Comments on: Some Thoughts, Good and Bad http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/ The NBA's indispensible, premier analytical blog. Sat, 18 May 2013 10:18:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: jon abbey http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281676 jon abbey Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:32:53 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281676 he was more athletic five years ago, he can’t jump like that anymore.
‘showcasing’ him is just proving to other teams that he’s cooked, not that we really have a choice. thankfully he’s hurt again, so I don’t have to watch him tonight at least.

]]> By: Thomas B. http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281560 Thomas B. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:30:12 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281560 I’m violating the terms of the cease fire by commenting but I’m being civil so i hope its okay.

I disagree that losing girth has hurt Eddy. Sure he bowled people over but as I recall that was a big source of turnovers from an offensive foul call was it not? His turnover numbers increase with his waist I think. Blocks went down as pounds went up. Plus, the pounds lower his durability.

Right now he might be the lightest he has been as a Knick but he has been lighter I think. With the Bulls in 2004-05 he was an effective scorer–not a barn burner at 16.4 mind you but better than what he did last year for the Knicks at 340 or whatever he was.

The only thing that improves was scoring numbers. And I cant say he got more looks on offense as the USG-r stayed around 24 no matter his size. And when you consider the only thing he brings of value is scoring then maybe there is something to that.

]]> By: Robert Silverman http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281559 Robert Silverman Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:13:56 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281559 “Curry’s weight loss is hurting him in some ways on the court, I think. it makes it easier for guys to reach around him and knock away entry passes, and it makes it harder for him to overpower people in the paint.”

Get Eddy a sack of Ding-Dongs, stat!

I think we all realize Eddy’s being showcased, just like Randolph and Crawford were last year. If Walsh can move him – I still think the best way to go is to find a really awful GM out there (someone hire Zeke, please!) who looks at Eddy’s low-post scoring and ignores, well, everything else about his game. Houston’s probably too smart to fall for that.

My top candidates would be:

CHARLOTTE — the combo of Larry Brown’s historically iffy personnel moves and Jordan’s indifference make it possible, except they have NO expiring contracts, so it’d have to be a 3-team deal.

MIAMI – Yeah, I know, Riles is a certified JEENYUS, but as a GM? What are his great moves/draft picks? You could do a QRich (I know, again? But he’d be waived pretty quickly) + Diawara for Curry trade.

]]> By: jon abbey http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281558 jon abbey Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:04:03 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281558 heh, I’m actually serious. he obviously needed to lose weight, but his huge ass was a big part of his game, like a bigger Mark Aguirre. can you imagine the second half of Mark Jackson’s career with a normal size ass? he might have been out of the league years sooner.

]]> By: ess-dog http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281557 ess-dog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:46:57 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281557 Jon, I can’t tell if you’re serious or joking but either way it’s funny.

]]> By: jon abbey http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281556 jon abbey Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:17:12 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281556 Curry’s weight loss is hurting him in some ways on the court, I think. it makes it easier for guys to reach around him and knock away entry passes, and it makes it harder for him to overpower people in the paint.

]]> By: Brian Cronin http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281555 Brian Cronin Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:53:50 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281555 You know, I was going to complain about the whole “featuring Curry so much in the offense” deal, but then I remember – trading Curry is more important than winning games this year.

So, in that regard, carry on, Mike D!

]]> By: Thomas B. http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281554 Thomas B. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:34:15 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281554 I don’t know what I find most troublesome, Darko’s habit of one hand tipping boards out to others, or Eddy’s “let the ball fall into my chest before i touch it” style.

He reminds me of a reciever who preferes to catch the ball with his body rather than his hands. I dont get why he does it that way.

Well he is still better than Jerome James…except if he was James, he’d be at the end of his contract. So I guess, he isnt better than James after all.

]]> By: Mike Kurylo http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281551 Mike Kurylo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:59:31 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281551 Berman has an article on D’Antoni looking for ways to get Curry the ball more…

http://www.nypost.com/p/blogs/knicksblog/antoni_looking_for_ways_to_get_curry_mde80TROMATjNHQPlxUB4M

]]> By: Mike Kurylo http://KnickerBlogger.Net/some-thoughts-good-and-bad/#comment-281550 Mike Kurylo Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:56:50 +0000 http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=2804#comment-281550 “He isnt rebounding with two hands”

Excellent point. He alligator arms his rebounds too.

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