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WOODMANnYk
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I say he starts off very well into the season and another team's center goes down and trades for Eddie Curry, giving us back a reasonable player who's contract expires at end of season. what you guys think??
Will be packaged in a trade before the 2009/10 season begins
Plays in the 2009/10 season and do very well in Mike D' antoni's system
Will be traded right before the Feb 2010 trading deadline
Will become part of a sign and trade during the great free-agent period 2010
Heart condition reappears/force to retire/Knicks get medical relief.
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7/13/2009  11:57 AM
How come "contribute nothing until contract expires" isn't an option?
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7/13/2009  11:59 AM
Posted by WOODMANnYk:

After what we've heard about Eddie Curry recently, it's looking more like choice B from the previous 5 selections to choose from.

Plays in the 2009/10 season and do very well in Mike D' antoni's system

You know what, a recent blog from the NY post indicated if Curry does well, why should we trade him just to clear cap space? We might as well keep him if he's going to help this team win games. There aren't too many big men in this league any more..

So you think the man will be able to run up and down the court for 30-35 MPG?
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7/13/2009  12:01 PM
I think he's going to be a good player next year. I think his life has sucked the last two years on every level possible. I think the way for him to simplify things and get out of all of his messes is focus on basketball and let everything else take care of itself.

He's always going to have an ass that puts the post-coke Shawn Kemp to shame but I think he comes into camp in good shape like he was 2 years ago. I think he play well because he can score very easily and we still dont have a post player (Darko?). I think barring injury he plays very well, helps us win some early games and puts up good numbers.

I think come Christmas we are wondering why the patience guy hasnt traded him, but by late Jan he does.
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7/13/2009  12:02 PM
It will be almost exactly like last years Zach Randolph situation. He'll come in with an improved body and attitude. He'll work hard. Be a good teammate. Play well for us. Help us win games. Increase his trade value. Then we will trade him before the deadline. Then this coming Summer, he'll opt out and some sucker will give him a big contract and he'll go back to being lazy.
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7/13/2009  12:07 PM
i expect d'antoni to give him no more than 15 mins a game by the time december rolls around b/c he doesn't fit in with what he's trying to do.
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7/13/2009  12:08 PM
While the past doesn't predict the future it is the best indicator of the future. He's going to contribute nothing unless the offense grinds to a halt and he's force fed the ball... and that's best case. I prefer them buying his ass out and reacquiring Anthony Roberson or Maciej Lampe
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7/13/2009  12:13 PM
after leading his team to a title and winning finals MVP Maciej Lampe just signed a two year multi euro deal. He's getting paid good coin over there
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7/13/2009  12:18 PM
The best case scenario is Curry comes back in shape and plays well. I think it is 65/35 chance that this happens. Walsh is going to instruct MDA to play him, and Curry does have talent, so it is likely that a motivated Curry will return to near-All star form. Hopefully, Curry can stay injury free and Walsh can trade him at the deadline for cap-space and a 1st round pick. That would be the ideal end to the Curry era.
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7/13/2009  12:20 PM
He will have an injury or medical issue come up that doesn't allow him to work out. He will regain the weight aggravating the injury again and will play no more than 20 games before his career ends. I hope this doesn't happen but I just don't see Eddy putting everything together mentally and physically.
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7/13/2009  12:21 PM
i'd put the chances at more like 20/80 that he comes back & becomes a viable starting C option again... i think he'll see limited minutes & be a reserve player off the bench, probably put up somewhere around 10 & 4 or something along those lines at best.

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7/13/2009  12:51 PM
ok ok ok!

let's say he plays soooo well putting up #'s like 19pts and 10reb and Knicks are above 10 games over .500 for the 1st time in freakin yrs then Curry was added to the all-star team then feb deadline is near, does Walsh trade him while jepardizing the knicks of making playoffs for 1st time in yrs??

What do you think???
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7/13/2009  12:55 PM
Posted by WOODMANnYk:

ok ok ok!

let's say he plays soooo well putting up #'s like 19pts and 10reb and Knicks are above 10 games over .500 for the 1st time in freakin yrs then Curry was added to the all-star team then feb deadline is near, does Walsh trade him while jepardizing the knicks of making playoffs for 1st time in yrs??

What do you think???

i think this is the beginning of a good fiction novel.

assuming, however, this fantasy comes true, then yes, F YES, do you still trade him. judging from his history, i would say his motivation would have been to get another payday and thats why he played that way. it wld be a one year wonder until he got paid, then more of the same we've been seeing for the past several yrs.

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7/13/2009  12:55 PM
Posted by WOODMANnYk:

ok ok ok!

let's say he plays soooo well putting up #'s like 19pts and 10reb and Knicks are above 10 games over .500 for the 1st time in freakin yrs then Curry was added to the all-star team then feb deadline is near, does Walsh trade him while jepardizing the knicks of making playoffs for 1st time in yrs??

What do you think???

Good question. I think the real question, assuming Curry starts out well this season, is: Has he turned his life around for good? Or will he revert as soon as he feels secure again?

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7/13/2009  12:57 PM
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by WOODMANnYk:

ok ok ok!

let's say he plays soooo well putting up #'s like 19pts and 10reb and Knicks are above 10 games over .500 for the 1st time in freakin yrs then Curry was added to the all-star team then feb deadline is near, does Walsh trade him while jepardizing the knicks of making playoffs for 1st time in yrs??

What do you think???

i think this is the beginning of a good fiction novel.

assuming, however, this fantasy comes true, then yes, F YES, do you still trade him. judging from his history, i would say his motivation would have been to get another payday and thats why he played that way. it wld be a one year wonder until he got paid, then more of the same we've been seeing for the past several yrs.

+1

The dude has a career average of 5.3 RPG. 19 points is within the realm of possibility, albeit on the tail. But 10 RPG?
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7/13/2009  1:09 PM
Eddy Curry will be the Kool-aid drinker's comeback player of the year!
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7/13/2009  1:17 PM
Posted by SupremeCommander:
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by WOODMANnYk:

ok ok ok!

let's say he plays soooo well putting up #'s like 19pts and 10reb and Knicks are above 10 games over .500 for the 1st time in freakin yrs then Curry was added to the all-star team then feb deadline is near, does Walsh trade him while jepardizing the knicks of making playoffs for 1st time in yrs??

What do you think???

i think this is the beginning of a good fiction novel.

assuming, however, this fantasy comes true, then yes, F YES, do you still trade him. judging from his history, i would say his motivation would have been to get another payday and thats why he played that way. it wld be a one year wonder until he got paid, then more of the same we've been seeing for the past several yrs.

+1

The dude has a career average of 5.3 RPG. 19 points is within the realm of possibility, albeit on the tail. But 10 RPG?

10 rebounds is pushing it. You get that from practicing against NBA ball players and it's a skill to be a good rebounder in the NBA. It's about working hard and knowing how to position your body. Curry NEVER showed he could do it on a consistent basis, so there's no need to believe he'll be a 10 rebound a game center this coming year.

If he comes back in shape, I expect him to be a very good scorer and I PRAY he puts an effort on the defensive end. In terms of rebounding though, and blocked shots, I don't think we'll get much of that. And that's what makes me think D'Antoni will be begging Walsh, on his knees, to find a way to trade Curry.
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7/13/2009  1:18 PM
Posted by WOODMANnYk:

ok ok ok!

let's say he plays soooo well putting up #'s like 19pts and 10reb and Knicks are above 10 games over .500 for the 1st time in freakin yrs then Curry was added to the all-star team then feb deadline is near, does Walsh trade him while jeopardizing the knicks of making playoffs for 1st time in yrs??

What do you think???

I like the fact that you are pushing things a bit.

I was just going to propose the same hypothetical situation, although I was going to say that he almost made the All-Star team, and I made no mention of 10 RPG.

I don't think that Walsh could trade him under these conditions. It would mean that the team is really coming around, and that Curry had seemingly turned things around. Walsh is too savvy to break up a combination that could rejuvenate NYC basketball, even if it is only for a season. Getting rid of Curry under these conditions would also send the wrong message to the guys on the team who had busted their butts to help the Knicks reach a point where they could make the playoffs.

As someone pointed out- the big issue with Curry is consistency and whether he will revert to his old habits at some point or another. That is also the issue with Chris Anderson, by the way, and Denver seems to believe that he has turned things around.

If you really don't want Curry on the team and want to trade him before the deadline, you had better hope he puts up decent numbers and the Knicks are still not near making the playoff cut, because Walsh would not trade him under the hypothetical circumstances mentioned above.
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he will have to retire because he is catastrohpically failed in everything, he is not capable of getting back in shape!

Failed in everything? He's earned and lost enough money to buy and sell you about 20,000 times over. You're talking about him on a message board and he's playing in the NBA. So who really lost?
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7/13/2009  3:35 PM
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by orangeblobman:

he will have to retire because he is catastrohpically failed in everything, he is not capable of getting back in shape!

Failed in everything? He's earned and lost enough money to buy and sell you about 20,000 times over. You're talking about him on a message board and he's playing in the NBA. So who really lost?

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7/13/2009  3:39 PM
Posted by sebstar:
Posted by orangeblobman:

he will have to retire because he is catastrohpically failed in everything, he is not capable of getting back in shape!

Failed in everything? He's earned and lost enough money to buy and sell you about 20,000 times over. You're talking about him on a message board and he's playing in the NBA. So who really lost?

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