Found October 10, 2009 on Red's Army: Yardbarker Blogger Network
We've had more than a few conversations about Marquis Daniels around here.  My (and many others') take has been that he's this year's equivalent of the James Posey signing... a versatile guy who plays defense and provides a spark off the bench.But Marquis, and the other new guys on the team, seem to be noticing very quickly that playing in Boston is different than playing somewhere else.  WEEI's Jess Camerato talked to Marquis after last night's game.“I’m very excited. I told the guys the other day, I’m like, ‘I feel like a rookie,’ ” Daniels said before the game. “I’m very excited to be playing here. I’ve played in here on the other team and I knew there’d be a big difference. The fans play a big role and they’re great.”As for his play on the floor last night, it looked like Quis was trying to get comfortable out there being a distributor.  I turned to KWAPT (thanks for the tickets) and said "he's being unselfish almost to a fault ...
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