Eddy Curry and Ray Carruth: Hopefully they don’t share the idea of “getting rid of problems”
January 29, 2009
I remember the first time that a woman told me she thought that she was pregnant and that I was the father.
I almost wet my pants.
The other day, I talked about my ride with John Updike growing up. Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom initially ran from his problems when he found out that his girlfriend was pregnant. When I first heard the news, it was like time had stopped. I wanted to be sensitive, but I had my own selfish feelings welling up. I asked her, “Are you sure?” and she told me that she was late for her period and that she was never late.
I wasn’t as experienced that day as I am now. I really didn’t weigh what that really meant. To me, it sounded like I better get ready to change a lot of diapers. I told her what I tell any woman who would came to me with that news or information, which is “You should do what you think is right and I will support any decision and help with raising our child.”
To say it totally drained the color from my face. I meant it and was going to follow through with it. It still made me sick to my stomach to make it. Just like Harry, I saw the end of my future plans and dreams. I was in a place where I didn’t want to be and had condemned myself to a potential hell on earth.
The light at the end of the tunnel came two days later when she told me that she had her period and she thought it was sweet that I was willing to “do the right thing.” She didn’t know how many times I thought about ducking out or pushing for an abortion. I just liked her, I didn’t want to spend the rest of my life (at least I didn’t think so) with her. I thought that there was so much out there that I was missing, to be saddled with a child meant the end of my childhood and the firm cementing of adulthood. But, the ride was fun, and I am a fan of “Paying what you owe.”
I began thinking about this when I saw this story on Eddie Curry at the Chicago Sun Times today.
January 28, 2009
BY MARK J. KONKOL Staff Reporter
NBA player Eddy Curry fathered the 10-month-old girl who last week was murdered alongside her mother, Curry’s ex-girlfriend Nova Henry, sources familiar with the paternity case told the Chicago Sun-Times.
A confidential court document filed in September reveals a DNA test confirmed Curry Read the rest of this entry »
I have to admit that I have a soft spot for the New York Knicks. I wanted Patrick Ewing to get a chip once my Lakers were out of the playoffs. With Isaiah running them into the ground, the hiring of Donnie Walsh (who lost the race with Larry Bird in Indiana) and D’Antoni losing the battle in the Valley of the Sun, due to his teams getting blown out by the upper echelon of the western conference.
A lot of coaches and GM’s come in wanting to place their stamp on the program that they are taking over. Also like a lot of the politicians, we hear them talking out the side of their mouths about what they are going to do and what actually happens.
Both Walsh and D’Antoni claimed that Steph Marbury would have a clean state with a new administration. Well, so much for that statement. After the first game, it is clear that they are attempting Steph to act black and curse someone out, so that they have cause to leave him at home. Well, here is hoping your plan doesn’t work. Steph, do your thing and collect your money and don’t accept a penny less than what you are owed.
It gets worse, when the fans start rooting for Steph to be placed in the game, D’Antoni, flips his wig and curses out the fans for having an opinion. Look, you can be a dictator with your players, but the fans are what drive the payroll of your team. Its funny, because look at the difference a day could make. Here is what Newsday reported yesterday on October 30th
Yet asked directly if he swore at the fans for it, D’Antoni flatly replied, “There’s no way I would do that to the fans.” It should be noted that the pro-Marbury chants were hardly something the sellout crowd sang in unison, akin to the famous “Jeff Van-Gun-dy!” chants from almost a decade ago. Wednesday night’s chant came from a pocket of fans, though very loud, who eventually were drowned out by even louder boos from most of the rest of the intolerant Garden crowd.
The Garden fans always have been a main character in anything the Knicks do at home, be it good, bad or ugly. It was just last season when Isiah Thomas created a tabloid frenzy when he jawed with fans near the Knicks’ bench and scolded them for not supporting the team.
But Thomas was the target of the fans’ ire for the entire season and, arguably, for most of his tenure as team president. D’Antoni, however, heard one of the loudest cheers from the crowd during pregame introductions in his Garden debut as the Knicks’ coach.
The controversial moment came with 11:10 left in the fourth quarter, after a foul was called on Mardy Collins. The Knicks were ahead 93-77, but the big lead they built in the third already was starting to slip away. A chant of “We Want Steph!” initially was heard during the third quarter, when the Knicks held their largest lead. But another chorus rose up as the foul was called on Collins and D’Antoni could be seen turning toward the area where the chants emanated and, with a glare, mouthed, “Are you — – kidding me?”
D’Antoni also was caught by MSG Network cameras adding, “What a bunch of — — .”
When confronted about it twice Thursday, D’Antoni apologized for his use of expletives and said, “I’ve got to do a better job.”
Here is what is being reported by the Post a day later…
Mike D’Antoni had no time to enjoy his first victory as Knicks coach, because he was on the defensive yesterday after TV cameras caught him in a cursing fit while fans were chanting for banished Stephon Marbury to be put into the game.
With some in the Garden crowd surprisingly chanting “We Want Steph” with 11:10 remaining in the fourth (others booed the chant), a stewing D’Antoni was caught on MSG Network cameras Wednesday in a tirade, mouthing:
“You’ve got to be (bleeping) kidding me. You’ve got to be (bleeping) kidding me. What a bunch of (bleep) holes.”
Yesterday after practice, D’Antoni acknowledged his frustration with the Marbury chanters, showing how strongly he believes the lightning-rod point guard does not belong on the court. Marbury received a DNP, his second of his career, and is out of the rotation indefinitely despite likely being the team’s most skilled player.
“Sometimes I don’t think the fans quite get it,” D’Antoni said. “It’s like who you draft. They’re going to boo. When you make a big decision, someone’s going to like it, someone’s not. You’ll hear from the people who don’t.
“Did I look exasperated?” D’Antoni added. “I was into the game. You get so much adrenaline at that point and you react. I’m into the game, into the moment. Sometimes I can be better than that. I’ll make mistakes. I’ll do better.”
D’Antoni is known for his emotional rants on the sidelines, his battles with officials and his stubbornness and belief in his convictions that eventually led to his feud with Suns’ management.
Well, Knicks fans, it will remain exciting, even with a change…
