I am torn on the issue. On the one hand, Curry has proven to be without much heart and has been unable to stay in shape. If he plays well, he becomes tradeable and we can cut our losses.

On the other hand, the guy looks better than he has looked in 5 years and he probably could still lose 10 more lbs to increase his mobility. He still draws double teams and impacts the game. As soon as he came in, Indy had to start reacting to his game. We really don't have anyone else that can do that. For whatever reason, Walsh seems to be the only GM that has been able to get this guy to get into shape. If Walsh can keep him in shape, then Curry turns into a very useful player.

IMO I would look into packaging Jeffries with Chandler, a second round pick, and $3 million dollars for an expiring contract. For a team like the T-wolves who need a SF, this would give them two and a draft pick and since Jeffries only has one year left on this deal, it is not a huge investment. If Walsh could not do that, I might consider adding TD to the deal and keeping the second round draft pick.

If we could clear enough space to sign two max FAs and keep Curry, this team really would be poised to make a huge jump in the standings next year.

AI (resign for another year)
Hughes (resign for vet minimum)
Lebron
Bosh
Curry, with Gallo and Hill on the bench.

That would be no worse than 2nd best team in the East.

nixluva wrote:Curry isn't a traditional big, but he still has the ability to warp a defense and for an offensive team like we are that is very important. We want to be careful in wanting to just get rid of him as if there are a lot of bigs out there that can get the job done. There really aren't a lot of post players that can command a double team. Some around here want to point to what Curry can't do, but what he does do can have a big impact. Curry can wear out defenders. He puts teams in the penalty and that helps us in 4th qtrs. At the right price Curry isn't a bad option.
If I thought it was gonna be easy to make a trade i'd say do it, but I feel Curry is gonna still be here in 2010.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Anyone willing to give us 2010 for Curry? We dump him like an STD infested whore who just stole all our money.

TheGame - an expiring AND a first rounder?

Isiah sees your expiring AND a first rounder and raises you a first rounder.

misterearl wrote:Yes

The Knicks should definitely keep Eddy Cuury until that moment a 6'11 replacement is ready to step in and man up in the paint. Jordan Hill is a work in progress and potentially three to four years away from reaching his prime.

TheGame - an expiring AND a first rounder?

If you are an opposing NBA General Manager please state the reasons you are eager to make that deal?

C'mon Man!

Well, I am not talking about a lottery pick. The 1st rounder would probably be between 18-30, and if Curry plays well, I could see someone desperate for some post scoring taking a chance on him.

misterearl wrote:Yes

The Knicks should definitely keep Eddy Cuury until that moment a 6'11 replacement is ready to step in and man up in the paint. Jordan Hill is a work in progress and potentially three to four years away from reaching his prime.

I'm glad you brought up Hill. I'd definitely like to see Hill on the floor at the same time as Curry. With his midrange jumper he should be alot more effective with Curry on the floor. I also think Hill will start to get more blocks playing with Curry.