Sean Marks: Going Home?

[Kenny]

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The Auckland-based ANBL franchise has two spots remaining on its roster for a guard and a big man and Clarke would love to see Sean Marks fill that void.

"He's New Zealand's best ever," Clarke said. "He's local. He's got the longest NBA career [of a New Zealander]. It'd be great for New Zealand fans to see him playing here. It's a chance for him to play with a lot of his good friends in his home town."

It'd be a great thing for the NBL, but I'd be lying if the headline "Marks 'greatest ever'" didn't make me smile... even knowing what context it was in.

[J@3]

He was pretty terrible outside of two seasons (sorry, X) but I'd like to see him back in the NBL. He'd instantly be a top 3 C in that league.

[The X]

No insult taken, he's getting past it now. He only played a decent amount of games in 2 seasons, so we will never know. I'm just a bit miffed he didn't get a chance earlier in his career on a more uptempo team when he was a little quicker & more athletic. I said this to Sit many years ago that I wish Marks had of said no to being 12th man in NBA & played in ACB or some other of better European leagues, as he could've had a David Andersen-like career over there, considering that Andersen is such a little bitch with the body of a female anorexic who I could push around.

Marks is a great locker room guy, but I can't see him returning to New Zealand to play. I think he has an American wife & is now a dual New Zealand-American citizen, so I could see him living in US for a while longer & becoming an assistant coach.

To answer the question, I actually think Kirk Penney will go down as the best New Zealand basketballer ever (like a NZ or poor man's version of Andrew Gaze) . He can play & flat out shoot. He should've stayed in Europe though rather than destroying the chumps in the NBL every year.

[Murat]

but I'd be lying if the headline "Marks 'greatest ever'" didn't make me smile...

I think no. Because its accepted in his country, New Zealand.

[Andrew]

Hence the rest of that sentence:

even knowing what context it was in.

[Fresh8]

I said this to Sit many years ago that I wish Marks had of said no to being 12th man in NBA & played in ACB or some other of better European leagues, as he could've had a David Andersen-like career over there, considering that Andersen is such a little bitch with the body of a female anorexic who I could push around.

It's a testament to Marks that he stuck in the NBA as a seldom used reserve when he could have chosen to be a bigger part of a team like David Andersen but he didn't because he thought it was worthwhile to ply his trade in the NBA. I guess David Andersen chose a career in Europe because he didn't want to be in Marks' shoes while Marks chose to do what he did because he didn't feel a need to do what Andersen did.

However, speaking of the NBL, I forgot that it still existed...

[J@3]

I'd say Andersen went to Europe because a) he wanted to play and b) he could get more money. I think Marks probably would've made more in the long run though because even signing minimum contracts every year, they increase as your years as a pro increase.