It’s amazing to see fan behavior. Nobody showed up to Knicks games because the franchise became so putrid under Isiah Thomas’ watch. They even had to start giving away food in fan appreciation days last season just to get people to buy tickets. Now they get a new coach who wants to turn things around, install his system, and win his way. They get a win on opening night — something they weren’t accustomed to the last few years — and then they bitch about a player not getting off the bench during the game?
With some in the Garden crowd surprisingly chanting “We Want Steph [Marbury]” with 11:10 remaining in the fourth (others booed the chant), a stewing [head coach Mike] D’Antoni was caught on MSG Network cameras Wednesday in a tirade, mouthing:
“You’ve got to be (bleeping) kidding me. You’ve got to be (bleeping) kidding me. What a bunch of (bleep) holes.”
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[D’Antoni later said at practice the next day]
“Sometimes I don’t think the fans quite get it,” D’Antoni said. “It’s like who you draft. They’re going to boo. When you make a big decision, someone’s going to like it, someone’s not. You’ll hear from the people who don’t.
Those fans are impossible to please. Steph used to be the biggest scapegoat there for the losing and now they want him in the game? That’s like Dodger fans chanting to see Andruw Jones next year. Looks like D’Antoni put a quick end to any future fan requests for Marbury by putting him on the inactive list. I’m cool with D’Antoni doing his thing but I’m still surprised with the way things have gone with Marbury. If they weren’t going to play him, why didn’t they trade him? I refuse to believe that he isn’t talented enough to play in this league so I can’t understand why he’s just rotting away on their bench.
