Good Riddance! Starbury set free.

Spoonful drops Stephon Marbury for Roger Mason Jr.

Another veteran cut loose! In our (12-team) 2005 draft, Marbury was a 2nd round pick, and Hughes a 3rd rounder.

Stephon Marbury, once a consistent 20 PT/8 AST man has been in decline for some time. His %s and his per minute PT/AST/STL numbers have faltered so that last year, even in 33 minutes per game, he only averaged 14/4.7 - not terrible, but it looks as if even that level of production is not in the cards this year. His attitude has never endeared him to coaches, and new Knicks coach D'Antoni has, for now, elected not to play him at all, so he'll be riding the pine with Eddy Curry. I assume Marbury has some stupid giant contract that makes him untradeable, but I'm not sure. Perhaps he'll find a new place, or injuries will give him a new opportunity in New York. Until then, he shall be a Spoonful no more!

Roger Mason Jr., is in his 6th year out of Virginia, and moved from the Wizards to the Spurs in the offseason. He's mostly a 3 point specialist, but contributes a tiny bit elsewhere. He really got his first chance to shine last year in Gilbert Arenas's absence. Coach Pop loves him, and, especially while Manu is out, he may see a fair bit of time at SG (sliding Finley over to SF). I think, during that period, he'll see 25 minutes, and get 10 pts with 2 3s per game.

Judgment: The Spoonful is not hesitating to cut bait this year - so watch out Hakim Warrick! Mason has a bit of upside, and will help shore up the team's woeful 3pt shooting. That said, he doesn't do a lot else, and may be quite limited when Manu returns. On the other hand, giving up a big fat zero in Starbury doesn't hurt much.