To all you ppl who say Marion is not a cancer.

[BatumKaboom]

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/56495/20090109/marion_still_waiting_for_offense_in_miami/

Shawn Marion hasn't been himself since arriving in Miami via Phoenix, and is still waiting for his role in the team's offense to expand.

"I've been sitting back, trying to sit there and wait for it to come to me, and it's not been coming," Marion said. "I'm just trying to make myself that much more available for my teammates to find me."

Marion realizes that a slightly different style is played in the Eastern Conference, but simply wants more shots.

"I think it's just a matter of getting shots," Marion said. "You can't score without shooting. Getting five shots ... what the hell's that going to do? But, at the same time, it's a matter if I'm involved."

What a freakin' damn crybaby!!! He does not care about his team. Only his stats. The SAME REASON he got booted in PHX. You Marion lovers still want him here?

 

[blue32]

Well, he is worth more than 5 shots a game, that's for sure.

 

[alex42083]

He also wants his big payday after this season, and needs to inflate his stats to get it. The guy can't feed his family living on his $17 mil salary right on South Beach.

 

[hasoos]

I agree. 5 shots? On that team? Are you kidding me, he should be one of 3 guys getting the bulk of the shots. The problem is, he doesn't realize he no longer has Nash to create for him. Dwayne Wade when he does get him the ball, probably gets him the ball in spots he is not comfortable in. That's what happens when you play with somebody less than a year, as compared to many years.

 

[¹²³]

I never liked the expression "someone is a cancer". This type of phrase has a strange ring to it. It's like saying someone is a malignant neoplasm.

 

[BatumKaboom]

He also wants his big payday after this season, and needs to inflate his stats to get it. The guy can't feed his family living on his $17 mil salary right on South Beach.

LOL I bet you Miami is not giving him the ball at all so he wont get a huge contract offer for crappy stats. No one will want him and Miami can re-sign him for pennies! Brilliant!

I never liked the expression "someone is a cancer". This type of phrase has a strange ring to it. It's like saying someone is a malignant neoplasm.

Well, in essence, aren't they a malignant neoplasm?

 

[¹²³]

Well, in essence, aren't they a malignant neoplasm?

Yeah, but cancer usually is something pretty serious. Cancer causes about 13% of all deaths worldwide and calling someone that always seemed a little too much for my taste.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I agree. 5 shots? On that team? Are you kidding me, he should be one of 3 guys getting the bulk of the shots. The problem is, he doesn't realize he no longer has Nash to create for him. Dwayne Wade when he does get him the ball, probably gets him the ball in spots he is not comfortable in. That's what happens when you play with somebody less than a year, as compared to many years.

You do realize that Marion was plenty productive in Phoenix well before Nash/D'antoni came in there. I doubt his decrease in shots is completely attributable to not playing with Nash.

 

[MrJayremmie]

Outlaw was concerned about his shots more than anything over the off-season it seemed. And he isn't a cancer. I don't think its a big deal, probably just frustrated.

 

[oldguy]

Just for the record....

Marion has played in 30 games this year. He has attempted 326 shots. That's almost 11 shots per game.

 

[alex42083]

Just for the record....

Marion has played in 30 games this year. He has attempted 326 shots. That's almost 11 shots per game.

I wish Mr. Oden got those kind of FGAs every game. Of course.. he needs to stay in the game to get them..

 

[Minstrel]

Of course players protect their own interests. That's what makes being a coach hard...other than extremely rare instances, players aren't only interested in team success...they're also interested in their own success. Obviously. All of us are the same way...the idea of sacrificing yourself for your company died several decades ago. Companies aren't in business for your interest, and you don't work for theirs. You each work for your own interests and business is done where they overlap. The same is true of the NBA. A team wants to be successful (in terms of wins and money) and players want to be successful (in terms of having their play respected and money). Great coaches are ones who find where those two competing interests overlap.

It's hardly cancerous for Marion to be worried about his own opportunities and role. They may be lifesize toys to many fans, but they have their own lives and personal ambitions.