Goodbye Street Cred

Brooklyn-raised Stephon Marbury went AWOL from the New York Knicks for Tuesday's game against the Phoenix and it is unclear whether he will be at the game in Los Angeles against the Clippers today.

Not only that, but Marbury said that he would dish out secrets about coach Isiah Thomas if he did not start against the Suns.

"Isiah has to start me," Marbury fumed, according to the source. "I've got so much (stuff) on Isiah and he knows it. He thinks he can (get) me. But I'll (get) him first. You have no idea what I know."

Well Marbury, dish. You did not show up for the game, meaning you did not start. So dish, because thats the last thing you do on the basketball court. Oh snap!

Marbury better watch himself, because this will not only ruin his career on the court, but his street cred will go out the door. The Brooklyn kid would be looked at as a rat, not good. Remember when Kobe Bryant snitched on Shaquille O'Neal about paying off women? That raised a lot of eyebrows of NBA players.

It ruins any trust you have in a locker room, and all trust outside.

The Knicks organization needs to get rid of Marbury and Thomas. And Spike Lee needs to buy the team from James Dolan. Marbury, Thomas, and Dolan have killed this team, and are the other three-headed monster in the Eastern Conference, literally.

Marbury is supposedly in Los Angeles for the game tonight and has said it is up to Thomas whether he plays.

Exactly how does Isiah still have a job in the NBA? Everywhere he has gone he has done a horrible job. He should stick to being Karl Malone's elbow target. (Sorry, no video evidence of that blow in 1991, but if you are a NBA fan then you know what I am talking about.)

What about this idea? Bring back Patrick Ewing to coach the Knicks, get Latrell Sprewell out of retirement, and sign Earl Boykins. Bada bing, you got yourself new life in the Madison Square Garden.

"I Just Got Back From Red Lobster"

The famous words from Isiah Thomas on the Jim Rome Show.

If you did not know by now, a jury ordered the New York Knicks owner to pay $11.6 million to a former executive for sexual harassment charges against Isiah Thomas and the Madison Square Garden.

MSG and chairman James Dolan will have to pay the $11.6M; with MSG covering $8.6 and Dolan covering the final $3M. Thomas will have not have to cover any of the charges.

This just gets better and better for the New York Knicks, and mainly Thomas. But Knicks guard Stephon Marbury also treated the case as a joke. As he left the courtroom after he testified, he joked about the case and how "Money makes you do crazy things, man." Then he left the courthouse smiling and singing out loud.

It is not bad enough that Thomas has driven that team six feet under, but now he has this on his reputation. What has happened to the hard-nosed, hardworking Knicks of the '90s? This team needs to be completely overhauled, starting with Thomas.

The team has been horrible the last few years with Thomas at the helm, and has not shown any improvement since he has taken the coaching position. He built the current squad himself and has only brought a bad image to the club. Sure, the Knicks games still sell out, but having an embarrasing image will not allow the team win anymore fans.

I am surprised NBA commissioner, David Stern, has been silent about the case so far. But, it is still early and he may have a say in this issue soon.

Save the NBA some fans: fire Thomas, buyout Marbury's contract, and keep the Knicks organization inline.

Its hard not to make an argument on why the NBA keeps losing fans as the years go on...