Its five days old, but for anyone who has not read it. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">September 1, 2004 -- Despite rumors and accusations circulating this summer that he?s overweight, unmotivated or uninspired, rest assured, Bulls fans, Eddy Curry says he?s none of the above. In fact, the 21-year old center, coming off a year in which he averaged 14.7 ppg and 6.2 rpg, says he is working harder than ever and hopes to quiet all his critics in his fourth season. Bulls.com caught up with Curry following his visit to Lincoln Park Zoo to get the latest on his summer training, new teammates and sharing the court with Michael Jordan. Bulls.com: Here?s your chance to put an end to the rumors that you?re overweight. What are you weighing in at these days? Eddy Curry: ?I?m right around 285, the target weight that the Bulls want me at. I feel that by October, I will definitely be under that. Right now my goal is to come in to training camp under the weight that they want me at so I have some extra room to put on additional muscle. I obviously want to feel good about my weight and feel good about myself once the season starts.? Bulls.com: What kind of shape would you say you are in now as opposed to this time a year ago? Curry: ?It?s not even close, a complete turnaround. I feel that up until this summer, I kind of looked at training camp as the time to get into shape. I had to learn that I needed to be in shape before it started and now that I am, I plan on using training camp as a tool to help myself and help the team get closer together as opposed to everyone struggling to get in shape. You risk injury when you come in out of shape and that?s just what I was doing in previous seasons.? Bulls.com: Where are your workouts this summer taking place? Curry: ?Right now I?m 100 percent at Hoops [the Gym in Chicago]. Up until a few months ago I was trying to mix workouts at the Berto Center with workouts at Hoops, doing two days a week at each, but it was kind of a strain. I talked to Paxson and told him I wanted to stay at Hoops and just focus on what I had to do to get my weight where it needed to be and to get conditioned.? Bulls.com: Why Hoops over Berto? Is it your connection with trainer Tim Grover or the pick-up games? Curry enjoyed a beautiful Chicago afternoon at Lincoln Park Zoo with his son, Reign, earlier this week. Curry: ?It?s a combination of all those things. Going into the draft before my rookie season, I went to Tim Grover all the time and he really did a lot for me as far as getting in shape and getting ready for the NBA. So I decided to go with him again and treat this summer like I?m heading into my rookie season all over again. I?m just trying to get in the best shape that I can and push myself. I?m playing with some great guys in the pick-up games down there. Actually Ben Gordon has been there the last couple of weeks so I?ve been playing with him, trying to get a head start on feeling him out as a player. I?m having a lot of fun right now, but at the same time I?m losing weight and getting into shape.? Bulls.com: Speaking of Ben, what?s your impression of him along with the Bulls? other rookies, Luol Deng and Chris Duhon? Curry: ?They?re really good and I think they?ll be valuable to us this year. Along with Ben, I?ve had the chance to play with Chris and he?s looked great. I haven?t had the chance to see Luol much, though; he?s stuck in London for now [with visa problems]. I did get a chance to see him play in summer league, though, and he definitely put up some good numbers. You can see he?s got the ability to be a good player in the league. It?s been fun getting to know all of them.? Bulls.com: What have you seen from Ben Gordon during workouts at Hoops? Do you feel like you have an idea of what kind of player he could be? Curry: ?He?s shocked me. Ben Gordon is amazingly explosive. I?ve seen him throw down some dunks that really shocked me. I wasn?t even sure he could touch the rim, he?s sort of short [laughing]? but he can get up there with the best of them. His vision on the court is as good as anyone?s. A lot of things you saw from Jamal [Crawford], like the flashiness, you?ll see from Ben, too. He?s going to be a great player.? </div> Full Story Glad to here Curry is at 285 that is great news for the orginization so I am happy to here it. Can't wait to see Curry when the season starts. It is a very intresting interview right here so Bull fans should take time and read it.
Well, for Bulls fans, I hope this interview isn't window dressing. Curry has yet to live up to his draft billing. 14 and 6 aren't paltry numbers, but they aren't up to the standards of a lottery pick either. Curry needs to step up in a big way, because the potential that his draft status was predicated on is starting to lose it's lustre.
