Unforgetable Marbury

by Casey Jacobsen I recently read an article about Stephon Marbury signing a contract to play in China for the remainder of the season and it got me thinking. I hadn’t thought about him much since last summer when his strange behavior over the internet was the talk of the basketball world. Although our basketball paths crossed briefly, playing with Stephon Marbury was an experience I will never forget and I can’t say that about a lot of people. “Starbury” was one of the most polarizing players I’ve ever played with, meaning that as many people admit to being a fan of his, you will find an equal amount of people who hate his game and claim he wasn’t a winner. I liked Stephon. We got along well and I thought his obvious skill and competitiveness helped us win more games than it lost. The problem was his personality was so overwhelming that, when mixed with other players who are also trying to establish themselves as star players (I.e. Marion and Stoudemire), it created a problem in th...