oohah wrote:^^ You know Brandy is all moist looking at that pic and his stats!

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But seriously, Q is benefiting greatly from playing on a team where he is being asked to play a fitting role and where there is a star player and some good players to spread the burden. Q was never a bad player. He just isn't making anyone's squad good by himself.

oohah

His efficiency indicates a below-average player.

oohah wrote:

kam77 wrote:
His efficiency indicates a below-average player.

Well since we all watched him for several years we can comment on more than his shooting averages, no? And a player is not judged solely on his shooting and scoring averages, at least in my book.

I was talking about his player efficiency rating not his shooting average. 15.00 is league average for PER.

oohah wrote:

kam77 wrote:

I was talking about his player efficiency rating not his shooting average. 15.00 is league average for PER.

I remember Stromile swift had quite a good PER once upon a time, so did Eddy Curry.

oohah

Eddy was barely above average at best.

My abosolute worse fear with Curry is not that he will not play well now that he appears to be in shape, but that he will play so well that Waslh starts have second thoughts about trading him. Curry cannot be depended on moving forward. If we can get an expiring contract for him, it would be the same as getting a lottery pick for him. IMO the only way Lebron comes here is if we can also sign an Amare or Bosh. We need to move Eddy to do that. I just fear MDA might see the light and start Douglas, sit fishlips, and play Curry on the block for 25 minutes a game and watch him throw in 15 pts a game and then he and Walsh start thinking we should keep him.

Caseloads wrote:

TheGame wrote:I always said that if Curry ever got down to 290 lbs., he would become a top-5 center. I guess we will see. This dude is a beast on the low block, and with better conditioning, his rebounds and defense should improve slightly. If MDA gives him 25 minutes a game, I would expect 13-15 pts, 5 rbs. from him. That might be enough to convince some team to trade for him.

My abosolute worse fear with Curry is not that he will not play well now that he appears to be in shape, but that he will play so well that Waslh starts have second thoughts about trading him. Curry cannot be depended on moving forward. If we can get an expiring contract for him, it would be the same as getting a lottery pick for him. IMO the only way Lebron comes here is if we can also sign an Amare or Bosh. We need to move Eddy to do that. I just fear MDA might see the light and start Douglas, sit fishlips, and play Curry on the block for 25 minutes a game and watch him throw in 15 pts a game and then he and Walsh start thinking we should keep him.

Why move Curry if he's good? He's the type of player, when he is on his game, you that need to win in this league.

Seriously, move Effries and you can go for two max players this year. If Curry scrubs this year, he expires the year after and roll for another max.

Because you can't depend on him to take care of himself. If we have the opportunity to trade Curry and pass on it, the team needs to have someone with him 365 days a year to see that he stays in shape. If we ever extend his contract, we need to have a clause in it that gives the team an out if he fails to stay in shape.

Ira wrote:

Caseloads wrote:

TheGame wrote:I always said that if Curry ever got down to 290 lbs., he would become a top-5 center. I guess we will see. This dude is a beast on the low block, and with better conditioning, his rebounds and defense should improve slightly. If MDA gives him 25 minutes a game, I would expect 13-15 pts, 5 rbs. from him. That might be enough to convince some team to trade for him.

My abosolute worse fear with Curry is not that he will not play well now that he appears to be in shape, but that he will play so well that Waslh starts have second thoughts about trading him. Curry cannot be depended on moving forward. If we can get an expiring contract for him, it would be the same as getting a lottery pick for him. IMO the only way Lebron comes here is if we can also sign an Amare or Bosh. We need to move Eddy to do that. I just fear MDA might see the light and start Douglas, sit fishlips, and play Curry on the block for 25 minutes a game and watch him throw in 15 pts a game and then he and Walsh start thinking we should keep him.

Why move Curry if he's good? He's the type of player, when he is on his game, you that need to win in this league.

Seriously, move Effries and you can go for two max players this year. If Curry scrubs this year, he expires the year after and roll for another max.

Because you can't depend on him to take care of himself. If we have the opportunity to trade Curry and pass on it, the team needs to have someone with him 365 days a year to see that he stays in shape. If we ever extend his contract, we need to have a clause in it that gives the team an out if he fails to stay in shape.

Exactly, unless we are willing to babysit Curry for the rest of his career, you just cannot have this guy on the team. Plus, your team is only as strong as the weakest link and if you have a guy on your team that is a main cog, but who does not have the passion to stay in shape on his own, what does that say about the will of your team as a whole. It just seems to weaken us. I like Curry, I wish he had more passion, and I am fully convinced that if he stays under 295, he can be effective, but I just don't want him on our team longterm.