Originally posted by Newmadamus:
Originally posted by elraido:
Ummmmm ever hear of two guys named Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan. He will NEVER be as good as them. Garnett played on one leg the whole season and still put up 20+ points 13+ rebounds 5+ assists and almost 2 steals and blocks per game AND is a first team defender. And Duncan is just too fundamentally good for Amare to be able to pass up with athletisism (spelling sucks I know). Amare will never be as good of a rebounder as those two or be able to hit the outside shot as good as them either. Also he will never be as good of a passer as KG, who is the best passing big man in the game. Also, both TD and KG make the people around them better. Amare needed Nash to get to the level he was this past year. Don't get me wrong, Amare is a good if not great player but he is not the second best player. Another thing to look at is KG almost NEVER misses a game, he played a few years ago with a broken finger on his shooting hand, had knee problems this past year and you never heard him say a word on it. Most of the time it didn't come out until after the season was done. Top 5 in the league right now is KG, TD, Shaq, Lebron, Kidd (but he is only going down).



Well, I meant over the next few years, not right now. He did tear up Duncan in this past series, though. To say he will never be as good as Garnett and Duncan is EXTREMELY shortsighted, IMO. Considering his age, he is simply incredible.





i completely agree with newmadamus, the strides stoudemire has already made at such a young age has impressed me, A LOT! he was on my fantasy bball team so i was able to follow his play all season. his offense is dominant, to say the least, and his defense improved all year. he played very consistent and i can't wait to see what more is to come from him.

Jake 96 T-Red SE V6