Knicks won 101-92 yesterday without Curry it's a blessing.

Posted by BasketballJones:

Posted by RemBee76:

Posted by bigbeast:

So the center of our team, gets hurt, thus hindering the opportunity for Curry and Zach to gain on the court chemistry, and instead of the majority of us saying "Hope he gets back soon," we resort to "No excuses." Nice.

Beast, you have to understand where these guys are coming from. The thing they are looking towards the most is being able to say "told ya so" and continuing to bash the team and its head coach/GM, not Eddy Curry getting back and having success alongside Randolph. You want good wishes from a bunch that wanted Curry "executed" by the end of his best pro season?

So now they trot out the "No Excuses" line as though any team in the league should be able to bounce right back from losing its starting center and, probably, 2nd best scorer, no matter if they are a bubble team still establishing themselves. They don't want their "fun" to be spoiled by any sense of reality. Funny thing is this same group will happily point to Kristic's injury as the reason for the Nets nearly stumbling out of the playoffs last year, but for the Knicks it’s just an "excuse".

It is far too early for this kind of talk. I don't think missing two weeks of playing together in the pre-season is going to have wide ramifications for the outcome of the season. I hold a healthily skeptical view that the two will work together well anyway, that doesn't change now.

It’s a good sign that last night Randolph was scoring at will from the outside. He is going to get good looks when Eddy returns. Question now is if he is going to get enough touches. You just have to hope that while dropping 20 lbs this off-season he was also practicing passing out of the double.

I keep seeing this reference to posters on this site wanting Curry "executed." I must have missed that. When did anyone say they wanted Curry "executed?"

it was under the thread titled "kill eddy and his family"

Posted by RemBee76:

Solace, you want to handle this one?

I would, but I'm not sure what they're referring to. Maybe I missed that thread?

Posted by EnySpree:

Posted by BigC:

Posted by Allanfan20:

Anything with the word tear should never just take a couple of weeks, especially in pre season. Curry needs to take his time and just work hard in rehab. The Knicks rushing Curry to win extra games at the beginning of the season spells Glen Rice, Ewing, McDyess, Houston and possibly Marbury. Not good.

All I know is Curry better get a second opinion instead of listening to those crazy Knicks doctors. You could be hit by a car and have both your arms and legs broken and the Knicks doctors will tell you 1 to 2 weeks.

http://orthopedics.about.com/od/shoulderelbow/a/labrum.htm

Explore this link if you haven't already. Doesn't look good. The idea of 2 weeks is laughable. That 2 weeks needs to be accompanied by a couple "hail mary's" and some "our fathers". After the 2 weeks if Curry still feels discomfort, which he probably will, he will have that extend into the season. If it doesnt go away or if he jams it again........hes gone for the season.

Lets just get on our rosaries.....oe whatever you like to rub while praying and hope for the best with this thing.

We know how this organization works...they will rush him back.

Posted by misterearl:

When asked if he thought the team was a playoff contender, Houston expressed confidence in the strategy and philosophy of Thomas, who is entering his second year as coach.

“Last year, they kind of had the excuse that, O.K., everything was kind of new, it was transition,” Houston said. “This year, they’re going to have to take what Isiah’s telling them and execute it.

“It’s not like they don’t have a good strategy. They have an identity, I think, now, and they have the good-enough players.”

what a bunch of politically correct crap.

June 26, 2007 -- David Lee says it's playoffs or bust next season for the Knicks.

Lee, a steal with the 30th pick in 2005, doesn't think the 33-49 Knicks need a boost to their roster from Thursday's draft.

"We have a chance to be great," Lee said yesterday during an appearance at the Knicks summer kids camp at Floyd Bennett Field's Aviator. "The sky's the limit. We absolutely need to make the playoffs.

"We've decided as a franchise, next year that's the goal, to make the playoffs and make a push in the playoffs. Anything less is a disappointment."

The 6-foot, 9-inch Lee believes the Knicks deserve a pass on missing last season's dance. He said they had to adjust early to Isiah Thomas' new offense and then got smacked late by a spate of injuries, including Lee's mysterious leg ailment forcing him to miss 23 of the last 26 games. "We just need the chemistry built over playing together," Lee said, alluding to San Antonio. "Because we have the talent."

Posted by Marv:

^ so earl, what's your point with this quote from dlee in june?

No point. Just felt like posting some politically correct crap.

I'm feeling quite positive about the Knicks this morning.


[Edited by - misterearl on 10-22-2007 08:22 AM]

wake-n-bake

I like it.

Isn't there a game tonight or sumpthin'?

Bonn1997 - you funny

Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is.”

- Bob Feller

arkrud - huh?

Posted by misterearl:

When asked if he thought the team was a playoff contender, Houston expressed confidence in the strategy and philosophy of Thomas, who is entering his second year as coach.

“Last year, they kind of had the excuse that, O.K., everything was kind of new, it was transition,” Houston said. “This year, they’re going to have to take what Isiah’s telling them and execute it.

“It’s not like they don’t have a good strategy. They have an identity, I think, now, and they have the good-enough players.”

Can H2O explain how the second unit was giving the first unit(consisted mainly of starters) the Biz in practice even beating them several times in scrimmages during camp but we're supposed to understand that as playoff basketball?

And WTF cares what they look like playing against each other when 80% of our players consist of scrubs.

Does H2O know Nate Robinson played like the best basketball player on the face of this earth in SL?