The Perpetual NBA Thread

[ILuvDetailing]

Altis: Ayaw mo pa mag trade?

[empy]

la na ILD...napagpilian na namin ang mga players mo


j/k :evillaugh

[Altis6453]

Altis: Ayaw mo pa mag trade?

Sent you a proposal, dude. I don't know if you'll approve though. I'm willing to trade Tayshaun Prince instead of SAR.

[ownertype]

Suns' Stoudemire to undergo knee surgery Tuesday

PHOENIX -- Amare Stoudemire will undergo diagnostic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday to determine what is causing the soreness that has bothered the Phoenix Suns All-Star in recent months.

The arthroscopic operation will be conducted by team physician Tom Carter, the Suns announced on Monday.

Stoudemire, who signed a five-year, $73 million contract extension a week ago, sat out the final two days of training camp in Tucson because of the injury to the knee's articulate cartilage. He received opinions from three specialists before deciding to have the surgery.

If no serious damage is detected, Stoudemire probably will be out three to four weeks, coach Mike D'Antoni told The Associated Press. Then, it will be only a matter of getting back in shape.

"Hey, the guy's an unbelievable talent," D'Antoni said. "In about an hour and a half he'll be in shape and ready to go."

Stoudemire will miss the entire preseason, which begins at Seattle on Friday night. The Suns open their regular season Nov. 1 at home against Dallas.

D'Antoni acknowledged that hearing the words surgery and Stoudemire in the same sentence "sends shivers up everybody's spine."

"But he's young and he's healthy and hopefully everything will be fine," the coach said.

Suns president Bryan Colangelo declined to comment on Stoudemire's status. The Suns wrapped up training camp on Sunday and had Monday off. They will resume workouts on Tuesday.

The 22-year-old power forward was a dominant force playing out of position at center for a Suns team that won an NBA-best 62 games last season, his third in the NBA. He averaged 37 points against Tim Duncan when the Suns were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference finals.

The soreness had bothered Stoudemire during the summer, and he worked out sparingly in Tucson. His last practice was Friday morning.

The No. 9 pick in the 2002 draft, Stoudemire won the Rookie of the Year award over Yao Ming in 2002-03 and has improved each season. He was fifth in the NBA in scoring last season at 26 points per game. He averaged just under 30 in the playoffs.

D'Antoni said Stoudemire's absence could have a silver lining because other players will have more opportunities to show their abilities.

"Actually, we can make better judgment on our guys in the rotation," he said, "because we know what Amare's going to do."

paktay tayo

[theveed]

Know this guy?

http://www.thatvideosite.com/view/804.html

[ILuvDetailing]

Eto isa pa, Ludacris = Donyell Marshall

[ownertype]

out si amare ng 4 months :mad: yan na ba sinasabi ko.

[empy]

harharhar...nabuhay na naman yung nba lookalikes comparisons. check some of the early pages of this thread, we really went off :bwahaha: my favorite was the Sam Cassell = ET

but since we're talking about rappers:
Kenyon Martin = Method Man
Ricky Davis = Andre 3000 (from Outkast)


oh, and:
Stan van Gundy = Ron Jeremy :bwahaha:

[ILuvDetailing]

Latest from the Amare Stoudemire injury, BTW he had microfracture surgery same surgery that McDyess, Jason Kidd, Allan Houston had... so medyo serious lets hope that he regains his insane hops and give us some more of his highlight dunks.

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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns will be without All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire for about four months after he underwent microfracture surgery to repair damage to his injured left knee on Tuesday.

The extent of the injury was determined during "diagnostic" surgery by team doctor Thomas Carter, who then proceeded with the repair, Suns president Bryan Colangelo said.

Stoudemire, who turns 23 next month, signed a five-year, $73 million contract extension last week, the maximum allowed under the NBA's collective bargaining agreement with the players union.

Colangelo said the team knew of Stoudemire's knee problem during contract negotiations, but was not aware of the extent until Tuesday's surgery. The team projects Stoudemire to return around the All-Star break Feb. 17-21.

Carter detected the defect in an MRI exam several weeks ago and initially dealt with it through treatment and rest.

Stoudemire first talked about the soreness several weeks ago. After it worsened during last week's training camp in Tucson, he sought the opinions of three doctors before giving Carter the go-ahead for arthroscopic surgery.

"Dr. Carter, in consultation with Amare, chose the best course of action in terms of treating it aggressively and taking care of it now rather than letting it become a lingering problem," Colangelo said.

In a news release, the Suns said Carter repaired a joint surface defect roughly one centimeter in diameter on the inside of his left knee.

"The surgery went well and other than the defect that we treated today, Amare's knee is remarkably and structurally healthy," Carter said in the statement released by the team. "Given Amare's age and the nominal size of the location of the defect, I am confident the microfracture procedure performed will allow a healthy and normal return to action."

Considered the cornerstone of the franchise, Stoudemire has improved each year and was a main component of a team that won a league-best 62 games last season.

The 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward was fifth in the NBA in scoring at 26 points per game last season, his third in the league. He averaged 30 points in the playoffs, 37 in the Western Conference finals against Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs.

Stoudemire's loss will leave the Suns with a vastly different team through most of the regular season. The only starters from last season's team will be the NBA's most valuable player, Steve Nash, and All-Star Shawn Marion.

"It's out of our control, so we've got to go out and make the most of what we have and not worry about the piece we're missing," Nash said after Tuesday's practice. "We'll try to build our team and hopefully be a better team when he returns."

Coach Mike D'Antoni said the team probably would go small more often to better utilize the personnel. Everyone will have to shoot more, he said, including Nash and Marion.

"We don't have any inside post presence," Marion said. "However you want to look at it, he's a beast in there, so we are going to miss that inside threat. But with Kurt [Thomas] and Brian [Grant], we do have some inside bangers.''

Stoudemire had been bothered by soreness in the knee for several months. He had worked out last week in training camp, but sat out the team's scrimmage and final practice to have the knee examined by three doctors.

"Amare will be fine," D'Antoni said. "I fully expect him to be great when he comes back and wow the fans for 10 more years."

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First casualty of TFNBA

[zidane21]

naku po, i wil not be surprised kung magiging 8th seed or maybe hindi mapunta sa playoff seeding ang phoenix this coming season! mahirap kasi ang competition sa west, now with the improvement of minnesota, lakers, and possibly clippers (kung ma-acquire nila si paul pierce), talagang papasok ang suns sa butas ng karayom, last season's playoffs hirap na sila sobra with the absence of joe johnson(injury), pero they survived up to west finals because of amare and marion. pero this coming season babalik pa si amare possibly sa all-star break pa (mid February). pero no one knows, remember yung injury ni jason kidd sa suns before, they started 0-13 pero naka-bounce back sila to make it to the playoffs!!