TripleThreat wrote:

Knicks1969 wrote:Recent reports claimed that Phil is not looking to cut nor trade Amare.

It's a polite way of saying that they tried to trade him for pretty much any kind of asset and no one wanted him.

I would wager even a trade just to move him off the roster as a push/push trade would get no traction ( his contract is too big, no way to move him without taking in other bad/longer contracts)

Regarding the future, I have not spoken with him nor done a pychological Profile as have some of you but projecting what his knick future would be vs. one with another team is the key to his outlook. By that, if a team comes a calling with the promise of starter minutes and a 10mi "starter salary" he might gear up and try to go for it.

We did see him try for 30 min a game and for 35 games he pretty much exceeded what most thought he could do. A warrior mentality gives it all he got and knows defeat when he does so. He HAD TO TRY AND HIS BODY DEFEATED HIM!!! I would think that itself speaks louder than his ego. Could he be an 18-20 minute guy, and a mentor to a Yoot Rookie at 3mil a year with no back to backs? Perhaps if he wants.

He could do that elsewhere but maybe he wants to live in NY?

Despite his contract and the fire extinguisher defending itself I really don't find too much fault in Amare as he has battled back time and time again. I thought what he did this first part of the season was admirable as far as getting into NBA shape and playing with pain.

This guy could have folded a few times but really tried to play up to his contract. Its not his fault he got to make 100mm, that was on Dolan.

Stats the best big man on this team, and thats sad in it's self. There's just not a lot of quality bigs in this league any more.I mean Coles and Jason smith, brutal. If your telling me you prefer anyone of those 2 over Amare, well thats just being completely retarded..

jrodmc wrote:Stat is toast. Soak in wine, find a kibbutz and hit the Hebrew lessons. Play in the Israeli league, I think their season is shorter.
Mentor yoots? in what, the intricasies of matador defense? Stupid tats? The ten best times in the game to dribble the ball off your feet?

Goodbye.

Work ethic, how to survive in NY on 20 mil a year, and maybe teach some things about what he learned. Maybe he regrets not working on his game and relying on his athletic freakness early in his career, also teaching the benefits of keepying his body in shape.

I saw that he was buying into a more defensive mindset this year.

Its about creating an environment of culture. SOme guys like to mentor. Garnett as crazy as he is gets high marks from teamates about how great he is to play with. Plumlee states he has learned alot from him. Fish was never a "Star" but was a great presence. Sometimes its not about the player you were, but the experience you gained.

Amare is adapting. he is no longer a max player and won't command any type of long term money. He knows it. We know it. He had to give it one last try to be an every day player until his body told him otherwise. He has bounced back from every injury thus far.
Ewing had a similar ethic toward rehab. Dude worked his arse off and took care of his body. He was older and developed a far better fundamental skill set than Amare as he lost his athletic gift. Maybe Amare thinks he can reinvent himself and contribute in other ways in smaller amounts.

Or he is delusional.

We know neither.

knicks1248 wrote:You guys think Amare is that bad and his far from it. I mean we all thought felton was a disaster, in comes calderon and everyone wants him gone quicker then felton.

Stats the best big man on this team, and thats sad in it's self. There's just not a lot of quality bigs in this league any more.I mean Coles and Jason smith, brutal. If your telling me you prefer anyone of those 2 over Amare, well thats just being completely retarded..

Retarded?
1) You're comparing Calderone to what was the worst PG in the league.
2) Newsflash: Cole and Jason Smith are actually playing right now. Stat is the best big man we have in a suit. Unless of course Herb Williams comes back.

Come to think about it, Dolan is that stupid, because he kept Houston around for the longest. Houston is still one of his employees.