Garden Greener With Amare In Tow
ESPNNewYork.com
The great free-agent class of 2010 turned out to be a two-man class, and Amare Stoudemire does not have a desk in that room. He is not LeBron James or Dwyane Wade, and no, he is not a true max-out player or $100 million asset, either.
But you do know what Amare Stoudemire is, right?
A hell of a catch for the New York Knicks.
In fact, if Stoudemire can persuade James or Wade to join him, he will represent the smartest signing the Knicks have ever made.
This isn't the time to focus on what or who Stoudemire is not. If he fails to stay healthy, or if he fails to shape a consistent contender without a quarterback named Steve Nash throwing him spirals, Stoudemire will get what's coming to him from the Madison Square Garden crowd.
That's fine. Stoudemire wouldn't be the first big-name, bigger-money ballplayer jeered out of New York, and he sure wouldn't be the last.
Only this much is certain for now: Stoudemire is the Knicks' best player since Patrick Ewing, better than Allan Houston and LJ and Spree, even if every New Yorker -- the new power forward included -- hopes Amare surrenders that title by the end of the week.
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Big Shaquisition?
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Whenever a new destination for Shaquille O'Neal is discussed, the Dallas Mavericks will come up. Shaq and Mavs owner Mark Cuban are buddies, and Cuban has a lot of money and isn't afraid to take a risk or make a splash.
And, hey, who are the Mavs -- with their history of inferior centers -- not to give one of the most dominant players on the planet at least his deserved consideration? Plus, the Mavs might not even have a center on the roster depending on what happens with unrestricted free agent Brendan Haywood and Erick Dampier, whose nonguaranteed, $13 million contract has him on the trading block.
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