Posted by nyk4ever:

Posted by islesfan:

Health

New Team with a lot of guys who like to shoot

New more demanding coach who won't accept his laziness on the defensive end and poor rebounding

Actually I'm all for getting Wade but I am thinking that Duncan is on the wrong side of 30....
I'm not trying to compare Scott Skiles to Larry Brown becuase there is no comparison but Skiles is a pretty demanding coach. He sat Ben Gordon in Game 6 of the playoffs last year(a game they ultimately lost) for playing out of the offense and being lazy and Curry never got that from Skiles so I don't think we should have to worry about that. I'm starting to think that if the Knicks somehow managed to get Tim Duncan and Dwayne Wade that you would be against that move as well.

[Edited by - nyk4ever on 10-28-2005 2:56 PM]

Posted by islesfan:

12/5/1 in 50 games. I predict that Curry will miss extended time at some point in the season.

Posted by islesfan:

Before I even clicked on this I knew it was going to be you calling me out on my prediction.

I stand by it. I might be off by a point or 2 but not much more than that. He put up those numbers against Mark Blount. I think you could put up 12/5/2 against that stiff. Even Big Stiff would come close...well maybe not.

That's one game, I didn't get crazy about them losing it and I'm not going to make a big deal about an individual player, unless that player is Crawford since he's been making those same mistakes and playing the way he does for his entire career.

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by islesfan:

Before I even clicked on this I knew it was going to be you calling me out on my prediction.

I stand by it. I might be off by a point or 2 but not much more than that. He put up those numbers against Mark Blount. I think you could put up 12/5/2 against that stiff. Even Big Stiff would come close...well maybe not.

That's one game, I didn't get crazy about them losing it and I'm not going to make a big deal about an individual player, unless that player is Crawford since he's been making those same mistakes and playing the way he does for his entire career.

Isles, he averaged 16 against the whole league last year, why would his point production suddenly drop when he is the 2nd or 1st scoring option on this team? I don't get that logic.

AND he has increased his scoring average significantly each year, why would you think that would suddenly take a huge step back?

Because he's now on a team that has 3 PG's with a "shoot first" mentality. Because he's on a team with a coach who will sit him if he continues to be lax on defense and on the boards. Because he's still out of shape. Did you see him run out of gas after going 42 minutes in the opener? But like I said, I might be off by a point or 2. If I brought it up to 14-15 is that ok?

Posted by Bonn1997:

already bringing the prediction up to 15? A 25% increase in just one game. Your predictions are certainly very flexible!

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 11-04-2005 3:33 PM]

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by islesfan:

Before I even clicked on this I knew it was going to be you calling me out on my prediction.

I stand by it. I might be off by a point or 2 but not much more than that. He put up those numbers against Mark Blount. I think you could put up 12/5/2 against that stiff. Even Big Stiff would come close...well maybe not.

That's one game, I didn't get crazy about them losing it and I'm not going to make a big deal about an individual player, unless that player is Crawford since he's been making those same mistakes and playing the way he does for his entire career.

Isles, he averaged 16 against the whole league last year, why would his point production suddenly drop when he is the 2nd or 1st scoring option on this team? I don't get that logic.

AND he has increased his scoring average significantly each year, why would you think that would suddenly take a huge step back?

Because he's now on a team that has 3 PG's with a "shoot first" mentality. Because he's on a team with a coach who will sit him if he continues to be lax on defense and on the boards. Because he's still out of shape. Did you see him run out of gas after going 42 minutes in the opener? But like I said, I might be off by a point or 2. If I brought it up to 14-15 is that ok?

He isnt on a team with 3 pgs. There is one pg on this team and that is Stephon Marbury.

He is the 2nd option, did you ignore that part of my post. The only person who will get more shots than him on some nights is Marbs, and the occasional explosion by Craw or Q.

14-15 is unacceptable, not as a prediction, but as a reality. If he does that we will suck and be in the lottery. we need no less than 18 and 8 from him if we want to have a chance to win games, but I predict 20 and 10, he can do it, and I believe he will.

I guess we'll see. Tonight is a good test.

Posted by Marv:

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by Bonn1997:

already bringing the prediction up to 15? A 25% increase in just one game. Your predictions are certainly very flexible!

[Edited by - Bonn1997 on 11-04-2005 3:33 PM]

I think there's a 75% chance that your parents are blood related. But I could be off by 25%.

you've been saving that one, haven't you?! now that i've met you i can PICTURE you coming up with that!

Bonnie just brings the best out in me.

Just playing Bonn.

Posted by islesfan:

Killa, take a look at Curry's line tonight.

12 pts, 5 rebs and 0 blocks

Sound familiar?

I was at the game BTW and that was pretty pathetic.

Posted by islesfan:

Come on Killa, he was a complete non factor on offense and especially on defense. How can you even suggest that he was "pretty damn impressive"?

Posted by islesfan:

Posted by Killa4luv:

Posted by islesfan:

Come on Killa, he was a complete non factor on offense and especially on defense. How can you even suggest that he was "pretty damn impressive"?

12 points in 15 minutes is a non-factor? He wasn't as effective as he could have been, but do you realize how effective it is to score that many points in that little bit of time?

Dude, they were getting blown out with him in the game in the first quarter and they let the Wiz pull away in the 4th with him in the game at the end. You tell me, how effective is that? When the Knicks made their runs it was with Curry on the bench.