Walsh's philosophy on Marbury shows he's in charge

Saturday, October 11th 2008, 2:24 PM Difficult as it is, put aside the fact that Stephon Marbury still is a Knick and the team that lives by the philosophy, “Why pay less?” gave Chris Duhon a whopping $11.6 million for two years. The Knicks still seem to be in better hands these days with Donnie Walsh in charge. And there is no doubt that Walsh is running the show and not Mike D’Antoni, just by noting how Marbury went through two-a-days with the team in Saratoga Springs and isn’t going anywhere. Opposed to buyouts, as he stated unequivocally 10 days ago, Walsh comes at it strictly from a business standpoint. For him, it’s simply bad business not to try to trade a player to get talent in return. As it pertains to Marbury, Walsh’s stance runs counter to D’Antoni’s thinking. The coach wanted Marbury off the team before he... [read full story]