Come on in. This place is a helluva lot nicer than Continental Airlines Arena..
"Wow your right Ronnie, its awesome in here."said Marbury"I told you. Its about time you finally got a look in here. Thanks for making the effort man." said Hobbs
"Yeah Its just as nice as KG said. Pity Paul is after leaving, would have been nice to catch up today!"said Marbury"Thats the business unfortunately Steph. I didnt want to lose him, but he had his mind set up on leaving here." said Hobbs
Yeah thats the way the cookie crumbles my man, I suppose you are going to learn that the hard way." said Marbury"Yeah I haven't got the midas touch yet, got to work the phones and reshape the roster pretty darn quickly." said Hobbs
Well yeah but all is not lost yet. You still have my main man KG." said Marbury"So you pretty settled in China or whats the plan this year?" said Hobbs
"Well we won it all again this year, a little easier than I thought too. Our roster doesn't fit properly anymore though. I think we've hit a road block in that we have very little youth coming through. I havent re-upped for this season yet" said Marbury"Well with all the great media coverage out there players are leaving here by the busloads. Did you hear Emmanuel Mudiay just signed for Guangdong? I didn't expect that. But it might happen more often now. Unless the D-League improves its salaries." said Hobbs
"Yeah its a major coup alright, he can light it up out there next season. I think guys like me are well past it when I see his highlights." said Marbury"Well I dont think so Steph. You're still putting up impressive numbers and being the floor general on a nightly basis. There ain't many guys left like that stateside" said Hobbs
"Well i'm not sure. I'd have to think about that. I think there are mostly athletic points that don't have such a great feel for the game now. Apart from maybe Steve or young Linsanity." said Marbury"Well Lionel and I are thinking of playing Deron at the 2 this season. On offense mainly, and taking the point on defense." said Hobbs
"Sounds like a plan alright. Jarrett starting on the point then? Man that's an enviable position. Deron on one wing, Joe on the other, Big Bad Brook down low. Dime city for the point guards" said Marbury"I think thats our best option. We'll ride it out with that and see where it takes us. We sure could do with an experienced floor general to back Jarrett up" said Hobbs
"Hmm I see where you're going with this Ronnie, Its very intriguing, but i'd have a lot of uprooting to do. I'm not sure a 37 year old point guard can cut it in the NBA anymore" said Marbury"Hey why not! Listen Steph, think it over. You've got my number. If Steve Nash can, you can. We'd like to have you here, in a playing and coaching role. Lionel is intrigued with adding you to his staff as a minimum, but would like your on-court presence too. I've had some time to think about what direction I'd like to take this roster and talked it over with Mikhail. We need to establish a new culture and identity. Bringing back a hometown here like you would help establish that identity and culture. " said Hobbs
"OK I'll think this through at home Ronnie. Keep it quiet, I could take some backlash from this one at home! You thinking about some other Brookylnites or New Yorkers?!" said Marbury"Bit of both, some guys with roots here can really help the fans get more involved. Cheers Steph." said Hobbs