A New Star is Born!

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Last week the news of the Knicks and Stephon Marbury reaching a buyout swept through the league and we all knew what was coming next. Less than 48 hours later Starbury made his debut with the Boston Celtics donning Antwoine Walkers old number 8 jersey.

Marbury made his debut against the Celtics scoring 8pts in 13mins and helped key the C's to a win over Indiana. The next game did not go as planned as he failed to score against the Pistons and was ripped at half court twice in 4 mins by Will Bynum of the Detroit Pistons. Clearly, Marbury is not in tip top shape after not playing in 6 months for an NBA team but he is showing flashes of his former self. In the 2nd quarter he took 1 dribble in the lane and fired a no look pass to Leon Powe for an-and-1. The pass was so crisp and fast that the camera guy (on ABC) missed it, and it wasn't clear how Powe got the ball until the replay was shown .

The reunion of KG and Steph has yet to be realized with the Big Ticket sidelined with an injury. Once he comes back, will the magic automatically return to Starbury? If he can somehow turn into the efficient scoring machine and still keep the other Big 3 players happy then the Celtics might cut down another banner this year. Some say that Steph will eventually explode and ruin the team chemistry, but I disagree. I believe this is the 1st (maybe 2nd) time in his career where he has a legit chance of getting out of the first round. Not only winning a series but also a true shot at a championship, and who better to do it with than the person whom he began his career with.