Q: First choice to stay a Sun?

"It's always great to stay"

Q: Do you agree that Mike D'Antoni not emphasizing defense set you back:

"I think so. With us not really focused defensively and not teaching defense a lot of the finger pointing was towards me saying that I wasn't a good defensive player but I just was never taught defensive strategy so it really was kind of unfair to put the blame on me. I think over time, it shows now that we are a better defensive team, we got guys that can play defense and my defense is not really that bad."

Q: Do you enjoy this brand of basketball more than D'Antoni seven seconds or less?

"With this offense we are not just going to shoot any shots, we're not going to shot bad shots. We're to make sure we get quality shots. We're going to make sure we get good looks at the basket. Sometimes in Seven Seconds or Less you shoot up a couple of shots and you get in the habit of shooting bad shots and kind of bits you sometimes in the playoffs. In this offense we are more humble out there. We know what's good shots and when to take them."

Source(w/AUDIO): http://www.brightsideofthesun.com/2010/3/30/1396888/amare-stoudemire-thinks-you-are

LOL

Interview is from March 30th, 2010. He makes his comments around the 6 minute mark. Basically sticks the shiv in D'Antoni.

nixluva wrote:

TMS wrote:the spurs defense stopped it 3 times

The Spurs just have their number and were the BEST defensive team in the league. Some teams are a bad matchup for a team and I think they really had the key to how to stop the Suns. It doesn't mean that we'll face the same situation here with our team. We can win playing this style. I'd sign up for a couple of ECF appearances right now.

One thing i'd like to know is how do you beat teams to the tune of 62 wins if you aren't playing any D? What was Kobe so upset about if the Suns weren't playing D and trying to get up into their man? How can any team be great defensively with Nash and Amare right up the middle of the defense? Amare can talk crap about no focus on D, but I don't see any of the other players taking it easy on D as he did year after year. There seemed to be a clear desire to want to defend when Bell, Marion, Diaw and KT were playing.

How come Amare seemed to miss the meeting they all went to? It's a copout when a player says he didn't know about playing D, cuz of his coaches. I mean really!!! You think they had practices with 100% offense and never mentioned how they were going to try and defend teams? Then how come they were never a bad defensive team? Surely that team would be in the bottom half of the league with no emphasis on D at all.

defense wins championships... i run down the list of every team that's won a title in modern times & there isn't one that didn't play terrific team defense to my knowledge... there hasn't been a single team that runs a gimmick offense like D'Antoni's that has ever won a championship ring as far as i am aware.

TMS wrote:

nixluva wrote:

TMS wrote:the spurs defense stopped it 3 times

The Spurs just have their number and were the BEST defensive team in the league. Some teams are a bad matchup for a team and I think they really had the key to how to stop the Suns. It doesn't mean that we'll face the same situation here with our team. We can win playing this style. I'd sign up for a couple of ECF appearances right now.

One thing i'd like to know is how do you beat teams to the tune of 62 wins if you aren't playing any D? What was Kobe so upset about if the Suns weren't playing D and trying to get up into their man? How can any team be great defensively with Nash and Amare right up the middle of the defense? Amare can talk crap about no focus on D, but I don't see any of the other players taking it easy on D as he did year after year. There seemed to be a clear desire to want to defend when Bell, Marion, Diaw and KT were playing.

How come Amare seemed to miss the meeting they all went to? It's a copout when a player says he didn't know about playing D, cuz of his coaches. I mean really!!! You think they had practices with 100% offense and never mentioned how they were going to try and defend teams? Then how come they were never a bad defensive team? Surely that team would be in the bottom half of the league with no emphasis on D at all.

defense wins championships... i run down the list of every team that's won a title in modern times & there isn't one that didn't play terrific team defense to my knowledge... there hasn't been a single team that runs a gimmick offense like D'Antoni's that has ever won a championship ring as far as i am aware.

Thats such a overrated statement, I do believe you have to play defense no matter what,and I do believe that with the right group of guys and the right system your gonna win period. you can be a good defense team and a great offensive team and still win.

Take a look at the packers , we had the #1 defense in the nfl going into that first rnd against arizona and that turned into a classic shoot out and a loss.

The suns weren't a awful defensive team, they just put up so many points in a hurry that when you look at the final score and you see 120-108 right away you think...wow these guys give up a 108 point son a regular, but hey they score 120 on a regular, so how is that a bad thing

knicks1248 wrote:

TMS wrote:

nixluva wrote:

TMS wrote:the spurs defense stopped it 3 times

The Spurs just have their number and were the BEST defensive team in the league. Some teams are a bad matchup for a team and I think they really had the key to how to stop the Suns. It doesn't mean that we'll face the same situation here with our team. We can win playing this style. I'd sign up for a couple of ECF appearances right now.

One thing i'd like to know is how do you beat teams to the tune of 62 wins if you aren't playing any D? What was Kobe so upset about if the Suns weren't playing D and trying to get up into their man? How can any team be great defensively with Nash and Amare right up the middle of the defense? Amare can talk crap about no focus on D, but I don't see any of the other players taking it easy on D as he did year after year. There seemed to be a clear desire to want to defend when Bell, Marion, Diaw and KT were playing.

How come Amare seemed to miss the meeting they all went to? It's a copout when a player says he didn't know about playing D, cuz of his coaches. I mean really!!! You think they had practices with 100% offense and never mentioned how they were going to try and defend teams? Then how come they were never a bad defensive team? Surely that team would be in the bottom half of the league with no emphasis on D at all.

defense wins championships... i run down the list of every team that's won a title in modern times & there isn't one that didn't play terrific team defense to my knowledge... there hasn't been a single team that runs a gimmick offense like D'Antoni's that has ever won a championship ring as far as i am aware.

Thats such a overrated statement, I do believe you have to play defense no matter what,and I do believe that with the right group of guys and the right system your gonna win period. you can be a good defense team and a great offensive team and still win.

Take a look at the packers , we had the #1 defense in the nfl going into that first rnd against arizona and that turned into a classic shoot out and a loss.

The suns weren't a awful defensive team, they just put up so many points in a hurry that when you look at the final score and you see 120-108 right away you think...wow these guys give up a 108 point son a regular, but hey they score 120 on a regular, so how is that a bad thing

why compare a diff sport/playoff system to the nba? the nba, you can mess up 3 games in a row and still have a chance to advance, you screw up 1 time in the nfl and you are done (playoffs that is).

for the bold part -- teams that make an effort to _play d/emphasize d_ MAY not have as hard a time turning up the defensive pressure as needed compared to ones that dont emphasize d.

TMS wrote:

I do believe that with the right group of guys and the right system your gonna win period.

the question is does MDA preach the right system to win championships... he already had the absolute perfect team to run his system in Phoenix & still couldn't get it done... so what makes u think he'll be able to do it in NY?

nixluva wrote:

TMS wrote:

I do believe that with the right group of guys and the right system your gonna win period.

the question is does MDA preach the right system to win championships... he already had the absolute perfect team to run his system in Phoenix & still couldn't get it done... so what makes u think he'll be able to do it in NY?

How is Raja Bell, Diaw, KT and no Amare the perfect team to run his system? The only thing that really stood out on that team was Nash & Marion and he still found a way for those players to excel and win and get to the WCF's. If they didn't play any D, there's no way you get thru the tough Western Conf with that team. JUST CUT THE CRAP AND GIVE THE MAN HIS CREDIT!!! Make the case that that team was a great team!!!

i was referring to his '05 team of Nash, Amare, Marion, Joe Johnson, Barbosa, Jim Jackson, Q Rich, Jake Voskuhl, Bo Outlaw & Caparkaba that got completely smoked in the WCF by the Spurs... if u don't consider that the perfect team to run his system i challenge u to come up with something better that's even remotely realistic.

please spare me the CUT THE CRAP nonsense & stop taking such a personal affront every time we have these discussions... it's getting highly annoying.