Amare to stay in Phoenix

[benefactor]

Suns are "going to hold" on Stoudemire, source says. STAT stays in PHX.

[redzero]

Hell, he might just agree to an extension.

[Fpoonsie]

In other, possibly related news, Xylus and DoK just collectively creamed their pants.

[The Gemini Method]

Man, it must have been a tough few days for Mr. STAT, eh? To be rumored on going to a potential championship team only to be stuck in PHX...tough...

[benefactor]

Wojo reporting it too now.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-tradebuzz021710&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

[Allanon]

I don't believe it. After all this trade talk, I can't see Amare being happy in Phoenix.

[lurker]

I don't believe it. After all this trade talk, I can't see Amare being happy in Phoenix.
It's not like this is the first time he's been in trade talks.

[pauls931]

At least the Suns will make the playoffs this year. Sarver the cheap ass he is may be happy just letting Amare walk at the end of the year. Myself, I'm with Xylus and DoK and want him to stay above any other player on the team. (maybe except dragic in DoK's case)

[Xylus]

AAAHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Yes sir, motherfuckers! Now watch as the Dance of the Rolling Smilies commences!

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[noob cake]

How about an extension A'mare?

[Phillip]

im glad

playing the suns just wouldnt be the same if amare wasnt there

[Xylus]

Amare was an absolute beast last night, and one of the few players on the Suns who didn't play sloppy.

30 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk, 1 TO

[Alonzo Harris]

Amare was an absolute beast last night, and one of the few players on the Suns who didn't play sloppy.

30 pts, 14 reb, 3 ast, 3 blk, 1 TO
oh shit, Amare's 1 out of 5 games where he actually tries. Let me grab my guns.

[Xylus]

oh shit, Amare's 1 out of 5 games where he actually tries. Let me grab my guns.

LOL, son.

Amare's last 7 games:

30 pts, 14 rebs
21 pts, 10 rebs
24 pts, 9 rebs
30 pts, 9 rebs
20 pts, 17 rebs
25 pts, 12 rebs
36 pts, 11 rebs

26.6 ppg, 11.7 rpg

Amare always plays his best after the All-Star break.

[Fpoonsie]

Word of warning...Chad Ford's saying a last-minute deal for Amare "may" happen...

[Xylus]

Word of warning...Chad Ford's saying a last-minute deal for Amare "may" happen...

Ugh, I need this to be over already. I can't handle the stress.

[Fpoonsie]

Ugh, I need this to be over already. I can't handle the stress.

:lol

I know. I highly doubt anything goes down.

[Jeremy]

Amare deal still alive?

It's appeared that a Amare Stoudemire trade was all but dead this morning. However, a Suns source tells ESPN.com just 15 minutes before the deadline that the Suns now have a potential deal cooking.

No details have emerged and the chances of pulling something off in the last 15 minutes might be impossible. But it does appear that an Amare deal is still on life support.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/category/_/name/truehoop-trade-reports

[Jeremy]

The Suns wanted to trade Z for Boozer, and then today they said Heat wanted Boozer so I'm guessing it's Amare to Heat, Boozer to Suns.

[Xylus]

The Suns wanted to trade Z for Boozer, and then today they said Heat wanted Boozer so I'm guessing it's Amare to Heat, Boozer to Suns.

That would be interesting...

[Jeremy]

It probably didn't happen, though.

[Jeremy]

Time probably just ran out--another Kerr failure.

[Fpoonsie]

Yeah, not happening, per Ford twitter.

[Xylus]

Amare is staying in Phoenix. Last minute bid failed. Sarver, Kerr, Stoudemire & agent meeting for dinner tonight to calm waters.

[Fpoonsie]

Latest: Amare is staying in Phoenix. Last minute bid failed. Sarver, Kerr, Stoudemire & agent meeting for dinner tonight to calm waters.

:lol

[Jeremy]

It sounds like it might have been a new team--they should have called sooner!

[Fpoonsie]

Dinner w/ Sarver in a GOOD mood would be unbearable enough. Can you fuckin imagine the tension at THIS lil rendezvous?

[Bob Lanier]

Looks like Amar'e''s instincts about the Suns' front office are just as accurate as his instincts about defense.

[crc21209]

Dinner w/ Sarver in a GOOD mood would be unbearable enough. Can you fuckin imagine the tension at THIS lil rendezvous?

:lmao They're going to have dinner together now? Wow...talk about awkward. "Hey we werent trying to trade you! What are you talking about?!?!?!?" :lol

[NBAdime]

:lmao They're going to have dinner together now? Wow...talk about awkward. "Hey we werent trying to trade you! What are you talking about?!?!?!?" :lol

"You need to stop believing rumors buddy, we were trying to trade J-rich and Barbosa"

[Double-Up]

@STEIN_LINE_HQ Just filed to ESPN.com: Houston indeed the team that engaged in 11th-hour discussions with Suns on Amare deal. New link/details forthcoming.

[Jeremy]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4924306


The proposed deal, sources with knowledge of the talks confirmed, had Phoenix receiving veterans Shane Battier and Luis Scola, multiple draft picks and the expiring contract of Brian Cook for Stoudemire.

And the Suns didn't do it?!?!

[mojorizen7]

If Amare had left, how was Sarver/Kerr gonna roll out another 45 game-winning-team next season? Of course he didn't get traded.

$50 says Grant fucking Hill will be back next season too......Nashy will continue to play at a high level of "Damn am i having fun or what?".........and Amare will dedicate another offseason to getting better defensively.

Oh, and making sure OKC doesn't get into the lottery with our #1 pick factored into not making any deal that might bring in any assets that might signal the beginning of a long overdue rebuilding process....:bang
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