Posted by TMS:

Posted by TrueBlue:

Posted by TMS:

there's only 1 ball guys... someone's going to grab the ball when it comes off the rim... if Curry grabs 11 last night, maybe D Lee only gets 8, or Nate only gets 5... who the hell cares as long as SOMEONE'S getting the ball & keeping the other team from getting it? Curry was dominant in the low post in the 1st half of the game & was the only reason why this team was even in the game at that point... then Jamal took over in the 4th quarter & almost got them back in the game himself... why you guys consistently rag on these guys when they actually contribute & don't say a word about the pisspoor performances of guys like Channing, Nate, Jefferies or Q Rich last night is beyond me.

I like the notion that we as fans can't be upset at some of these players when they supposedly are doing far more good than bad and the team sits 8gms under .500. The other players on this team IMO are a byproduct of being Curry, Jamal, and Steph's flunkies. These are the leaders of this team and with exception to Steph's couple of defensive games are some of the biggest laibilities on defense, yet they are protected, coddled, praised.... even during poor play. The other guys receive quick hooks in games or pot shots from Zeke.

True, where am i saying you can't be upset at players? i just find it very hypocritical for you to rag on Curry for only grabbing 4 rebounds last night when he put up 25 on offense, & yet don't mention a word about another 1 of Channing's 11 & 4 subpar performances, or Q Rich's non existent game last night, or Nate's pisspoor shooting, or Malik's non existent defense... those last 4 were a lot more of a contributor to the loss than Curry only grabbing 4 rebounds... anyone who watched the game should be able to see it.

[Edited by - TMS on 01-25-2007 10:07 AM]

Posted by technomaster:


Comparing Stoudemire to Curry... is there anything to Stoudemire's game on offense that Curry *can't* do?

Posted by martin:

Posted by TheGame:

As I said before, this team is number 1 in rebounding (if I am not mistaken), so that is not the issue. Curry needs to bring more interior defense and learn how to show up in help defense situations. I really think he will get better as the coaching staff continues to work with him. he is not a natural defensive player and will have to be trained in that aspect of the game. It is right to criticize Curry because he is the key to this team's future. If he improves his passing out of the post and defense and conditioning, we have a franchise center for the next 5-6 years. At the same time, given that he plays with Lee and Q, who are both above-average rebounders, I am not going to go crazy about him only getting 3-4 rebounds in some games.

not entirely true. Knicks may be the best rebounding team but there still could be rebounding opportunities out there that they are missing because of poor boxing out, etc. ...and that would make them an even BETTER rebounding team.

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by technomaster:

Curry's will hopefully improve his rebounding over time. Maybe next year, he'll average 8.5 rpg. What's interesting are the high expectations we put on him.

On ESPN's list of centers who are on pace to play in 70 games or collect 800 rebounds, Eddy Curry is 39th out of 46 in rebounds per 48 minutes.

On ESPN's list of centers who are on pace to play in 70 games or block 100 shots, Eddy Curry is 42nd out of 47 in blocks per 48 minutes.

Shame on us for having higher expectations than that.

Reboundings, blocks and defense in general are all based on effort, desire and hustle. Curry exhibits none of these traits which is why he's so poor at them. Lee and Balkman don't have Curry's natural gifts and size but they do they things much better because they try. Why is it expecting too much of Curry to try?