Harrington Has Eye on Ticket Home

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">ATLANTA -- Al Harrington was practically built to play Broadway.

There's the contagious smile, the warm, outgoing personality, and an intellect that would flourish under the big lights on Seventh Avenue and 33rd Street, if not West Madison Street in Chicago, or perhaps even the Meadowlands.

And he has the voice.

We already know Harrington can make sweet music with a basketball. But did you know he can really sing? In a high school production of "Annie Get Your Gun," he played cowboy Frank Butler and sang five solos. When he was a McDonald's All-American coming out of St. Patrick's of Elizabeth, he sang a duet version of "Anything You Can Do" with Rosie O'Donnell on her old show.

Now that's a one-on-one mismatch.

Everywhere he goes, whether coming off the team bus or driving to a shoot-around, he can been seen wearing a Yankees hat, even when he's decked out in a suit that would make David Stern proud. Unless the game is under way or GM Billy King tells him to take it off, that Yankees cap sits proudly on his head.

Even though he moved to Indiana when he played there, Harrington is still a Jersey guy at his core. He grew up in Orange and Roselle, and obviously still has those strong Jersey ties, with cousins sprinkled throughout Elizabeth, Irvington and Orange -- "all over there," he says. And, like him, they're all Knicks fans.

Harrington even interned for state Senator Richard Codey in 1997 when he was still in high school.

"He's my boy," Harrington said recently with that resonant voice and infectious smile, making you laugh out loud.

Who else calls a former governor "my boy?"</div>
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<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">It will have to be a sign and trade if he plans on joining the Knicks. The Hawks were one of the few teams who really wanted Eddy Curry last summer. If it was at all possible, I'd unload Curry.</div>
After giving up all those draft picks, I think Knick fans want to see what Curry can develop into before Isiah gets lynched.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">Yeah it was a terrible trade, but I'd rather cut my losses early. Eddy Curry isn't going to develop into anything for the Knicks. His only good year in Chicago came in a contract year.</div>
Curry hasn't had a good year, but I think we have to note the fact he came into training camp late and out of shape physically and mentally. After missing I think 7 months with that heart situation, it took him a while to adjust to the NBA life. Also, with Larry Brown ripping him daily in the media you can tell he has lost a lot of his confidence. I'm not a huge Curry fan, but I'll give him the benfit of one more year.

 

yeah. what shape said. i thought that with larry brown on the helm, he would get into curry's face more about playing D, and curry would show gradual improvement, but so far, i dont think it has happened. and i dont think that that will ever happen