Where’s Eddy?

IF THAT’S THE CASE, THAN HIS FAT FKN WASTE OF LIFE NEEDS TO FKN RETIRE, AND STOP WASTING 11+ MILLION OF OUR CAP…..WE ALLLL KNOW THE GAYBYRD WON’T OPT OUT, CAUSE HE WOULDN’T GET A MILLION FROM ANY TEAM IN THIS LEAGUE…..AND WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH IN DEBT HE IS…

If the guy’s so disgrntled he should opt out and take his talents somewhere else.

It goes a long way to season that the most powerful trade asset we’ll have next year is fatty’s juicy contract, so much for the player, huh?
I really hope DW finds a PG that can get this team rollin’. I’ve always said, in a 100% PG guided system you need a more than solid PG.

This is discouraging. I really thought that he could have added something based on what we have seen from the past but if he doesn’t have it in him……………….

To think that anyone of us would give a kidney, a lung and part of our liver to be in the league.

Missed last nights game but cool that we won. I wanted to say something on TD, I think people need to slow down with him, he is a good little player IMO a Charlie Ward 2.0 which is not an insult at all but don’t we want a star there for once? Gallo is Channing Frye 2.0, once again no insult at all he is better but same flaws. So I share this not to bring down the young guys but to impress upon my fellow Knick fans that we should not become so attached to guys that we refuse to see that at some point there best value to us may be in a trade to upgrade the team long term.

I hear people say crazy things like TD could be the new Gary Paton or Gallo the new Dirk and im like wow!! Not only is that not fair to them but it would be silly of us. Day dreaming of what guys could become can blind us to what superstar could be had in exchange for them. The same thing happened with Lee just last year, everyone was in love with him and now a year later its “screw Lee” lol and we missed out on selling high when we could have.

EC is useless to us as a player, the team we trade him to could care less if his leg falls off because he is just a number that will come off there books. So all I am saying is while I commend the young guys for doing there best and showing some growth lets remember that the name of the game in the long run is to win a championship and stars do that.

I love when Eddy Curry is the topic of a post, because it’s always interesting to come on here and find those one or two lunatics who defend him to the death, somehow construing his lack of minutes into an D’Antoni hate-fest.

On another note, there is enough time left of the season for TD to convince us that he really can be as good as he as looked lately, and that he can really play the PG… If that happens, it adds a whole new dynamic to our future, because than it’s Galo, Chandler, and Douglas, instead of just the 2. That’s a big difference when you’re talking about a young core (if indeed, he pans out.)

I just keep thinking of the fact that he was only known as a pure scorer in a PG’s body, but yet somehow was also the best defender in his entire conference. If he can put it together as a PG in the way that Tony Parker did, he really could be lethal.

So i guess that’s one thing to be excited about when sitting down to watch these nearly meaningless games for the rest of the season.

DISGRACEFUL.

F Eddy Curry – Seriously.

He’s a shame to the sport and a ghost of the past that this franchise is so desperately trying to rid itself of.

I can’t believe people are really hating on Curry. Guy attempts to come physically fit, and truly dedicates himself to his craft, just poor luck on his part, I mean you can’t expect him to keep himself in great shape as an NBA player. He doesn’t make enough to support his lifestyle and then also focus on actually working on his game/not becoming an amorphous blob. He has contributed so much to this team since we got him, and why would i want Tyrus Thomas (technically Lamarcus Aldridge though was the pick) or Joakim Noah and more cap space instead of him. He is the real deal and everyone getting on him is absurd.

Eddy i support you 110%, you want a place for some good BBQ come to my house, I know you will be interested

The biggest waste of life P.O.S ever to wear a Knicks uniform. Anyone who defended him earlier this season and blamed D’Antoni for his lack of playing time needs to get a clue. He’s a fat, lazy, worthless waste of space and money and has no business ever seeing an NBA court again. Playing him will not make him more valuable because he is a terrible basketball player…his only value is his contract…whether he plays or rots on the bench is meaningless. I can’t believe he is taking $11 million away from us next season. Can’t stand this guy. Worse than Jerome James by a mile in my opinion. Thanks Isiah – overpay for the fat kid with a bad heart who Chicago offered a 20 year deal to so he could retire due to his bad heart…nobody else wanted him but my boy Zeke managed to overpay for him anyway. I thought I was over the Thomas era but I guess i’m not. Hate you Eddy.

A this point Eddy is trade fodder.

An expiring contract..

Hopefully he brings something good this summer..

pair him with Lee and some other pieces for Chris Paul and something useful

im ovver him.

Eddy Curry has never lived up to expectations. The guy simply has no heart and no determination to be a basketball player. Sure he lost weight, but it took Dolan, D’Antoni and Walsh to get him to do that. What kind of professional athlete is that? He should want to be in the best shape knowing he has a new coach and new regime in place to impress them.
Other than scoring a few points, what is he good for? Sorry but this kind of center has been long extinct. I’d be surprised if any NBA team signs this guy even when his contract is up.

Honestly, I dont think it matters much if he plays or not. He still sucks like crazy anyway and is just a literal waste of space on the court. But his contract will be useful this offseason or next year as trade bait. Just hold onto it.

Point taken Blackwood. But it also goes the other way..comparing Gallo to Channing Frye is pretty ridiculous. They are not even in the same league. Maybe Toney Douglas..we just haven’t seen enough of him yet. Comparing Gallo to Dirk may go over the top, but comparing him to Frye is like going under the bottom. Thats shorting what he has done so far in my opinion and the skills he has shown off, of which Frye only has one and that is his jump shot.

Tommy, when was he healthy?

I admire Eddy’s offseason ambitions to get fit, but he got hurt before he was even in playing shape. If he’s dogging it now he’s lost perspective again.

If Eddy loved basketball, he’d play. Strained calf? Shaq never missed time for some lame ass crap like that. More proof that Eddy’s in it just for the $$$.

… I see a lot of 10-day contracts being signed around the league. Any news on the Knicks looking at bringing in a bigman on a 10-day tryout?

“pair him with Lee and some other pieces for Chris Paul and something useful”

Are you trying to give me an ulcer, big? haha…

Then you’d be talking CP3, Bosh, and LeBron, potentially.

In reality though, i don’t see them moving CP3 this year, and if they ever do it’ll have to rid them of some of their awful contracts such as Peja, Okafor, Posey, Mo pete, etc…

But i still think if the hornets blow up it;ll be summer 2011 or during the 11-12 season prior to CP3′s FA status.

BTW… hoopshype is talking about the possibility of a sign/trade for granger if the knicks strike out on lebron.

please no… A volume scorer whose FG% has gone down ever single year since his first. NO thanks.

It would be justice of the sweetest order if we could use Curry’s bloated contract to trade for Rudy Gay.

Rudy’s the explosive talent we could have drafted if Isiah hadn’t made that idiotic, myopic, no-lotto protection Curry trade in the first place.

On draft day, I thought Gay was the best player on the board overall (I didn’t know Roy as well). And we would have had the #2 pick…

If there is justice in this world, Curry for Gay will happen one day!

I agree, Granger is nice player, but he’s fool’s gold with that contract.

At the very least he’s a huge expiring Knicks may be able to get a 1st rounder for before next trade deadline.

fredweis said – “If Eddy loved basketball, he’d play. Strained calf? Shaq never missed time for some lame ass crap like that. More proof that Eddy’s in it just for the $$$.”

Are you kidding me? Shaq misses time like that every year, Heck he missed time earlier due to a pulled pork sandwich!

Well I see a big 6’10 guy with range out to the 3pt line kind of athletic willing to play defense and try to grab boards but not really aggressive or assertive but quality roll players, that does not sound like both of them to you?. I do agree as I had said that Gallo is better at those things but with him I will start as a Frye 2.0 meaning upgrade. I dont think thats an insult and remember many a night Frye had big games and showed plenty of potential.

Same with TD Ward 2.0 which again is not an insult IMO.

I would enjoy hearing

He’s done in NY and will never play as a knick ever again. This was obvious the last time he got hurt. He doesn’t need to play to be valuable next season. Expiring contracts are valuable no matter what.

Fuck this guy he’ll probably never play in the NBA if he picks up his option because he won’t be part of this team if he does.

Look, if “Baby Huey” says he’s hurt then, “That sounds Logical”? Totting all that lard takes its toll on the legs. Do you all get? Its to bad, because if this guy ever decided to commit to playing he would be a huge asset to this team in 2010, especially of we had James and Bosh or Bosh in Johnson etc. We need big man real bad and this guy could have been good.

I’m trying to stay away of comparison thinking that TD’s on his rookie year and Gallo’s 22 on his rookie/sophmore year just getting his feet really wet.
It wouldn’t fair to say “this is what they are” or “or will be their future” since we have no idea how they’ll evolve. Gallo might perfect his 3pt touch and actually have a post game next season expanding his skill set while TD might average 16 pts, 9 assists and 3 steals, for example. It’s all speculation. I’d rather wait at least one more year to see where their development is taking them before I say “this is their limit”.

Who give a rats A** whether Eddy sucks, is fat, or doesn’t care about basketball. The fact of the matter is the Coach decides who plays and who doesn’t. To blame this on Curry is absurd because if I were him I would do the same freaking thing and so would you all. He has very little insentive to bust his butt for this team nor does any other player on this team which shows in the record. Lets stop scape goating Curry who has not contributed at all but at least its not the reason we are lossing. I see some posts which infer that Curry should just retire hahahhhahaha He might not be a good player but you also take him for a idiot and you must be one yourself. You are asking him to walk away from 11 million dollars. If he was really doging it and not doing anything the Knicks would have voided his contract the first shot they had. The bottom line is the ball is in the management and coaches court not Curry. Regardless of whether Curry is lazy or not they should have played him not for Curry’s benefit but for the good of the organization. Now Curry has ZERO value. And I dont want to hear about his trade value being his expiring contract. Jefferies had at least a little bit of value and we still ad to give up the house to get rid of him. Curry has zero value what do you think we wuld have to give up to rid ourselves of him. so most likely your gonna have a disgruntled player sitting on the bench another year. Stupid!! Trade value is as much about talent as it is about perception. If the knicks treat him like he sucks then why would teams want him. Try working hard for an organization that tells you that in two years you will be fired lets see how hard you work. Some people are going to take this as a Pro curry Rant but it is not. Its a stupid organization rant, because the Knicks had somthing to loss and everything to gain by playing him where as Curry had nothing to loss and nothing to gain by playing hard. So in my book Curry wins and the Knicks once again Loss. It all starts with the organizations persistent lie that they had any intention or hope of being competitive this year. I guess if they played Curry to begin the season it would be an obvious white flag and then the garden would be completely empty. Either way bad move by the Knicks. Ill just add that to list number 10,000 Knicks should win a prize.

The Hornets have 30 million in expiring contracts next season. That’s more than a drop in the bucket.

They’ll get someone to play along Paul this summer, before things get really sour in the Big Easy.

They will probably land a “second tier star” whose salary is getting dumped, like AI2 or Granger. Rip Hamilton is also a possibility.

They have a lotto pick to dangle as extra incentive to GM’s, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see something go down on draft night.

Yeah its probably too early to compare any of them. But first Channing Frye is not willing to try and play defense, he is a horrible defender, and has no discernible skill other than shooting. He has trouble driving or passing and has no dribble game or creativity. Gallo on the other hand asks and is put on the other teams best player pretty much nightly now, and while he struggles some times he also can have great defensive games too. While his primary means of scoring may be his jumpshot, he has lately shown handle and driving ability to get to the rim and draw fouls, we know he can pass if asked too, he has nice pullups and fadeaway jumpers at times. They are just in completely different leagues in my opinion. I think it would be better to compare Gallo to Peja Stojakovich or Hedo Turkoglu at this point than Channing Frye.

C’mon man. Thats ridiculous. He has very little incentive to bust his ass? The guy is making 10 million a year, hasn’t played in 2 years, is a joke around the league for being a lazy, fat bum, and gets absolutely no respect from anyone anywhere. I would think that by itself would be incentive to stay in shape and play when asked to. The Knicks were trying to fight for a playoff spot earlier in the year, and Eddy was horrible in his limited minutes. Curry had absolutely no value anyway..he’s been a joke around the league and a holdover and prime example of Isiah’s “management”. His only value is as an expiring contract, him playing will have nothing to do with his value, unless he comes back and is suddenly putting up 18 and 8 again…which isn’t happening. The balls entirely in his court..if he wants any respect he should bust his ass to play because thats what NBA players do…especially when they are making a boatload of money that they don’t deserve. Plus, doesn’t he want to play for another contract? Or is he done stealing money from teams and now he can just sit back and retire like he’s clearly always wanted to do.

Too bad the Knick’s can’t send Eddy Curry to the d-league.

The next CBA has to adress situations like this one. He’s contract should be void.

Ds2488- In lala land your right every person on this earth would work with honor and respect. They would work their 9 to 5 all the way through only taking the breaks allotted to them. Now lets come back down from cloud 9. First, how do you know how other players personally feel about Curry. Second, didn’t a player by the name of Carter admit he did not play hard because he wanted to be traded from the Raptors. Lets not make broad statements about basketball players and their insentive to play hard. They are basketball players not King Arthurs Knights of the round table. They are not gods they are people who react the same way to situations as normal people do. If the people you worked for didn’t care about winning or putting together a good product. If the organization you worked for told you hey we do not like you and in fact intend on firing you as soon as we can what is your reaction bust my butt for them, I do not think so. Third, all the points about Eddy’s lack of skills make my point because IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW GOOD OR BAD HE IS. You all sound like a bunch of little children on play ground making fun of the fat kid. haha your fat, what does that freaking matter!! because you have nothing intelligent to say about the situation. Fourth, you are going to rely on a couple spot minutes inorder to how that Curry could not play. Most players need consistent minutes inorder to be CONSISTENTLY PRODUCTIVE.

by NEXT season you mean 2011/2012

CP3 is extended thru 2011/12 with a player option for 2012 at 17.8 mil.. right now they are paying three guys a combined 34 mil to play with Chris Paul (at close to 15 mil per)

they are capped out for the real next season (2010/2011) and over the salary cap with an ownership struggling to make ends meet and a window of opportunity to put a decent team back together and keep their young star happy..

Peja’s monster albatross contract expires in 2011/2012 so MAYBe they can package that to take on more salary but i dont thin the ownership is too keen on paying luxury tax with an arena 60% empty..

Not to mention they have to pay a lottery pick this year..

Im thinking they may think that ridding themselves of 26 mi in salry (CP3 and Okafor) THIS upcoming season, getting a few young/cheap pieces and handing the reigns to a cheaper Darren Collison may not be a bad way to rebuild.

Dont underestimate their financial difficulties.

the CBA DOES address it.. But the owners dont want to go down that road and exercise the clause.

players can have their contracts voided TODAY for failure to maintain themselves in playing condition, conduct detrimental tot he team or illegal activity.

Another thing, Maybe someone could Answer for me a few easy yes and no questions while we are all Scape goating Curry.

1. IS CURRY THE REASON THIS TEAM SUCKS THIS YEAR?

2. IF HE IS WHERE DOES GALLO, LEE, CHANDLER, AND DUHON COME INTO PLAY?

3. IS NATE ROBINSON STILL TO BLAME AND IF SO HOW MANY MORE WINS DO THEY HAVE SINCE HE LEFT?

How about we all stick to the real Losers the ones actually playing, coaching, and managing this team.

Its not lala land, its the real world. Eddy’s not a child anymore as far as I know. He should be happy, along with Crybaby Hughes to collect his money like MOST NBA PLAYERS by putting the work in. Its a simple matter of professionalism and pride.

To your 1st point, I didn’t say other players at all. I was speaking broadly about NBA analysts, coaches, and I am sure other players. The guy has STOLEN, yes STOLEN, over 20 million the last 2 years because he has not worked, and he finally fulfilled his minimum requirement of being in game shape for this year and everyone thinks he is a saint and a victim now. Not to mention the fact that he ABSOLUTELY SUCKED in his limited minutes, but he got injured again right away anyway. A nice reward for sitting on his fat ass and collecting pay checks while not doing any work.

If I was making 10 million dollars to play a sport that I loved..I would damn sure make certain that I was putting in the MINIMUM EFFORT to stay in shape and earn my money. We are not talking about entry level minimum wage jobs anymore..we are talking about guys who get payed a boatload of money to do something they should love..a fact that MOST NBA PLAYERS are aware of.

I don’t even know what to say about your 3rd point because its not really a point because you didn’t say anything intelligent or useful. YES HE IS FAT. That is a statement of fact, not opinion, and the reason he hasn’t been able to play. Something that definitely applies to the current situation, unlike calling people who disagree with you names.

Fourth, why would Eddy deserve anything more than spot minutes upon coming back from Knee surgery and sitting on his ass doing nothing. Thats how the NBA should work, you earn your PT through spot minutes at first and if you earn more, then you get more. Eddy failed to do that, and while some can blame the coach the least that I as a fan would ask for was a small amount of PROFESSIONALISM from him, something that guys like Nate Robinson and Toney Douglas both showed. Its something that Eddy doesn’t have however.

Hey buddy, our coach was given 2 years off so stop trying to blame him. Our players are no good and not D’Antoni’s type of players so stop trying to blame them.

Our GM got us a lot of money under the cap so he’s getting a banner so no way can you blame him.

The owner is still making money so how can you blame him?

I think we we should blame other teams for just being better at winning and running an organization.

Okay I can live with those guys as an outline 2 compare to, still and all great roll players right? Quality NBA guys with good careers. My thing was comparing them to young guys the Knicks had at some point. As well as lowering expectations so even if they exceed them it will be a pleasant surprise.

Hey Tommy,

I saw the little yellow bus drive by..so can DVJ come out to play?

Well said ds!

I don’t think anyone is really “blaming Eddy” for how this season has gone. In my opinion, Eddy is a scape goat because of the enormous amount of expectations this franchise and its fan base had for him. The Knicks gave up an awful lot to sign him to a big contract and to see him under-perform like he has his entire career is very disheartening. I’m sure everyone on this site hates that the Knicks gave up multiple draft picks and signed him to a bloated contract we are still suffering from today. Fact is Eddy Curry should not be in this league. He’s by far one of the most unprofessional NBA players since Jerome James laughed his way to the bank to collect his paycheck. Eddy does suck and I highly doubt he ever gets signed by a team again.

There bleeding money why would they wait 2 more years? CP3 is there biggest contract & who is going to take on damn near 30mil adding Okafor to the trade? There keeping Peja at this point he is about to come off the books. Mo pete & Posey come off the books same year as Peja they would be crazy not to let that money just come off the books thats 28mil freed up! Add EC’s contract to that and it’s 39mil!

Gallo & EC’s contract can get it done im sure they will ask for Gallo as well and we would need to consider it but then we can find some way to sweeten it up for us some to make it more palatable maybe Ike Diogu & a second RD pick. If it could be done it should we have to try and strike while the time & money is right.

Your just dont get it do you. IT DOES NOT MATTER how good Curry is or whether he deserves his money or not. Do you really believe that D’Antoni truly believed that the Knicks would be more ompetitive if they didn’t play Curry. Is that the same logic he used when he kept playing Duhon and sat Nate Robinson for 14 games. hmm I guess Im missing something here. You are right the Knicks failures have everything to do with Curry being Fat and irresponsible and nothing to do with Gallo, Lee, Chandler, and Duhon being aweful and leading this team in minutes and losses. You bring up Nate Robinson and his professionalism hmmm where dd thatget him on this team. So let me get this straight on the Knicks if you work hard and are a proffessional you get screwed anyway. Something tells me the Curry gets screwed just like Nate whether he worked hard or not. The only thing the knicks have done is alienate every player who they had who just happens to be good buddies with Lebron and other stars. Nate, Hughes, Crawford to name a few. Good move Knicks. Remember how they treated Marbury. We all think Marbury deserved his fate however it came out that many players did not like the way he was treated. Players have a much different perspective on other players than fans do, because they understand that they could be in the sam situation at any point. Treating your players like crap no matter whether they have value or not is not a good way to convince other players that the organization will tae care of them. I strongly believe that the knicks among other things struck out last off season because of how they treated Marbury. and they are doing it again.

I see the rest of you guys are starting to come around!! My CP3 chants once a day are not falling on deaf ears after all!! lol

I was trying to say I am sure they will ask for chandler as well.

“The Knicks gave up an awful lot to sign him to a big contract and to see him under-perform like he has his entire career is very disheartening.”

That is the Knicks Fault not Curry. They overrvalued him just like almost every other player they have signed. Curry has been Curry even when he was with the Bulls. Curry never paraded himself around as anything other than who he was. He should be faulted for not meeting the expectations we set for him based on faulty evaluation of his ability PLEASE. Curry has always been a one sided low post scorer. He is not shaq and never claimed be. Players sign the biggest contract they can it is the job of the management to decide how much a player is worth. You want Curry to say hey dont pay me 11 million because im only worth 1 million get real.

So your point as a Knick fan is what on this article? Your cool with Eddy Curry being overweight and injured all the time and collecting a paycheck or your just a fan of guys who dont work and like to collect paychecks? This article is about “Where’s Eddy” not lets blame current or past Knick management / coaching for their losing.

No my point is that the issues involving Curry are really not important. Your more concerned about whether Curry works hard enough for his money rather than why he is even hear in the first place. This Article is just another smoke screen. So when shit hits the fan the organization can say boo hoo dont blame us its Curry if Curry would have worked hard we would not have failed give me a break. This organization has been failing for 40 years and if not for Ewing all of it would been a disgrace. Curry didn’t create 15 years of not reaching the top and 25 years of mismanagement. This summe is setup perfectly for a hell of a lot of excuses and most of us are falling for it.

Im sorry, we are clearly just going to have to agree to disagree on this. Nobody gives a crap about Starbury, that was shown pretty conclusively when he went freaking crazy this offseason and called out Paul Pierce and is now playing in China because no one wants him on their team. Curry and Hughes both fall under that umbrella too. Hughes is just a crybaby who is a joke of a professional. The same thing that happened to him just happened to Michael Finley, who lo and behold did not complain and quietly got his release from the Spurs, a true professional. Curry and Marbury weren’t treated like crap for no reason, there is a major reason for why what happened to them happened. What do you mean look how it turned out for Nate? The Knicks respected his game and professionalism and DW did the right thing and traded him to a contender where he can now play the role he was always meant to as a scorer off the bench. Yes your right Gallo just sucks. Im sorry to have questioned you. I mean, a 21 year old rookie coming off back surgery should be able to carry his team to the playoffs. yeah, what a bum. Not like Curry.

I always thought Eddy Curry does not love playing basketball. He might like it, especially when the ball is going through him and he doesn’t have to do anything other than put the little ball in the hoop.

He’s lazy and street stupid. He could have used a few years in college to get some self-esteem and discipline. He’s the poster child for not signing high school kids.

He’s not dumb, he just has no skills, he’s immature and selfish, he’s a child in a huge man’s body.

Bottom line is he doesn’t really like to play basketball. It was a means to an end. The end was to make a living because he can’t do anything else. He thought he can make it on his size and athletic ability. You cannot do that in the NBA.

I knew it was too good to be true…Im reading the comments and thinking, wow, no one could blame this on D’Antoni or Walsh? But someone found a way.

Let me clarify this for you: No one is blaming this team’s problems on Curry. He is just an example of everything that is wrong with basketball, and particularly our franchise. Overpayed center decides to not improve his game – literally ever – throughout his NBA career.

You say why should Curry play if he feels disrespected? I have 10 million reasons.

Why should D’Antoni play him if he doesn’t make the team any better? He cant play D, he can’t keep up with the offense, he’s always injured and out of shape. Whats the point? The few, few minutes he played this season, the entire game changed and became Eddy Curry ball. The offense ran through him for 6 minutes at a time. Every possession. This guy is not Hakeem or Shaq. Learn how to play within the flow of the game.

And, it’s not like the D’Antoni killed his trade value this year. He was even more untradeable two years ago before Walsh or D’Antoni got here. After his first or second year here, it became apparent that the young center with potential actually didnt have potential. He was a fat 7 footer with some post game who refused to play defense or get rebounds. He never got better, he never rebounded more, tried to play defense, worked late, did anything extra – he came to camp in shape 1/4 years i think. He just has no respect for the team.

If this summer we fail to do anything significant, no one will blame Currys contract. That will fall solely on the shoulders of management. But this is not a “smokescreen” to blame Curry as a backup plan. It’s just another reminder of how little Curry understands basketball as a sport and the NBA as a league.

I just dont understand how you can defend him. I mean, if you want to say its not his fault we overpayed him, fine. But, dont make it seem like, hey, if you were owed 11 million dollars you’d take it too. Because, yeah, I would, but I would also be working my ass off everyday trying to be the laughing stock of the NBA and New York, trying not to be a punchline, trying to prove myself and cement some sort of legacy for myself. At this point of my career, maybe I admit I’ll only be a roleplayer and try to become a shot blocking specialist and latch onto a contender in 2011. Thats what I would do.

What I wouldn’t do, is sit on the bench content with just collecting checks all year, and then spend every summer only practicing basketball on Playstation.

The Knicks are like 9th worst right now in the nba currently. If they continue to win then thier pick that belongs to the Jazz would decrease in value. Maybe just maybe with Lee in a sign and trade or a 3 team trade with Eddy’s contract the knicks can obtain that pick especially since Boozer might leave and Milsap is not playing as well as they thought statistics wise. Just a thought.

Eddy is just the final chapter of a ten year horror story. All that is needed is for Eddy to go away quietly. What might have been just never happened. The real question is what do we get for his expiring contract. We certainly deserve to be rewarded for having endured the Curry Experiment. Okafor would be great. Biedrins is my favorite. Hope we are pleasantly surprised.

true. I just think Frye is kind of shortselling what Gallo is capable of. Again, its better than comparing Gallo and TD to Dirk/Larry Bird and Gary Payton respectively like you just said.

+1. Well Said Justin, that’s what I said right above. Its crazy to not show up in shape for 3 straight years and then expect to be given the starting job or a lot of playing time on a silver platter. He’s such a joke. If he doesn’t trust the coach, why doesn’t he just opt out and go play for someone who will play him. Oh wait, no one will play this fat, lazy bum.

It will most certainly be a good day for this franchise and New York when Eddy Curry finally disappears. Hopefully Donnie Walsh can get draft picks out of Curry’s contract, so we can draft good young in shape basketball players with the right attitude.

Exactly. Someone even suggested we terminate the contract if he really isn’t trying.

Yeah, I’d love to be at the meeting in the NBA offices during that. Walsh, Stern, and an NBAPA rep.

Walsh: Mr. Stern, it is under my understanding that Eddy Curry has stopped any attempt to play professional basketball or stay in shape and we would therefore like to terminate his contract.

NBAPA: Mr. Stern, we believe that Eddy Curry has not stopped trying to play basketball. Rather, he has just always been a terrible basketball player, and therefore legally, he cannot be terminated from his contract.

Stern: (silently contemplates a question more complicated than the meaning of life: did eddy curry stop trying, or has he just always sucked?)

Frye, imho. sucks. Not only has he been reduced to only one role: shoot from distance. Frye also has had no evolution on his other facets of his game, hence really being a one trick pony. At least Gallo’s trying to stay away from stigma. I think Turhoglu is horribly overrated and this season has been a proof on how slow he really is. The difference between him and Gallo is the Hedo’s stronger and has more experience, and has learned to make his own shot thanks to his strength, but after last season’s playoffs, many made him out to be a player he’s not. Peja is a pretty good measuring for the meantime.
I hope next year we’re either using other names or just placing him on his own league.

@ JaymanJD, Well said, I agree with every point you are making. This is the first time I’ve notice your name or your post. So I’ll just say there are too many fools who post on this blog for you to attempt to share your wisdom with and think it will be well received. Tommy took his lips off the ASS of Walsh just to grab his laptop and post this crap about Curry?!? Who Cares? I’ll tell you who care, those fools who couldn’t wait to vomit out their thoughts feelings about someone who should just be left alone or prayed for! I myself have ZERO COMMENT to offer about Curry! He’s not on or in my mind, and I’m not going to let an ASS KISSER put him in my mind!

+1. Thats why comparing Gallo to Frye is not right. Frye is terrible, he’s just a 3pt shooter who does nothing else. I think Gallo will be better than Turkoglu, but at the same time Turkoglu had a fantastic year last year and was arguably the go-to-guy on the team that made it to the finals. Its easier to compare him to them at this point than Dirk though..Nice tall 3 pt shooter with versatility to dribble-drive and pass and play some defense.

Eddy Curry’s biggest obstacle has always been himself. Coaches and GM’s have given him everything he’s ever wanted his whole teenage and adult life. He’s never had to earn a thing. Now, a he has to earn his keep, and instead of doing what ever it takes, he’s gonna pout. Come on. Anyone who agrees with this guy needs to get a reality check. Think about it. He was a franchise center, high draft pick in Chicago. He did nothing to earn his starting job. Skiles once commented to a reporter when asked what he needed to do to increase his rebounds by saying he needed to “jump”. In other words… Give some effort. Show some pride. Work Eddy. And I don’t mean with a nutritionist and trainers around you slapping trinkies out of your hand. I mean work at your craft. So he lost the weight that HE put on… Awesome. Welcome to the rest of the world where we have to work for our jobs, interviews, pay checks, raises, etc… Eddy’s been handed everything his entire life. He got 2 franchises to believe in him and make him rich. He showed the SLIGHTEST bit of effort and is now ticked no one is gushing over him and throwing him right into the line up. Get a grip Eddy. I know this guy’s been through alot. But before and after his off the court issues, he’s still the same lazy, unfulfilled potential. To be completely honest… He’s a sad story. What could have been?

Oh well. Turn the page. Move on Eddy. Call Steph in China and see if they need any Centers.

Btw, I was one of those people who got fooled by Eddy’s “flashes” of greatness… Needless to say, Im twice shy now.

Lol, I remember asking for your scenarios. I’m still not so sure they’ll give up a guy like Paul, independent of his contract, he’s just too valuable. Peja and Okafor? Sure, But Paul, I just don’t see it. Of course, I have been proved wrnog by this franchise before. I remember thinking, I just don’t see Francis and Penny playing together, and whaddayaknow….?
Let’s hope this time I’m also proved wrong.

Why are wasting precious space talking about EC . Talking about the same old thing .Its a waste of time and energy , webspace ……….. Its just a joke by now

Who cares who’s fault it is.

Who’d be dumb enough to sign a contract that long wih Indiana, damn. Maybe in 5 years they’ll be a better team.

And he’s afraid of ghosts.

Now just stop right there . . . Nobody is worse than Jerome James.

But Eddy is a close second.

No . . . he couldn’t.

Bit it’s still a bit too long a reach to go for Dirk, you know? But Hedo, imo, is terribly overrated for his playoff run, but this year he’s shwon the same slow player he’s always been. Gallo’s actaully flexible compared to this tree trunk.
Sometime next season Gallo should be very well on his way to impress or to say, “this guy just another this, just another that”

LMAO
and diets

“for failure to maintain themselves in playing condition”

Is that the actual wording of the CBA. I remember Jerome James fat ass trying to bust it out during practice because he didn’t want his contract voided.

The fact that we actually had Eddie Curry and Jerome James on our team at the same time has to be the funniest and saddest thing in NBA history.

This answers my where’s Curry post for the past two years.

Lets waive him and move on.

This is responded to with a regretful “Yea, but…”
but this is F’ing ridiculous; this is not kids money… he’s getting paid 10 million dollars to be a professional athlete.
Professional: not question the coaching staff about your playing time that you’re NOWHERE near entitled to
Athlete: you are being paid to have the capability to perform athletically at the NBA level; whether youre forced to ride the bench or not, you need to try to stay healthy so your franchise has your athleticism at it’s disposal

This fat f**k needs to have his duty investigated; most Americans work too hard for their money for this POS to intentionally err away from testing his body in the workplace (reg season games) and earn his money.

I wish there was an opinion-based assessment that someone could fail his A out on the grounds of fulfilling his contract so we could VOID that ish

Yeah good point. I don’t like the comparison to Dirk for the reason you just stated, but I think its tough not to compare them. Both selected in top 10, both European lanky guys who are praised as Power forwards with some guard skills and great jump shots. To top it off, I think their first year stats…counting this year as a continuation of last year for 1 82 game season are very comparable, with Gallo actually doing better than Dirk. Thats not to say he is Dirk or will be as good as Dirk, who is one of the greats, but it makes it tough for some people to not make that comparison. I think he will be better than Hedo eventually though, just not as good as Dirk. I think Detlef Schrempf is probably the guy to who he would compare.

If they’re trying to rebuild and willing to let go Paul, then it’s pretty sure that they’ll want him

I stand by that his contract will go for a big upgrade at PG.

Or probably more recognizable as the other Magic player, Rashard Lewis. He’s also a possible comparison.

He was almost an all-star the season before he had all of his injuries. I said if he committed to play he would be good; so your wrong,

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