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Only "THEY" know "HIS" body!
Shot blocking.The only thing Amare has is his dunks in the lane.
Decent 10 foot jumper, wich Im sure hes been working on alot lately.
Hes got more than that, don"t be obtuse about it.
Only "THEY" know "HIS" body!
A little oversimplified, but I agree with that to a certain extent. He relies on his athleticism, but he'd be a senior if he'd gone to college. Lots of young guys do that early in their careers. We had one in San Antonio, if memory serves. If he comes back to 95 percent, he'll be fine.
Amare only wished he was as good of a defender as Dampier. Amare is definitely the offensive player but his defense is an embarrasment considering how good he could be at that with effort.
Amare only wished he was as good of a defender as Dampier
Oh yeah, Dampier is really a shut down defender.
Good god......
Dude, you are on ing crack. Amare is twice the defender Dampier is. The only reason Dampier is called a defensive center is because he has zero offensive skills.
Anyone who thinks Amare was a decent defender is on crack. Dampier is a shot blocker, lane clogger, and post defender. Amare can't do any of that. Amare is a scorer and that is it.
amare + nash >nash +dirk
Marion + Nash>Amare + Nash and ducks argument< sequspur argument.
Stop drinking the homerade.
I've been following Damp since his Warrior days. He's probably better than Amare defensively, but he's not as good as you make him out to be.
Robinson never lost his lift. He just had back issues.
Amaries blocks and dunks come from athleticism, it's not too obtuse or simplified to say that without his main asset he will be a stiff. You might as well play Diaw or whatever his name is, and kurt thomas up front.
As for him having a 10 shoot jumper, it's decent. But you seriously want to throw him back on the court so he can pop 10 foot jumpshots? That's not his game. You have other guys on that team who can do that.
I say all this assuming he's not fully healthy, everything goes down the the dreain first time he facials somebody.
Didnt he out score damier like 40 to zip in last years play offs
Well if you count foul trouble in the equation which Dampier was a victim of thanks to trigger happy refs.
As mentioned before, the injury right now is more mental than physical. Amare doesn't know what he can do for the first time in his career and he's not sure how it will affect him while he's on the court.
I suppose that the only way for him to work past it is to get out and play, but I pray they aren't sacrificing the future on the altar of the immediate. It's what they've done in the past and it's never worked.
Amare with a full year of rehab is far less of a risk than Amare with just five months of rehab. While the only real hinderance is mental, I'm not gung ho to risk that knee as most Suns fans. I always said I was great with a decision to play, so long as it was Amare's and Amare's alone. This little pep talk may help now, I just pray it doesn't come at too high a cost.
Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping for the best. Seeing KJ rush back from injury after injury only to be out of the League in his early 30's really pushes me to err on the side of caution. It's not the same, but the feelings of impatience certainly feel the same.
good luck amare
and the suns fans exzcuse when we beat them will be what?
Amare will be a nonfactor this season + playoffs. good luck to him
A. Manu's flopping: They are getting good at this one!
B. The Officials: So many years, so many officials, sooo many bad calls!
C. Team Chemistry: Not enough time for the MVP to get his team to adjust!
D. Too long of a series: Still hoping for that best-of-one series!
E. Any and all combinations of thee above...
Don't question our ability! We may be the old maids of the League when it comes to les, but we're second to none in the excuse making ward!
I'd continue on, but the emoticons to my right are too distracting...
Spelling=Tomorrow.Amare Back tommorow
Forgive me, I'm an English nerd. I'm proud to say I didn't miss a single word on a spelling test in all of elemetary school. It's my claim to fame.
*cough*Spelling=Tomorrow.
Forgive me, I'm an English nerd. I'm proud to say I didn't miss a single word on a spelling test in all of elemetary school. It's my claim to fame.
Don't forget we can ALWAYS blame John Paxson. DAMN YOU JOHN PAXSON!!
Good eye. In my defense, a typo (and a difficult "n" key) is not the same as misspelling a word. :p
>Seeing KJ rush back from injury after injury only to be out of the League in his early 30's really pushes me to err on the side of caution. It's not the same, but the feelings of impatience certainly feel the same.
KJ also had an undiagnosed hernia for 2-3 years.
One thing we know about Amare is that he's really cautious when it comes to his health. I don't know if he's still on track to become one of the best ever; it all depends on his knee. But worst case, we're talking about a Karl Malone (in his early 30s) type of player.
BTW: Amare's been working on his jumpers - from 3-pt range. My feeling is that he'll be automatic from within the paint; he'll operate more from the high post until he's comfortable with throwing down crazy dunks on a regular basis.
Which should happen around the 2nd round of the playoffs, or maybe the conference finals - just in time to play with the big boys
Amare's great and Amare with an improved jumper would be very scary, but the last thing the Suns need right now is another perimeter forward who, for whatever reason, abstains from driving the lane, posting up or boxing-out.
A perimeter oriented Amare does the Suns NO favors, in my opinion.
Which is one reason I wouldn't push him to come back until his mind is right. It'll take some time to convince his psyche that he's not going to damage the leg if he drives the lane, or boxes out, but in my opinion, that's the only Amare that does the Suns good. He can't hesitate. Amare was so great on offense because he was instinctive. he saw what there was and reacted without a seconds notice. An injury-cautious Amare won't be that player. He'll be more likely to hesitate, then, since he was never apt to pass before, take a perimeter jumper.
Again, another perimeter big man does Phoenix no favors, no matter the name s ched to the back of the jerzey.
yawn
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