Steve Kerr is reportedly still deciding whether he will accept the New York Knicks' head coaching job, but one of his former players with the Phoenix Suns, Amar'e Stoudemire, gave him a strong endorsement.
“I like Steve Kerr. For one, when he was a GM (in Phoenix, when Stoudemire was with the Suns) he was always preaching about winning and winning a title and that's something that I adored about him,” Stoudemire said. “And then also, secondly, he has a formula to win; he's been a winner in this league before. He wants to win. And he reminds me of somewhat of a player-coach that knows the game and knows what players go through as far as ups and downs throughout the year and that's going to help him.”
Stoudemire is confident he will be able to thrive under the leadership of Kerr and Phil Jackson.
“I think what he looks for in bigs are bigs that have multiple skills,” Stoudemire said. “You better shoot the ball from the outside, put the ball on the floor when need be, make great passes out of double-teams, sort of being a pressure-release guy. Versatile bigs are what I think he looks for and that's what I am.”
Via Ian Begley/ESPN
