so seriously...

[The_Game]

Yeah but Amare is Amare... he's younger and more athletic than the others who got the surgery.. you expect him to atleast have some of it in him.

I don't think Amare will be the same Amare again... They might make a push in the playoffs but no real threat.

No real threat? are you serious?

had the suns had amare last year they would of likely won the le.

[leemajors]

It takes 12 months to fully recover from this type of surgery the fact he is averaging close to 20 and 10 after only 11 months is quite amazing...i thinkby playoff time Amare will be completely back to his best.

a heathly Amare the suns have as good a shot as anyone to win it all

it takes 2 years, not 2 months. ask kidd and randolph.

[JamStone]

No real threat? are you serious?

had the suns had amare last year they would of likely won the le.

I don't usually buy hypothetical "what-if" situational stretches like this, but I actually agree with that.

Last year for the Suns had the look of a "perfect storm." Steve Nash playing the best basketball of his career. Leandro Barbosa becoming a surprise stud off the bench. Boris Diaw becoming a legitimate triple double guy on any given night. And, Shawn Marion having an MVP type season as a second fiddle. If you think about it, the Suns lost in the Western Conference without BOTH Amare Stoudemire and Kurt Thomas.

If Amare played last year, they could have very well won it all. That does make them very much a "threat."

[KB24]

it takes 2 years, not 2 months. ask kidd and randolph.

Kobe is not looking bad after his surgery. I think it varies from Player to Player. Amare is looking real good.

[RonMexico]

Kobe is not looking bad after his surgery. I think it varies from Player to Player. Amare is looking real good.

Kobe didn't have microfracture surgery! That's the whole point of this thread - that microfracture surgery is usually devastating to a player's career (especially in football, where precise cuts can be the difference between an incompletion or a touchdown). Kobe had arthroscopic knee surgery which is not the same type - and while he has a recovery period, you can come back much more quickly than from the type of surgery Amare had. The microfracture surgery is what everyone has been talking about on every TV station and sports website since last summer... but I'll cut you some slack since you're in LA and too wrapped up in USC, Lakers, and Dodgers to look at other teams.

[RonMexico]

Yeah but Amare is Amare... he's younger and more athletic than the others who got the surgery.. you expect him to atleast have some of it in him.

I don't think Amare will be the same Amare again... They might make a push in the playoffs but no real threat.

Please change your name - it makes me want to over and over again at how little sense you make....

[ShoogarBear]

Mavericks boards

Therein lies the problem.

[SirChaz]

Amare will never be the same player he was.

So far it looks like he will be better.



He may only be 90% the athletic freak he once was but he is already a better passer and rebounder than he ever was.

Will he be a great player? For that he has to be consistent and only time will tell.