Posted by RemBee76:

Kam, we can't expect a bunch of guys who spend 5 hours a day talking about the Knicks on an internet chat forum to know too much about the way a woman's mind works.

Posted by martin:

Anyone remember that Clyde mentioning that he didn't play ball during the summer at all during his career? Just worked out on his own?

Posted by kam77:

Anniversary vacations last more than one day. They get scheduled mmonths in advance. Eddy didn't even know Aguiree was hatching this idea up when he scheduled his vacation.

Posted by RemBee76:

Kam, we can't expect a bunch of guys who spend 5 hours a day talking about the Knicks on an internet chat forum to know too much about the way a woman's mind works.

Posted by Solace:
Men should stand up for themselves more.

- I saw one of my colleagues took on Eddy Curry, Jared Jeffries and Jerome James for not being in Vegas for the veteran workout. I only agree with one of the three. In fact, I was the one who asked Isiah Thomas about Jerome and the fact that he's not there. Isiah tried to spin it as if to suggest Jerome might have things at home that keep him from spending a few days in Vegas with his teammates. Funny, those issues didn't come up during the all-star break, when James was in Vegas (as a tourist, of course).

I checked on Curry and I know he's been working out. He has a pretty elaborate home gym that the Knicks helped him set up and he regularly checks in with strength coach Greg Brittenham, who designed an offseason regimen specifically for him. Curry has also worked with renown fitness guru Tim Grover of Attack Athletics in Chicago. Grover has worked with many NBA players, including Michael Jordan. Quentin Richardson, who also lives in Chicago during the offseason, said Curry is working hard. "He'll be ready," Q said. Anyone listening to the broadcast last night heard Mark Aguirre say he's gone to Chicago to work out with Eddy and said "he's farther along than he was last year."

I will give Curry the respect that I trust he's taking his career serious enough to put in the offseason work. He promised his wife an anniversary trip. The guy is gone all season long, so I think it's fair to give his wife precedence in the summer. My wife would have preferred that I didn't have to go to Vegas, either!

I also respect Jeffries as a pro -- yes, I take shots at his shooting inability, but I never would say the guy is a bum -- and believe that he's also doing everything he should be doing. It's not like he'll become a better shooter by spending four days in Vegas.

Now Jerome...

I think this should be it for him. Twice he's showed up at camp not in top physical condition after the Knicks gave him an ill-advised five-year contract. To me, this is it. With no room on the roster for unusable bodies with hefty contracts, if James arrives in Charleston this October once again not in peak form -- in fact, if I'm Isiah, I'd like to see him in the best shape of his life, to show me he cares -- I'd cut him. Buy him out and send him on his way.

It's mind-boggling that anyone who gets that much money to play basketball for a living can't keep himself in top physical shape. Of the many NBA coaches and GMs and media types I met over the five days I was in Vegas, every single one shook their head when the topic of Jerome James came up. As one former player said, "Is it that hard?"