Straight Shooting: Curry All-Star talk too much

[BrewCityBuck]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Stephon Marbury claims that the voting for the seven All-Star alternates was rigged, and that the league office secretly picks the substitutes. Marbury also articulated his outrage by saying that Curry's being thusly dissed is "a (bleeping) crime." Eddie Curry can score, but there are questions about the rest of his game. (Rocky Widner/NBAE / Getty Images) In truth, Curry does have his strong points ... er, make that strong point. He can score when he catches the ball in the low post. As long, that is, as he's not double-teamed, and as long as he's only a single dribble removed from his shooting range.What can't he do?Rebound like a 6-foot-11, 285-pounder should. NBA centers are expected to grab one rebound for every three minutes of playing time. Given Curry's 34.3 minutes per game, he should be coming down with 11.4 rebounds per. His current average of 7.0 rebounds per game is about what small forwards should be registering, I.e., one rebound for every five minutes of daylight.Play a lick of defense, especially against opponents who can turn and face. Which is why he's usually in foul trouble.Run east-west or north-south.Jump quickly. Which is why smaller, springier players routinely beat him to rebounds.Make free throws regularly enough so that he can be a go-to player in the clutch. His success rate from the stripe of only 61.6 percent (not to mention his propensity for clanging his freebies in end-game situations) means that the Knicks usually go elsewhere (Jamal Crawford) when they need a critical score.But the worst aspects of Curry's game are his inabilities to handle and pass the ball. Only two players have more turnovers than Curry's 162: Dwight Howard with 169, and Steve Nash with 163. The difference is that Howard also has 78 assists, and Nash has 525, while Curry's total is a woeful 34. That means that for every assist Curry accomplishes, he gives the ball away 4.8 times. Simply put, double-teams totally confuse Curry. If he can't make a direct pass back out to the player who passed to him, then he'd be better off punting the ball into the stands. At least in that scenario, the opponents wouldn't be off and running on their way to an easy fast-break bucket.The real "crime" is that Marbury and Zeke feel they must resort to such ridiculous assertions in the name of standing up for "Us" against the Machiavellian manipulations of "Them."Oh well, such paranoia is only business as usual in the Garden.</div>http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/6438362

 

[MiﮒFi??]

Eddy Curry could not be an All-Star in the old ABA let alone the NBA lol. He is so overrated... the dude can't do anything but dunk and put it off the backboard. He doesn't block shots, he does not even alter shots, he does not bang enough down low, he can't shoot, he can't hit free throws, do I need to say anything more. I will add more anyway he is not in good shape, he is turnover prone, and he is a liabllity on the defensive side of the ball. To make this guy an All Star would be a flat out joke.... enough said.

 

[MaRdYC26]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MiﮒFi?? @ Feb 8 2007, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Eddy Curry could not be an All-Star in the old ABA let alone the NBA lol. He is so overrated... the dude can't do anything but dunk and put it off the backboard. He doesn't block shots, he does not even alter shots, he does not bang enough down low, he can't shoot, he can't hit free throws, do I need to say anything more. I will add more anyway he is not in good shape, he is turnover prone, and he is a liabllity on the defensive side of the ball. To make this guy an All Star would be a flat out joke.... enough said.</div>No, he's getting better on defense, and is averaging the most points as a center. Believe me, without him we wouldn't be decent at all this season. we run our offense completely around him.

 

[nykfan4life]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MiﮒFi?? @ Feb 8 2007, 01:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Eddy Curry could not be an All-Star in the old ABA let alone the NBA lol. He is so overrated... the dude can't do anything but dunk and put it off the backboard. He doesn't block shots, he does not even alter shots, he does not bang enough down low, he can't shoot, he can't hit free throws, do I need to say anything more. I will add more anyway he is not in good shape, he is turnover prone, and he is a liabllity on the defensive side of the ball. To make this guy an All Star would be a flat out joke.... enough said.</div>ignorance :no3: obviously you don't see the progress he's made since last season. he's in the best shape of his career you fool. why do you think he's averaging 35mpg? how many guys of his size can do that? eddy curry completely owned dwight howard the other night, another all-star. he also dominated jermaine o'neal with 26 points. you can't stop the guy now. he's moving well around the hoop and he's improving his rebounding. the knicks are the best rebounding team in the league and david lee and q rich get the majority of the rebounds. that's not eddy's fault. he's also making attempts at blocking shots and making good fouls to let people know he's not scared. this year is his development year. next years going to be even better and you're gonna eat your words.

 

[MiﮒFi??]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MaRdYC26 @ Feb 8 2007, 03:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>No, he's getting better on defense, and is averaging the most points as a center. Believe me, without him we wouldn't be decent at all this season. we run our offense completely around him.</div>You guys have not been decent at all... a decent team is a .500 team. This guy is having like a career season and here comes his ego out lol. Saying he wants out of New York if Isiah is fired what a joke.

 

[MiﮒFi??]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Feb 8 2007, 04:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ignorance :no3: obviously you don't see the progress he's made since last season. he's in the best shape of his career you fool. why do you think he's averaging 35mpg? how many guys of his size can do that? eddy curry completely owned dwight howard the other night, another all-star. he also dominated jermaine o'neal with 26 points. you can't stop the guy now. he's moving well around the hoop and he's improving his rebounding. the knicks are the best rebounding team in the league and david lee and q rich get the majority of the rebounds. that's not eddy's fault. he's also making attempts at blocking shots and making good fouls to let people know he's not scared. this year is his development year. next years going to be even better and you're gonna eat your words.</div>I am no fool sucka... your the fool. I will never eat my words Eddy Curry is a one dimensional player. And now he is coming out saying in the papers that he wants out of New York if Isiah is fired lol. This guy has not right to come out say this who does he think he is Shaq? Best shape of his career he is still fat and he might come back overweight agian next year I can bet you on that. He is so over hyped this year its almost unbelievable.

 

[moses2121]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MiﮒFi?? @ Feb 8 2007, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Eddy Curry could not be an All-Star in the old ABA let alone the NBA lol. He is so overrated... the dude can't do anything but dunk and put it off the backboard. He doesn't block shots, he does not even alter shots, he does not bang enough down low, he can't shoot, he can't hit free throws, do I need to say anything more. I will add more anyway he is not in good shape, he is turnover prone, and he is a liabllity on the defensive side of the ball. To make this guy an All Star would be a flat out joke.... enough said.</div>You don't even know what you're talking about how is he overrated. He is averaging the most points out of any centers but ya he is overrated. Just because he doesn't have much of an outside game doesn't mean anything, he is really good down on the low post.

 

[nykfan4life]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MiﮒFi?? @ Feb 8 2007, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I am no fool sucka... your the fool. I will never eat my words Eddy Curry is a one dimensional player. And now he is coming out saying in the papers that he wants out of New York if Isiah is fired lol. This guy has not right to come out say this who does he think he is Shaq? Best shape of his career he is still fat and he might come back overweight agian next year I can bet you on that. He is so over hyped this year its almost unbelievable.</div>canadians......................I think the cold weather freezes your brain because you have no idea what you're talking about. how do you know that he's still out of shape? have you seen him play besides the one game against the raps? eddy curry will NOT be out of shape next year AND he WILL make the all-star team, I CAN BET YOU ON THAT. you're so ignorant I actually just vomitted. ignorance makes me hurl. do you know how hard it is to play 35 mpg in the NBA, especially a man of his size? well if you did you would know he's not out of shape. stop replying, because you're losing credibility each time you do.

 

[MiﮒFi??]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Feb 8 2007, 11:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>canadians......................I think the cold weather freezes your brain because you have no idea what you're talking about. how do you know that he's still out of shape? have you seen him play besides the one game against the raps? eddy curry will NOT be out of shape next year AND he WILL make the all-star team, I CAN BET YOU ON THAT. you're so ignorant I actually just vomitted. ignorance makes me hurl. do you know how hard it is to play 35 mpg in the NBA, especially a man of his size? well if you did you would know he's not out of shape. stop replying, because you're losing credibility each time you do.</div>Dude your an idiot... New York's wheather is very similar to Toronto's lol. Dude he is scoring but what else is he doing for you? Is his scoring winning you games hell no your 8 games under fool.

 

[nykfan4life]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MiﮒFi?? @ Feb 9 2007, 12:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dude your an idiot... New York's wheather is very similar to Toronto's lol. Dude he is scoring but what else is he doing for you? Is his scoring winning you games hell no your 8 games under fool.</div>ok the weather's the same but you're still from canada...........6 games under actually, Yeah not good but it's his breakout year. the team just started to focus more on curry instead of marbury and crawford. you don't watch games. you're ignorant. you're making a judgement based on the sterotype that has followed curry since he came in the league and that is that he's overweight, he has terrible conditioning, he's liability defensively etc. this year that is not the case but you're too stubborn to admit it. he is making more of an effort on defense. he's not the best defender, I know that but it will come with time. damn, the guys 24 years old. eddy curry is not a great rebounder, he's solid. 7 rpg is not terrible especially when he's had a number of 20 and 10 games this season. it's inconsistent, yes but he's more determined and more vocal then he has ever been. why? because of isiah thomas. jermain o'neal, when did he become an all-star? when isiah coached him. now eddy curry, has he ever played this well in his career? hell no. isiah has instilled a confidence in curry and that has translated into good play. next year he's gonna be an all-star I don't care what your canadien thinking says. you're wrong and obviously lack basketball knowledge if you don't see any kind of development in eddy curry or that he can be an all-star. just the fact that people were even talking about him as an all-star proves he is capable and will IMO do it next year. name 3 centers better than curry....I'll name 2, howard and shaq. no one else. curry is easily one of the top centers in the nba, like it or not but you're not going to admit it. the knicks will be a much better team next season now that the focus is getting eddy curry the ball. that should've been the focus from day 1, now that they're doing it.when curry started those string of consecutive 20 point games was the turning point of his career. he finally noticed how good and effective he is down low. the knicks record was 4-9 before that streak and curry was playing like the curry we were used to, inconsistent. now they're 22-28 so since that streak of 20 point games the knicks record is 18-19. Yeah it's under .500 but the team is just starting to feed curry the ball. he's been consistently getting 20 points and 7 rebounds. eventually they will translate to more wins.

 

[MiﮒFi??]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (nykfan4life @ Feb 9 2007, 12:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ok the weather's the same but you're still from canada...........6 games under actually, Yeah not good but it's his breakout year. the team just started to focus more on curry instead of marbury and crawford. you don't watch games. you're ignorant. you're making a judgement based on the sterotype that has followed curry since he came in the league and that is that he's overweight, he has terrible conditioning, he's liability defensively etc. this year that is not the case but you're too stubborn to admit it. he is making more of an effort on defense. he's not the best defender, I know that but it will come with time. damn, the guys 24 years old. eddy curry is not a great rebounder, he's solid. 7 rpg is not terrible especially when he's had a number of 20 and 10 games this season. it's inconsistent, yes but he's more determined and more vocal then he has ever been. why? because of isiah thomas. jermain o'neal, when did he become an all-star? when isiah coached him. now eddy curry, has he ever played this well in his career? hell no. isiah has instilled a confidence in curry and that has translated into good play. next year he's gonna be an all-star I don't care what your canadien thinking says. you're wrong and obviously lack basketball knowledge if you don't see any kind of development in eddy curry or that he can be an all-star. just the fact that people were even talking about him as an all-star proves he is capable and will IMO do it next year. name 3 centers better than curry....I'll name 2, howard and shaq. no one else. curry is easily one of the top centers in the nba, like it or not but you're not going to admit it. the knicks will be a much better team next season now that the focus is getting eddy curry the ball. that should've been the focus from day 1, now that they're doing it.when curry started those string of consecutive 20 point games was the turning point of his career. he finally noticed how good and effective he is down low. the knicks record was 4-9 before that streak and curry was playing like the curry we were used to, inconsistent. now they're 22-28 so since that streak of 20 point games the knicks record is 18-19. Yeah it's under .500 but the team is just starting to feed curry the ball. he's been consistently getting 20 points and 7 rebounds. eventually they will translate to more wins.</div>I am still from Canada whoa whats that suppose to mean lol... is that suppose to hurt my feelings lol. As far as I am concerned Canada is the best country in the world. And here in Canada I am also get to have my own opinion on subjects. I choose not to get on the Eddy Curry bandwagon like some of the people around the NBA are doing right now. If you feel Eddy Curry is an All Star thats fine... I don't see it that way. You are a Knicks fan and your team has been a disaster you are trying to grasp at any possible bright spots you can. I know that disaster I have seen similar in Toronto but it seems the situation in New York can get better but until some of those large contract expires you are stuck where you are right now. The Knicks have peeked this season and are very inconsistent in there play. That being said I think the Knicks have been drafting well of late. I will go on record by saying I feel Isiah Thomas knows talent when he sees it and knows what players to draft. He did it in Toronto, he is doing it in New York. David Lee was a steal at pick 30, I think Balkman is going to be a solid pro. Channing Frye is also going to be a good player I just don't see him being a star. Now its fine you want Curry to be an All Star its just not going to happen. Thats like me saying T.J. Ford is an All Star right now. Although one day I think he will be.

 

[nykfan4life]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MiﮒFi?? @ Feb 9 2007, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I am still from Canada whoa whats that suppose to mean lol... is that suppose to hurt my feelings lol. As far as I am concerned Canada is the best country in the world. And here in Canada I am also get to have my own opinion on subjects. I choose not to get on the Eddy Curry bandwagon like some of the people around the NBA are doing right now. If you feel Eddy Curry is an All Star thats fine... I don't see it that way. You are a Knicks fan and your team has been a disaster you are trying to grasp at any possible bright spots you can. I know that disaster I have seen similar in Toronto but it seems the situation in New York can get better but until some of those large contract expires you are stuck where you are right now. The Knicks have peeked this season and are very inconsistent in there play. That being said I think the Knicks have been drafting well of late. I will go on record by saying I feel Isiah Thomas knows talent when he sees it and knows what players to draft. He did it in Toronto, he is doing it in New York. David Lee was a steal at pick 30, I think Balkman is going to be a solid pro. Channing Frye is also going to be a good player I just don't see him being a star. Now its fine you want Curry to be an All Star its just not going to happen. Thats like me saying T.J. Ford is an All Star right now. Although one day I think he will be.</div>think what you may. eddy's gonna be an all-star, ayyyyyyy.