You're Done Here, Buddy

In somewhat relevant sports news, former Boston Celtics backup point-guard Stephon Marbury has decided to “shut everything down” and not play in the upcoming NBA season. The self-proclaimed “Starbury”–who has played a meager 47 games in his last two seasons–recently spoke to reporters about his decision. Starbury, a native of Brooklyn, NY, cited “empire building”  as the principle reason that he will not play this season. The beleaguered former all-star continued to hypocritically challenge the philosophy of his hometown Knicks, framing the team as a franchise built not  to win championships, but as an organization whose sole aim is “to make money.” The statement came in the aftermath of Starbury’s turning down the celtics one year $1.3 million offer. Apparently, Marbury feels his attention should be on that of his rapidly growing commercial enterprise: “Starbury.” Whether or not you agree with Stephon’s claim about the Knicks’ strategy moving forward, Stephon probably should have thought twice before criticizing the very same objective he too hopes to reify. Starbury, however, did mention that he hopes to rejoin the NBA in the 2010-11 season.

Has all that ink morphed Starbury's conception of reality? A look at his career stats suggests that a return for the will be 33 year-old is an idea gone Done Here, Buddy. Keep building that empire, Stephon. YDHB.