Stephon Marbury, Jamal Crawford, Quentin Richardson, Zach Randolph, and Eddy Curry are recognizable names. Individually, they are all extremely talented, perhaps some of the most talented at their positions in the NBA.

If you check out their statistics in years where they WEREN’T playing for the New York Knicks, they had very good statistics for their respective teams. They are all very talented in various facets of the game — including most especially points and rebounds.

On paper, at least, they seem to make a very good team.

Their second team, on the other hand, is not quite so recognizable, especially outside of New York City.

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I’m not sure what to be done about this situation, but if you look at the playoff picture today, this is what you see…

In the Western Conference, 9 teams are above .500. In order of record, you have San Antonio Spurs, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, L.A. Lakers, Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors, and Houston Rockets. Only 8 of them can get into the playoffs. Which one doesn’t deserve to make it in? I like all of those teams. (If I had to vote out a team, I’d vote that New Orleans chokes again and we have the same 8 teams in the playoffs — and I don’t think that is really a bad thing.)

In the Eastern Conference, 4 teams are above .500.

Only 4!

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