Welcome Shawn Marion #31

[secund2nun]

I feel he would do pretty well if he played.

 

[Douglar]

At the beginning of the season, I was wondering how the Cavs were going to find minutes to play Marion.

 

[#1 in the world]

Didn't know where else to put this but Marion was just on lebatards local hour of his show. They were trying to get him to admit that Lebron runs the whole cavs organization. He didn't give them the answers they wanted and the entire interview was very awkward. He even had a chance to throw blatt under the bus and didn't bite.

 

[Chris Parker]

very interesting. well, it will be immediately disregarded by the media because it doesn't fit the paradigm. but I'm shocked as hell. Maybe I misread it in my admitted speculation.

 

[mds]

So is he retiring or what?

 

[#1 in the world]

very interesting. well, it will be immediately disregarded by the media because it doesn't fit the paradigm. but I'm shocked as hell. Maybe I misread it in my admitted speculation.

It WAS immediately disregarded by them. It's just funny to me the hypocrisy of their conversation. The heat wasted a draft pick last year because lebron tweeted about his favorite player in the tourney. Yet they act like Griff wanting (and reportedly getting) input from lebron makes the Cavs some kind of joke.

 

[Paul]

Didn't know where else to put this but Marion was just on lebatards local hour of his show. They were trying to get him to admit that Lebron runs the whole cavs organization. He didn't give them the answers they wanted and the entire interview was very awkward. He even had a chance to throw blatt under the bus and didn't bite.

Maybe there's some things Marion could have said but didn't, but either way it's a classy move on his part. He could also be angling for some sort of future work in the nba or with the media and say if you wanted to go into coaching, you probably don't want to build a reputation as a guy who stirs up a bunch of drama.

 

[Kypus]

Still no standout clues as to why Matrix didn't play in the Finals...absolutely perplexing on Blatt's part...

Suns.com:

Congratulations on making another trip to the NBA Finals.

Marion: Appreciate that. Not exactly the way you want to end your career. But I came in as a rookie competing and I leave as a runner-up in a championship series. It would’ve been nice to close that out and get another ring, though. That would been a really, really sweet ending to win it all.

But I tip my hat to Golden State. They played hard, (Warriors coach) Steve Kerr made some great adjustments and they were the best team all year. So I congratulate those young guys.

Suns.com: You officially announced your retirement this past week. How does it feel?

Marion: It’s feels good right now, because I’m on my own schedule. I don’t have to do anything. I don’t have any commitments. When you’re in the NBA, there are a lot of demands on your time. So to make your own schedule is kind of sweet actually. I’m on my way to see my family right now. We’re having a little reunion.

Suns.com: You told the Arizona Republic’s Paul Coro several months back that you were going to retire at the end of the season. When and how did you make that decision?

Marion: I contemplated retiring last summer. I just had the opportunity to make one more run at a championship that I decided to take advantage of in Cleveland.

But I’ve played a lot of minutes throughout my career and sooner or later you start breaking down. Little, minor injuries take longer to heal. I played through a lot of injuries, but the older you get, the harder it is. You wake up with aches and pains, so it becomes harder and harder.

I probably could have played a couple more years if I really, really wanted to, being a veteran on a bench. But that’s not me. That’s not in my character. I have too much pride to just sit and watch. You compete at a high level for so long and that drives you, getting up to play somebody and shut somebody down. That’s what makes the game so much fun. I like to compete, but the older you get, you can’t play 35-40 minutes a night anymore.

I also have a 1-year-old son now, Shawn David Marion. So your priorities change. And you’re missing a lot of things when you’re on the road all the time. They change every day when they’re young, and it was really tough watching that.

Is it really worth me trying to chase something? I mean, who wouldn’t want to go out with a championship? But how much can you keep trying to chase that? You’re just lying to yourself and disappointing your son.

Suns.com: Was it difficult at all when it actually came time to say goodbye?

Marion: It wasn’t hard. At the end of the day, it was a great run, man. It was awesome. I had a lot of great experiences and made some great relationships. I wanted to play 15 years in the NBA and I did that. I’m 37 and I played 16 years. That’s crazy.

It goes by so fast, though. To me it feels like a couple years ago I was coming into the league. But eventually you’ve got to stop. You can’t play forever...

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/one-one-matrix

 

[seohioguy]

Maybe he really was just done.

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[Kizzle]

We never really know ALL the aches and pains players have. I'm sure 16 years of hard play gave Marion a lot of lingering issues that he didn't feel like dealing with anymore. We let him taste a finals and that's cool I guess. Some guys retire on horrible teams

 

[Stark]

We never really know ALL the aches and pains players have. I'm sure 16 years of hard play gave Marion a lot of lingering issues that he didn't feel like dealing with anymore. We let him taste a finals and that's cool I guess. Some guys retire on horrible teams

Especially poor Anthony Parker.

 

[davedugan43]

We never really know ALL the aches and pains players have. I'm sure 16 years of hard play gave Marion a lot of lingering issues that he didn't feel like dealing with anymore. We let him taste a finals and that's cool I guess. Some guys retire on horrible teams

I mean, he did WIN the Finals in '11. He just wanted to chase one more. His presence and veteran savvy is worth way more than his actual production for the Cavs.

Congrats, Trix, Cavs fans love ya. As I'm sure Suns and Mavs fans do as well.


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[Snarly]

I mean, he did WIN the Finals in '11. He just wanted to chase one more. His presence and veteran savvy is worth way more than his actual production for the Cavs.

Congrats, Trix, Cavs fans love ya. As I'm sure Suns and Mavs fans do as well.


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I always liked this dude he was the classy and nasty all in one player. Good for him he went out on his own terms. He is one of those players you laugh at when they play but remember how hard they worked to get there.

 

[Bob_The_Cat]

I always liked this dude he was the classy and nasty all in one player. Good for him he went out on his own terms. He is one of those players you laugh at when they play but remember how hard they worked to get there.

I'm assuming this is referring to his jump shot? Extremely ugly but somehow went in. Other than that, he was a freak. Always loved watching him play and loved the way he played the game. I don't know if Blatt really bad a grudge against the guy. B with how short we were in the playoffs he would've played if the staff felt he could contribute. Maybe being removed from the station for a couple weeks made him realize be had nothing in the tank.

 

[KilgoreTrout]

I will not rest until I know why he got no burn in The Finals. I want an honest answer, from Blatt.