In order for Eddy Curry to reach his potential, Isiah Thomas believes he needs to stop being such a nice guy.

"It takes a while before you get there," Thomas said. "But we need to start now, so that when he does get to that prime age of 25, 26, 27, he owns the league."

"He's a big man," Thomas said after the game. "He's a nice man. But there needs to come a time when it's, 'Don't play with Eddy.' Every minute, second of the game he has to have his presence in the game. Not just his scoring, but his manliness."