I was just wondering about Amare & remembered what a beast he was VS the Spus when they met in the playoffs in 04-05. So I was wanted your thoughts on this.
Two different Amare's. Before the surgery, he was a power player. Now he has improved his mid-range game & FT%, but is not as explosive as before. Which one do you prefer?
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07-19-2009, 06:26 AM #1
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Amare pre-microfracture surgery VS Amare now
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07-19-2009, 09:38 AM #2
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I think the jury is still out on this one. His eye is the wildcard. Rigtht it is probably pre but he has a lot of game left in him....i think.
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07-19-2009, 11:40 AM #3
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The old Amar'e didn't play defense, couldn't shoot and was just more athletic than the centers he played against so he dominated them all inside.
Today, he still doesn't play defense, but can still dominate but he's explosive at times and now has one of the best big man jumpers in the game today.
I assume the question is, if his health is intact, which would I prefer. I still say the current one. Experience and is shot are the reasons why.
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07-19-2009, 12:26 PM #4
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Can an eye injury really make a difference from how powerful he plays? lol...
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07-19-2009, 12:36 PM #5
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yeah of course, just the fact that his eyes are vulnerable to a career ending injury will make him even more cautious about recklessly attacking the rim, which will indirectly force him away from his natural game
Originally Posted by RaptorsFanatic
Can an eye injury really make a difference from how powerful he plays? lol...
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07-19-2009, 12:41 PM #6
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I prefer the new Amare.
Still one of the most athletic bigs in the game and has that soft touch from mid-range and the free throw line. He showed last season he can still play uptempo really well when Alvin Gentry took over and he had those 40 point games.
I think being moved to his natural position of PF has also helped his game, so with Shaq gone it'll be interesting to see where he plays and who the other frontcourt player will be.
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07-19-2009, 01:06 PM #7
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I'd take the old Amare. He's a very disappointing athlete IMO. Doesn't seem to have the ball IQ to improve his game enough to compensate for the lack of explosive power. I don't think he's come close to the potential he once seemed to have. Around 04-05 he was one of the top bigs in the league. Now he's slipped a lot.
"When you have limitations and you understand your limitations and you stay within yourself, you can be great," Kobe Bryant said. "You know what you can do and what you can't do. In America, it's a big problem for us because we're not teaching players how to play all-around basketball. That's why you have Pau and Marc [Gasol], and that's the reason why 90 percent of the Spurs' roster is European players, because they have more skill."
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07-19-2009, 01:23 PM #8
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who the hell knows Miss Cleo, he hasn't played post surgery.
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07-19-2009, 01:25 PM #9
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The thread is about his micro-fracture surgery, not his eye surgery. lol. Originally Posted by magichatnumber9
"When you have limitations and you understand your limitations and you stay within yourself, you can be great," Kobe Bryant said. "You know what you can do and what you can't do. In America, it's a big problem for us because we're not teaching players how to play all-around basketball. That's why you have Pau and Marc [Gasol], and that's the reason why 90 percent of the Spurs' roster is European players, because they have more skill."
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07-19-2009, 01:34 PM #10
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I don't see how he's slipped. The league has adjusted since the earlier years. At that time he was blowing by slower bigs. Since then he now has to deal with guys like Dwight Howard, Gasol, Bynum, Bogut, and Perkins. He's adjusted his game to that. Originally Posted by ink
The only part he screwed up was never working on his D. But there's nothing new then as there is now.
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07-19-2009, 01:49 PM #11
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Even if Amar'e didn't get injured, he would have developed a jumper.
And that injury reduced his potentialto be a great player.
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07-19-2009, 01:51 PM #12
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I say now, his offensive game is more polished now, he still dunks on people every game, but now if defenses find away to stop him from driving he can shoot jumpers at a high %. Best offensive big man in the league IMO.
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07-19-2009, 02:01 PM #13
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It was more fun to watch the old Amare and the old Suns
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07-19-2009, 04:08 PM #14
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Dont worry, old suns are back. Originally Posted by GCOOKIE7
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07-19-2009, 04:25 PM #15
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when they get someone like marion.. maybe Gwallace or someone of that caliber. then u can say the old suns are back Originally Posted by Suns113
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