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Mike D'Antoni had been telling people since Saturday that Stoudemire would be in the lineup, but Stoudemire said after the Knicks' 124-106 romp that he didn't know he was going to play until an hour before tip-off.
"He showed a lot of courage because he was playing with an injury," said Detroit coach John Kuester. "He gave them 40 minutes."
Forty gritty minutes. For the first half, he was Amar'e Lite. He didn't come out with his usual high energy. He couldn't elevate on shots. His right leg, at the knee, looked puffier than his left leg.
"But in the second half, he was awesome, as usual," noted Detroit's Tracy McGrady.
He was the Amar'e that New York has come to know and love, going for 26 of his 33 points.
"By being out there, he showed his true character," Kuester said. "I'll tell you this: I knew he was a great player. But I never knew he wanted to make everyone around him great. That's the thing I've really been impressed with. Watching his leadership and how he's talking to the players and how he's encouraging them. That's very, very impressive."
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...right_knee_exhibiting_leadership_crucial.html
As the Chinese proverb goes: "An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general"
"He showed a lot of courage because he was playing with an injury," said Detroit coach John Kuester. "He gave them 40 minutes."
Forty gritty minutes. For the first half, he was Amar'e Lite. He didn't come out with his usual high energy. He couldn't elevate on shots. His right leg, at the knee, looked puffier than his left leg.
"But in the second half, he was awesome, as usual," noted Detroit's Tracy McGrady.
He was the Amar'e that New York has come to know and love, going for 26 of his 33 points.
"By being out there, he showed his true character," Kuester said. "I'll tell you this: I knew he was a great player. But I never knew he wanted to make everyone around him great. That's the thing I've really been impressed with. Watching his leadership and how he's talking to the players and how he's encouraging them. That's very, very impressive."
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/b...right_knee_exhibiting_leadership_crucial.html
As the Chinese proverb goes: "An army of a thousand is easy to find, but, ah, how difficult to find a general"