Official: Stoudamire to start tonight

[CubanMustGo]

I posted this in a thread on the Spurs board, but figured it deserved one of its own over here.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0323suns.html

Stat is back, will start tonight
D'Antoni says Suns big man will start tonight

Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 23, 2006 11:33 AM


It’s official.

Suns forward Amaré Stoudemire will return to action tonight at home against Portland — as a starter.

“We want to warm him up,” Suns coach Mike D’Antoni said after the Suns’ shootaround at US Airways Center this morning. “He’ll probably go the first three to four minutes and we’ll see how it goes and how he goes. We want to win games.”

Stoudemire has not played this season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee in October.

[T-Pain]

I posted this in a thread on the Spurs board, but figured it deserved one of its own over here.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/articles/0323suns.html

Stat is back, will start tonight
D'Antoni says Suns big man will start tonight

Paul Coro
The Arizona Republic
Mar. 23, 2006 11:33 AM


It’s official.

Suns forward Amaré Stoudemire will return to action tonight at home against Portland — as a starter.

“We want to warm him up,” Suns coach Mike D’Antoni said after the Suns’ shootaround at US Airways Center this morning. “He’ll probably go the first three to four minutes and we’ll see how it goes and how he goes. We want to win games.”

Stoudemire has not played this season after undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee in October.


wow, good luck to him

[Horry For 3!]

Good luck to him :tu

[1Parker1]

wow...it'll be interesting to see how the Suns close out the season...now that game against the Pistons will be even more interesting.

[ALVAREZ6]

He can finally play. That's good news for him.






I wonder how he spent all this time though....doing push-ups??? :lol

[ShoogarBear]

Good luck. I'll get the 'ol League Pass going in-between the NCAA games.

[mavsfan1000]

I can't wait to see him out there. It should be interesting even if it isn't for long.

[Darrin]

His name is Stoudemire! The only reason why I make such a big deal about this is because the Grizzlies have been struggling mightily without Damon Stoudamire (achilles), and Salim Stoudamire in Atlanta appears to be done for the season.

I thought the heart and soul of the most underrated team in the league was back, and then I learned it was about Amare Stoudemire, who is more likely to make a Alonzo Mourning-in-2001 impact on his team (50-32, but .500 down the stretch, and swept by the Charlotte Hornets in the first round) than propel them to the Finals.

[ShoogarBear]

:lol Deal with it. Nobody's going to get the a vs. e thing consistently right for his entire career.

Speaking of which, WTF is it with that name? Does anyone know someone named Stoude/amire who doesn't ball?

[Darrin]

:lol Deal with it. Nobody's going to get the a vs. e thing consistently right for his entire career.

Speaking of which, WTF is it with that name? Does anyone know someone named Stoude/amire who doesn't ball?

Salim is Damon's cousin.

[ShoogarBear]

Yeah, I knew that. And there's a Patrick who plays football in Oregon, so I figure he must be a relation, too.

Also, both Damon and Salim went to Arizona, and Amare plays for Phoenix.

Stoudamire must mean "plays hoops where it's friggin hot" in some language.

[Darrin]

Yeah, I knew that. And there's a Patrick who plays football in Oregon, so I figure he must be a relation, too.

Also, both Damon and Salim went to Arizona, and Amare plays for Phoenix.

Stoudamire must mean "plays hoops where it's friggin hot" in some language.

It's like the Wayans family.

[ABDENOUR POWER]

Good luck Amare. :tu

[Xylus]

11 points in 6 minutes.

He definitely looks rusty, doesn't have quite the same explosiveness, but his shot is falling tonight inside and out of the paint. It's great to have him back.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I know this is cold hearted but I will laugh when he crumbles. The Phoenix organization deserves it for pushing him to come back so soon.

[Xylus]

I know this is cold hearted but I will laugh when he crumbles. The Phoenix organization deserves it for pushing him to come back so soon.

Very classy. :rolleyes

[Cant_Be_Faded]

If they didn't rush him back i'd wish him no harm, but they deserve to lose their gamble.

[N4th4n]

I know this is cold hearted but I will laugh when he crumbles. The Phoenix organization deserves it for pushing him to come back so soon.

You are totaly ignorant on the subject arnt you? First off lets start with amares injury the part of the knee that amare required surgry on was very small and in a low weight bearing area , Amare has healed very fast , all his MRI's have show positive cartalige build up. He has been cleared to play by doctors , and his PT( Who do this for a living by the way ) for almost 4 weeks. Amare is physicaly and mental ready to come back so why the hell shouldnt he?

Now lets look at his line for tonight: 13 points 5-10 6 boards and 2 blocks in 14 minutes.

You sir , are a damn fool!

[rayray2k8]

Hows he doing so far?

[N4th4n]

15 points 7 boards 2 blocks shooting 50 %

[Horry For 3!]

7-14 fg 6-7 ft 20 pts 9 rebs 2 blks in 20 mins

[Xylus]

Amare finished with:

20 pts
9 reb
2 blk
7-14 FG

19 minutes

[rayray2k8]

Amare finished with:

20 pts
9 reb
2 blk
7-14 FG

19 minutes
....... interesting...

[Xylus]

The game against Denver on Saturday will be just as interesting. The Nuggets better not beat him up. :p

[ShoogarBear]

The game against Denver on Saturday will be just as interesting. The Nuggets better not beat him up. :p
Oooh. Where are they playing?

[Xylus]

Oooh. Where are they playing?

Luckily, they're playing in Phoenix. So there won't be a bloodthirsty crowd calling for Amare's head.

[CharlieMac]

I hope he doesn't push himself too hard. I don't like him, but I'd hate to see him go down for good. Phoenix is the new LA, and you know those were always great games to watch.

[mavsfan1000]

I actually like Phoenix. Stoudemire is exciting to watch along with the outside shooting of Phoenix. The suns size in their frontcourt is still a problem if they meet the spurs but it is not as bad of a size difference as before. Amare should be able to guard Mohammad and Diaw on Duncan.

[polandprzem]

Most in here wish him luck.

I want to see the same ppl when Amare will kick everybodys ass this year in the NBA

[CubanMustGo]

His name is Stoudemire! The only reason why I make such a big deal about this is because the Grizzlies have been struggling mightily without Damon Stoudamire (achilles), and Salim Stoudamire in Atlanta appears to be done for the season.
Apologies for the error (which is too late to correct at this point). I know how annoying it is to have your name constantly misspelled; mine is German, and since there is no "ö" in English it's transliterated to "oe." Whenever someone tries to spell my name, they leave out either the o or the e.

Look at the bright side, Amaré played incredibly well despite my mistake. :lol

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I know this is cold hearted but I will laugh when he crumbles. The Phoenix organization deserves it for pushing him to come back so soon.


cbf classic :king

[Xylus]

cbf classic :king
You need a gunshot to the kneecap.

:depressed

[Cant_Be_Faded]

No, your management needs to check themselves before they wreck themselves.

No matter how optomistic a suns fan could be, deep down inside they had to realize bringing him back was a huge mistake. Huge.

Do you have any idea the outrage that would spread forth from this website if Duncan was in the same exact situation and our team was 3rd in the West without him?


We'd fucking riot. Oh nm, we're not LA fans :lol

My original post was slightly in jest, i don't want amare to get hurt, but i was saying, in a sense, the organization deserves whatever bad luck befalls them by bringing him back

[Xylus]

No, your management needs to check themselves before they wreck themselves.

No matter how optomistic a suns fan could be, deep down inside they had to realize bringing him back was a huge mistake. Huge.

Do you have any idea the outrage that would spread forth from this website if Duncan was in the same exact situation and our team was 3rd in the West without him?


We'd fucking riot. Oh nm, we're not LA fans :lol

My original post was slightly in jest, i don't want amare to get hurt, but i was saying, in a sense, the organization deserves whatever bad luck befalls them by bringing him back

Actually, what you said was that you would "laugh when he crumbles," which is more than just an attack on the organization. Joking or not, it was made in bad taste.

And unfortunately, the fans don't have any say in whether Amare sits out the whole season. Had it been up to me, I wouldn't have risked it. I'm with you in that it was a bad idea to begin with, even though it was really nice having him back for those first two games.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Actually, what you said was that you would "laugh when he crumbles," which is more than just an attack on the organization. Joking or not, it was made in bad taste.

And unfortunately, the fans don't have any say in whether Amare sits out the whole season. Had it been up to me, I wouldn't have risked it. I'm with you in that it was a bad idea to begin with, even though it was really nice having him back for those first two games.



I know exactly what I said and i meant it slightly as a joke. I'm not the type of asshole to wish harm on someone but I am the type of asshole to wish bad results to a bad decision.

The only reason I even started commenting about Stoudemire in this forum at all was cuz it seemed that most suns posters on this board were gung ho about him coming back.