Knicks · Missed this, according to Hahn Amare looked tremendous yesterday in workout (page 2)

He looks awesome and noticed nothing on his knees. Amare has the same type of mentality an athlete like MJ or KObe has. He might not be the winner like them-but hes a hard hard worker like those guys who have the top 1% type of pride. How many guys with big contracts wouldve just dogged it at 30 years old--a LOT. He will augment this team in a positive way with his high FG %. On any NBA teams second unit Amare presents as a difficult match up and can be used in the 4-1 set when Tyson is out and as a 4 with Tyson to go big against big teams. My concern here---playing him too many minutes if he does well. We need him he needs to be used in a 20 minute or so role for awhile.

BRIGGS wrote:He looks awesome and noticed nothing on his knees. Amare has the same type of mentality an athlete like MJ or KObe has. He might not be the winner like them-but hes a hard hard worker like those guys who have the top 1% type of pride. How many guys with big contracts wouldve just dogged it at 30 years old--a LOT. He will augment this team in a positive way with his high FG %. On any NBA teams second unit Amare presents as a difficult match up and can be used in the 4-1 set when Tyson is out and as a 4 with Tyson to go big against big teams. My concern here---playing him too many minutes if he does well. We need him he needs to be used in a 20 minute or so role for awhile.

That's one reason I can never root against this guy or chime in with the Amare hate or jokes. He works so hard and wants to win so badly. Not his fault he has had some unfortunate injuries. Even last year after the fire extinguisher incident came back in game 4 with one hand and performed at such a great level. The man is prideful and in the playoffs has always stepped his game up.

People forget in the Boston series before he hurt his back was giving Garnett the business. If healthy he will definitely help us.

FoeDiddy wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:If healthy he will definitely help us.

Of course!

Who can argue that.

mrKnickShot wrote:

FoeDiddy wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:If healthy he will definitely help us.

Of course!

Who can argue that.

Funny thing people HAVE argued that...this silly notion that Melo and Amare can't play together as if it had nothing to do with the coach at the helm when they struggled.

Amar'e is still on top of my list. When he's healthy, he's a beast. IMO to many people were ready to give up on him but they haven't taken into account the warrior he is in terms of fighting to get back. Getting cracked in the Knee isn't an indication of being brittle. ANYONE can bang knees and really mess themselves up. I think this team will need Amar'e in the playoffs and i'm praying for his health so he can finally have the kind of playoff performance I know he can have. Now we don't have to run him down since the team is so deep. It also makes things easier on Sheed and the other bigs to have STAT back. Here's hoping for a strong return for STAT. IMO a healthy STAT can put us over the top for a run at the title.

Amare looks "Phenomenal" Wish he will try wearing knee pads though.

I'm hoping he has a great season. My problem with some of his critics on this board, is that because he's had a few injuries and had one poor season because of back woes, they make out he's been a scrub his whole career. It's ridiculous.

One thing with those photo's- during the offseason he lost some weight because last year he was too heavy and it affected his explosiveness. Now it kind of looks like he's carrying more muscle, so I hope it doesn't slow him down again.

Hey, he stole my post from yesterday
I wrote (and I think Bonn responded) that Amare had been looking good in his workouts. Was moving very well, running and dunking the ball. Seeing him still rise above the rim to throw it down was good to see

hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

Guy does work hard and is a good guy. And means well.

I just have little confidence that he will be able to sustain a comeback based on his health.

Defense? I can get over that little thing.

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

i agree with knickshot. Amare is a good guy and a great player BUT his injuries are always a big thing for him. if he can stay healthy than it will mkae us even more of a dangerous team

IrishKnickFan wrote:

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

i agree with knickshot. Amare is a good guy and a great player BUT his injuries are always a big thing for him. if he can stay healthy than it will mkae us even more of a dangerous team

fair

FoeDiddy wrote:

mrKnickShot wrote:

FoeDiddy wrote:

BRIGGS wrote:If healthy he will definitely help us.

Of course!

Who can argue that.

Funny thing people HAVE argued that...this silly notion that Melo and Amare can't play together as if it had nothing to do with the coach at the helm when they struggled.

AnubisADL wrote:Not believing a dam thing until I see him in game. This guy gets hyped like no other every year.

Yes, he is a physical specimen. But dont think his body can hold up in an 82 game season.

well he doesn't have to worry about that this season, all we need him for is 52 games

Along as he's healthy for the stretch run and the playoffs. As for the regular season, Woody should definitely ease him super duper slow. Better to stay on the cautious side, as we're a deep enough team.

We'll need him to beast alongside Melo in the playoffs to have a shot at contention.

Amare makes 20 million per year.

Houston was a great guy too but he killed our cap for years.

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

Wow. What a surprising change of events! So out of character for the fishman

jrodmc wrote:

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

Wow. What a surprising change of events! So out of character for the fishman

you missed the point (as usual)

jrodmc wrote:

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

Wow. What a surprising change of events! So out of character for the fishman

go find me a post where I trash him. Go fetch boy!

FYI: "Melo isnt MVP" doesnt not = trashing

Happy searching!

Hoping the new improved Hakeem moves in the low post don't place any added stress on those Stat knees.

fishmike wrote:

jrodmc wrote:

fishmike wrote:hey Knicksnot? Why the early attacks? Guys working hard to rehab and your attacking his defense and everything else. I think Im going to vent my frustration by trashing Melo.

Wow. What a surprising change of events! So out of character for the fishman

go find me a post where I trash him. Go fetch boy!

FYI: "Melo isnt MVP" doesnt not = trashing

Happy searching!

Arf Arf! Too easy. Almost. Although your trashing is not of the outright tkf "he maimed and killed my dog and mailed it's lifeless head to my children for Christmas" variety. Still....

fishmike wrote:

dk7th wrote:i like the karmic implications of this hire. d'antoni really was a good soldier and professional while here and essentially got shafted (along with walsh) by dolan.

regardless of how you feel about his coaching, he never had the type of squad that was reflective of his ethos in new york. now in los angeles he finally does.

this.. I love how the dude made Chris Duhon look like a stud and people cried because the Knicks didnt defend. Highlarious. People will quickly see the problem was never MDA, it was the Knicks and their players. Of course they were playing pretty well until a certain trade happened, but water under the bridge. After the donkees we had here MDA was refreshing and he will do a great job with the Lakers.

fishmike wrote:If its stupid why not just ignore it?
not huslting and having coaching problems is part of his history, but Im sure this year is different. Thats the great thing Ive learned about having Melo on your team. Every new year is THE year he's going to not quit, or win a playoff game, or win a playoff series, or come into shape. Melo = hope springs eternal.

Why is the best player on a 5-0 team (best in the league) taking off possessions and giving up uncontested dunks because he's too busy worried about getting calls on forced shots against a triple team? Stupid indeed.

fishmike wrote:you cant make this up. I put the game on right before halftime last night. Melo pounds the rock, forces a shot that he's triple teammed on and argues with the ref while the Magic score a layup on the other end down the floor. Halftime, turn off TV (got it DVRed in case of something epic) go play guitar and put kids to bed. Come back late in the 3rd and Melo forces a shot, gets beat down court as Magic have an uncontested dunk. Woody is yelling at him. Mike Breen is saying Melo is yelling back. I guess he was too distracted by the MVP chants from Knick fans in Orlando to quit crying about non calls on forced shots and get back on D.

MVP!

Thank god we won... but I will tell you these guys are going to turn on Melo if that crap doesnt stop. A guy like Sheed will just punch him in the face and say I didnt come back after two years for this crap.

fishmike wrote:im a believer. All of Dolan's minions on this board have opened my eyes to Melo's greatness. All hail king JAMES!

fishmike wrote:

Nalod wrote:The morning after its all worth it!!!!

Funny. pumping the chest out on "the trade" the morning after we bet the champs on their floor WITHOut That superstar!

So we have perhaps our best game of the season without him?

And Im the one they think is "linsane"?

you really cant make this stuff up.

I know, I know, not being tkf = not trashing Melo