someone find me some videos that say Amar'e game winner.
Who needs videos? I saw it with my own eyes, as he ripped apart SA & the Lakers. Did Fry do anything? Nope. Missed like every shot. It was the Amar'e show!
STAT is the #3 free agent in the market, and the best BIG. We got hiM! We wanted to get a big and Lebron or Wade. We had NO SHOT to get LJ-DW unless we signed a BIG.
What's not to like?
Lee was a great Knicks. Worked hard and was a nice player, but he never was a leader in the locker room and never was a go-to guy in the 4th quarter, with the game on the line. Lee also had little presence defensively in the paint.
STAT is a leader b/c he is loud and speaks his mind and wants to be the man. It might not work out well, but he wont shy away from being "the man."
We wont be held hostage by disgruntled vets anymore, as STAT will demand others abide - Douglas, Walker, Gallo, Chandler and the rookies will benefit from this new culture; and STAT will make those players better.
STAT also blocks shots; is a go-to guy in the 4th.
STAT also has the personality to handle NYC, something BOSh never could (and unlike BOSH STAT has proven he can score 20+ points in the playoffs).
Don't judge the painting before the artist puts the brush down. Sure we overpayed for STAT, we had to.... We did what though? Gave him that 5th year, and perhaps 3-4 mil extra a year to lure STAT? What's bad about that? WE WERE THE WORST TEAM IN THE NBA THE LAST DECADE, and have James Dolan running things.... OF COURSE we had to overpay.