Curry Is An Expensive Bench Ornament

[DynastYWarrioR6]

If coach Mike D'Antoni's mannerisms and language were any indication, Eddy Curry's days as the New York Knicks' starting center are over.

D'Antoni expressed disappointment in Curry's play and his conditioning just one week before the Knicks open the season against the Miami Heat. Curry, who was once described as a cornerstone piece of the franchise, is now just an expensive 7-foot ornament.

"He's going to have to play better than what he has shown me," D'Antoni said after Curry did not play in Boston's 101-90 victory at the Garden. "He is going to have to pick it up. He has got to pick up his training."

D'Antoni is using a short rotation, and even with Jared Jeffries sidelined for at least another month with a broken leg, Curry can't crack the rotation. D'Antoni is even using Malik Rose ahead of Curry.

"Obviously, he missed a couple of weeks early and that set him back," D'Antoni said of Curry, who missed the first week of training camp with a bacterial infection. "There is plenty of time for him to work and get back into the rotation but he has to make a heck of an effort. I think he knows that and hopefully, he will do that."

Curry arrived for the start of the season in poor shape and does not seem to have the mental make-up to be a factor in D'Antoni's system. Curry slipped out of the Garden Tuesday night without talking to reporters.

Source: New York Daily News

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[CelticKing]

Any chance they cut him? haha

 

[Mr. J]

I wonder if he opts out his contract if we don't give him any minutes?

Does he know he won't get a better deal elsewhere?

 

[CelticKing]

I wonder if he opts out his contract if we don't give him any minutes?

Does he know he won't get a better deal elsewhere?

He probably does. He better shape up and get on D'Antoni's good side.

 

[DynastYWarrioR6]

He probably does. He better shape up and get on D'Antoni's good side.

If he can get that far with that weight...