<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Arizona Republic - The Suns officially get back to work Monday, when they go through a circuit of media duties and catch a bus to Tucson for a weeklong training camp. But Amar? Stoudemire really never stopped working since the playoffs. By his count, he took two weeks off this summer outside of his basketball training and his expanding off-court demands. You will see it when he drives to his left, pushes the fast break with the dribble, pulls up for jumpers and - gulp - shoots the corner three-pointer. After pickup games, Stoudemire's shooting drills now regularly include long streaks of made threes. "I'm ready to go," Stoudemire said. "I'm really trying to win a championship this year. That's what I'm striving for. There are a lot of new guys and there have been some huge changes, but I think it's all for the best to help this team become a champion. That's what it is all about."</div> http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives...s_expanded_game Amare was a beast last year so to think that he is even better now is scary. If he is better then ever then all the teams in the West need to watch out because the Suns have a potential MVP candidate suiting up for them.
Good to see Amare expanding his game. If he is able to consistently hit that three point shot he will be a threat from anywhere on the court and teams will have a very hard time guarding him. Amare could end up having an MVP season with this new found skill he has acquired and it will make the Suns as a whole a lot harder to cover. I think we are going to hear "Nash to Stoudamire" a lot for a second straight year.
If Amare really has a consistent outside shot, he'd be killer. Opposing power forwards (most already slower than him already), will be drawn out to the perimeter, where Amare can definitely blow right by them and finish with a dunk in the lane. His power and aerial ability will make him impossible to stop once he gets a good jump and is about to throw it down. If defenders play him for the shot, then Amare can hit that 20-footer with great consistency. It's going to get scary.
On top of that, we've seen that teams can't turn to a "Hack-a-Amare" technique to stop him. He's a decent free-throw shooter, and he is so freakishly strong and athletic that he often makes shots with 2 guys hanging on his arms. I'm hearing MVP already.
The guy dominated San Antonio's defense in the playoffs with mostly his athletic ability. Now that he has expanded his skills, he's going to be tougher to guard. I think we can all see a monster season coming up. I'm guessing he averages a little over 30/10.
