Given the alternative routes the Suns had available, it didn't.
Building around Amare is by no means an ideal scenario, but it was the best scenario available for them.
Regardless it has nothing to do with the post you responded to. Letting Amare leave has been anything but helpful for the Suns.
Neat. Last I checked they have Chandler so their defense without him isn't an issue. They are statistically a good defensive team and a horrid offensive team. I'm not saying Amare and Melo are huge reasons why they're playing good defense, my point is the overplayed opinion that, "Amare and Melo would be great if they focused on defense!" isn't why they're losing.
Dallas took the same gamble with Nash. Prior to Nash leaving for PHX again, Dalas scouffed at giving him the money PHX did because Nash had multiple injuries while in Dallas.
The Knicks are the anti-Spurs.
They have roasted their roster to get a middling player who poses as a superstar, can't play enough defense and relies on ISOs thereby never buying into the team concept. They could have done far better with Gallinari, Chandler, Felton, Mozgov (and Corey Brewer whom they waived). Amare for all his talent, still can't play a lick of defense.
The only player who buys into the team concept and deserves his pay check on the squad is Tyson Chandler. And even he is limited in his offense.
The Knicks - a very big market team - have had the worst GM in history in the past decade, a remarkably stupid owner, a terribly spending team for minimal returns, and now feature a squad of either overhyped youngins (Lin) or overhyped prima donnas (Anthony & Amare).
Just write the opposite of the previous para and we get the Spurs.
Amare is one of the most one dimensional players of all time..
and he doesn't even do that one thing as well anymore..
Tbh Goran only likes him because of his religion.
I don't see a problem with that full quote. It might be one of the more intelligent things he's said.
On a tangent: it's shocking to see what a mess the Knicks still are. It's like Isiah Thomas is still running things: trading all their depth for Carmelo when they could have had him a few months later in free agency, combining the two most underachieving "superstars" in the league, adding dumb asses like JR Smith, going on a hot streak with Lin practically by accident...this latest trend of mediocrity post-Linsanity must be depressing for their fanbase.
Yi Jianlian's chair was a better defender by at least a factor of 6
He's obviously looking for a response.
He will find none from the Spurs.
i still remember this turd doing pushups in 05 and bricking the 2 freebies at the line...
But their fanbase deserves to have a ty team.
D'antoni without an elite PG is about as incompetent as Isiah Thomas.
Knicks may have the lowest collective basketball IQ of any team in the NBA. Amare and Melo are at the top of that list. After seeing just one game, it's appaent why Lin impacted the team so much earlier this season. No one else on the floor moves the ball; everyone else just plays one on one bball. Lin forced them to share the ball...and it helped that Amare and Melo weren't on the floor at the same time.
link? didnt see it on yahoo sports,tbh
lol lost without Nash
I disagree, they weren't going to go any higher than they did with Amare. They needed to get out from under that contract. They probably also need an ownership change, Sarver does not seem to be a "I'm going to spend the money it takes to win" kind of owner.
They have been hurt by losing Brooks to China, but he should be coming back in a couple of weeks. Gortat was a great pickup. Now if they can trade Nash for something they should be OK for the rest of the 2012 season and maybe even make the playoffs.
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