Posted by BRIGGS:

The goal should be to get him where he was just 2 years ago when on April 7 2007 he scored 43 points and pulled down 13 rebounds in 40+ minutes. He was 24 then--26 now and MORE than young enough to work hard to get into the same shape[as long as his heart really is OK] as he was jusy a short time ago. whatever he weighed then--is what he should weigh now. The S+C coach should have some kind of log of body weight per month etc.. so he should be responsible to know where EC was in terms of weight/body fat etc... I think we can agree that there is relatively little difference in your body in your mid 20's--he should easily gte back there--he should want to get back there because if gets back there and is able to put up the same 20-7 and keep his weight as is--he will get another big contract--is losing the eight worth 40-50mm$? Can you imagine if someone said to you lose 30 pounds and Ill put 40-50$ on your doorstep? He cant be that stupid?

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Posted by arkrud:

I was 185 and lost 25 pounds in 2 month playing tennis. It's 15%
Eddy was 348 and lost 30 pounds in 4 month with 2 special trainers. It's 8%.
Not really impressive result...

It's impressive when u factor in who we're talkin about. Eddy is an undisciplined giant who is predisposed to being large. He was meant to be BIG. He's not some wiry slim guy with a fast metabolism. He just happens to be playing a sport made for slim people. He's built more for the NFL. Still if he loses weight and really improves his aerobic conditioning he can help any team. YES he can play in this system! But he's got to be in shape.

Posted by Moonangie:

Posted by arkrud:

I was 185 and lost 25 pounds in 2 month playing tennis. It's 15%
Eddy was 348 and lost 30 pounds in 4 month with 2 special trainers. It's 8%.
Not really impressive result...

You were 185 and you actually wanted to lose 25 pounds? You must be either really short or really skinny.

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Posted by djsunyc:

remember when i said next year was about gallo? well november + december will be all about curry so they can dump him asap. i wonder if there's a gm willing to take that risk...

Can we trade him to FIU?

if curry puts up double doubles for the first month of the season, some gm will take him. bet on it.

if Curry puts up his career 14/6/55% some GM will take him. He's 26 with a two year deal. 6'11 guys that can score like that are the same as guys that throw 99 mph. Somewhere someone will take a shot on that

agreed

I'd argue that if Curry makes it back to that form and can sustain it, we probably shouldn't just dump him.

Even if we add Lebron, he needs help, and Curry, when he is on, can affect the other teams defense.

I mean, if you can put two guys out there that demand a double team - one on the perimeter, the other down low, then your going to have lots of wide open looks and easy baskets.

Part of my reasoning to keep him is I don't think we're getting any FA in 2010.

However, if we are able to trade him and get little back- ending contract, token second rounder, etc., I'll also be good with that since even if we don't get any FAs in 2010, we do need to be starting over, and I would certainly never extend Curry, no matter what kind of year he puts up.

Posted by Moonangie:

Posted by arkrud:

I was 185 and lost 25 pounds in 2 month playing tennis. It's 15%
Eddy was 348 and lost 30 pounds in 4 month with 2 special trainers. It's 8%.
Not really impressive result...

You were 185 and you actually wanted to lose 25 pounds? You must be either really short or really skinny.

Posted by Ira:

The video of him at training camp made him look much heavier than he was two years ago. Losing ten more pounds helps, but my guess is he still has a ways to go. Now if he's putting on muscle in these workouts, he may be losing more fat than a ten pound reduction indicates. So his weight may not fully indicate how much weight he lost. We'll see in October.