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Amare Stoudemire and the Knicks: Risk vs. reward

July 6th, 2010 · 8 Comments

In typical Amare Stoudemire fashion Monday, the five-time All-Star announced that “the Knicks are back.” I’ll believe that when I see it.
Stoudemire clearly believes he can carry the storied organization back to greatness on his shoulders alone. But the bigger question is whether or not his knees can handle that load.
In what seemed to be [...]

Phoenix Suns may still be looking to bag David Lee

July 5th, 2010 · 41 Comments

Just when it seemed that the book could be closed on the Amare Stoudemire era and Planet Orange could start trying to accept life with Hakim Warrick, Paul Coro of The Arizona Republic had to go and give everybody a sliver of hope.
Coro reported late Monday night that the Phoenix Suns were still trying to [...]

Amare Stoudemire and the New Yorks Knicks agree on five-year, $100 million deal

July 5th, 2010 · 37 Comments

The “Welcome, Amare Stoudemire” banner, complete with a picture of the big man in a Knicks uniform, said it all Monday. It’s finally official.
Stoudemire and the New York Knicks agreed in principle to a five-year, $100 million contract, according to an ESPN.com report, making Stoudemire the first major free agent to switch teams.
“No one wanted to [...]

Amare Stoudemire as seen by advanced stats

July 3rd, 2010 · 6 Comments

Amare Stoudemire is an advanced stats conundrum.
On one hand, he’s is an efficiency monster on the offensive end yet on the other hand his +/- numbers look nothing like they should for a player seeking a maximum contract.
So as teams like the Knicks and Heat ponder what kind of offer to send to Amare the [...]

The STATus of Amare Stoudemire and the Phoenix Suns

July 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments

Where do Amare Stoudemire and the Phoenix Suns stand with exactly one full day of free agency in the books? News and rumors continue to leak out, and ultimately three burning questions have been answered about Stoudemire and the Suns 24 hours into the 2010 free agency frenzy: 1) What is Amare asking for? 2) [...]

Amare Stoudemire Rumors: New York Knicks hope to meet with STAT

June 27th, 2010 · 9 Comments

According to an ESPN.com report by Chris Broussard, New York Knicks president Donnie Walsh and head coach Mike D’Antoni “hope to meet with Amare Stoudemire” in Los Angeles soon after the clock strikes midnight Thursday, which marks the official start of free agency, to sway him toward signing with the Knicks.
STAT certainly isn’t the Knicks’ [...]