wtf?

Posted by Silverfuel:

wtf?

It was a joke

In all seriousness Hahn tweeted(twittered?) that Curry still looks big but is dunking with ease and running well....

Posted by Allanfan20:

Posted by Silverfuel:

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Silverfuel:

wtf?

It was a joke

I knew it was fake and a joke. I just dont get the point of the joke...but whatever. its a slow off season in NYC.

To make people laugh?

Why?

Posted by joec32033:

In all seriousness Hahn tweeted(twittered?) that Curry still looks big but is dunking with ease and running well....

twatted.

newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/ny-spknix1312965276jul12,0,6308819.story
Newsday.com
Curry shows flashes of old form in workout

BY ALAN HAHN

alan.hahn@newsday.com

12:03 AM EDT, July 13, 2009

LAS VEGAS - Eddy Curry had sweat glistening off his forehead as he sprinted down the floor with a swift bounce. He cut, spun and caught an alley-oop that a few months ago would have been almost impossible for him to complete.

The embattled 6-11 center showed here during a summer league practice at Valley High exactly what the Knicks wanted to see following a season in which he was able to play only a total of 12 minutes in two games because of weight, conditioning and knee issues. He is down about 30 pounds and moving without any pain in either of his knees.

"This is the way it used to be when I was coming up," said Curry, who ballooned to as much as 340 pounds last season.

Donnie Walsh, who asked Curry to come here so he could check on the progress of a strict diet and fitness regimen that was set up for him this offseason, sounded pleased with the results. With Curry, who when he was drafted out of high school in 2001, drew comparisons to Shaquille O'Neal, it has never been an issue of ability, but the maddening lack of motivation to get the most out of that ability.

"He's a tremendous talent, but a lot of it is up to him, if he wants it," Walsh said. "That's the key, does he want it? He's put in a lot of work. If he continues to do that, then he can be a factor in the league."

Curry spent most of the month of June working out at Oakland University in Michigan with California-based strength coach Tommy Weatherspoon and basketball trainer Jerry Powell, who is from Long Island. From here, Curry is expected to meet with Weatherspoon and Powell in Ocean City, N.J., to continue working out for the rest of the offseason.

Powell last week told Newsday that it was clear that Curry didn't put in the proper kind of offseason training - "There were summers he did nothing," Powell said - to maintain the high fitness level the NBA game demands. Mike D'Antoni told all of the players after he was hired last summer to show up in top condition to be able to play in his up-tempo system. Curry arrived in mediocre shape and contracted a bacterial infection on the eve of training camp. Then he suffered a bone bruise in his knee, which sidelined him and he quickly fell out of D'Antoni's favor.

Curry then started noticeably gaining weight, which only compounded his knee issues, which, as a result, made it more difficult to get in shape.

"When you're not playing, you're not practicing, there's really nothing you can do," Curry said, "other than be a vegetarian."

Though D'Antoni continues to remain somewhat skeptical, Walsh isn't totally ready to give up on Curry, who only three seasons ago was in the conversation as an all-star reserve. But if the eventual result is to trade him to clear his $11.2-million salary off the 2010-11 ledger, they certainly need him in shape and playing at a high level. Right now, Curry's value is at an all-time low, which should be enough motivation for the 26-year-old.

"For myself, I want to make the best of this situation," he said. "I want to salvage these last two years. I really want to dominate and show the New York fans and the organization what they brought me here for."

Copyright © 2009, Newsday Inc.

If you lose 40lbs in 6 weeks because you are doing the right thing you must have done the wrong thing for along time.

Posted by CrushAlot:

If you lose 40lbs in 6 weeks because you are doing the right thing you must have done the wrong thing for along time.

40 pounds in 6 weeks is bogus. Maybe that number happened, but it's a combination of fat, muscle, and water weight being dropped, with most coming form the latter. In order to lose 40 pounds of fat, you'd have to burn 140,000 calories or restrict your diet. Running a mile is approximately a 100 calories burned. Does anyone think Eddy Curry ran 1,400 miles--or let's just call it 1,000 miles in 6 weeks? Or 233-167 miles a week? Or 33-24 miles a day? Maybe half the weight loss came from dietary restrictions... does anyone think he ran 16 miles a day? Maybe he lost all that weight by starving himself and then still running...

The numbers being thrown around are BS

[Edited by - supremecommander on 07-13-2009 02:17 AM]