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Stephon Marbury, aka Starbury, reportedly said nay to the star-three in Miami on Friday. According to a report in the New York Daily News, Marbury told The People's Daily of China that he was contacted by Miami through the NBA Player's Association. Judging by his response, the point guard either believes that he wouldn't get enough shots playing with Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Chris Bosh, or he feels the team already has enough playmakers.
"(The Heat) wanted a point guard. But I don't think a point guard would do much in the team as they've already had the three guys," Marbury told the Chinese newspaper.
Currently, the Heat roster features Mario Chalmers and Carlos Arroyo, who the Heat signed on Thursday, as point guards, and LBJ6 certainly could run the show with pleasure if called upon. Still, the one knock on this juiced squad is that they need a legit point guard, someone who could provide veteran experience in the playoffs, man the ship and get Wade, James and Bosh the rock.
A few weeks ago, the Heat failed at nabbing Lakers veteran point guard Derek Fisher. Last week, Penny Hardaway, the longtime NBA vet who last played in the league for the Heat in 2007, apparently tried courting himself to the club in a failed attempt.
Marbury's last stint in the NBA was in 2009, when he averaged 3.8 points-per-game and 3.3 assists-per-game with the Boston Celtics. In the years prior, Marbury was practically run out of town by the New York Knicks, especially by Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, who butted head with the star as he was unable to find a place for him in his up-tempo offense.
Marbury is also a star in China where apparently he sold more than 1,500 pairs of Starbury shoes between two autograph sessions. The Chinese Basketball League also made an exception for Marbury to play in the All-Star Game last year since foreign players who come in the middle of the season are not typically allowed to participate in the event. Marbury was the MVP of the game.
The heck with the party down in South Beach. Marbury is loved in his new basketball home.
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