Amateur: Amare announces retirement [Archive]

JMarkJohns

07-26-2016, 03:33 PM

Injury created a ceiling where otherwise there may not have been one.

It was really a damn shame.

Doubt he ever had the "it" factor to lead a team, but the arsenal of shots, moves, he added as his body betrayed his athletic ability lends to reason he could have been unstoppable on offense.

His pre-Carmelo time with the Knicks proved he wasn't just a creation of Nash.

But he sucked on the boards and on defense. Never understood how someone with his athletic and physical gifts could barely average 8 boards a game.

Had the 2007 draft gone right, Suns would have added Noah alongside him. That would have been pretty ideal.

Oh well.

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07-26-2016, 03:34 PM

They're flat eared here about him not coming back & retiring.

140

07-26-2016, 03:43 PM

They're flat eared here about him not coming back & retiring.
I saw that :lol suns fans never disappoint

baseline bum

07-26-2016, 03:44 PM

I always wonder what Amare could have been with a real coach. He was a shotblocking machine in high school but Pringles taught him to not give a shit on that end of the floor.

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07-26-2016, 03:44 PM

I saw that :lol suns fans never disappoint

Yep, Media tells them how to act/react and they toe that fuckin' line.

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07-26-2016, 03:48 PM

His mother was a terror around the Metro area. She'd show up whenever/wherever he'd be doing a "commercial" and want a hand out. And if she didn't get it, she'd yell the "N" word and they'd give her the hand down, toot sweet. Like Amy around the Alamo, she'd show up 1/2 pregnant smootching & looking longingly in stinkpot's eyes looking for a Polaroid moment.

I. Hustle

07-26-2016, 03:50 PM

I always wonder what Amare could have been with a real coach. He was a shotblocking machine in high school but Pringles taught him to not give a shit on that end of the floor.

Word? He blocked the shit outta kids a foot and a half shorter than him? DAMN! Just imagine if he that good good coach.

baseline bum

07-26-2016, 03:50 PM

I saw that :lol suns fans never disappoint

Not true, remember when the Suns fan above you disappointed in Nam?

baseline bum

07-26-2016, 03:51 PM

Word? He blocked the shit outta kids a foot and a half shorter than him? DAMN! Just imagine if he that good good coach.

With his size and athleticism he should have been an elite defender and rebounder.

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07-26-2016, 03:51 PM

Not true, remember when the Suns fan above you disappointed in Nam?

They were selling your shit.

baseline bum

07-26-2016, 03:52 PM

They were selling your shit.

If only you would have put up that kind of fight against the gooks.

I. Hustle

07-26-2016, 03:52 PM

They were selling your shit.

His parents were selling his shit

JMarkJohns

07-26-2016, 04:10 PM

I always wonder what Amare could have been with a real coach. He was a shotblocking machine in high school but Pringles taught him to not give a shit on that end of the floor.

And had he been able to play PF and not C.

Not sure he had the instincts on defense and rebounding he had for offense, but coaching likely factored in heavily here before injuries.

Oh well.

They should have a specialty version of the board game Operation for him.

Holy shit so many injuries.

Killakobe81

07-26-2016, 04:19 PM

bout time

This. but before injury he was like Kemp 2.0 and had really developed in to a great offensive player.
Obviously I wasnt a huge fan of the Suns of that era but he was young beast.
Never thought his hoops IQ was high but a truly gifted athlete who became a pretty complete offensive player.

StrengthAndHonor

07-26-2016, 04:27 PM

This. but before injury he was like Kemp 2.0 and had really developed in to a great offensive player.
Obviously I wasnt a huge fan of the Suns of that era but he was young beast.
Never thought his hoops IQ was high but a truly gifted athlete who became a pretty complete offensive player.

He was phenomenal.

JMarkJohns

07-26-2016, 04:29 PM

Word? He blocked the shit outta kids a foot and a half shorter than him? DAMN! Just imagine if he that good good coach.

Amare owned every AAU tournament he took part in. He wasn't just elite vs scrubs.

With almost no skill but with effort, Amare as a rookie was as good a rebounder as he'd ever become. BB is correct in talking about system. Adjusted for pace, Amare averaged more rebounds as a rookie under Frank Johnson, than any other season as a Sun (tied with 2007), or anywhere else.

Imagine if that had been nurtured and emphasized?

A lot is his fault. He could have given better effort regardless.

But D'Antoni literally didn't give a shit.

whitemamba

07-26-2016, 04:40 PM

black jews?

:loltodays NBA

Chris

07-26-2016, 05:08 PM

Never forget :cry

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R.I.P to a major faggot both on and off the court

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Killakobe81

07-26-2016, 05:23 PM

Amare owned every AAU tournament he took part in. He wasn't just elite vs scrubs.

With almost no skill but with effort, Amare as a rookie was as good a rebounder as he'd ever become. BB is correct in talking about system. Adjusted for pace, Amare averaged more rebounds as a rookie under Frank Johnson, than any other season as a Sun (tied with 2007), or anywhere else.

Imagine if that had been nurtured and emphasized?

A lot is his fault. He could have given better effort regardless.

But D'Antoni literally didn't give a shit.

No doubt and he was to good of an athlete not to be a better rebounder and had the lateral quickness to defend pnr.
I dont know much about him but he did NOT seem to bright in the traditional sense or hoops IQ wise.
He was a highly skilled uber athletic phenom who developed his skill on one end.
If eh was a better passer He could have been what Cwebb should have been and like I said above a 2000's version of Kemp.

Oh well still a great offensive player but his window of great was shorter than it should have been ...

da_suns_fan

07-26-2016, 07:04 PM

They're flat eared here about him not coming back & retiring.

I didnt even know NBA players did that (retired as a X).

But what difference does it make? Saying Amare will remembered as a Knick is like saying Shaq & Penny will be remembered as Suns.

JMarkJohns

07-26-2016, 07:10 PM

I don't know how intelligent he was. Pre injury Amare was one of the most explosive athletes ever, not just because of athleticism, but because of instincts. He saw spots on the offensive floor and knew before most what he would need to do to score the basket.

He wasn't Hakeem, which was the perfect blend of smarts, instincts and athleticism, but if he got the ball in 2005, you were shocked if he didn't score or get fouled off the dive or drive.

After the knee injury you saw the instincts, because he was able to continue to score efficiently despite decreased athletic ability. He saw angles very well.

Even as he devolved into mostly a jumpshooter, he found the open spots within his range.

How does this translate to rebounding and defense?

I know know, but Amare should have been a 12-14 RPG type big. He just shoulda been.

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07-26-2016, 07:11 PM

If only you would have put up that kind of fight against the gooks.

They were selling your shit.

Kawhitstorm

07-26-2016, 07:12 PM

Would've liked him as the fifth big.

Is the Spurs minimum contract the new Kobe? No one seems to want it anymore.

It's Jarnell Stokes' spot to lose.:toast

Kawhitstorm

07-26-2016, 07:24 PM

How does this translate to rebounding and defense?

I know know, but Amare should have been a 12-14 RPG type big. He just shoulda been.

Considering David Lee was a double-double machine w/ a 8'10" standing reach & inferior athleticism then Amare should have at least averaged 10+.:lol

poeticism707

07-26-2016, 08:33 PM

His parents were selling his shit

:rollin :rollin :rollin

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07-26-2016, 10:58 PM

:rollin :rollin :rollin

Oh, yeah, just rollin' on the floors over it.:rolleyes

scanry

07-26-2016, 11:09 PM

They were selling your shit.

Bale getting his sh!t pushed in by gooks.

poeticism707

07-26-2016, 11:41 PM

Oh, yeah, just rollin' on the floors over it.:rolleyes

Don't go talking it, personal Dale,

I Hustle earned that point, fam...

J_Paco

07-26-2016, 11:44 PM

Never forget :cry

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R.I.P to a major faggot both on and off the court

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And to think, an asshole that nearly ended another player's career had the audacity to call Bruce dirty. That shit he did to Bogut was 1,000 times worse than any of Bruce's on-court shenanigans.

Incredible athlete and very good offensive player, but he had some bitch ass tendencies on the court.

Chillen

07-26-2016, 11:47 PM

dudes only 33, Parker is 34. Must be injurys causing the early retirement.

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07-27-2016, 06:56 AM

Bale getting his sh!t pushed in by gooks.

GD, Scan showin' up.

Nonetheless,,,

They were selling your shit.

140

07-27-2016, 12:34 PM

I guess his vinoteraphy wasn't rejuvenating enough

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SpursDynasty

07-27-2016, 12:46 PM

He never was the same after knee surgery in late 2005.

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07-27-2016, 02:04 PM

He never was the same after knee surgery in late 2005.

Then he fucked his eye up & that was the death knell.

-21-

07-27-2016, 10:37 PM

He retired as a Knick? wtf

phyzik

07-28-2016, 02:03 AM

Article title should be this, TBH.

"Scrub announces retirement, claims Rat haven as home rather than Dale's desert litter box state."

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07-28-2016, 07:27 AM

Article title should be this, TBH.

"Scrub announces retirement, claims Rat haven as home rather than Dale's desert litter box state."

Are you still watching your children masturbate?

140

07-28-2016, 08:07 AM

Are you still watching your children masturbate?
Mornin', Cub. How's the Arizona summer treating you today?

TDMVPDPOY

07-28-2016, 08:22 AM

Then he fucked his eye up & that was the death knell.

didnt he get lasik? and we all know lasik doesnt last long anyway...

TDMVPDPOY

07-28-2016, 08:26 AM

this guy had no post moves besides pnr offense, then he fell in love with the jump shot is his downfall, going away from bread and butter...but then again on the knicks they had bs pgs who dont know how to feed the ball

Spurtacular

07-30-2016, 11:39 PM

Dude should've went to China like five years ago.

Molotov

07-31-2016, 06:17 AM

His parents were selling his shit

:lmao

dbreiden83080

07-31-2016, 09:23 AM

Retired a Knick like that means something LOL.

RD2191

07-31-2016, 10:15 AM

Thought this nigga was like 40. 33 is pretty young to retire.

Silver&Black

07-31-2016, 06:57 PM

Just saw that he's going to play in Israel next year for a team that he co-owns.

Immediately becoming Ghazi 's most hated player, tbh

Splits

07-31-2016, 07:11 PM

Thought this nigga was like 40. 33 is pretty young to retire.

Yep. Same age as that TOSB rapist should have retired considering it was the last season he was relevant

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07-31-2016, 09:11 PM

Yep. Same age as that TOSB rapist should have retired considering it was the last season he was relevant

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 2nd 5th

z0sa

08-01-2016, 04:25 AM

Only player Ive ever seen (or even heard of) dunk around a double team while fading away from the basket. Dude has genius level spatial awareness. If he had never gone under the knife, considering how much he improved his skill set to offset his plummeting explosiveness? Damn, what might have been.

z0sa

08-01-2016, 04:27 AM

Kobe: 5

the tired old shit bag Duncan: 2nd 5th

Kobe has a 2nd fifth too. 2004 was his first. They sold your shit that year before the series even began - that is how confident the pundits were the Lakers would annihilate the Pistons. ��

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08-01-2016, 06:28 AM

Kobe has a 2nd fifth too. 2004 was his first. They sold your shit that year before the series even began - that is how confident the pundits were the Lakers would annihilate the Pistons. ��

They never sold our shit.

They were selling your shit.