A powerfully built, multiskilled guard took over the Madison Square Garden court Tuesday night....

A powerfully built, multiskilled guard took over the Madison Square Garden court Tuesday night. With a squint and a time machine, Brandon Roy could have been Stephon Marbury about a decade ago.

Howard Beck of the New York Times with a sentence no Blazers fan wants to read.

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I will never read the New York Times again.

by dyshooter182 on Dec 2, 2008 8:29 PM PST reply actions

I live here...

So i’ll probably still read it….

But i was at the game. Roy did dominate the game…

by DUCKinNY on Dec 2, 2008 8:56 PM PST reply actions

That quote is not in the story. The story must have been edited because there is a similar one : “Roy, a powerfully built, multiskilled guard, put on a nice show Tuesday,…” with no Marbury comparison.

"I can foresee a fast-breaking second unit with Sergio, Rudy, Batum, Travis, and Joel doing a lot of damage. " - jscot. "That could be a starting lineup by itself." - Kaboomm. 12/01/08

by jorga on Dec 2, 2008 9:00 PM PST reply actions

The author probably started receiving hate-mail from Blazer fans.

Or at least, that’s what Bill Simmons would think.

Poor grammar is poor communication.
Poor communication causes misunderstanding.
Misunderstanding causes fighting.
Fighting causes war.
War causes death.
Therefore, your poor grammar may just kill us all.

(One of Two Official Blazer's Edge Poets Laureate for the 2008-2009 Season)

by T Darkstar on Dec 2, 2008 9:14 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah it got taken off. I saw the quote word for word before I commented. It was the first line.

by dyshooter182 on Dec 2, 2008 9:27 PM PST up reply actions

CONSPIRACY

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by Evan Dunlap on Dec 2, 2008 9:43 PM PST reply actions

Marbury is the most impressive athlete at point guard I've seen in person

He is much, much quicker than Roy, but with not even half the savvy.

by tweener on Dec 3, 2008 12:09 AM PST reply actions

Marbury is one heck of a talented player

maybe we can snag him off the waiver wire soon, once the buyout is complete.

by Bust a Bucket on Dec 3, 2008 2:12 AM PST up reply actions

Oddly I'm not that offended

About a decade ago Marbury was a very dominant guard. Well maybe I should be a little offended. Brandon imo, is a much more well rounded player and has a much higher basketball IQ. I read it as NY media slamming the current state of Marbury more than a slam against Brandon. You know you are a team in transition when the local media is asking you to squint and look at the opposition and remember what was, instead of what is. I wonder what is going to happen in NY if they don’t lure LeBron? My guess a lot of squinting with tears involved.

"Mother Nature started this fight, I think it's about time we ended it!"

by Krang on Dec 3, 2008 12:00 PM PST reply actions