Posted by islesfan:

Posted by VDesai:

Curry seems unwilling to make the commmitment to increase his stamina and conditioning. Amare is in great shape and has worked hard...Curry hasn't.

I think he has all the talent in the world, and IMO he's got more game than he's showed us this year. When he was on the Bulls, I remember Curry showing us a variety of moves, good footwork and even a little range and touch. This year its all been about phyiscality and dunking from up close.

BTW, can we finally say that Mark Aguirre is horribly overrated as a post up offense coach? Sweetney showed more moves at G'Town than he ever showed here. Curry regressed. Nazr made some improvements, but they didn't necessarily make him a more effective player. He's sure as hell not teaching these big men defense.

Yeah I've never understood why people think Aguirre is some kind of great big man coach. For some reason it's been taken as fact that all young big men need is some tutoring with Aguirre and they'll be all stars. Based on what exactly?

jermaine o'neal gave full credit to aguirre in developing him. and sweets, sans the weight issues, did have a very good post game as well. so i think he does have some nice references. i just think it will take eddy a long time to figure stuff out. hopefully he does.

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by OasisBU:

Right now I say keep Curry - look Chicago misses him and if we lose him we will too. He isnt Shaq so stop expecting him to be.

Outisde of that - shouldnt it be our #1's since we gave up next years too? Or does that nto count since its just a swap?

We're all quite aware of the swap in 07 that will most likely come back to bite us in the ass in a big way but I think the point of this thread was to see if people would prefer our #1 pick this year instead of Curry with the stipulation that the trade overall was a complete joke in terms of what we gave up.

So if Curry starts paying dividends over the next 2 seasons you would still have that opinion? I think a lot of whats going on has something to do with the chemistry/environment that Isiah, LB and Marbury have created. You can place the blame wherever you want. Sure Curry hasnt lived up to the expectations - but sometimes expectations are too high to live up to. He is a decent player, he is a big man that this team seriously needed, you cant draft a guy of this size/skill without having a lotto pick - and probably a top 1-3 pick at that.

Isiah gave away far too much - yes I agree with that - he shouldnt have thrown the swap in for next season. However he also could not have forseen the mess that LB and Steph would create that has lead to this team giving up on the court. If we were a middle of the pack team that wasnt going to be a high lotto or lotto pick at all, would people still be complaining?

I find it funny how a lot of this board was all gung ho about Q coming and and the exit of KT, LB getting signed, and then the addition of Curry - people thought the stars were aligned and Isiah should be voted GM of the year. Now that it hasnt worked out everyone wants to run him out of the state. I am not defending him, I am just saying there is more then enough blame to go around - but everyone knows that.

Isiah knows Oden. I believe he and Isiah's son played on the same AAU squad. Maybe Isiah has knowledge about when he is coming out. Problem is even if Zeke dodges the bullet in 07, the Knicks still owe Utah a pick via Phonix for the Marbury trade due before 2010.

Several peole have mentioned, espeicially after watching Eddy in person - he looks like a gyy who doesn't and maybe never did love playing basketball. He looks like a guy who plays because he was so big that everyone forced him onto the court. His entire game is that of a person who's a foot taller than anyone else on the court. I'll stand under the basket - you throw me the ball higher than where anyone else can catch it. I'll put it in the basket.

Little else is apparent from him. I'm sure there's an entire complicated inner world of being Eddy Curry, just like there is for everyone. But we're here to pick up on what a guy shows on the court. To me, that's what he shows.

NEW YORK — Eddy Curry is a chameleon in high-tops.

By MIKE DOUGHERTY
mdougher@lohud.com
THE JOURNAL NEWS

Every once in a while, the developing big man gets loose under the rim and puts on a show. The potential is obvious. But despite all of that promise, he's often blending into the background.

"Sometimes it's hard to tell, but I feel like I'm definitely getting better," Curry said. "I'm learning more than I've ever learned. Now it's just a matter of time before I can incorporate that into what I'm doing on the court."

There is some concern because Knicks president Isiah Thomas gave up a first-round pick to land a young player he still considers a cornerstone. It's since become a lottery choice, so the Bulls might be walking away with a prospect like Rudy Gay, Adam Morrison, LaMarcus Aldridge or Andrea Bargnani on draft night.

Until the season got away, the move didn't spark much debate.

"He's still 22," Knicks coach Larry Brown said. "He's going to get better. Scoring the ball in the low block and running the floor are fine, but we need him to continually try to get better as a rebounder and shot blocker and defensive force."
Curry had a few noteworthy moments during last night's 108-101 loss to the Bulls at Madison Square Garden. There were critical mistakes, too. He got called for a three-second violation and missed a dunk in the final minutes.

"He has so much potential," Malik Rose said recently. "Sometimes he doesn't realize that we go as he goes. He's such a nice kid. I wish I could slap him before each quarter. He has to get some type of edge, some type of fire."

Curry finished with 11 points and seven rebounds against his former team.


in my opinion,
knick fans must be hopeful or just PRAY!!!




[Edited by - woodmannyk on 03-04-2006 1:23 PM]

[Edited by - woodmannyk on 03-04-2006 1:24 PM]

After the game against milwaukee
HELL NO- GIVE ME CURRY
20+11 is great numbers

Eddy Curry will average 73 ppg and 41 rpg next season. He has upside.

>>He's a smart player that plays hard.

realhiphop - how did Morrison earn your "smart" label?

just curious