Alll Amare Talk Here: Thread 7

[Jimmy76]

Some "insider"(not sixersfan1976) at the Sixers board is claiming that the deal is complete with Phoenix and Philly.

what is the supposed deal

(skeptical tiems)

[rsavaj]

Vaj, thanks for the replies. Im trying to do my best on that 1st one, and the 2nd one is GREAT news!

np haha

[DirtyDez]

Amare and Beasley are both playing out of their minds tonight. Doubt either GM is watching their own team.

[Mr. Sun]

Stoudemire said he would have no hard feelings toward the Suns if he wound up staying.

"It's all about being professional," he said. "My character -- hopefully you guys have been seeing my character over the past 7½ years -- but more so over the last two years with all the trade talks. I'm still going to remain a competitive force on the basketball court if the trade doesn't happen."

Earlier, Stoudemire's agent Happy Walters told The Associated Press that it would make no sense for the Phoenix Suns not to trade Stoudemire only to see him walk away as a free agent at the end of the season.

Walters said Stoudemire believed Phoenix's game Wednesday night at Dallas would be his last for the Suns.

Stoudemire said he had no problem with that comment.

"This could be my last game in a Suns uniform," Stoudemire said, "and it could be many more. You never know."

Stoudemire also said "the door is open" for talks on a long-term contract with Phoenix.

"I can remain with this team another five years or I can be elsewhere another five years," he said. "We're not sure what's going to happen, but my ultimate goal is to eventually contend for a championship and get the best out of our team."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922486

[Tim_Hardawayy]

beasley leads heat past nets

23/11 with 2 blocks in 33 minutes

10-17 shooting

He had the game winning block too (though replay showed it may have been a goal tend, but I'll take it after all the flopping Devin Harris did).

[lilfishi22]

Wonder if Amare can go for 20rebs

[Miklo]

Wonder if Amare can go for 20rebs

It would only reinforce the chilling thought that Amar'e will be BY FAR the best player in any deal we make

[DirtyDez]

This is exactly what we need. Losing but STAT putting on a show.

[bball4life713]

It was not a goaltend because as the ball was going up....it was alrdy tipped, so it was a live ball and then beasley blocked it clean.

[lilfishi22]

Wonder if Amare can go for 20rebs

It would only reinforce the chilling thought that Amar'e will be BY FAR the best player in any deal we make

Amare will always be the best player in ANY deal we do. If he goes for monster numbers we may be able to get more for him.

[bball4life713]

not that beasley will be going to phoenix or anything....lol

[rsavaj]

Stoudemire said he would have no hard feelings toward the Suns if he wound up staying.

"It's all about being professional," he said. "My character -- hopefully you guys have been seeing my character over the past 7½ years -- but more so over the last two years with all the trade talks. I'm still going to remain a competitive force on the basketball court if the trade doesn't happen."

Earlier, Stoudemire's agent Happy Walters told The Associated Press that it would make no sense for the Phoenix Suns not to trade Stoudemire only to see him walk away as a free agent at the end of the season.

Walters said Stoudemire believed Phoenix's game Wednesday night at Dallas would be his last for the Suns.

Stoudemire said he had no problem with that comment.

"This could be my last game in a Suns uniform," Stoudemire said, "and it could be many more. You never know."

Stoudemire also said "the door is open" for talks on a long-term contract with Phoenix.

"I can remain with this team another five years or I can be elsewhere another five years," he said. "We're not sure what's going to happen, but my ultimate goal is to eventually contend for a championship and get the best out of our team."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922486

Good to know. I hope we can offer 3 yr extension(4 years total including next year).

[Risensun]

Stoudemire said he would have no hard feelings toward the Suns if he wound up staying.

"It's all about being professional," he said. "My character -- hopefully you guys have been seeing my character over the past 7½ years -- but more so over the last two years with all the trade talks. I'm still going to remain a competitive force on the basketball court if the trade doesn't happen."

Earlier, Stoudemire's agent Happy Walters told The Associated Press that it would make no sense for the Phoenix Suns not to trade Stoudemire only to see him walk away as a free agent at the end of the season.

Walters said Stoudemire believed Phoenix's game Wednesday night at Dallas would be his last for the Suns.

Stoudemire said he had no problem with that comment.

"This could be my last game in a Suns uniform," Stoudemire said, "and it could be many more. You never know."

Stoudemire also said "the door is open" for talks on a long-term contract with Phoenix.

"I can remain with this team another five years or I can be elsewhere another five years," he said. "We're not sure what's going to happen, but my ultimate goal is to eventually contend for a championship and get the best out of our team."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4922486

Nice. Amare usually says all the right things despite whats going on backstage. Kerr and Sarver could learn something from him.

[ruiner]

not that beasley will be going to phoenix or anything....lol

Then Amare's not going to Miami.

[bball4life713]

not saying he will....

[rsavaj]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=y ... &type=lgns

By Marc J. Spears and Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
16 minutes ago
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With the Cleveland Cavaliers no longer an option for Amar’e Stoudemire(notes), the Phoenix Suns are prepared to keep their All-Star forward through Thursday’s trade deadline, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

Unless a trade materializes before Thursday afternoon, Stoudemire very well could spend the rest of the season in Phoenix.

“I think it’s 50-50 at best with Cleveland out of it,” said Stoudemire’s agent, Happy Walters.

The Suns weren’t enamored with the Cavs’ offer for Stoudemire – Zydrunas Ilgauskas(notes), J.J. Hickson(notes), Danny Green(notes) and a first-round pick – which spurred Cleveland to instead acquire Antawn Jamison(notes) from the Washington Wizards for a much smaller package.

The Miami Heat have continued to express interest in Stoudemire, and have offered Udonis Haslem(notes), Quentin Richardson(notes), Daequan Cook(notes) and a first-round pick. The Heat so far are unwilling to include Michael Beasley(notes) in any deal, league sources said. While the Suns don’t want Beasley for themselves, they think they can move him to another team for other assets.

League executives think the Heat are hesitant to improve their offer because they know they have a good chance of signing Stoudemire as a free agent this summer.

One league source with knowledge of the talks was skeptical the Suns will make any trade.

“No deal will happen,” a Suns source said. “Miami is a lo

ng shot, at best.”

[justinb80]

Honestly, at this point, if no suitable offer comes up by the deadline, the Suns should move very hard to get an extension done. They can worry about trading him down the line.

[lilfishi22]

Nice. Amare usually says all the right things despite whats going on backstage. Kerr and Sarver could learn something from him.

Really? This is the first right thing he's said publicly in a while. What about last off-season when he was talking up other teams like they could get him for cheap. Or when he killed proposed trades by bluffing about opting in.

He needs a PR agent, been saying that for a while now.

[justinb80]

Worst-case scenario is Amare walks for nothing. I'd rather extend him then maybe in a year or two, work on trading him.

[Kerrsed]

Now i know i read somewhere that NY was interested in Tyrus Thomas, so here is a new 3 way!

http://games.espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ylnkgjy

NYK gets: Tyrus
CHI gets: Amare/Jefferies
PHX gets: Hill/Johnson/Miller/CHI 1st/NYK 2nd