knicks1248 wrote:

Welpee wrote:I'm assuming Amare wants the door to be open to possibly return at some point and work for the Knicks. Not that he couldn't do it otherwise, but maybe retiring as a Knicks displays his loyalty to the organization.

Maybe he can convince KP to spend a couple wks with Hakeem

ChuckBuck wrote:Really is a slap in the face to Phoenix franchise, it's fans, medical staff, and Steve Nash who basically made Amare a multi millionaire 100 times over.

Guess it makes sense to him financially and business after BBall wise, as he probably burned too many bridges with Phoenix.

the same nash who bailed to LA and broke down and never really did anything as a Laker and now works with GSW? please.

WaltLongmire wrote:

knicks1248 wrote:

ChuckBuck wrote:Really is a slap in the face to Phoenix franchise, it's fans, medical staff, and Steve Nash who basically made Amare a multi millionaire 100 times over.

Guess it makes sense to him financially and business after BBall wise, as he probably burned too many bridges with Phoenix.

YEAH the suns offered him chump change after yrs of service, and NY offered him real $, and he appreciated that

Can't remember...how much did Suns offer him...

Had some moments...but ultimately it can be seen as a bad decision because of his injuries...and we compounded it by not using our amnesty on him.

Somewhat of a cautionary tale for our recent signings, I suppose...hope the results are greatly different.

Nalod wrote:My take is he is not a big fan of Sarver, owner of the Suns.
That said, they should retire his jersey.
If he goes in the hall of fame, which is about a 50-50 chance, he'll do it as a Sun.
its a small ceremonial act to retire a knick.
This guy was phenomenal to watch in person! I have never seen someone elevate at the speed he was able to.
Is he HOF material? I don't know, likely not, but it would be cool.

Welpee wrote:

Nalod wrote:My take is he is not a big fan of Sarver, owner of the Suns.
That said, they should retire his jersey.
If he goes in the hall of fame, which is about a 50-50 chance, he'll do it as a Sun.
its a small ceremonial act to retire a knick.
This guy was phenomenal to watch in person! I have never seen someone elevate at the speed he was able to.
Is he HOF material? I don't know, likely not, but it would be cool.

I think baseball is the only sport where you go to hall representing a team.

I think your right. I kind of get why Amare is bound to NY as Dolan really stepped up and put a lot of faith in him. To Amare's credit, he really did bounce back but it was not sustainable and he just kept breaking down. Perhaps emotionally his sentiment is NY gave him two more years, $40mil more than PHX and valued him more than PHX did. Sarver ran the team as a business and made some mistakes, as did Kerr but they were moves that just did not pan out. Did not seem personal. Maybe AMare sees his future as being in NY and florida, where there is good deli to satisfy his Jewish DNA!
Suns should retire his number as he was a key player that defined an era of success.

Does it make sense as some articles are saying? I don't think they have really explained it to me other than he made the team relevant again, which is kind of over rated as to what was accomplished in the Amare-Melo Era. The 54 win season was a mirage built on a strong start by over the hill vets playing as if they were in their prime and strong finish on the back of Melo who carried the team to a great finish.
We won a playoff series. Not bad, but not that great.

Better days ahead.

I have no problem with Amare being part of the knick family. Personally I loved watching him play and enjoyed his embracing the city and the effort he put in.