Amare Stoudemire spoke with Doug & Wolf this morning on Sports 620 KTAR. When asked what he would say to people who think he is playing this MVP-caliber basketball just for the money, he responded.
"They are just simply retarded. They haven't been watching my career at all since I've been in the league," Stoudemire said. "Ever since I've been in the league I've been improving every single summer, keeping myself in total top shape, focusing on winning a championship through those playoff runs, coming back with force and reckless abandon, and even after the All-Star break I've been improving. So if they just think I'm playing for a contract they are out of their minds."
Amare is smart. He can't outsmart me, though.
Amare is kind of injury prone. Not the kind of guy I want to give a max contract.
Amare has just recently been averaging more than 10 rebounds per game. He's 6'10" and has mad hops!!!! What reason is there he shouldn't have been doing that for years?!?!!!
Amare is a great player, but he can't make an impact without the ball. No Steve Nash means not as many passes to Amare.
I don't wanna see Amare leave. I love watching him play, as infuriating as he can be. But, I don't think he's changed. I don't think he has the championship drive that Kobe has. He's done nothing to make me believe that in the past. He's done nothing to make me start believing now.
3 comments:
I've always liked Amare. I'm not a super pro like you are, so I don't know about any of the technical stuff. Interesting post though! Thanks for updating and sharing your thoughts!
~Rhonda~
Nice to see some new posts!
I've always been an Amare fan. I also think he's been playing much harder lately, for whatever reason.... I hope Suns management will be smart & keep Amare, Nash, Hill and others who have been instrumental in getting them as far up the ladder of playoffs as they are! I liked Bob Young's article this morning on the Spurs---"What a shame" that the Suns won't meet them & be able to show them what a true high caliber team really looks like!
Great sport blog, I love basketball, too.
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