One season ago, Eddy Curry emerged as a potential All-Star, with Isiah Thomas labeling him a franchise center to build around.
Last night, Curry's career hit rock bottom in a scoreless outing, in his hometown, against his former team, with Thomas piling on.
Back in his own hometown, Thomas sounded like he'd like to give his center back to the Bulls. And that was before the game, when Thomas made his most damning remarks ever about Curry.
After last night's performance, in which Curry didn't score in 14 minutes, had his shot blocked three times in going 0-for-5, the Bulls can have their homegrown product back for a Polish sausage and deep-dish pizza to be named later.
Curry was benched last night for the final 20:18 despite not being in late foul trouble.
The crash of Curry and Thomas' Knicks continued at United Center in a 101-96 loss, extending the team's losing streak to five and worsening their record to 6-16 - already double digits below .500 in mid-December. Despicable. (...)
