portega1968
El Cacique
_______√ictory_______;83689 said:when i think about amare as a knick,i think about mcdyess.
When McDyess came back, unfortunately playing for the first time ever in a Knick uniform that xmas (thanks Layden), he was nowhere close to the ability he had before the surgery.
Maybe thats why I was not optimistic about Stoudamire coming back from his surgery a couple of years ago. But he surprised me cause he still had that explosiveness around the rim. He still can perform at his peak level, unlike McDyess who at the time reminded me of how Larry Johnson lost his bounce (nevertheless, LJ reinvented himself as a finesse player around the rim).
Bottom line: barring another injury, Amare is way above McDyess in terms of unharmed abilities after the surgery. Not a valid comparison cause Amare has shown he still plays whereas we traded for McDyess while he was still recovering from surgery without knowing how he would come back.