cgmw wrote:he real deal is.
Disagree completely.
The conclusion I draw is that the most likely scenario is a regression to the mean. Selling Amar'e would be a panic move that I'd rather not discuss in this thread (because it draws out the annoying panicky masses).
His drastic statistical decline over a stretch of 29 games is by no means convincing proof of permanent physical decline. Far more likely are a thousand other factors, many of which can and should be remedied through repetition and effort over a longer sample size.
You see and that's the thing I'd rather shop him around see what pieces we can get & trade him when the best available moment is. And you're right it's not proof that it's permanent physical decline but it's signs of things to come. The warning signs that have been thrown in our faces (People telling our front office it would be a huge risk signing Amar'e to an uninsured contract, doctors telling Steve Kerr in the 7th year of his surgery Stat's knees would start to give out on him, the lack of a post game & lack of defense being spotlighted due to his inefficiency on offense) are too much of a risk for me as a fan to keep Stat, I'm sorry.
I love my team, I want any possible way to win and if that means getting rid of a hefty contract with a player not showing anything close to his superstar status then so be it. This is a business, sometimes you have to make decisions that a lot of people dislike. We'll see how Stat does from now till the playoffs start...
