<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Stoudemire had his strongest and most confident practice yet on Thursday, moving well on defense, flying in for two-handed hammer dunks with ease and working for well over an hour in drills and one-on-one games with Diaw. The Suns insist they won?t rush him and probably won?t need to with the addition of Thomas. He still needs to prove he can move well horizontally on defense and build up his cardiovascular capabilities. But Thursday, Stoudemire spoke with the growing confidence of a player who is now counting the days until he makes his return sometime this month. ?I?m getting better physically and mentally. The knee is strong and you just have to trust that,? he said. Stoudemire said he often thinks, ?Should I dunk on this guy or take another dribble and just lay it up? But my game is to dunk on them and that?s what I?m going to do until I retire.? </div> Source
Diaw is a pretty good defender, it's nice to see Amare doing well while working against him. The next test is vs marion, see if he can handle that. Go Amare!
