Who really should be on the all-time Suns team?

BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns high-fives with fans after scoring 70 points against the Boston Celtics on March 24, 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 24: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns high-fives with fans after scoring 70 points against the Boston Celtics on March 24, 2017 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Amar’e Stoudemire – PF

Imagine if Amar’e Stoudemire had developed an outside shot. Would he too have been unstoppable? There is no denying that he was a down and dirty player in the post, not one to step out and take a long shot. But if he had to add that particular aspect to his game out of roster-necessity, could he have? We’ll never know, and if he didn’t, that would make the lane a difficult place for his guards to ever try and enter. However, there is no arguing that STAT had a decent mid-range game, and if he made the free throw line his home, the possibilities of this offense would have been limitless. At least adding STAT’s height on the defensive end (even though he was not a dominant defender) would make his position in the starting lineup a necessity. Plus, seeing him play next to Charles Barkley and a defensive-capable center as they all fought for every rebound like wild dogs to a kill, would allow for any defensive deficiencies by the backcourt, almost  entirely irrelevant.