The echoes of Eddy Curry NBA
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Eddy Curry has lost so much weight he's almost unrecognizable. (He's the one in the headband.)By Henry AbbottHe has only played 11 minutes, but as Chris Sheridan just explained, slimmed
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)Eddy Curry has lost so much weight he's almost unrecognizable. (He's the one in the headband.)By Henry AbbottHe has only played 11 minutes, but as Chris Sheridan just explained, slimmed
By Henry AbbottHere's a fun little project I'd like your help with:Â Let's name the NBA's twenty all-time dirtiest players. I have a brainstorm list working, but I'd like your ideas, your anecdotes, your YouTu
By Chris SheridanGREENBURGH, N.Y. - Eleven minutes of Eddy Curry helped doom the possibility of 71 games of Allen Iverson.That was one of the nuggets of information revealed by Knicks president Donnie Walsh thi
By Henry AbbottDirk Nowitzki vs. the Spurs. A killer shooting night, with a killer soundtrack.Thunder GM Sam Presti must cringe, just a little, at seeing Kevin Durant say this in the Oklahoman:Â “I alway
By Henry AbbottYesterday, Sonny Vaccaro explained why he feels defensive about Brandon Jennings.Jennings, says Vaccaro, has endured criticism -- and perhaps was drafted artificially low -- as punishment for pla
Bill Plaschke of the Los Angeles Times: "Making his season's first appearance after sitting out the first 11 games because of a hamstring injury, Pau Gasol took the Staples Center floor against the Chicago Bull
By Henry AbbottLarry Brown making a collection of unbelievably insightful points about Allen Iverson. For instance, that the fact that his family wasn't in Memphis may have been the key factor in Iverson leavin
While the rest of the basketball world was marveling over Brandon Jennings' on-court exploits during his 55-point explosion last weekend and poring over highlight reels of the game, Steve Shenbaum's evaluation
By Henry AbbottSonny Vaccaro is very proud of the fact that he has played a major role -- for instance, by promoting young players and getting shoe companies to sponsor coaches -- in building up NCAA basketball
By Henry AbbottIt's one of the ballsiest basketball offenses imaginable.A player is suspended for five games for fighting. His team will really miss him. So they hatch a cunning plan, and on a road trip where t
Mark Bradley of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "The Hawks won their 10th game of the nascent season Wednesday night. In 2004-05, this franchise managed 13 victories over 82 games. A team once so far down it
By Henry AbbottIt wasn't the flashiest performance of the night, but it was meaningful. After a summer of losing weight, and early season of injuries and ridicule, Knick big man Eddy Curry checked into an NBA g
By Henry AbbottMagic Johnson vs. the credit crisis.The Chicago Bulls vs. the 1980s' last shreds of musical dignity.How not to guard Brandon Jennings, in still-frames of Monta Ellis and Mikki Moore. Operative qu
By Henry AbbottJust happened across this quote from Alonzo Mourning's 2008 book "Resilience," which I'd recommend heartily to anyone who could use a little shot of resolve in overcoming a major challenge:You ca
John Reid of The Times Picayune: "In the locker room after Tuesday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans General Manager/Coach Jeff Bower had his players gather around him. He told th