Do I want Eddy over Amare or Bosh?

And while Amare and Bosh are both probably better all around players, I'd rather have Curry at $11MM for just one more year than to sign 2 max players, especially when one is Amare or Bosh.

I think both are overrated and not worth the $15MM per and 5 years that they will take up.

Signing 2 max FA in 2010 shoots our load and commits us, for better or for worse, to those two players, with not much room to add a supporting cast.

Keep Eddy, and if we add a player in 2010, then see how the team develops.

There is no instant win with a random group of stars brought together. Think of the year Malone and Payton tried to buy their way to a championship. No one thought they would lose, but they did.

And then when Curry's deal is over, we might be positioned for Dwight or someone else.

Insta-builds tend not to work. At least the ones I've seen here in NYC have left me jaded.

nixluva wrote:I'm not saying that you don't take a deal in order to move him early, but I am saying that I don't think there's gonna be any takers out there for Curry. His contract is still too big and the economy is still bad. No buyers out there so we end up with Curry still here in 2010.

He is going to have to do more to entice a team to take a chance.

However, what I do see happening is maybe a team being able to offer a 5M 2010 and a 5M 2011 contract to trade us for Curry's 2011. That is also something you jump on immediately. IMMEDIATELY!

So, I do believe there is hope here. I do hope Curry puts it together and has a good end to his career but I'm not banking on it so in the near term, if this is one of Eddy's spurts of good play and health, we need to capitalize on this as soon as possible.

Let's reverse: Imagine if we were another team and the Knicks were offering us Jared Jeffries and Cuttino Mobley for Eddy Curry? YOU JUMP ON THAT IMMEDIATELY, right?

You just cut 5M 2010 salary...and can now pay TWO max FAs.

Yep.

No delusions of "Maybe Eddy has finally gotten it and will be the monster he could be for us!"

Noooooooo..no no no. No more of that. Nope.

Someone comes calling? You pack his fat ass into a box and ship it out priority mail.

I'm not saying the above cause Eddy is a knick, I'd say it even if he wasn't. He only has one more year after this. To a good team, that could really put them over the top. To a bad team, that can put them in the playoffs and the risk is only 1 year (after this).

I say we really raise his value up. Let the guy play for 1 or 2 months at a good level.
EMS

TheGame wrote:

misterearl wrote:I'm jus axin

The Game - If you are an opposing NBA General Manager please state the reasons you are eager to deal for Eddy Curry.

We have to see how the next 15 games or so play out. If Curry scores 15-16 pts a game, can grab a few rebounds, and can manage to not turn the ball over every other play, interest in him will grow. He is a legit center with above average post skills that has only one more year left on his contract. For a team in the right cap situation, it is a low risk move.

And what if the cows will start flying... Can we then get read of plains and ride the cows?

franco12 wrote:If we do get rid of curry, and basically dump him for nothing but an ending contract, and we don't cash in in 2010 free agents, then what do we have for 2010/11 in terms of a roster/talent?

cap space to sign someone in 2011, or to make a mid season trade where we can take on a contract w/o worrying about matching up dollar figures... it gives the franchise extreme flexibility to get things done, something we don't necessarily have right now... getting rid of Curry's contract opens up so many different possibilities that it should be our #1 main priority at this point... we need to get him playing at a high level again & get someone interested so we can unload his contract before the trade deadline this year.

Curry doesn't fit the bill. Neither does Bosh, for that matter.

Cosmic wrote:

nixluva wrote:I'm not saying that you don't take a deal in order to move him early, but I am saying that I don't think there's gonna be any takers out there for Curry. His contract is still too big and the economy is still bad. No buyers out there so we end up with Curry still here in 2010.

He is going to have to do more to entice a team to take a chance.

However, what I do see happening is maybe a team being able to offer a 5M 2010 and a 5M 2011 contract to trade us for Curry's 2011. That is also something you jump on immediately. IMMEDIATELY!

So, I do believe there is hope here. I do hope Curry puts it together and has a good end to his career but I'm not banking on it so in the near term, if this is one of Eddy's spurts of good play and health, we need to capitalize on this as soon as possible.

Let's reverse: Imagine if we were another team and the Knicks were offering us Jared Jeffries and Cuttino Mobley for Eddy Curry? YOU JUMP ON THAT IMMEDIATELY, right?

You just cut 5M 2010 salary...and can now pay TWO max FAs.

Yep.

No delusions of "Maybe Eddy has finally gotten it and will be the monster he could be for us!"

Noooooooo..no no no. No more of that. Nope.

Someone comes calling? You pack his fat ass into a box and ship it out priority mail.

exactly!

TheGame wrote:

misterearl wrote:Yes

The Knicks should definitely keep Eddy Cuury until that moment a 6'11 replacement is ready to step in and man up in the paint. Jordan Hill is a work in progress and potentially three to four years away from reaching his prime.

TheGame - an expiring AND a first rounder?

If you are an opposing NBA General Manager please state the reasons you are eager to make that deal?

C'mon Man!

Well, I am not talking about a lottery pick. The 1st rounder would probably be between 18-30, and if Curry plays well, I could see someone desperate for some post scoring taking a chance on him.

We all know that the Duhon-Lee pick and roll will be exposed sooner rather than later. The die is cast. He's heere thru at least this season. We may as well get the best use out of him. Now JJ is another matter.