Stoudemire seems more than happy to pass off some or all of the blame for his team's mediocre defense, however, to the departed coaching staff of Mike D'Antoni.
He was asked about his new coach.
"I love Terry Porter," Stoudemire says to the camera. "His method. His way of coaching is going to be great for us. You know, he's extremely focused on the defensive end, something that we haven't practiced at all in the previous three years, and now we're definitely practicing and improving on the defensive end."
Aura hasn't practiced defense in 3 years
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, Aug 30 2008 11:30 AM
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Posted August 30, 2008 - 11:30 AM
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Posted August 30, 2008 - 11:38 AM
:lol: :lol:
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Posted August 30, 2008 - 11:56 AM
I don't think he meant that he individually didn't practice defense. I think it was more of a shot at D'antoni.
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Posted August 30, 2008 - 12:53 PM
came up with that all on your ownI don't think he meant that he individually didn't practice defense. I think it was more of a shot at D'antoni.
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Posted August 30, 2008 - 02:30 PM
came up with that all on your own
He was responding to the title of the thread, it's a bit misleading.
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Posted August 30, 2008 - 07:25 PM
Haha that does seem like a shot at D'Antoni. :lol: They're still missing Shawn Marion though and I guess Shaq is their solution.
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Posted August 31, 2008 - 12:57 AM
^ the only SOLUTION that shaq is good for is if you need 50% brown sugar, 49% FAT, and a dash of hemoglobin
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Posted August 31, 2008 - 10:30 AM
How did 'Aura' came into the mix?
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Posted August 31, 2008 - 11:26 AM
lmao phoenix suns suck.. who cares about them?
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Posted August 31, 2008 - 11:53 AM
How did 'Aura' came into the mix?
Stoudemire parts with managers
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Feb. 16, 2008 10:26 PM
Suns All-Star Amaré Stoudemire fired his managers last week, saying he should be more marketable as a dynamic three-time All-Star and All-NBA first-team player.
This is the fourth representation team Stoudemire has had in his six-year career. He received the richest big-man endorsement deal in Nike history and counts PowerAde as a major sponsorship, too, but he let go managers Rodney Rice and Michael Hodges.
"I felt like, from a marketing standpoint, I wasn't reaching my full potential," Stoudemire said. "It's a great opportunity for me to move forward. With my personality and aura and swagger, I've got a great chance to be marketed. It was definitely hard because I had established a friendship with these guys but a lot of companies like me and adore me."
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Posted August 31, 2008 - 11:35 PM
^ Thanks...didn't know he had that kind of...-.-"
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Posted September 01, 2008 - 04:18 PM
Aura was sure NOT complaining about mike's no-D policy for 3 years... why complain now?
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Posted September 01, 2008 - 05:15 PM
Yeah, title is definitely misleading. That was clearly a shot at D'Antoni.
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Posted September 01, 2008 - 10:50 PM
Aura was sure NOT complaining about mike's no-D policy for 3 years... why complain now?
Thank you. He apparently had no problem with it for three years and now he suddenly comes out with this clearly to take a shot at D'Antoni.
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