He gets the ball, he scores. Nothing much else. He may draw doubles, but it doesn't do much good if he sucks at passing. He may get to the line, but it doesn't mean much if he's mediocre from the line. He may be a beast, but it doesn't mean much if he doesn't move a lot. I said it when he was on the Bulls, I am saying it now. Curry = Overrated and is NOT a player you want to build around.

Posted by Allanfan20:

He gets the ball, he scores. Nothing much else. He may draw doubles, but it doesn't do much good if he sucks at passing. He may get to the line, but it doesn't mean much if he's mediocre from the line. He may be a beast, but it doesn't mean much if he doesn't move a lot. I said it when he was on the Bulls, I am saying it now. Curry = Overrated and is NOT a player you want to build around.

If you were a GM, what would you give up to get Curry? I don't think scoring specialists have a huge overall impact or are even necessary on a winning team. I think I'd give up 2 early 2nd round picks or maybe 1 late 1st round pick. I'd hesitate with the late 1st rd pick though because you can get a Lee or J Howard.

Short answer..............YES.

Why give up a lottery pick on a guy who in year 6 still hurts his team at least on defense and statistically also on offense? Wouldn't you rather try to get a versatile 2 way player who helps his team?

[Edited by - bonn1997 on 03-18-2007 5:12 PM]

It's not about this player vs. another. Curry gives the Knicks the ability to dominate ina half-court offense. Lee, Frye, Balkman can all flourish in a more open system.

Marbury and Francis can play either way, they just need to execute whatever the attack dujour is properly.

It's not about having a one dimensional attack, it's about being able to go at a defense in many different ways, keep 'em guessing.

This team is coming around nicely. This off-season: Consolidate and upgrade!

oohah

Okay, so we cut Curry. Who is going to take it to Dwight Howard? Who is going to take it to Shaq/Zo? Ben Wallace?

The kid is good, we just need to diversify more.

oohah

Posted by Silverfuel:

Another Curry bashing thread from Bonn. What a surprise!

Until lee returns, it's all he's got.

BTW...jeffries and Balkman playing much much better. As is Frye.

Posted by oohah:

Okay, so we cut Curry. Who is going to take it to Dwight Howard? Who is going to take it to Shaq/Zo? Ben Wallace?

Marbury, Francis, Frye, Lee, and Balkman like we saw today. We'll give up fewer points too. It's a myth that your center must score 20 PPG to be a winning team. (Obviously no one is saying to *cut* Curry, though. You don't do that with a player that has some, any, trade value.)


[Edited by - bonn1997 on 03-18-2007 6:35 PM]

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by oohah:

Okay, so we cut Curry. Who is going to take it to Dwight Howard? Who is going to take it to Shaq/Zo? Ben Wallace?

Marbury, Francis, Frye, Lee, and Balkman like we saw today. We'll give up fewer points too. It's a myth that your center must score 20 PPG to be a winning team. (Obviously no one is saying to *cut* Curry, though. You don't do that with a player that has some, any, trade value.)


[Edited by - bonn1997 on 03-18-2007 6:35 PM]

I'm not trying to perpetuate any myth, and obviously I am exaggerating a bit with cutting Curry, though it would seem that some might want to simply not play him, after all we're better without him!

He is a very useful player is what I am saying, he can be downright dominant in the half-court. He's not a franchise player, the only guys who suggest that do it in precursor to trying to cut him down in every way.

If Curry gives you 16-18 Pts at 55% and 8-9 boards, he is an asset to any team and deserves a lot of playing time.

oohah