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PresIke
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Until proven otherwise Curry's potential diminishes with each passing season. New draft picks, which can seem like 'the grass is always greener' theory gone wild seem to many to have a better chance of being more than Curry is at this point, which is why people would rather have that pick instead of Curry.
The question one might think should be asked is are the chances Curry turns into the player we really need (which I do not believe he has at this point, and may in fact be detrimental to the teams progress) superior to the potential of a top 3-5 draft pick in this years lottery? The problem is that this is faulty logic, because we didn't trade for Curry with only this year's pick.
I think with the performance Curry gave the Knicks this year as well as other mitgating factors such as does he fit with the team, personality, work ethic, etc. (statistics aside, some of which don't look that bad on paper) it's becoming more difficult to say he is absoultely a better player to have taken than a top pick this year (even though that misses other key aspects of the deal with the Bulls).
When Isiah made that deal what has happened now is the worst case scenario that he couldn't have expected, or even anticipated with the addition of Brown at that point...a shoe in for turning teams around. Isiah is clearly not perfect, by any means, and trades always involve risk. At the time, to be fair, based on the addition of Larry, etc. it did seem like it could be a great deal, so you have to give Isiah the benefit of the doubt there.
However, there were clear risks involved, and in some regards one really should see it as not just a trading draft pick (Curry...who had/has potential) for ours this years, but also another future pick (2007) and a former pick for (Sweetney). This is the primary issue of contention with many fans.
We didn't JUST trade for Curry with this year's pick. We traded the potential of Sweetney AND this year's pick...and MAYBE EVEN NEXT YEAR'S PICK for him. That does seem rather steep, and one wonders if Isiah should have waited to see how Brown did with the Knicks, before adding Curry. I know that might sound crazy, but maybe there was too much optimism flowing into people's glasses after getting Larry. Larry was known to have problems with Marbury, and even though everyone said the right things maybe it would have been better to wait and see.
Isiah clearly couldn't resist the possibility of getting a guy like Curry, who seemed like a need for the Knicks, despite his apparent misgivings (besides heart issues) which Knick fans are now familiar with, and the Knicks SHOULD HAVE BEEN familiar with. Unless Curry has seriously regressed, didn't he have similar problems on the Bulls?
I think there are a multitude of reasons this season has gone as bad as it has, so blame has to go around. What can be done to fix it? That's tough to say, but I may now be in the camp that actually wants Marbury to go, after being in his corner since he joined the Knicks. If he is truly despised by his teamates and guys that get good press, like Q, have problems with him then maybe we need to face reality and bite the bullet (if we can) and move him for crap, if needs be. Clean house, I suppose. Curry is a big risk, because if he doesn't show signs soon he'll be impossible to move, but I'd like to see him play with a PG that WANTS to get him the ball, and encourages him, rather than bashes and humilates him (as I saw Marbury do on ocassion) before we move him. The Bulls did have a winning team last year, and Curry was part of that, to be fair.
I think it may start with the end of the Marbury era, at ANY cost, but preferably for some blue collar type of players. Keep Francis for now, unless something good comes up, and maybe even Craw (not sure yet), and get some guys who play with their heart and soul each night. Let's start with being competitive on a consistent basis. I hope we make moves that fit that mold this summer.
[Edited by - PresIke on 04-05-2006 01:31 AM]
Forum Po Po and #33 for a reason...
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