Posted by nyk4ever:

One can only hope Eddy is working hard, but I have to say we heard these same things last year, granted he did increase his stamina and was able to showcase his offensive ability a bit more he was still a horrible rebounder and just bad defensively. I hope he's in the gym working on these things and not soley on his offense.

Posted by RemBee76:

Posted by Bonn1997:
We heard the same things before his first year here too as soon as he signed with the Knicks.

Actually, just the opposite. When he signed here we heard he would have to work himself into shape over the season as he was forced to limit his workouts that summer due to the suspected heart problem.

And yes, we heard similar words last year prefacing a break-out season where he played 81 games at 35 mpg. So your point is what, exactly?

I have never bought into the easy short-hand that Eddy is a lazy fat-ass who thinks he can coast on his god-given abilities and not put in the work needed to improve. Never got that impression from the young man, not since he has been a Knick.

I do think he is a sensitive soul who responds well to positive encouragement, not so well to the derision he received from his coaches on the Bulls. Take that as a negative if you want, something else to bash him for, I think it is what it is.

Larry Brown called Curry the team's franchise player, and he responded by putting in the best off-season of his career followed by his best season. Now that he is actually being treated like a franchise player, I expect bigger and better things.

Obviously, we'll have to wait and see. But keep those Twinkie jokes coming in the meantime.

Posted by Bonn1997:

Posted by Vmart:

I'm very excited that Curry is working out. It shows his desire to be better and make good on his last years accomplishment.


People on the board are getting way to harsh toward the Knicks and each other.

Glad he's doing something that he should have started doing several years ago? That's like saying you're glad your doctor went to medical score. It's not something they get credit for. It's just a basic requirement.

Posted by JohnWallace44:

Incrimental improvements by these players in their areas of weakness would be huge for this team, so you have to like to see this.

Posted by nixluva:

OH GOOD GRIEF!. I take a trip and come back to find the board in full glory. As usual any kind of positive report will lead to a completely negative response from the usual suspects. More made up crap and inaccuracy as well. As RemBee pointed out, in Curry's 1st year he was not in the best of shape. He did work for a whle in the Gym, but not allowed to really play while he was still a Bull. So he wasn't really ready when he got here.

Last year he was in better shape and it showed in that he played more minutes than ever and certainly more than many here believed he could play. Even that was bashed cuz he wasn't giving a great effort on help D. This is a good point, but not really a reason to ignore his other improvements. Was it the best season ever for a Knick bigman? No! Can he and should he do better? Yes!

Which leads to his statement that he wants to improve at the end of last year. He said he was gonna lose weight and work on his game. The coaches said they had more work to do with Eddy and like last summer I expect that they'll do that. There IS NO NEGATIVE to be taken from any of this. We have a young stud that finally seems to be putting things together. I fail to see any reason why that shouldn't be applauded and it has nothing to do with lowered standards. The guy didn't really get it, but now it seems he does. We're all waiting for the actual season to see how this all manifests itself. No one said should be given an All Star spot based on this news.

What I really don't get is all the delight that some Knick fans take from making fun of the team. Why don't we see more excitment about the continued development of this mostly young team? We've got the best roster we've had in years and there's a lot of good stories popping up this summer. Why not for a change talk about the good things that really are happening for our favorite team? The possiblilities for this coming season and the seasons to come?