carrrnuttt

I feel Shawn deserves some props.

His line: 22pts/15rebs/1stl/4blks

He's also the only other player, besides Tim Duncan, to get at least a double-double in every game so far in the young season and is currently leading the league in RPG, at 13.0.

GoDWade

this is why he is one of the top fantasy players!

but yes, props to the Matrix

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Carbo04

Marion is a beast. 20 PPG with no plays ran for him, and pound for pound the leagues best rebounder.

Vermillion

I hope this will be the year he becomes a serious contender for defensive player of the year. I always think he would get a nod for at least a defensive team mention, but he gets no love whatsoever. He's a 10 rbd,2 stl,2 blk man.

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"If you've ever seen Iverson play in person, you know that his improvisational skills are amazing. Baron Davis calls him unguardable. He's a killer on the fast break. One on one, even one on two, when the guy they call the Answer is on a one-way trip to the basket, you better just foul him. People can hate all day about the number of shot attempts. But, damn, give him props for even getting them up. He's small enough to have every shot contested. That 39% shooting sounds terrible to the regular reader, but have you seen these NBA players lately?"

-SLAM issue #68, April 2003

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FAVORITE TEAM: Detroit
OTHER FAVORITES: New York, New Orleans, Charlotte, Memphis, LA Lakers, Philadelphia, Indiana, Boston, Houston, Denver
TOP 5 FAVORITE PLAYERS: Allen Iverson, Adam Morrison, TJ Ford, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul (and OJ Mayo)
OTHER FAVORITES: Samuel Dalembert, Michael Redd, Salim Stoudemire, Rajon Rondo, Gilbert Arenas, Emeka Okafor, Kobe Bryant, Randy Foye, JJ Redick, Marcus Camby, Kyle Lowry, Andre Iguodala, Sasha Vujacic, Acie Law, Thaddeus Young, Joakim Noah, Javaris Crittenton (rookies: Mayo, Beasley, Speights, Batum, Hickson, Weaver, Rose, Gordon, Gallinari)

1 Penny

Nothing surprising, he's been doing it for years now. With Amare out, more fans should notice Marion.

But for suns fans, this shouldnt come as a shock.

EHL

Yup, Marion is a damn good player quite consistently. Unfortunately, because he lacks any 1v1 moves, is so athletic, and does things so effortlessly, no one really considers him an elite player. But he definitely is. I'd take him over guys like Rashard Lewis and Peja.

Spriggan

Who wouldn't?

Seuss

Kings fans.......

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The-Future-Phenom

He's Mr. Consistant. I hope that this year he finally gets the recognition he deserves. It's about time!!!

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The Matrix Effect

Yeah, The Matrix has gotten no love outside of Phoenix since hes stepped onto the NBA hardwood. Hes been my favorite player since his rookie year and I have always loved him. I almost think he would rather it be the way it is, flying under the radar and just doing his own thing. But it would be nice to hear at least something about him every once in awhile. He's 6'7" and leading the world in boards. To me, hes on a fast track to the All-Star game.

Dissonance19

I love Marion. He is like Mr. Everything. NO way we would've been as good as we were w/o him last yr. He is so valuable for a guy everyone doesn't get recognized. Don't see why it's so important that he doesn't create his shot as well as everyone else. He still gets his. Some call that garbage points. We don't get his 20 or 13 boards, we don't win games. Simple as that. Not garbage by any means.

Tiz

Marion is probably the most underrated player in the NBA. He should have won Defensive Player last year. If he keeps playing this way he should have it locked up this year.