lol Amare sucks. where do some of you guys come from? the guy had major major knee surgery that some athletes never recover from. played hurt last year and still put up good numbers and this year came out of the gate slow but then dominated.
upgrade for the knicks no doubt. when free agency started i really didnt think amare would get a max deal but once some of theese players like darko,amir johnson and goodon were signing ridiculous contracts i knew amare would get the max, but really dont think hes worth it. big gamble on a guy who went thru major knee surgery, throw in the fact that he is terrible on the defensive end( fits right in with the knicks) and only plays when he wants imo he is not worth that deal. just shows how desperate the knicks are if this deal goes thru 3years of planning for this and u land amare? Not good. btw if this deal goes thru than u can check the knicks off lebrons list he is not goin to the knicks to play with amare and the cast offs.
he is a career 21 and 9 guy and has averaged 22 and 6 in the playoffs. the rebounds are lacking but you guys are talking like this guy is a bum.
NYM,
I think what Enfuego is saying is that, talent wise, he is arguably 1, 1A or 2 at PF position, particularly with Future Legends Timmy D and KG on the downside. Amare, can be that kind of great (not necessarily TD or KG great), but with his physicial ability and overall talent, he should be a lock for NBA 1st, 2nd or 3rd team every year.
He doesn't appear motivated and he played with a great PG.
I do disagree with Enfuego, he is a max player. If he isn't than you basically have 5 players in the league and maybe Enfuego would argue that only those 5 or 6 should get max deals and he might be right.
Knicks are lost. They have always been my favorite team but I am about ready to give up hope. Amare isn't a bum but he scores all those points because Steve Nash is the league's best passer and because they run a fast paced offense where everyone gets lots of looks. A max contract on this guy while he is coming off knee surgery is ridiculous and I'll be drawing a new favorite team out of a hat if it happens. They have done nothing but fuck that organization up for the last 6 or 7 years.