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Please please please.
http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ar...rs_seek_curry/
"Donnie Walsh is familiar with Al Harrington, a player he has already acquired twice and could bring aboard once more.
The thinking is that Harrington would fit Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo system because he can run the floor and spot up behind the arc.
The Knicks are said to be dangling Eddy Curry but a third team may need to be involved to make the trade happen.
The San Antonio Spurs are desperate for additional scoring and may feel they can revive Curry's career by placing him next to Tim Duncan and Tony Parker. But it is unclear who the Spurs would send to the Warriors in such a deal.
The Warriors are reportedly asking for David Lee to complete a straight two-team trade with New York."
Last edited by angelbelow; 11-07-2008 at 03:04 AM.
Please please please.
Atleast that would be better than having bonner next to tim :] but who would they trade away... :o
Wow! Personally, I think Eddy Curry is a dog, but he does possess solid, low-post skills and can rebound when motivated. Because the Spurs are so thin on the frontline, I would still look into it. Any possible trade scenarios would likely include Bonner, Thomas & future picks. Would love to see Finley included too, but doubt he has any trade value. Although, because he's had a prior relationship with Finley, perhaps Nelson could be coaxed into taking him and Bonner both.
Last edited by SenorSpur; 11-07-2008 at 03:28 AM.
this article doesn't say the spurs are actually involved with trade talks, just that the spurs may be interested in curry.
after reading the article over and over and attempting to analyze the situation, we would be trading players to the warriors. what kind of players are the warriors looking for....
after losing harrington a veteran big man(kurt), or a 3pt shooting big man(bonner)? back up PG (vaughn?) more perimeter shooters even though they arent thin there (finley?) or a defensive minded player that can shoot the 3 (bowen/udoka?)
I hope the Spurs are trying hard. Curry doesn't fit the Knicks system nor does he fit Nelson's system either. Harrington, though he does fit in New York, he has torpedoed his trade value by going public with his trade demands. I would imagine the two teams would rather do a direct swap, but like the article said, the Warriors would rather have Lee. If the Spurs can offer up something of nominal value (most certainly Bonner & Thomas) perhaps they can get this done.
Donnie Walsh sees Al Harrington as made for Knicks
BY FRANK ISOLA
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER
Thursday, November 6th 2008, 9:26 PM
Knicks president Donnie Walsh continues to pursue Golden State forward Al Harrington, but may need a third team to make a trade happen.
Harrington's contract matches the salary of Eddy Curry, who fell out of Mike D'Antoni's rotation even before suffering a knee injury. He is expected to be sidelined for two weeks.
The Knicks are willing to trade Curry, but the Warriors don't appear to have much interest in the former Bulls center. One other possibility would be for the Knicks to trade Malik Rose and David Lee to Golden State for Harrington. Otherwise, Walsh will have to find a third party.
One such team could be the San Antonio Spurs, who have a history of making trades with the Knicks and desperately need additional scoring.
The feeling is that by playing alongside Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, Curry could resurrect his career under Spurs coach Greg Popovich. One major stumbling block is that the Spurs may not have enough assets to satisfy the Warriors in a three-way move.
When Walsh was running the Indiana Pacers, he drafted Harrington in the first round out of St. Patrick High School in Elizabeth, N.J. Harrington is the type of versatile power forward that D'Antoni seeks for his system.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba..._as_made_.html
Uh, no. Eddy Curry is the last thing the Spurs need. Defensively, he makes Matt Bonner look like David Robinson. And the Spurs aren't "desperate for scoring", they are actually desperate for defense. Curry is LITERALLY the worst defensive bigman in the NBA. On top of that, he's probably also the worst rebounding bigman in the NBA.
I wouldn't want Curry on this team on a minimum contract. He'd be a horrible fit.
That much is true. Thus is another drawback of having the "oldest roster in the league". Surely Bonner would be attractive to Nelson - but not much else. It's times like this that I miss Isiah Thomas.
What could we possibly trade for him?
East coast writers rarely do any homework regarding numbers, especially New York writers.
just because of his body alone he can't be worse defensively than bonner. i think that's a bit of an overreaction as he would be the 4th best player on the spurs. as a fan of a rival team, i'd hate to see this trade go down. i'd take curry on the mavs
Bonner > Curry on defense and it's not even close. Curry is the most pitiful bigman defender in the NBA. He has no clue how to play defense and refuses to even try. He had Larry Brown barking at him to even give a little bit of effort on that end of the court and he refused.
Offensively he's pretty damn good on the block but he's also an atrocious passer. He'd eat up Duncan's room down low and would find himself so far back into Pop's doghouse he'd never been seen again.
There's no doubt he's a dog. He does remind one of Jackie Butler. I guess Pop feels as though he could motivate the guy.
Meanwhile, Bonner is a stiff and a spaz. So, other than salary, it's kind of a wash to me.
This is Sam Smith style masturbation.
Pop doesn't want Curry. This speculation is BS.
Kori has a pretty funny story about Curry and the Spurs. Perhaps she will share . . .
Sure would love to hear it.
In conclusion, the answer to the thread le question is no, this was just made up.
i agree with these statements. but i also don't see any evidence of bonner doing any better in those regards other than effort. he will at least try i'll give him that. you'd basically be exchanging a big body with potential to play defense but gives no effort, with a guy who doesn't have the physical tools but will hustle and try to defend. while you wouldn't gain anything defensively, you don't have much to lose and he would help take some of the scoring load on parker and duncan who are number 1 and 3 in the league in scoring right now. and maybe pop could motivate this guy, if anyone could he would be the man for the job. just my two cents, although it won't go down
I'd rather have David Lee too
curry is the anti spur
-no defense
-no rebounding
-no work ethic
-out of shape
but to play devils advocate, our defensive is currently the worst in the league and i think its because duncan is doing too much offensively. if he had the chance save some energy for defense that would be ideal.
curry averages like 7 rebounds for a 7 footer but thats the same as our current big men. he averages like .4 blks but i cant remember the last time oberto or bonner blked a shot.
not that im pulling for this trade, but i do see the pros and cons and i would be willing to risk it. we'll see what happens..
Check the minutes played column. Curry puts up worse bigman numbers than Ime Udoka.
It's not a horrible idea on paper but in reality, it would just never happen. The Spurs wouldn't eat that contract and his fit in the system would be horrible.
charlotte might get involved, gerald wallace is on the trading block apparently...
As an opposing team's fan, please do this and get Curry!
agree and agree.
curry is essentially locked until 2011 because he has an ETO and a players, no way he opts for the ETO and no way he turns down the players.
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