<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">LAS VEGAS, Aug. 29 -- Amare Stoudemire immediately got out of his seat after Carmelo Anthony took a hard foul against Puerto Rico on Tuesday night during the FIBA Americas Championship. Puerto Rico was assessed a technical foul and U.S. assistant coach Jim Boeheim and head athletic trainer Keith Jones rushed down the bench to warn the players not to go onto the court. "I ain't going nowhere," said Stoudemire, the Phoenix Suns' all-star center. Stoudemire's suspension for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs -- after he left the bench when Steve Nash got a forearm shiver from Robert Horry near the end of Game 4 -- potentially cost the Suns an NBA championship in June. So he knew not to leave the bench even if he didn't know FIBA Rule Six, Article 39.2.2, which states, "Substitutes or team followers who leave the bench area during a fight, or during any situation which may lead to a fight, shall be disqualified." His teammates burst into laughter and U.S. assistant coach Mike D'Antoni -- also Stoudemire's coach with the Suns -- smiled as he stared at Stoudemire. "I'm going to go have a seat here," Stoudemire told D'Antoni. "You hope he learned something last year," D'Antoni said with a laugh on Wednesday. "It was like a nightmare." Stoudemire scored 12 points with a game-high eight rebounds in the United States' 117-78 victory over Puerto Rico. But he raised several eyebrows in the second period when he stepped back and knocked down a three-pointer from the left corner. "I practice that shot a lot," Stoudemire said. "You guys might not get to see it often, but it is a shot that I feel comfortable shooting." "When he shot it, Mike [D'Antoni] was saying that he is going to be shooting that shot a lot more for Phoenix next season," U.S. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said, before pausing to laugh. "I'm not sure he said that. That's what I heard." D'Antoni chuckled on the bench after Stoudemire's lone three-pointer of the tournament, but said he'd have no problem with his 6-foot-10 big man stepping outside the arc in the regular season. "You see his form and rotation, there is no reason he can't be a good three-point shooter. We don't want him to fall in love with it," D'Antoni said, "but he's really expanding his game. He's looking for ways to get better, not only offensively -- where he's one of the top two or three in the game -- but he's trying to get better defensively and figure out what it takes to be an MVP. He's demonstrating that every day in practice here."</div> Source: Washington Post
Right from the start, Stoudemire's been the most promising young Sun since... well, ever. I can't think of any Suns player I've ever seen that seems more dedicated to getting better and better in every area of the game.
<div class="quote_poster">Downtown Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Right from the start, Stoudemire's been the most promising young Sun since... well, ever. I can't think of any Suns player I've ever seen that seems more dedicated to getting better and better in every area of the game.</div> I had high hopes for Richard Dumas it's a shame he threw away his talent.
Wow Stoudamire surprised me in FIBA Tournament he showed us how good he is going to be when he is going to hit his prime.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"I ain't going nowhere," said Stoudemire, the Phoenix Suns' all-star center. Stoudemire's suspension for Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs -- after he left the bench when Steve Nash got a forearm shiver from Robert Horry near the end of Game 4 -- potentially cost the Suns an NBA championship in June. So he knew not to leave the bench even if he didn't know FIBA Rule Six, Article 39.2.2, which states, "Substitutes or team followers who leave the bench area during a fight, or during any situation which may lead to a fight, shall be disqualified." His teammates burst into laughter and U.S. assistant coach Mike D'Antoni -- also Stoudemire's coach with the Suns -- smiled as he stared at Stoudemire. "I'm going to go have a seat here," Stoudemire told D'Antoni.</div> That's great.
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I had high hopes for Richard Dumas it's a shame he threw away his talent.</div> Don't remind me. However, I think Amare has a much more solid head on his shoulders. Dumas was damaged goods since he arrived. Amare is wise and responsible far beyond his years.
