Back to the drawing board for Curry
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- February
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I don’t know whether the effort translated on television, but Eddy Curry was playing with a real agenda in the opening minutes last night against Charlotte.
He was clearly mad.
Did you see Curry go up and over Zach Randolph for the first rebound of the game? They were laughing about it at the other end. Did you see him block a couple of shots?
He was doing the dirty work.
And we all sat there wondering out loud why Curry isn’t playing like that every single minute he’s on the court. Then we remembered Curry isn’t exactly in top physical condition and he’s not likely to get there playing inconsistent minutes.
Shouldn’t anybody who’s considered part of the future be playing now?
“I want to find a rhythm before it’s over,” Curry said. “I want to find my rhythm and go into the summer having something to build on.”
So after shoot-around yesterday morning, he stayed behind and worked on fundamental post moves with Mark Aguirre and Herb Williams. It was a refresher course of sorts. They all spent a lot of time doing those drills last season, and the extra attention paid off.
“We’re trying to get back to the basics,” said Curry, who also took home a DVD containing some of his better days. “Coach has been working with me a lot, getting some reps and working on the fundamentals. I’m just trying to get comfortable.”
On the court, it’s been very difficult to find a rhythm. He only got three shots against the Bobcats and missed them all.
Until he gets righted, Curry is likely to face more pointed comments from the fans who still lament the loss of two lottery picks. Of course, the deal hasn’t exactly vaulted Chicago into the playoff race. It’s obvious the season has taken a toll on Curry.
“I only pay attention to what my teammates and coaches tell me,” he said. “So in that regard, I don’t get a lot of negativity from them. It keeps me focused. It keeps me grounded and it keeps me sane, really.”
Thomas gave the Knicks a day off. No practice. They flew to Atlanta this afternoon.
Mark Aguirre received permission to stay behind and watch his daughter, Angelei, play tonight in what could be her final high school game. I’ve watched her run a number of times. Very good player. Very nice person.
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Mike, any thoughts on the “Kiki as GM keeping Isiah as coach” rumor the News pushed? The only reason I believe it is because it would be the idiotic approach you’d expect from Dolan, I mean it’s perfect. Kiki doesn’t have the rep of Colangelo or D. Walsh so he’d be more likely to be a yes man and making him keep Isiah would prove it from day one. What a joke.
Shouldn’t he have done this work prior to the beginning of the year? Now it’s too late, you fake Oliver Miller.
They could have drafted Brandon Roy in 06 or, I should say, we could have. I’m not even going to get into the potential pairing of him with Bynum, because, that’s probably unfair.
Meanwhile, Bynum has Kobie, who does Eddy have? For those who want to “blow it up”, that’s what got us into this disaster in the first place. Eddy will be fine when we get a leader of this basketball team on the bench and on the floor. That’s why some of the per minute stat stuff bothers me. No player exists in a vacuum.
I mean, the trade has been a tragedy, but look how quick a smart GM can turn things around. Did anyone see Desmond Harris last night? He was a step faster than anyone else on the floor. Rod Thorn got him, picks and Diop looked fundamentally sound as well. The Nets might have gotten the better talent in the deal.
Devin