Of course we need him. He was slated to be our primary ball handler/PG this year. And he would be our primary ball handler/PG next year. Ponds was recruited to play with LoVett, not replace him. Don't know exactly what's going on with Marcus now. He seemed to be excited about playing at MSG, was spirited on the bench, and highly spoken of by the other guys on the team. Don't know how things could have changed so drastically so quickly. Is he afraid that Rawle's coming and that the backcourt's getting too crowded, or is it a normal case of a freshman away from home for the first time and being homesick? Guess we'll all know more by Friday, but I wanted him when we were recruiting him, I wanted him when he signed, and I still want to see him in the Garden running with this team. He's an important piece of what we're building here.