Posted by TrueBlue:
Posted by nixluva:
Posted by franco12:
Curry is just like Marbury in this regard.
When we got Marbury- I was fairly excited because I was tired of having athletically challenged PGs who couldn't get into the lane, break down D and hit lay ups. Ward, Childs, Eisely, Harper, Darrell Walker, Rory Sparrow.
So, we get the PG that can do this- hit lay ups. Great. But that hasn't translated to making his team mates better, this team better or wins. He is now old & nearly untradeable.
Curry is the true low post offensive threat we've yearned for since Ewing left. Great, he can dominate down low a bit like Shaq does. But he can't rebound, he can't pass, he doesn't help the D. Soon, he will be 'mature' and he will be exposed for what he is- a unidimensional black hole on the offense.
I like watching Phoenix, Dallas and GSW play basketball- they move the ball a lot. Constant motion and skilled offensive players. Its team offense. Granted, the talent level is different.
But, I doubt if Phoenix, GSW or Dallas would take Eddy in a trade unless they were unloading garbage.
I suspect Zaza would fit into the team concepts of those three teams and would be a back up or possibly a starter. I doubt Curry would start or even back up with those teams given their style.
When you look to being Curry in you are basically saying that you want to fashion your team in the direction of a primarily post oriented offense, so trying to fit him in on teams that aren't set up that way doesn't make any sense. You play to your strengths. If you have Gazelles you run, if you have Bulls you go with power. We actually have a very pretty strong team in terms of attacking the basket. Sure we can run a bit, but really this team can function as a halfcourt team and should get even better as we move along.
NO ONE would consider basing a teamaround ZaZa, cuz he doesn't really do anything well enough to warrant that. Curry can be bashed all day for not doing the little things, but he DOES possess a strength that is useful for focusing an offensive attack.
Isn't that essentially what we did this yr HOMER? Haven't you admitted the roster doesn't complement Curry all that well? So we traded for a player, threw him on a roster that wasn't setup to run a post offense, ISAYUGH attested to this early by stating the style they wanted to run which was supposed to be a push, quick, Suns uptempo offense. Then diverted because Curry sucks at it, changing the scheme to cater to him and now we're stuck trying to find the right mix of players to cater to him and make him a better player.
Keep giving us message board stand up comedy please!
[Edited by - TrueBlue on 04-26-2007 2:04 PM]
I think that was one of the first things out of Isiah's mouth when he got here- he wanted to become more athletic.
The fact is, Isiah and Dolan have a history of overpaying simply to try to do something today when they should just wait.
I swear- its like a kid that sees something and wants it right away, rather than wait for something better.
Isiah has treated his roster like a college kid does a dorm room- picking up stray bits of half broken furniture out of the garbage, none of which fits in with a specific style.
Crawford, Curry, James, Jeffries- all guys that were available- not necessarily pieces that fit together.
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4/26/2007 2:27 PM