mrKnickShot wrote:Knixkik wrote:JamesKPolk wrote:Amare has been injured most of his career. Whether it's a minor injury or not, nobody should be surprised if he misses time this year with some type of injury. He is 30 in November and the body of an athlete doesn't improve after that age. This is really his last season where we can maybe expect something close to All-Star play out of him. With his injury history, age and years in the league it is simply asking too much to expect him to play at a high level for much longer.
Actually Amare only really misses time due to major injuries. Look at his career stats. Most seasons if it wasn't for a major injury, he was playing a full season, or nearly full. Look at guys like Bosh and Wade. They are guaranteed to miss 10-20 games per year no matter what, mostly because of minor injuries. When you look at Amare however, that is not the case. Unless he has a major injury like knee, back, eye, etc, he will be relatively durable. He does not miss time due to minor injuries.
A back injury like LJ played with does not necessarily cause him to miss time. It just causes him to be less of a player.
This is true, Stoudemire may be less of a player because of it and still play. Only difference is, Amare in his prime was much better than LJ. LJ, one of my favorite players of all time, was a all-star in his prime and a great role player with NY, although clearly not a star. He was solid in many areas and a great leader, but not great at anything in particular. Stoudemire was a superstar 2 years ago, and even at a decline, is still all-star caliber. If he can ever improve his defense and continue to add areas like a post game he will extent his career and be a very solid player into his mid 30s. I would still rather have him than Chris Bosh.
10/11/2012 7:10 PM
