What happened to Amare?

MaryvalesFinest · Post #1 » by **MaryvalesFinest** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 6:59 am

What does everyone think of Amare's play as of late? It seems the last good game he had was probally his best game of his career @ Indiana earlier in the season but lately he seems to be putting up sub-par numbers.

It seems he hasn't had a 25 + point game in ages and his rebounding has went way down under Porter. He only got 3 rebounds tonight vs the Timberwolves. Last season after the Shaq trade he was averaging close to 30-10 and now it seems like he took a step back. Before this season he was talking about becoming a serious defender and even trying to win the MVP. What does everyone think happened? Did he stop trying? Does it have to do with his knees? etc.

Discuss

slamdunk · Post #2 » by **slamdunk** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:36 am

Terry Porter's system is holding Amare back. He needs to go back to playing run-and-gun. And I think he will sign with the Knicks once his contract expires.

Post #3 » by **TASTIC** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:42 am

I think he goes to MIA if he doesn't re-sign with us...

Wade/Amare/Beasley would be NICE

Post #4 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:32 am

Beasley's natural position is the same as Amare ain't it? Even though he's a little undersized to play the 4. Knicks have better players to sign than Amare.

Post #5 » by **tsherkin** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:16 am

Beasley's scoring spots are all farther from the basket, though, he likes to iso, he likes long jumpers, he could work alongside Amare just fine. An Amare/Wade pick-and-roll would SUCK for the rest of the league.

nashill · Post #6 » by **nashill** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:45 am

amare is holding back his own self. he could have scored 16 points and 15 rebounds last game..that is still a beast performance...but he preferred not to. i pity this guy.. bosh and howard have surpassed amare in terms of overall skills, fans respect and popularity...

garrick · Post #7 » by **garrick** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 11:41 am

I have been concerned about his rebounding and defense lately, I thought he said he was trying to become a better defender?
One thing I have noticed is that he is in foul trouble much less which is a good thing.

Shuttlesworth · Post #8 » by **Shuttlesworth** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:10 pm

Bring back the Goggles Amare!!!! Haven't had a a decent game since he stopped wearing them.

Its the freakin goggles!!!

garrick · Post #9 » by **garrick** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:58 pm

lol, you could be on to something.

Go7enKs · Post #10 » by **Go7enKs** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 5:13 pm

His defense sucks just as usual. He bites on EVERY fake...ridicolous...

Regarding the O i'm not too concerned...he's just out of synch. He'll score like last year for sure when is all said and done.

Jdiddy701 · Post #11 » by **Jdiddy701** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:12 pm

Would you rather have Amare score 30+ and lose a game or the whole starting 5 doing well and win a game? You guys have to realize it's better seeing the whole team contribute, rather than just STAT. It sucks that Amare's numbers are down, but the team is winning games so it's not a big deal.

prokevin · Post #12 » by **prokevin** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:27 pm

trade Amare!

Amare+Tucker+Singletary(PHO) for Derrick Rose+Drew Gooden+Tyrus Thomas+08 first round pick (CHI)

Post #13 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:59 pm

nashill wrote:amare is holding back his own self. he could have scored 16 points and 15 rebounds last game..that is still a beast performance...but he preferred not to. i pity this guy.. bosh and howard have surpassed amare in terms of overall skills, fans respect and popularity...

And he "preferred" to let midget Sean Singletary outrebound him.

ma_falaa_50 · Post #14 » by **ma_falaa_50** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 10:06 pm

Amare is getting exposed. I want to see him back up his trash talk about a Ron Artest type of player. I dont care if we are run-n-gun or half court, there is no viable reason that he isnt rebounding the ball. I mean 3? there is no excuse!.

garrick · Post #15 » by **garrick** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:28 am

Sean has been grabbing more rebounds than assists which surprises me since hes only 6 feet tall. That guy seems to be a good rebounder for his size.

scootfu602 · Post #16 » by **scootfu602** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:31 pm

ma_falaa_50 wrote:Amare is getting exposed. I want to see him back up his trash talk about a Ron Artest type of player. I dont care if we are run-n-gun or half court, there is no viable reason that he isnt rebounding the ball. I mean 3? there is no excuse!.

I am usually an Amar'e supporter, but this is absolutely right. He should be the leading rebounder every night. His confidence seems to be a an all time low right now though

Hold That · Post #17 » by **Hold That** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:39 pm

prokevin wrote:trade Amare!

Amare+Tucker+Singletary(PHO) for Derrick Rose+Drew Gooden+Tyrus Thomas+08 first round pick (CHI)

Derrick Rose won't be traded for anyone in this league not named Chris Paul,Dwight Howard & LeBron.

scootfu602 · Post #18 » by **scootfu602** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 9:44 pm

^^ True that....They wouldn't even consider it. He is off the charts

enigmatics · Post #19 » by **enigmatics** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:23 pm

Amare is terrible at defense because mentally Amare has never and will never completely commit to doing it, especially when his offensive game is lacking. He just mentally drifts away. To make matters worse, he lacks the size to guard a good majority of the better PF's in the game. He's simply too lean. That's not a good combination to have going on.

scootfu602 · Post #20 » by **scootfu602** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 10:31 pm

Simply too lean is Kevin Durant...lol