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I like McGee, if he wasnt such a dumb@ss he could be a fantastic center.
http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2010/11/amare-stoudemire-i-was-never-taught-defense/Amar’e Stoudemire: ‘I Was Never Taught Defense’
Stoudemire tells the NY press corps that he wasn’t properly coached on how to play defense (what up, Mike D’Antoni!), but that he’s made it a priority this season to defend and grab boards. From the NY Daily News: “Stoudemire says defense is more of a priority than at any point in his career as he proved on Wednesday with six blocked shots against the Bobcats. He’s still not a great one-on-one defender but Stoudemire produced the defensive play of the game by rejecting Stephen Jackson’s potential go-ahead dunk with 35 seconds left after Jackson had driven past Danilo Gallinari on the perimeter. ‘When trying to win ball games, defense is what does it,’ Stoudemire said. ‘Getting stops, getting rebounds … it’s imperative for me to bring that defensive intensity.’ The falling out D’Antoni and Stoudemire had in Phoenix centered on D’Antoni feeling that Stoudemire lacked focus on defense. The irony of course is that D’Antoni has a reputation for not stressing defense (although he’ll gladly debate anyone who says just that.) Stoudemire doesn’t argue that his reputation as a poor defensive player was well deserved and seemed to suggest that D’Antoni was indirectly responsible. ‘It was fair,’ he said. ‘I was never taught defense. I just never was taught it in high school and also in the NBA.’ Stoudemire added that prior to his final season with the Suns ‘I took it upon myself to get better defensively’ and that Phoenix head coach Alvin Gentry was responsible for that new outlook. ‘I’ve got to give it to Alvin Gentry,’ Stoudemire added. ‘He really implemented some strategies that were helpful to me. I took what I learned last year and carried it over to this year.’
Nice find #repped, Stat looks more focused and determined i got a feeling it'll be a big year for him.STAT is looking quicker.
Thanks, what does #repped mean?
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more on #Amare
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/story/1...-thrilled-to-be-learning-from-hakeem-olajuwon
Carmelo may be my favorite players but i'm really looking forward to seeing STATS post game this season, if its on point i feel the chemistry between Melo & Amare will flow smoothly. One problem i'm sure we all have noticed is Amare and Melo basically operate on the same areas on the court which causes some congestion on the court leading to alot of Iso Shots. If Amare can work down low in the post and Caremlo can do his thing out on the perimeter this is going to be a fun season to watch.
but melos at his best down low
If Amare is serious about using his Post game, i can see Woody having Carmelo Space the floor a little more and run some plays for Amare in the post. It would work better if Amare was at the 5 and Carmelo is at the 4, but Melo is very capable of playing out on the perimeter we have seen this during the olympics (and in my GIF :lol he can score from just about anywhere on the floor.
one of the reasons Chandler and Dirk were such a perfect couple (PAUSE) no homo lol, was because of Dirks lethal post up ability and scoring ability. Chandler was able to control the paint and (NOT) be in dirks way. IF Amare can bring the 2010 MVP canidate Amare back out with this newly added post game of his and we can get the USA OLYMPICS carmelo that just won a gold Medal $hits going to get real
I wouldnt mind seeing Melo and Amare work together a couple times a quarter. I think they should run the pick and roll, Melo's agile enough has good enough passing skills. Its tough to defend when you have someone with a mid range jumper like Melo coming off the pick and someone who might still be a good finisher (Stat) rolling towards the rim. Tyson Chandler proved last year that hes a very underrated pick and roll player as well, while he might not be the most skilled offensive player he is a smart offensive player. I think Stat will look smarter next year on offense, like i said before this team is better suited for him now. Hes just gotta be in shape and stay healthy, hes the biggest x factor on this team
Look under your avatar, you see the little green bars thats your Rep Power #repped is just me saying i gave you some green rep
haha i love that gif, and wow now that you said that i'm just now noticing too. Nice find i'd rep but sadly i still have to wait a few hours before i can give out more. =pCrazy⑧s;246693 said:That gif is wicked.
I just realised that whenever you run your cursor over those green squares, there's a subsequent message that pops up according to how many there are. Never knew. :lol:
I shall now go forth and masturbate to Asian porn.