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From zeroes to preseason heroes. (Insider).

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| November 04, 2002 | Deveney, Sean | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It's not the kind of thing you need pointed out after one of your better games as a professional, one in which you were aggressive offensively, solid defensively and came away with 17 points on 8-for-9 shooting. That's the performance 19-year-old second-year Bulls center Eddy Curry turned in against the Timberwolves last week, one that followed a 27-point game the previous outing. "A good couple of games," Curry described them.

Yet, there was Minnesota coach Flip Saunders after the game, giving light praise to Curry before pointing out the obvious: It's just the preseason, kid.

"Eddy Curry has made a lot of improvement from a year ago," Saunders says. ...

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