worst defender ever - Amare Stoudemire

[bastillon]

Deandre Jordan, but in the poll, Fisher.

However, do not discount Amare.

im a knicks fan.....Amare defense during yesterdays game
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cp55Ux_3Vk[/youtube]
i just hope tyson chandler eventually rubs off on amare some what...not even asking for a lot

1:25

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHoW5qzG6oE[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HLz0lR4stA[/youtube]
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And the winner is...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcFBF7ETD98&feature=relmfu[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emH7z6k_ulM[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4v2xjMotV8[/youtube]

[youtube]http://youtu.be/gX6QoCB5Vbo[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnpYnxH7K_0[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JnCF9SI7MA[/youtube]

and my personal favorite:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAT91hO4-zs[/youtube]

[rrravenred]

Is there any sort of actual question in that?

[bastillon]

Is there any sort of actual question in that?

have you seen the clips ?

[Regulio]

oh my god this is beyond atrocious

[picc]

smh

[HeartBreakKid]

He has been so bad this season lol, I've said out loud "play some defense Stat" so many times this year.

[tclg]

Its hard to be a good team when you play defense like that. And he doesnt even rebound anymore

[NYK 455]

He is absolutley the worst defender I've ever seen, and he'll be the reason why we get swept by Miami or Chicago instead of losing in 5 or 6. He makes David Lee look like Hakeem Olajuwon. It's a disgrace. He had another gem last night. Someone was driving, I can't remember who, and this fool was facing the basket, not having one single clue at what was going on.

[MeloNY]

He plays defense straight up. It would be nice if he learned how to bend his knees every once in a while.

[Dr Positivity]

The Parker gif is my favorite. Amare moves as much as Dan Majerle on his infamous travel.

[picc]

How does somebody get away with that. One of his teammates should have checked him by now, how do you let a **** just chill on D like that? Thats everybodys fault. smh. I'd be fighting one of my teammates if he did that all year. And we're playing for a championship? FOH.

[AussieBuck]

If anyone was motivated to watch the Bucks you'd have at least as many Gooden clips.

[HeterodoxView]

amare also has to be the worst rebounder for someone of his size, absolutely unbelievable

[Mo26]

Nash is worse.

[rrravenred]

Nash is worse.

FWIW, the 10-year +/- figures have it at:

Nash +0.3
Amare: -1.1

(as an aside, apropos of nothing, Deron Williams is at a befuddlingly bad -1.8)

[NYK 455]

Nash is worse.

Nash is literally 100 times better a defender Amar'e is, and that's not hyperbole.

[therealbig3]

Nash is worse.

FWIW, the 10-year +/- figures have it at:

Nash +0.3
Amare: -1.1

(as an aside, apropos of nothing, Deron Williams is at a befuddlingly bad -1.8)

FTR, although Deron is a bad defender (consistently negative on defense), the 10-year study is too long imo.

If you look at the 08-11 RAPM study: Deron is at -1.0, Nash is at +0.1, and Amare is at -0.9.

And year by year for Deron:

08: -0.3
09: -0.8
10: +0.5
11: -1.5
12: -1.3

His defense year by year really hasn't been a big deal either way until the last two years, when he's been pretty bad.

Amare year by year, from 08-12, not including 09 because he only played 53 games:

08: -1.9
10: -0.7
11: -2.7
12: -2.2