him this season as a free-agent.

Absent that kind of deal, the peaceful stalemate continues.

Via Newsday

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/55367/20081111/knicks_wont_consider_activating_marbury/

 

[Moo2K4]

So, just wondering...what happens if the Knicks start to plummet? Do you think they'd try out Marbs to see if he could help him win some games? I realize they're playing solid basketball right now, but what IF they start to falter a little...would they try Marbs out to see if they can squeeze some victories out with him?

I do doubt it, but it's just speculation.

I still think it's nuts that their highest paid player isn't even dressing. Unless they have intentions on holding on to him all year so they can shed his salary at the end of the season, they're really killing his trade value by doing it. I realize he didn't have a whole to begin with because of his salary, but they're not helping it.