Suns Put Stoudemire On Trade Block

**Xylus** · 02-05-2009

Let's get something straight:

Amare is not a locker room cancer. He's simply lazy on defense and somewhat egotistical. Amare needs a coach that'll earn his respect and whip his ass into shape. D'Antoni never held Amare accountable for his uninspired defense, and Porter is a ing pushover.

Wherever Amare goes, he'll probably dominate.

**DUNCANownsKOBE2** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by Xylus

Yeah, the trade deadline's a few days after the All-Star Break, so you're probably right.

The Suns are reportedly NOT looking to trade Amare for an established star, such as Chris Bosh. The organization is looking for the following three things:

1. HIGH draft pick
2. Expiring contract
3. Young prospect

Not a lot of teams have all three of these things.

And even less teams have those things AND would want Amare .

Maybe Paxson would make one last lame attempt to save his job and go all in for Amare. That would be nice.

**Xylus** · 02-05-2009

I think you undervalue Amare, DOK. You and I both know Amare isn't the centerpiece of a championship core like the organization has been selling the last few years, but Amare would instantly improve any team with subpar offense. I know you hate the guy, but let's not get carried away... Amare is a great player, when he wants to be.

**dougp** · 02-05-2009

Something I hope doesn't happen:

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/feature...0~10&te=&cash=

**StoneBuddha** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by Xylus

I think you undervalue Amare, DOK. You and I both know Amare isn't the centerpiece of a championship core like the organization has been selling the last few years, but Amare would instantly improve any team with subpar offense. I know you hate the guy, but let's not get carried away... Amare is a great player, when he wants to be.

Agreed. I also think Amare's defensive weaknesses are even more glaring on the Suns. On a more defensive oriented team, his mistakes would be a lot less noticeable.

**024** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by YoMamaIsCallin

yagottabekiddin. Have you SEEN LaMarcus play? Dude is a stud and turning into a real NBA player. Amare would poison the Blazers.

i don't buy the whole amare is poison thing yet. as a spurs fan, it's easy to hate on the guy that has been dominating (scoring wise) against the spurs for years. sometimes people undervalue him. stoudemire is a 4 time all-star already and is probably more offensively powered than aldridge will ever be. aldridge does have the defense though.

**sonic21** · 02-05-2009

what about amare for diaw?

**ManuTim_best of Fwiendz** · 02-05-2009

Amare isn't locker room poison, people are confusing that with Marion.

Amare is just a knucklehead and very, very slow. He said he wants to be like Tim a couple years back, so he can't be all bad--it was hard to take him seriously because I don't think he understands the fundamentals that makes Tim great, but it was at least respectful, nonetheless.

**tmtcsc** · 02-05-2009

Holy Crap ! Could you imagine him landing in Cleveland with Lebron ?

**DUNCANownsKOBE2** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by Xylus

I think you undervalue Amare, DOK. You and I both know Amare isn't the centerpiece of a championship core like the organization has been selling the last few years, but Amare would instantly improve any team with subpar offense. I know you hate the guy, but let's not get carried away... Amare is a great player, when he wants to be.

That's just a matter of opinions. I think Amare is a locker room cancer, and I think his offense is wildly overrated.

Now I'm not saying his offense is bad, I'm saying it's overrated. When he plays within his game and doesn't try to create his own shot, he's great on offense. Problem is, he thinks he is THA MAN!!!, and therefore does incredibly re ed stuff on offense. His offense is strictly spot up jumpers and catching the ball in space while he is cutting towards the hoop. He is absolutely worthless in traffic or with the responsibility of creating his own shot.

The reason I call him a locker room cancer is because every controversy and issue involving the team is always centered around him. That's not just some wacky coincidence.

**DUNCANownsKOBE2** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by ManuTim_best of Fwiendz

Amare isn't locker room poison, people are confusing that with Marion.

Amare is just a knucklehead and very, very slow. He said he wants to be like Tim a couple years back, so he can't be all bad--it was hard to take him seriously because I don't think he understands the fundamentals that makes Tim great, but it was at least respectful, nonetheless.

He says that crap because the Amare lovers take everything he says extremely serious and believe him when he says he would play defense "if he knew how to".

Since A'a'm'r'e 's breakout season in 2005, he gives an annual speech within a week after Tim Duncan went off largely due to his crappy defense. This speech is always about how much he cares about winning and becoming a better rebounder and defender. Those are just empty promises that should be taken as seriously as Bush's speeches about weapons of mass destruction.

**ploto** · 02-05-2009

It will end up like the Gasol trade of last season where people claim some team got Amare for chump change.

**samikeyp** · 02-05-2009

Amare for the rights to Splitter.

Make it happen.

**DUNCANownsKOBE2** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by ploto

It will end up like the Gasol trade of last season where people claim some team got Amare for chump change.

chump change for chump change.....sounds fair to me.

**doldrums** · 02-05-2009

Mark my words, He will only be traded to an east coast team.

**iggypop123** · 02-05-2009

amare for bosh? a wash and both players leave their teams. basically its a salary dump deal out there

**wildbill2u** · 02-05-2009

Amare to NY for David Lee and some role players>

That would take NY out of the great Le Bron auction next year.

**Duncan2177** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by DUNCANownsKOBE

chump change for chump change.....sounds fair to me.

Spurs give up
-Udoka
- Vaughn
- Finley
- Mahinmi
- Oberto
- Bonner

Suns give up
- Amare

**spursncowboys** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by rayray2k8

Good god, what is Kerr doing??
He'll probably trade Stoudemire for an old player.

Stoudemire refuses to play d. I think that if he had a good coach his early years, he would be the best post in the game. However thanks to DAntoni he is set in his ways. Sucks too, I remember when he averaged 50 pts a game against the best d in the game (Spurs) in the playoffs.

**Dex** · 02-05-2009

If Lakers or Celtics end up with this do0d...

**Bartleby** · 02-05-2009

Originally Posted by wildbill2u

Amare to NY for David Lee and some role players>

That would take NY out of the great Le Bron auction next year.

That would be your Gasol to the Lakers type of trade. Unless D'Antoni has some serious dirt on Kerr or Sarver there is no way in that one is happening.

**weebo** · 02-05-2009

If I were a sun's gm, I would build my team around STAT. I think this guy has been given a bad rap and rightly so. However, I think this guy has the potential to be an all out monster on both ends of the court. The guy just needs some direction--a coach who can bring the best out of him. Nash, on the other hand, is on his last leg. The suns need to move on and let Nash go.