Jun 4 2012
Amar’e Ain’t Done Yet, Folks
The 2011-2012 NBA season was an utter disaster for Amar’e Stoudemire. Whether it was on the court or off the court, the Knicks $100 million man could not seem to catch a break. Between the chronic back injuries, the death of his older brother, his sub-par performance on the court or his karate chopping of a fire extinguisher, nothing went right for Stoudemire in 2011. Across the board, his statistics fell to their lowest figures since the 2004-2005 season (I am discounting the 2005-2006 season in which Stoudemire played 3 games). Stoudemire averaged just 17.5 points per game, his lowest since his rookie season, and shot just 48.3%, his third lowest percentage of his career. More frightening than those statistics were the fact that Stoudemire averaged a career low 7.9 rebounds per game. However, I believe 2012 will be different for the Knick power forward and I’ll tell you why. More