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Man, before the athletic ability began to fade, he was flat out amazing. Always wanted the young version of him in a Blazers uniform.
Why not, then him and Green can be the asshole squad, and kick people in the nuts and play dirty as shit
Amare Stoudamire is the first NBA player to do so. It's been a standing tradition in the NFL and MLB and now the NBA
The best answer I could find is that it is so he can retire a Knick instead of as a free agent. He could have retired a Phoenix Sun if he chose. Allowing him to sign the contract was a professional courtesy (classy move) by the Knicks.
He was no Shawn Kemp. Kemp often dribbled to the basket from 20 feet out and then dunked strongly. Stoudemire couldn't dribble, so he depended upon Steve Nash to make him a star. He caught the ball 8 feet out, took a big step, and dunked strongly. What an insult to Phoenix. Read this. (The Fansided site slows my computer to a stop with way too many cookies and other meddling, so I'll reprint the article here so you don't have to restart your computer like I do.) http://valleyofthesuns.com/2016/07/...ck-completing-nyc-failure-after-phoenix-suns/ ------------------ Amar’e Stoudemire Retires a Knick, Completing NYC Failure After Phoenix Suns by Scott Hanna-Riggs After 14 seasons in the NBA, Amar’e Stoudemire has retired. The ninth overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns, STAT averaged 18.9 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in his career. Coming straight out of high school, the Orlando, Florida product spent his first eight seasons with the Phoenix Suns, winning Rookie of the Year in 2003. Amar’e Stoudemire also made the all-star team six times in his career. Five of those appearances came with the Phoenix Suns. His only non-Suns all-star appearance was his very first season with the Knicks. That is the stark breaking point of his career. The Knicks got one great season out of Amar’e Stoudemire. The Phoenix Suns got four elite full seasons from him. They also got three other productive but injury-filled seasons, and the unfortunate 2005-06 season that lasted all of 3 games for Amar’e. As he retired, Amar’e also said a few things that might make Suns fans a little sad. After signing a ceremonial contract with the New York Knicks, to officially retire as a member of the Knicks, STAT said, “Although my career has taken me to other places around the country, my heart had always remained in the Big Apple. Once a Knick, Always a Knick.” For fans that watched Amar’e grow on the Phoenix Suns, peaking with some of the greatest teams in the history of the Suns, that is a bittersweet statement. Sure, we all knew it was over when Amar’e Stoudemire left. But it still hurts. Things have never been as good for either the Suns or Amar’e since he left. Fans are already familiar with the Suns struggles. How about Amar’e? Just look at the numbers. Amar’e had approximately 11,000 points and 4,600 rebounds on the Phoenix Suns, compared to less than 5,000 points and 1,400 rebounds on the New York Knicks, Miami Heat, and Dallas Mavericks. STAT averaged 21.4 points and 8.9 rebounds with the Suns. He averaged 17.3 points and 6.7 rebounds with the Knicks. And, yet. Amar’e ceremonially retires as a Knick. Amar’e Stoudemire seems to have forgotten what happened once he got to New York. Amar’e said, “I came to New York in 2010 to help revitalize this franchise and we did just that.” Amar’e was bought out by the Knicks during the final season of his 5 year, $99.7 million contract. Were the 4.5 years before that a success? The ‘revitalized’ Knicks did make the playoffs Stoudemire’s first three seasons. However, the first two seasons they were nowhere near contenders. In 2010-11, the Knicks made the playoffs at 42-40 and got swept in the first round by the Boston Celtics. In 2011-12, the Knicks went 36-30 before losing in 5 games to the Miami Heat. Stoudemire injuried his hand after punch glass after the Knicks lost game 2. He would miss game 3, which the Knicks lost. The Knicks had their best season with STAT in 2012-13, when they went 54-28, and beat the Boston Celtics in 6 before falling to the Indiana Pacers in 6. One small problem: Amar’e Stoudemire only played 29 games during the regular season. He played 29 minutes total in the playoffs that season, and the Knicks went 1-3 in the four games Amar’e was able to play once he returned from injury in the playoffs, after starting the playoffs 5-3. The Knicks missed the playoffs in 2013-14, before completely collapsing in the 2014-15 season, finishing at 17-65. STAT was bought out part way through that 2014-15 season. Final Count in New York: 2-10 when STAT played in the playoffs, one series win, and just under $100 million. Amar’e Stoudemire might retire as a Knick, but if he has any hope for the Hall of Fame, it all comes from his time with the Phoenix Suns.
It's obvious that he didn't want his jersey retired....only the Suns would have done that. I think he still owes the Knicks a fire extinguisher from when he fractured his hand on theirs a couple years ago.