Posted by Marv:

seb bro -

darko cost us nothing. and by that you know q was nothing.

eddy cost us 2 lottos, a buttload of money, maybe a shot at a second free agent in '10, and a whole lot of self-esteem as a franchise.

there's simply no comparison.

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by orangeblobman:

That is a pretty honest article on Darko, and his words are honest. I read a review of this book, The Outliers, which talks about success, and how we spend too much time on thinking about what successful people are as opposed to the environments that made them successful. Or something like that. I won't read the book because i feel i've gotten enough out of it already with this post. But it makes me think of darko. Just imagine, a different team, a different system, whatever, when he came in?? Wraps, definitely a cut above Dirk in raw potential. But sometimes the ball doesn't roll the right way or the rolling stone hits a curvature and snaps off, hits a tree, or something. At 24 let us just hope that he can put the past behind him, grasp this opportunity, and develop as if he were fresh in the league without any regard to his Larry Brown destructive years.

I know you always trying to be silly and whatnot but a whole lot of balls didnt roll the right way for him to only have averaged 5 pts a game in six years. Man, I could go out there, put on some sneaks, and do that.

Cut me a break, my reply was as honest as Darko's; i don't have a lot of time for silly.

It's very foolish to look at a career and say, oh, he averaged 5 points a game in 6 years. That's foolish, what the heck? Look at the nuances, look at the environment, and consider good ol' LUCK. You know, what if Bill Gates didn't have access to a whatever at that whatever time, you see?

Posted by loweyecue:

The thing I look at is that this guy works hard to stay in that type of shape, that alone should tell you about his commitment. How easy would it have been for him to have taken the Curry route while he was in Detroit? He could have been a fat, overweight slob by now with little or no motivation. Instead he is lean, fit and a good defender. Let the man breathe and stop holding him to what was expected of him when he got drafted. Those expectation were not of his own making and this s a recurrent roblem with NBA fans in my opinion. Evaluate the guy for what he does and what he can do, not for what some delusional scout wrote about him 6 years ago.

Posted by sebstar:

Posted by loweyecue:

The thing I look at is that this guy works hard to stay in that type of shape, that alone should tell you about his commitment. How easy would it have been for him to have taken the Curry route while he was in Detroit? He could have been a fat, overweight slob by now with little or no motivation. Instead he is lean, fit and a good defender. Let the man breathe and stop holding him to what was expected of him when he got drafted. Those expectation were not of his own making and this s a recurrent roblem with NBA fans in my opinion. Evaluate the guy for what he does and what he can do, not for what some delusional scout wrote about him 6 years ago.

Well, first of all, weight and effort arent always a direct correlation. I eat like a fool and I dont gain a pound, while all another person has to do is even look at a steak and they start ballooning.

And havent we always looked at rebounds around here as statement on hustle and desire? Well whats good with Darko's rebounding numbers? At least Eddy can make the excuse that he concentrates almost exclusively on the offensive end which he has largely excelled at. What the hell is Darko doing out there on the floor as a seven-footer for all these years?

With Darko its..."well his career has been a waste because the stars weren't aligned right, and the situation was wrong, and his beds were made improperly"...ext. I mean, c'mon Eddy had his infant daughter and the wife of his child murdered and its like: "so what, get out there and produce you fat slob".

Posted by sebstar:

1. sure they are. if you're prone to gaining weight more easily than someone else, than it stands to reason you would work harder to keep the weight off.

As usual you obviously have no clue what you're talking about.

2. I don't even need to look at the stats on the second one, because Curry has veraged, i'm sure, close to about 30 mpg for his career....Darko has fluctuated between 2 minutes and 15 in his....and STILL darko's rebounding numbers are very likely higher, per 48, than Currys.....I challenge the local stat guys to shine flashlight bulb onto this.

So let me get this straight. Hard working, forthright, real man Darko is sitting on the bench with pine needles sticking out of his ass, while slovenly, no-account, pathetic Eddy Curry is out there on the court busting the ass of defenders down low. Got ya.

As far as the rest of your post, its more of the same worthlessness that I've come to expect from you. Karma's a bitch, tho. I'l tell you that.