Deal With It

People need to calm down. The New York pitchfork and torch crowds are circling the Garden as if Frankenstein, the Wolfman, and the Mummy were hiding inside. Get a grip.

There's no place to send Marbury. Deal with it. That doesn't mean that a complementary trade can't help but Isiah is right on the money in calling out Marbury. The fallout certainly is unexpected and painful but the Knicks are too far down the road to turn back now.

Like the postcard says, "When you're going through HELL, keep going!"

Isiah has done a marvelous job reinventing the roster. Critics who don't understand the dynamics of NBA trades, buyouts, and signings insist that instant-gratification-magic-dust works but Isiah inherited a monumental mess and has delivered a positive return using what he had which wasn't much.

The Marbury fiasco makes it all look diminished and doubtful but under the dust-up lies a good team. Marbury can't be moved because there's no buyers offering something better.

But teams like Portland have good young PG prospects who can be negotiated away. Marbury needs to play the shooting guard position or come off the bench.

That means more roster changes. But now is the time. Early in the season when it is obvious the current roster has not gelled.