Random NBA Observations 2014 - 2015

[tremonthustler1]

Stephen Curry wanted to play for the New York Knicks when he came out of Davidson and in the NBA Draft in 2009. Curry was chosen by the Golden State Warriors at No. 7 while Jordan Hill was taken by the Knicks one spot later.

“The Warriors had some questionable characters on their team, the Knicks really needed a point guard, and we felt that Stephen would fit perfectly with a coach like Mike D’Antoni, playing that fast, up-and-down style," Dell Curry said. "He loved the idea of playing at Madison Square Garden.”

Donnie Walsh and Larry Riley, both running the Knicks and Warriors, respectively, at the time, fell in love with Curry's game.

“He’d get the ball in the backcourt, and boom, he was gone,” Walsh said. “It wasn’t just his quickness; he saw everything. I’m sitting there thinking, ‘We’ve got D’Antoni coaching our team, and this kid would fit perfectly.’"

“And you know what?” Riley said. “I walked out that night thinking that he would be a very good N.B.A. player for 10 years. I didn’t worry about what he shot. I knew he could shoot. The reason I really liked him was that he never backed down. Nelly always loved playing small ball. And there was always the thought that if it didn’t work, we could move someone.”


Curry's agent, Jeff Austin, admitted he tried to do whatever he could to get Curry in New York.

“Riley calls me and says, ‘Can I watch a workout?’ ” Austin said. “I said, ‘No, you can’t.’ He says, ‘Can I talk to him?’ I said, ‘No, you can’t.’ I tell him that Stephen wants to be in New York. Stay away from him.

“Larry, to his credit, kept saying, ‘I’m still taking him.’ There was nothing I could do to dissuade him.

“The Knicks, if they were one spot higher, where would they be now? It just shows you that as much time and energy they put into it, the draft is not an exact science. A lot of it is just luck, where you land.”

 

[Ritzy Sharon]

Young Sabonis.

 

[Azul]

@tremonthustler1 why did you post that?

 

[tremonthustler1]

@tremonthustler1 why did you post that?

I forgot to @Blackthoughts on that.

It wasn't to pour salt on the Knicks. Basically telling him that Steph and his agent tried to dictate where he wanted Curry to go. Riley just happened to not give a shyt. Been telling him that for years (which is a huge reason why Curry didn't get picked by Minny)

 

[The War Report]

Young Sabonis.

Dude just flicked it up there.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Curry heating up already.

 

[DoubleJ13]

Young Sabonis.

Denver needs to get rid of half their bigs. Hickson back to starting & McGee whenever he's healthy stealing minutes doing nothing.

 

[Malta]

Gobert is a difference maker on defense, outside of Nene the Wiz have been avoiding the paint whenever he's in the game, Gortat can't seem to do anything with the Stifle tower on him.

 

[SchoolboyC]

This Phoenix/OKC game could be piff

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Warriors ice like they're a veteran team that have been playing together for 10 years.

 

[SchoolboyC]

As far as the whole Curry/NY shyt, that's exactly why I say you should always take the best player, who cares if he says he doesn't want to play there cause if you draft him he really doesn't have a choice. And I think it's pretty safe to say Curry is much happier with Golden State than he would be in NY right now.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Westbrook

 

[DoubleJ13]

41 in the first

Not too bad.

 

[Brozay]

Bulls taking a shyt on Miami

 

[Forlife44]

bean at the line for the tie and break