Posted by kam77:

Posted by Bippity10:

Posted by kam77:

Weaknesses being Rebounds and Shotblocking. I can't believe folks here think Eddys going to become a block-monster, yet thats #1 on the wish list.

I think conditioning and effort can be coached and coaxed out of a player and Isiah can take care of that with Eddy.

But realistically, if Eddy Curry is going to improve significantly in ONE offseason, it will be by focusing on being an even bigger offensive threat and cutting down the miscues. I have no problem having an offensive monster who is not a rebounder/defender because i think you can find a PF or SF to do those things if you have to, but its much harder to find an offensive force like Curry.

See I disagree. I think he can improve his effort and rebounding overnight. Just by trying harder. The passing out of the dobule teams and cutting down on miscues is the harder thing to learn. The reality is that it seems like you are disparaging people just because they don't agree with you as to what his main weakness is. Most knowledgeable fans can accept his faults as a player. But they can't accept his personal flaws like laziness. Charlie Ward had 1/100 his talent and 1/100000000000 of his critics. Same with Charles Oakley and mase and the rest. Why? Because they worked hard. People see Curry they know he can become a better rebounder overnight and want him to do it. Until he makes the personal choice to try harder he will be criticized. Try doing one thing on any job and letting the rest go by the wayside and you will be criticized. That's life.

AS for building the team, I agree with you. We can build a team where we focus on Eddie's offense and get others at the PF position to do some of the dirty work. But that probably means we will have to rid ourselves of some of the younger guys on the team to obtain legitimate players that can do this. Are you on board with this? Or should we keep going the MLE route?

I'm on board with it Bip! N8, Collins, Crawford, even Frye even Lee. You gotta do what you gotta do.

The reality is that it seems like you are disparaging people just because they don't agree with you as to what his main weakness is.

You're really stretching if you think i'm disparaging people though.

In fact aren't you the one on the other thread who says things to other posters like "You know what i noticed about the lovers, they never answer your question and they instead do this"

Don't call me black, Pot

Posted by oohah:

I don't think it's about weight. In fact, Curry's weight is his greatest physical asset.

What he needs to do is exchange some of that fat for muscle, make himself more Barkley-esque.

To me, even if he stays in the same type of shape, what he needs to do the most is smarten up.

And what about a jumper? Not a long jumper, but if he can fashion a reliable jumper out to 8-10 feet, it's all over fellas, he will not be guard-able.

oohah

He is still alittle too big. He is breaking down right now because of alittle bit too much weight for the minutes he plays. If he ever really plays at 285(he isn't now I don't care how many times Clydes says it) then he'll do way better. Only 10 or 15 pounds over the summer is all he needs to lose to build on the great season he just had.......

[Edited by - anji on 03-20-2007 5:34 PM]

Posted by Anji:

Posted by oohah:

I don't think it's about weight. In fact, Curry's weight is his greatest physical asset.

What he needs to do is exchange some of that fat for muscle, make himself more Barkley-esque.

To me, even if he stays in the same type of shape, what he needs to do the most is smarten up.

And what about a jumper? Not a long jumper, but if he can fashion a reliable jumper out to 8-10 feet, it's all over fellas, he will not be guard-able.

oohah

He is still alittle too big. He is breaking down right now because of alittle bit too much weight for the minutes he plays. If he ever really plays at 285(he isn't now I don't care how many times Clydes says it) then he'll do way better. Only 10 or 15 pounds over the summer is all he needs to lose to build on the great season he just had.......

[Edited by - anji on 03-20-2007 5:34 PM]

I actually agree with oohah. He is fine at his weight, but he needs to work on his conditioning. If you turn around and make Curry 6-11, 270, it takes away 15 pounds of advantage, especially with his moves which are mainly power based moves.

Posted by joec32033:

Posted by Anji:

Posted by oohah:

I don't think it's about weight. In fact, Curry's weight is his greatest physical asset.

What he needs to do is exchange some of that fat for muscle, make himself more Barkley-esque.

To me, even if he stays in the same type of shape, what he needs to do the most is smarten up.

And what about a jumper? Not a long jumper, but if he can fashion a reliable jumper out to 8-10 feet, it's all over fellas, he will not be guard-able.

oohah

He is still alittle too big. He is breaking down right now because of alittle bit too much weight for the minutes he plays. If he ever really plays at 285(he isn't now I don't care how many times Clydes says it) then he'll do way better. Only 10 or 15 pounds over the summer is all he needs to lose to build on the great season he just had.......

[Edited by - anji on 03-20-2007 5:34 PM]

I actually agree with oohah. He is fine at his weight, but he needs to work on his conditioning. If you turn around and make Curry 6-11, 270, it takes away 15 pounds of advantage, especially with his moves which are mainly power based moves.

Curry isn't 285 though. He is 3Bills and he needs to loss a little weight. Im not talking 35 pounds, 10 would be great.

Posted by Anji:

Posted by joec32033:

Posted by Anji:

Posted by oohah:

I don't think it's about weight. In fact, Curry's weight is his greatest physical asset.

What he needs to do is exchange some of that fat for muscle, make himself more Barkley-esque.

To me, even if he stays in the same type of shape, what he needs to do the most is smarten up.

And what about a jumper? Not a long jumper, but if he can fashion a reliable jumper out to 8-10 feet, it's all over fellas, he will not be guard-able.

oohah

He is still alittle too big. He is breaking down right now because of alittle bit too much weight for the minutes he plays. If he ever really plays at 285(he isn't now I don't care how many times Clydes says it) then he'll do way better. Only 10 or 15 pounds over the summer is all he needs to lose to build on the great season he just had.......

[Edited by - anji on 03-20-2007 5:34 PM]

I actually agree with oohah. He is fine at his weight, but he needs to work on his conditioning. If you turn around and make Curry 6-11, 270, it takes away 15 pounds of advantage, especially with his moves which are mainly power based moves.

Curry isn't 285 though. He is 3Bills and he needs to loss a little weight. Im not talking 35 pounds, 10 would be great.

As long as he stays around a solid 285(that he plays on), that would be best. that 285 doesn't impede him and he carries it well. I think his conditioning is more of a concern, and he is improving that a little. He is playing a career high in minutes per, which as expected would cause him to hit a wall.

Also I didn't choose rebounding because I see his rebounding improvin as this season is going on. He just needs to find consistency in rebounding. He needs to work on the skill of shotblocking.