Stephon Marbury, New Video Blogger
If you’re a fan of the NBA, you may be well aware of Stephon Marbury’s recent NBA off-season antics. For the entire day, Marbury has been filming himself and broadcasting it all online for those interested to see. He’s done some crazy things on this broadcast, and many have given him a “crazy” label.
While Marbury has definitely crossed the line on some occasions, I do believe that many are taking him too seriously. I think he’s just trying to entertain the masses, and bold moves always generate a buzz. Take his vaseline incident, for example, where he actually ingested some of the stuff. He wasn’t doing this just because he’s lost it, but he was doing this as others do when they’re looking to help their throats.
I don’t know if Marbury is going crazy, or if he is fine, just having fun. I am not a part of the Marbury circle, in which I am neither nor a: family member, friend, etc. Thus, I am not going to interfere with his personal life. But, what I am doing, is sending Stephon Marbury a message, that if he cares about playing professional basketball anymore…the “Starbury TV” is not a dream.
Marbury must come to grips with the fact, life happens in some strange ways, and many times it may seem unfair. Marbury, you have always been among the elite players in the NBA. Obviously not as good as the likes of Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash, etc…stars of today basically…but you were right up with the best.
On average, Marbury would get a team 20 ppg along with 8-10 apg. A solid shooter, scorer, speedy, nice crossover, nice defense, a nice package all around. The main problem he has run into is being too cocky, and not being the best team player.
Marbury has recently become more affiliated with his negative impact on the teams he plays for than he has with his talent. Rather than speaking of his great skills and stats, the media and fans prefer to focus on all of the games his teams have lost, assigning much of the responsibility to Marbury himself.
Basically Marbury started over as a Boston Celtic. He did not complain, and was a good teammate, who helped with good production. He was a main person for defensive assignments late in close games, and he had contributed in scoring and moving the ball. As a Celtic, he seemed to be at times too un-selfish, passing on easy shots. It is not easy for him, because he wanted to portray a new image, and revive his career.
If you can cut out the silly antics, then you give yourself a better opportunity at coming back a star. Look, Allen Iverson is down so to speak. He is labeled as past his prime. He is not leaving basketball and making a show. He is training and working, to return and show he is in the prime of his career in the NBA, he is a superstar top 5 player, and can be that go-to-guy.
Looking to players like Allen Iverson, it’s ok for basketball players to gracefully decline as they age, but the focus should remain on basketball. All one can do is play their hearts out and focus on what they do best. Stephon should do the same.
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