I read an interesting story about New York Knicks center Eddie Curry. This guy is better known for his weight issues/out of shape and being injured. This guy makes $11.3 million dollars!
ESPN wrote:
-- an anachronism in orange and blue. He has never looked more out of place and less relevant to the team’s future. Through two days of practice, Curry has been relegated to the third unit, with the rookies and free-agent invitees. He has slogged through drills. On Saturday night, he was lapped by an entire group of players as they weaved through cones around the court. By the end of Sunday’s practice, the third of camp, Curry was a spectator, watching his teammates jog with medicine balls while he stood near a basket stanchion. He is nursing a tight hamstring, making this the third straight camp that Curry has been injured. 'Obviously, we’re pushing these guys hard,' Coach Mike D’Antoni said. 'He misses anything, it just makes it a little bit tougher.' Asked if Curry was already behind, D’Antoni said, 'Well, yeah.' The setback was almost predictable. Curry reported to camp weighing 325 pounds -- a 20-pound increase since April -- according to a person in the organization."
-Howard Beck of The New York TimesDay 31 – Get in Shape
It is mind boggling when basketball players come into a season grossly out of shape. Every year players show up at tryouts for any given team who are doubled over 10 minutes into the first day.
If you really hope to make a good showing at your team's tryout, you need to be in decent shape.
I once read that former Jazz point guard John Stockton didn’t like when rookies came into training camp out of shape.
Do everything you can to get into better shape. Workout, run, eat right and stretch. The best players and the players who care, stay in shape.
Here’s Miami Heat top dog Pat Riley on the importance of staying in shape:
"Down here and we’re always about conditioning, body weight, body fat, and nutrition – all those things. I don’t think any athlete today can really ever achieve what it is they truly, truly want unless they’re in world-class condition, period.”
"Down here and we’re always about conditioning, body weight, body fat, and nutrition – all those things. I don’t think any athlete today can really ever achieve what it is they truly, truly want unless they’re in world-class condition, period.”
It’s a shame that Eddie Curry can’t get into better shape.
Stay in shape!
