You know what's a little weird? Carmelo Anthony and Hakeem Olajuwon appear to be very close in physical size (height wise). Hakeem was always listed as being 7'0, but after looking him up on wiki it clearly states "Listed at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) (but closer to 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) by his own admission). Melo's listed as being 6'8. Which I believe to be accurate because when shoulder to shoulder with a 6'6 Kobe Bryant it's visually noticeable that Melo's taller. Where am I going with this? Just watch the video. If Melo can take a page out of Hakeem's book and/or learn a thing or two from one of the greatest of all-time? The sky then becomes the limit for Melo moving forward.

knicks1248 wrote:Hakeem, Magic, and MJ, made defenders look completely retarded with there moves..Magic with his famous no look passes, Hakeem with that shake, and MJ who had the best foot work on the planet.

I will never EVER forget what Hakeem did to then MVP David Robinson in that playoff series.

I think these boys are just gonna go out there and play ball. Kidd, Felton, Melo, Stoudemire and Chandler... Playing ball. The return of Stoudemire can become special one way or another. Just look at our Knicks team the season before Stoudemire when compared to Amare's first season with NY. He changed our culture. We dreaded watching Knick games pretty much after Ewing and before Amar'e. So, why can't Stoudemire become a force with the likes of Felton, Kidd, Meo, Rasheed, Chandler, J.R Smith, Novak etc, etc when compared to the likes of Felton, Fields, Gallo, Wilson Chandler, Mozgov, Turiaf, Douglas etc, etc.

If he's worked on nothing but low post moves during the offseason with Woodson when compared to shooting 3's under D'Antoni? With Hakeem as the teacher? Could be hungry upon return. Losing his brother, injuries aside, must've hurt him more than any NBA injury. Can take your heart away. He seems hungry to not only fit in, but contribute once returning. Would be amazing to see STAT put up 18-22 points per game off solid shooting percentages. Looked sharp during his one preseason performance before having to have the cyst removed. Well, now it's removed. And he's on the verge of returning.

Off the bench or as a starter and/or how long until he becomes a starter? It doesn't matter, we're on the verge of replacing the likes of either Copleland or White with Stoudemire. Stoudemire can also eat into minutes of aging vets such as Kurt, Camby and Rasheed. As another way of keeping our veteran BIG's rested come postseason play. Kidd stated the other night, during an MSG interview, that this is only dress rehearsal coming off a big win. Are you kidding me? What if these guys turn it up a notch come mostseason play?

What if our veteran BIG's in which Amar'e has never been surrounded with light a fire into Stoudemire that's never been seen before before. An aging Shaq? Try multiple big men such as Kurt Thomas, Marcus Camby when healthy, Rasheed Wallace and Tyson Chandler. The pressure of Stoudemire performing might push his game through the roof top.

Sorry for the long winded posts all the time, my fingers get to typing with a mind of it's own. Need a newport now. lol. STAT is coming back baby!