Benching Steph puts Isiah on hot seat

Link:Richardson is a respected veteran and serves as a big brother to Jamal Crawford and Eddy Curry, two more players who wouldn’t shed a tear if Marbury were traded. Of course, if Thomas wanted to trade Marbury it would be a tough sell. He is scheduled to earn $42 million through 2009.

By benching Marbury, Thomas put himself in a position to go to war with his player. Perhaps that was his goal, because if Marbury continues to be drawn into a public spat, it will get the attention of Garden chairman James Dolan. And everyone knows how Dolan feels about players and coaches airing dirty laundry. When that happens, Dolan starts paying people to disappear