SUMMER PRO LEAGUE: `BABY SHAQ' TAKES FIRST STEPS FOR BULLS.Byline: Joe Stevens Staff Writer LONG BEACH - The nickname circulating for Eddy Curry Eddy Curry Jr. (born December 5 1982, in Harvey, Illinois[0]) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA currently with the New York Knicks. He grew up in Calumet City, Illinois. is ... Baby Shaq. It's outrageously premature to put Curry in the same sentence with O'Neal, but the Chicago Bulls' rookie did show why some folks aren't afraid to use the name. On Wednesday, the 6-foot-11, 300 pound Curry showed his powerful inside moves and scored a team-high 13 points in his NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= debut in the Summer Pro League The Summer Pro League, officially known as the The Southern California Summer Pro League (SPL) is a basketball league held every summer in Long Beach, California where first and second round draft picks in the NBA are able to improve their skills. at the Pyramid. With Shane Battier Shane Courtney Battier (born September 9 1978 in Birmingham, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association and the U.S. national team. scoring 20 points and getting nine rebounds, the Memphis Grizzlies This is an article about the National Basketball Association team; for the defunct World Football League team, see Memphis Southmen. The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. beat the Bulls 109-71. ``I think I did all right, but I could have done better,'' Curry said. ``I was extremely nervous at first, but as the game went on, it kind of went away a little bit.'' Like the NBA's No. 2 draft pick, Tyson Chandler, Curry skipped college to go to the NBA and is one of the Bulls' hopes for a better future. A first-team prep All-American and Mr. Basketball in the state of Illinois, Curry averaged 22 points, 10 rebouonds and four blocks per game at Thornwood High School Thornwood High School is a public high school located in South Holland, Illinois. It was built as part of Thornton Township High School District 205. History Thornwood opened in spring 1972 to offest overcrowding at other District 205 high schools Thornton Township High . ``A lot of people compare him with Shaquille O'Neal,'' said Van Coleman, a recruiting analyst from Iowa, ``but he is more like Daryl Dawkins, except with more polish.'' He did not start Wednesday's game, entering with 5:27 left in the first quarter. He was 5 of 8 from the floor in the first half. ``Everybody's just as big as you are,'' Curry said. ``They're just as big and strong as you, and that's the biggest difference out there.'' Because he played center, Curry was in some dogged physical battles under the boards. He collected four fouls in his first 10 minutes. Chandler had an even shakier game. --Lakers 106, BC Kyiv 73: Stanislav Medvedenko led the Lakers with 19 points. --NBA Pros 122, Young Guns 103: Penny Hardaway had 17 points and 13 assists, playing his first game after major knee surgery, for the NBA Pros. Former Clipper Bo Outlaw had 25 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists. Baron Davis of Charlotte, the former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX standout, had 34 points and seven assists for the Young Guns. |
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