I wasn’t all impressed with the Knicks acquisition of A’mare Stoudemire this summer. From his recent history with the Suns I felt like he was on the decline skills-wise and since he was a post player I knew he needed a ballhandler[ll] to set up his playmaking. The Knicks, other than having the coach where he saw his greatest success, didn’t seem like a good fit.
Wham! (no George Michael) and along with some smart free agency moves (Felton!), draft picks (Landry!) and even residual role player pickups (Turiaf!) the Knickerbockers are looking like a real team in the league. We still aren’t elite status yet but the next two weeks will go a long way to showing me what we are capable of.
Okay, I still say that A’Mare’s defense is lacking, but it’s really his rebounding that I wish would improve. When he does have a decent rebounding game he also finds a way to have double digits in turnovers. I know, I know, its a work in progress.
With the upcoming week’s schedule featuring Carmelo, Rondo, LeBron and Durant I am desperate to get a ticket to go inside the Garden.
Anybody got a hookup for the kid?
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