Amar’e Stoudemire

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Amar’e Stoudemire Officially Announces NBA Retirement

On Monday, August 1, former Knick and six-time All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire officially announced his retirement from the NBA after a 14-year career. However, this is not the end for STAT, in fact it’s a “graduation,” as he stated in his retirement press conference. Watch the vidoes below to see what Amar’e had to say in […]

12 PLAYS OF CHRISTMAS: NUMBER 8

AMAR’E REJECTS DERRICK ROSE (2010) No. 8 – It was all about defense in the Knicks’ win over the Bulls on Christmas back in 2010. Coming into the game, the Knicks ranked 28th in the league, but on this day they brought their “A” game. Playing in his first Christmas Day game as a Knick, […]

The Knicks Fix: STAT Ready to be Center of Attention Again

Amarā€™e Stoudemire is playing for his fifth different coach in seven seasons. With the Knicks, Derek Fisher is the third coach heā€™s played for in New York since he arrived as a free agent in 2010. ā€œEvery year,ā€ he said, ā€œhas been different.ā€ With Mike Dā€™Antoni, it was pick-and-roll and up-tempo offense, which he knew […]

Amar’e Looks To ‘Polish The Gems’

Amar’e StoudemireĀ talked about “polishing the gems” he received from his summer matriculation at Dream University.Ā The two-week course with Hakeem OlajuwonĀ was set up to help Stoudemire, at 29, add a missing dimension — a post-up game — to his offensive skill set. As Stoudemire makes his preseason debut Friday night against the Toronto Raptors in Montreal, […]

Knicks Roster Taking Shape

Amar’e StoudemireĀ finds it amazing that he is now the most tenured currentĀ KnickĀ on the roster. What might be even more amazing is thatĀ Carmelo AnthonyĀ is right behind him with the second-longest consecutive service as a Knickerbocker. And as the dust now settles after the latest roster overhaul, the team that will start the 2012-13 season is now […]

A Mercurial Season Adds Another Bizarre Chapter

The fire that was missing from the court, was missing in the paint, on defense and in boxing out, suddenly came out ofĀ Amar’e StoudemireĀ in a hallway leading to the visitors locker room at American Airlines Arena on Monday night. Stoudemire swung his left hand at a fire extinguisher case on the wall and stormed into […]