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you do realize that Amare could kill you and your entire family with his bare hands, right?
The no connection between admiring Amare's powerful game and ridiculing Amare's mouth.
you do realize that Amare could kill you and your entire family with his bare hands, right?
i only have a problem with him thinking raja bell and kurt thomas are the answer to their problems. i just don't think that will make the difference.
the spurs definitely cant stop amare (based on his performance in the playoffs). but the thing is, san antonio is so smart that they wont try to focus their game on him but on the other four players. wacha gonna do now cripple?
ohh geeeeeeeeee
I said it plenty of times last year and I think it's going to be showed to be true if Amare tries to come back on a bum leg: Steve Nash is what made Amare Stoudemire have a break out year. About the only thing that he had to do was run fast, jump high, and be able to catch Nash's passes (which usually hit him right in the numbers.) He was developing a decent jumper but the fact remains that most of his points came by either catching the ball under the rim, or catching the ball while practically running full speed down the lane. He's a of an athlete and a good guy. I hope he bounces back fully from this injury, but if he doesn't have the same explosiveness that he did last season he's not going to make a big impact.
he sure made a lot of mid range jumpers in the wcf, it was startling to see him draining those all of a sudden.
Wow. I agree with GIG.
I don't know why people take PHX lightly. They are dangerous. Until the Spurs team finds a way to defend Amare...they will be dangerous.
ginobili hates playing against raja bell because dude holds him fouls him constantly. his defense is overrated.
Good call....but i think.....THINK...that DAL MAY be in the mix....
I don't think that people take phoenix lightly, we just don't view them as a threat for the championship.
I personally believe that it will hurt them to bring Amare back too soon. I
think that they have good chemistry now and that Amare will gain so much attention by dunking and such that he will be a distraction. You may start hearing Marion saying that they don't run plays for him. I won't even discuss Amare's defensive liabilities.Ithink that they should keep things as team minded as possible. It's harder to guard 3 or 4 threats than it is to guard 2. That's precisely what the Spurs did last year. They narrowed them down to 2. Nash kept spoon feeding Amare constantly. Didn't he have like 57 dunks during the series ?
It worked because they took Q and Marion out of their games. Now, flip the switch. Who is gonna guard Timmy, Tony, Manu, or Finley?
Raja will occasionally have limited success on Manu or Finley. But you can't put him on Timmy or Tony. So, I just look at the matchups and I don't feel there's any reason for panic because the BIG BAD AMARE says that they will be UNSTOPPABLE.
That's a myth.Manu hates playing against Raja Bell cuz he is an awesome defender.
PHX is good. They won't be taken lightly by the Spurs.
why wouldn't he.Hopefully Parker can keep his good play going against Nash in the playoffs.
He practically owned Nash in the WCF last year.
Amare is a stud. I love his confidence. Can't wait to see him back. As a Spurs fan, it might be nice to see the Suns actually show up for a series against us.
Question to all the Amare haters: What is Amare supposed to say??
"As soon as I get back, we're making a push for it. If everything stays on schedule and I don't experience too much pain, I definitely will be back this year. The (San Antonio) Spurs are up there, and once I get back, I dont think we will be able to beat those guys. Maybe we should just forfeit."
To me, I think the fact that Amare wants to knock off the Spurs is a sign of respect.
Do you believe everything you read on the internet?
Well i totally agree that Amare is a stud, let him have his 40 a game and sweep their asses out of the playoffs.
Okay this pissed me off.
you Amare. Mr. "Over one playoffs I grew too big for my shoes" Stoudamire.
It's hard for anyone to care when you're sitting in a nice suit, watching your team. You should do what Hill did and just shutup cause you haven't proved yet.
Stupid kid.
Well he can talk and do push ups all in year long if he wants, but i think it's about time his team started backing it up or else i think he should just STFU.
Its amazing how much hate anyone not playing for the Spurs get from people on this board.
Sorry if anyone critized your wonderboy, i think you should deal.Its amazing how much hate anyone not playing for the Spurs get from people on this board.
I heard it was a myth as well, something that gets spread on sites like this.
I think chumps who talk and have never backed it up got something coming to them.Its amazing how much hate anyone not playing for the Spurs get from people on this board.
Regardless of what Manu told his agent, there is no evidence to show that Bell has ever slowed Ginobili down. May be he plays good defense, maybe he doesn't , but he can't claim to be a Manu stopper till he actually does some stopping.
However, that matchup is not the one that'll decide the series. The question is how do they play Duncan? Last time, Marion and Amare couldn't even come close to stopping Timmy on single coverage. Hunter did a slightly better job, but in general, they can't get away with single cover on Duncan. Which resulted in a truckload of open 3s. Also Tony Parker this year can shred their defense to ribbons by driving the lane. I consider TP of this year to be a much bigger threat than last year.
Phoenix in reply used the Nash/Amare pick n roll to hurt us, because their "free" fastbreak points were kept down by our transition D. But they couldn't keep up that 2-man game through 4 quarters. I don't think they've added any new weapon to their offense this year. I'd like to see how they can do any better ofensively than last year.
Our offense is much better this year compared to last. We lead the league in FG%. They claim to be a better defensive team, but it boils down to how they defend Duncan. If they're hoping that Kurt Thomas will be their Duncan-stopper, they're in for a rude shock. They have no real size in the frontcourt this year. And I'd like to see how they handle Tony.
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