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Thinking back on it now, I honestly didn’t even want to play basketball as a kid.

Not sure if this was posted yet, but worth reading. From The Players' Tribune.

https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us ... -way-worse

Man that 2004-05 Bulls team was just turning the corner to competing in the East, and then the heart thing happened with Eddy.

That sucked as a fan.

Doesn't he still get royalties from "Electric Avenue?"

The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening.

I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7.

good dolphin wrote:

There's that "Catholic compassion" folks.

good dolphin wrote:

I think he's still conflicted. He knows he has made a lot of mistakes but wants it to still be portrayed that he was the victim of circumstance.

Every kid would rather play video games instead of work.

Caller Bob wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

There's that "Catholic compassion" folks.

I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit.

sjboyd0137 wrote:

Caller Bob wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

There's that "Catholic compassion" folks.

I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit.

FavreFan wrote:

sjboyd0137 wrote:

Caller Bob wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

There's that "Catholic compassion" folks.

I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit.

Damn...autocorrect is a fickle patriot sometimes.

I had a co-worker that hated Eddie, while I was banking on those Bulls teams to bring back the glory. And he just kept saying, “he lost to Schaumburg High School”. The guy thought Eddie sucked just because of that.

good dolphin wrote:

Great story about a great woman though. His wife Patrice.

good dolphin wrote:

Heartless Dolphin becoming more conservative by the day.

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

Heartless Dolphin becoming more conservative by the day.

Limousine Liberal.

He had a lot of hangers on. One of my friends used to own a car wash in Highland Park and Curry's boys would come in with his fancy sports cars. Then they would go back and play video games at Eddy's house. I picture it being like the mostly empty house in Boiler Room.

That's why it's so vile for dopes like bernstein and Phil Jackson to dismiss LeBron's guys as a "posse" or to intimate that he needs (((different))) advisors. It's racist as hell. Maverick Carter is a sharp motherfucker. Eddy's guys were not that.

Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:

Most professional athletes hang with guys who are nothing more than leeches. Then you have a kid like LeBron demanding unprecedented access for his team. It wasn't unreasonable to assume that they would be like most "friends" of athletes. They were ultimately wrong.

I'm fascinated by who you and others will and won't call racist.

Author:	tommy [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:40 am ]
Post subject:	Eddy Curry
Not sure if this was posted yet, but worth reading. From The Players' Tribune. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us ... -way-worse

Author:	Frank Coztansa [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:51 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
I had no idea he went thru so much. I'm glad the NFL and NBA are offering counseling and financial advisors to their players. No matter how rich a friend of mine was, I don't even think it would ever cross my mind to open up a sealed envelope to add my name onto an insurance policy. That's pretty vile right there.

Author:	conns7901 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:52 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Quote: Thinking back on it now, I honestly didn’t even want to play basketball as a kid. This does not surprise me.

Author:	Jbi11s [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:55 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Man that 2004-05 Bulls team was just turning the corner to competing in the East, and then the heart thing happened with Eddy. That sucked as a fan.

Author:	Nas [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 10:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
tommy wrote: Not sure if this was posted yet, but worth reading. From The Players' Tribune. https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us ... -way-worse I saw him talk about this in some YouTube video.

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Author:	beni hanna [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:12 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Jbi11s wrote: Man that 2004-05 Bulls team was just turning the corner to competing in the East, and then the heart thing happened with Eddy. That sucked as a fan. Yep. He had a tendency to disappear in second halves. But the game before he had the issue he started dominating in the second half. He was fist pumping and strutting back down court after a strong finish at the rim, and I was ecstatic. I thought they were finally ready to roll. Then a heart and a Deng injury...toast.

Author:	Caller Bob [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:14 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
That was a fun try-hard group. Don't forget NOOO-CIIII-OOOO-NIIIII. The year after Stern really fucked the Bulls with the 1 year in College rule, otherwise Durant falls to the Bulls in 2006.

Author:	BigW72 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:22 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Very good read. Sad story, and I hope Eddy is able to live a good life.

Author:	Furious Styles [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:35 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Eaglo wrote: Doesn't he still get royalties from "Electric Avenue?"

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:50 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7.

Author:	Seacrest [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:56 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. Great story about a great woman though. His wife Patrice.

Author:	Caller Bob [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:57 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. There's that "Catholic compassion" folks.

Author:	sjboyd0137 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 11:59 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Caller Bob wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. There's that "Catholic compassion" folks. I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit.

Author:	Brick [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:02 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. I think he's still conflicted. He knows he has made a lot of mistakes but wants it to still be portrayed that he was the victim of circumstance. Every kid would rather play video games instead of work.

Author:	veganfan21 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:20 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Putting the details aside for the moment, this is a common problem: young atheletes unprepared for the real world making mad money with no idea how to be fiscally responsible. Makes even more sense if you come into this money and have no mentors to guide you, such as parents or trustworthy advisors. Allen Iverson has/had this problem, Shawn Kemp, Antoine Walker, and the list goes on. The most evil people in these kinds of stories are the predators who exploit the athlete's ignorance and inexperience for personal gain.

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Author:	Caller Bob [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
The problem is the adults that saw him as a cash register. He never loved basketball, you can't force a kid to love a sport. They tried to make him something he wasn't.

Author:	Jbi11s [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:04 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Boilermaker Rick wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. I think he's still conflicted. He knows he has made a lot of mistakes but wants it to still be portrayed that he was the victim of circumstance. Every kid would rather play video games instead of work. MANY streamers play video games for good $$$.

Author:	FavreFan [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
sjboyd0137 wrote: Caller Bob wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. There's that "Catholic compassion" folks. I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit.

Author:	SpiralStairs [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:31 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
I think if your infant daughter gets murdered you are allowed to throw yourself a little bit of a pity party.

Author:	sjboyd0137 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 12:45 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
FavreFan wrote: sjboyd0137 wrote: Caller Bob wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. There's that "Catholic compassion" folks. I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit. Damn...autocorrect is a fickle bitch sometimes.

Author:	denisdman [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:07 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
I had a co-worker that hated Eddie, while I was banking on those Bulls teams to bring back the glory. And he just kept saying, “he lost to Schaumburg High School”. The guy thought Eddie sucked just because of that.

Author:	Douchebag [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
sjboyd0137 wrote: FavreFan wrote: sjboyd0137 wrote: Caller Bob wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. There's that "Catholic compassion" folks. I'm not Catholic and I agree with gd...the whole tone of that was "whoa is me". His wife should be a saint for putting up with his immature bullshit. Damn...autocorrect is a fickle patriot sometimes.

Author:	veganfan21 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 1:51 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
denisdman wrote: I had a co-worker that hated Eddie, while I was banking on those Bulls teams to bring back the glory. And he just kept saying, “he lost to Schaumburg High School”. The guy thought Eddie sucked just because of that. He was on to something. While he was here one constant critique was that he just wasn't motivated to work on his game, to be great, etc. This is all pre-tragedy. In the age of the declining center, this 6-11 250+ dude averaged 5 rebounds per game. Scott Skiles famously said the key to Eddy becoming better at rebounding was to simply jump.

Author:	BigW72 [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:03 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Seacrest wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. Great story about a great woman though. His wife Patrice. I read plenty of ownership of not being there and making mistakes.

Author:	Nas [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:11 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. Heartless Dolphin becoming more conservative by the day.

Author:	Jbi11s [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:12 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Nas wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. Heartless Dolphin becoming more conservative by the day. Limousine Liberal.

Author:	Rod [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
He had a lot of hangers on. One of my friends used to own a car wash in Highland Park and Curry's boys would come in with his fancy sports cars. Then they would go back and play video games at Eddy's house. I picture it being like the mostly empty house in Boiler Room. That's why it's so vile for dopes like bernstein and Phil Jackson to dismiss LeBron's guys as a "posse" or to intimate that he needs (((different))) advisors. It's racist as hell. Maverick Carter is a sharp motherfucker. Eddy's guys were not that.

Author:	Nas [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Jbi11s wrote: Nas wrote: good dolphin wrote: The guy still really takes no responsibility for his actions. Everything was done to him. "I didn't know, I didn't know", even as you admit your wife was there telling you every step of the way what was happening. I'm not going to feel sorry for a guy who feels he was taken from his life's aspiration of being a stoned gamer 24/7. Heartless Dolphin becoming more conservative by the day. Limousine Liberal. #Truth

Author:	Nas [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: He had a lot of hangers on. One of my friends used to own a car wash in Highland Park and Curry's boys would come in with his fancy sports cars. Then they would go back and play video games at Eddy's house. I picture it being like the mostly empty house in Boiler Room. That's why it's so vile for dopes like bernstein and Phil Jackson to dismiss LeBron's guys as a "posse" or to intimate that he needs (((different))) advisors. It's racist as hell. Maverick Carter is a sharp motherfucker. Eddy's guys were not that. Most professional athletes hang with guys who are nothing more than leeches. Then you have a kid like LeBron demanding unprecedented access for his team. It wasn't unreasonable to assume that they would be like most "friends" of athletes. They were ultimately wrong. I'm fascinated by who you and others will and won't call racist.

Author:	Rod [ Thu Feb 13, 2020 2:39 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Eddy Curry
Nas wrote: Joe Orr Road Rod wrote: He had a lot of hangers on. One of my friends used to own a car wash in Highland Park and Curry's boys would come in with his fancy sports cars. Then they would go back and play video games at Eddy's house. I picture it being like the mostly empty house in Boiler Room. That's why it's so vile for dopes like bernstein and Phil Jackson to dismiss LeBron's guys as a "posse" or to intimate that he needs (((different))) advisors. It's racist as hell. Maverick Carter is a sharp motherfucker. Eddy's guys were not that. Most professional athletes hang with guys who are nothing more than leeches. Then you have a kid like LeBron demanding unprecedented access for his team. It wasn't unreasonable to assume that they would be like most "friends" of athletes. They were ultimately wrong. I'm fascinated by who you and others will and won't call racist. Come on. If LeBron had a friend from Shaker Heights named Shlomo Glickstein handling his business affairs, do you think bernstein would have been so critical?