That steadfastness could make negotiations more complicated for Knicks management because no one is directly advising Marbury in his dealings with Walsh and, at some point perhaps, James Dolan, the chairman of Madison Square Garden.  “Why do I need an agent?” Marbury said. “I’m not waived so I can’t speculate on that right now. I don’t need an agent and I wouldn’t get an agent. An agent isn’t going to tell me, Mr. Walsh or Mr. Dolan what to do. They’re just going to do the same thing that I’m going to do. And that’s talk.”  Walsh said he had spoken with Marbury and Knicks Coach Mike D’Antoni. He refused to put a timetable on a solution, but added that he expected to do so soon.  “I’ve been talking to these guys for days and I’m going to keep talking to them, and hopefully this thing can get resolved,” Walsh said. “We’ll get it resolved, but there’s no white smoke coming out from the gym or anything like that.”  Meanwhile, Billy Hunter, the executive director of the National Basketball Players Association, told Bloomberg News that the union might try to intervene in the stalemate on Marbury’s behalf to “see if there’s some kind of mutually beneficial position that the parties can arrive at.”  Hunter added: “Maybe there’s somebody willing to trade for him. Maybe you can do a buyout. It depends on the parties.”  With the focus on Marbury, D’Antoni noted Monday that the Knicks had other problems, including the listlessness displayed in consecutive defeats after their season-opening win over the Miami Heat.  “We’re going to get through this,” he said. “And don’t be jumping off the bandwagon too quick because that’s not the smart thing to do right now, but we’re going to get through this.”
Sephon Marbury is no longer visible or viable in the Knicks’ future plans and he and Knicks President Donnie Walsh met Monday in an attempt to find a resolution.