Yardbarker: Marcus Banks

Comments from the Other Side - Raptors 11/27

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:36:00 -0500

One thing I have to say about the Raptors fans, they might not like their team very much but they sure to talk about it a lot. One board had over 90 pages, one had over 50 and a third had over 20 pages. Most of the posts were trashing their own team, but there were a few gems about the Celtics too. Enjoy! Team might as well forfeit and head back to T.O.... Excuse me, while I go and have a nightmare about the next game. Prediction Raptors come out firing 67-55 at the half. ...

Exclusive Interview With Marcus Banks

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:58:38 -0500

This summer Marcus Banks seemed to be a lightning rode for controversy and speculation. Between not playing in Las Vegas for the Raptors to being rumored as part of a deal involving the Dallas Mavericks, the veteran combo guard seemed to continually see his name in the newspaper for all the wrong reasons. Because of that during the Raptors media day on Monday he was one of the players I targeted to talk with about what went down this summer. Banks had a grin from ear-to-ear as he got th...

NBA Trade Rumor: Marcus Banks To Dallas For Matt Carroll

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:33:42 -0500

I’m pretty sure that Mark Cuban could sell snow to eskimos, because that’s the only thing that makes sense in my mind when I read that Toronto might take Matt Carroll (and the $16,400,000 he’s owed over the next four seasons) off Dallas’ hands in exchange for Marcus Banks. Sure Banks is making almost $10 [...]

Summing up how Marcus Banks must feel

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:07:45 -0500

Since Marcus Banks could be out the door at any moment, we wanted to sum up how the hardly-used guard must be feeling these days. Yes, we are having a laugh. Talk is the Raps are interested in sending Banks to Dallas for Matt Carroll in a swap of guards which, in effect, amounts to a salary [...]

Raptors Still Making Trades?

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:47:52 -0500

The deal is still in its early stages, but we wouldn’t be surprised if Colangelo landed (another international player) JJ Barea instead of Marcus Banks, though: “Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo’s got another deal bubbling, one that would send guard Marcus Banks to the Dallas Mavericks for Matt Carroll, adding a little long-term salary but providing coach Jay Triano with a shooter that he could use deep on the bench. I’m warned — and therefore so are you — that t...

Dwayne Wade shut down for season

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:57:47 -0500

Multiple sources (1, 2, 3) this morning have confirmed the inevitable: the Heat's franchise player Dwayne Wade will be shut down for the rest of the season to undergo treatment on his left knee. The next question for fantasy owners is who should one pick up on the Heat? I like Ricky Davis a lot because he can do just about everything. In addition to that, he has been playing 40+ minutes recently because of the all the injuries Miami has sustained. Here's a look at his numbers the l...

NBA Undecided On How Shaq Trade Will Impact Replay Of Hawks-Heat Game

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:01:32 -0500

Now that Shaq is officially in Phoenix, the NBA is going to have to decide if Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks will be eligible to play in the 51.9 seconds that the NBA said the Hawks and Heat have to replay next month.

Who is Marcus Banks?

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:10:21 -0500

He's the third player in the Shaq-Marion trade, but does he add any value to the trade?

You Can Bank(s) on It: Three Marcus Banks Three Pointers Help Suns Rally to Beat the Sonics

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:46:53 -0500

The Seattle SuperSonics led at halftime and at the end of three quarters of their game with the Phoenix Suns but--as TNT's Doug Collins suspected--they did not possess the veteran savvy or toughness necessary to seal the deal. Marcus Banks made three three pointers in 55 seconds at the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter to erase an 82-73 Seattle lead.

Strawberry's Long Range Shot Lifts Suns Over Nuggets

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:26:52 -0500

With the World Series in full swing, it is only natural to talk of a home run by a Strawberry--but this time the long distance shot came from rookie Suns' guard D.J., not his father, ex-MLB All-Star Darryl. With just 3.3 seconds left, D.J. Strawberry received a pass from Marcus Banks and calmly drained a three pointer to give Phoenix a 116-113 preseason victory over the visiting Denver Nuggets.

Suns (3-2) lose to Clippers in Preseason Shootout

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:20:30 -0500

Marcus Banks and Leandro Barbosa scored 16 points each off the bench in a losing effort, as the Suns lost 110-103 to the Clippers in the second game against LA other team after Friday's win. Marcus score 13 of his points in the last 10 minutes of the game.

42 Points and No One Cares

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:22:19 -0500

Congratulations to Phoenix Suns point guard Marcus Banks for setting a Las Vegas Summer League record by scoring 42 points in a game. The only way we find this impressive is if we were to get in the way back machine to four years ago when you were a rookie Marcus.