Comments on: Amare Stoudemire is the Uncool Kid in 2010 NBA Free Agency

By: mmdang

mmdang — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:25:56 +0000

With Bynum, Gasol and Odom in the paint, the odds of Amare getting the a rebound is 1-3. It’d pretty hard to rebound the ball consistently when there are 3 seven footers on the opposing team boxing you out.

By: Roger Pimentel

Roger Pimentel — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 15:21:35 +0000

What you’re saying about the Lakers is true, of course, but Amare didn’t struggle more against the Lakers than against the Blazers and Spurs — he did perhaps better against them, and his 42-point explosion came against LA.

The bigger issue than his scoring (he’s pretty reliable to get some buckets; it’s hard to have a bad shooting night on dunks) is everything else in the box score — in the games the Suns lost to the Lakers he had 3, 6, 4, and 4 rebounds. You can’t be 6’10″ and be invisible on the boards if you’re hoping to hang with the likes of LeBron and D-Wade in free agency.

By: jumpdown

jumpdown — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:04:30 +0000

Hmmm… I don’t know. You state that Stoudemire was “lackluster” in the playoffs, and didn’t play well….that he “disappears” in big games. Can you name any PF that has played exceptional against the Lakers’ defense in the playoffs?…or all season for that matter? I didn’t think so.

The Lakers have a wall of ALL-STARS that guard the paint. It was the same story for Boozer vs. the Lakers. Boozer played awesome games against Denver, but was rendered ineffective in the Laker series. This is no coincidence. The Lakers are STACKED in the paint. Plenty of people are quick to point the finger at a player for not doing their job, but you have to admit the odds are stacked against any PF going up against the Lakers’ Defense.

I’ll agree that Stoudemire is a level below the star impact of Dwayne, or LeBron, but he’s remains in the top tier of athletes in the free agency circus of 2010.