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Throwing out Amar’e Stoudemire’s three game 2005-06 season, he’s averaging less points (17.8) than he has since his rookie season, way back in 2002-2003. He’s four points per game below his career average, and 7.5 points below last year’s average in his first year with the Knicks.
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Not only is his scoring down, but his field goal percentage is off-the-charts down. We’re talking more than ten percent below is lifetime 53.4 percent shooting. The shooting woes run deep in New York. Only two players (Tyson Chandler and Landry Fields) getting significant run are above 47 percent. Fields is at 47.1 percent so even that isn’t entirely impressive. Of all the players to bounce back, Amar’e has the best odds.
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Also uncharacteristic of Amar’e Stoudemire is his lack of blocks. At 0.5 bpg he is only getting about a third of the blocks per game that he has got over the course of his career. Eight blocks in sixteen games just isn’t cutting it.
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It’s not a lost season by any means. Sure, the scoring isn’t the same, but 17.8 isn’t bad. Neither is a 8.4 rebound per game average. Assists have never been his strong suit, but he is averaging a career high 1.2 steals.
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Obviously getting Stoudemire isn’t going to be cheap. He’s still a huge name and it’s early enough that his owners may not be quite frustrated enough. His past eight games are helping your cause though. During that stretch he has as many 20+ point games as he has single-digit games. His scoring average is 14.6 ppg and his rebounding average is 7.8 rpg. He’s shooting 41.7 percent during the stretch. To make matters worse, he’s averaging 3.8 turnovers during the eight games, with at least five turnovers in half of the games.
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His owner may not be willing to move him right, but I bet he or she will listen. Given Amar’e's track record he’s a good bet to rebound. If you can get him at a discount, all the better.
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While the Knicks are waiting for their main course (LeBron or Dwyane Wade) they are enjoying a pretty good (and expensive) appetizer in the form of A’mare Stoudemire. The electric power forward is reuniting his former Suns coach Mike D’Antoni. The Knicks are paying him a pretty penny, close to $100 million over five years. Any fears that A’mare’s numbers would suffer upon leaving the desert have been put to rest by his decision to join D’Antoni’s up-tempo offense. As long as he stays healthy, there is no reason A’mare can’t approach the 23.1 points and 8.9 rebounds he averaged last year.

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2/18/09

30 Point Club
Amare Stoudemire - 42 Points
Dwyane Wade – 37 Points
Chris Paul – 36 Points
Al Thornton - 33 Points
Kevin Martin - 32 Points
Richard Jefferson - 32 Points
Kirk Hinrich - 31 Points
Kobe Bryant - 3o Points
Sebastian Telfair - 30 Points

Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Al Horford - 18 Boards
Troy Murphy - 16 Boards
Joel Pryzbilla - 15 Boards
Carmelo Anthony - 14 Boards
Anderson Varejao - 14 Boards
Spencer Hawes - 14 Boards
Pau Gasol - 13 Boards
Charlie Villanueva – 12 Boards
Emeka Okafor – 12 Boards
Anthony Randolph - 12 Boards

March of Dimes (10+ Assists)
Dwyane Wade – 12 Dimes
Steve Nash - 12 Dimes
Chris Paul - 10 Dimes
Jason Kidd - 10 Dimes
Mike Conley - 10 Dimes

Thieves & Swatters (5+ Steals or Blocks)

Double-Double Trouble
Amare Stoudemire - 42 Points, 11 Rebounds
Dwyane Wade – 37 Points, 12 Assists
Chris Paul - 36 Points, 10 Assists
Kevin Martin - 32 Points, 11 Rebounds
Carmelo Anthony - 26 Points, 14 Rebounds
Al Horford - 18 Points, 18 Rebounds
Troy Murphy - 18 Points, 16 Rebounds
Pau Gasol - 24 Points, 13 Rebounds
Gerald Wallace - 25 Points, 10 Rebounds
Josh Howard - 24 Points, 10 Rebounds
Steve Nash - 21 Points, 12 Assists
Jason Kidd - 23 Points, 10 Assists
Charlie Villanueva – 17 Points, 12 Rebounds
Mike Conley - 15 Points, 10 Assists
Spencer Hawes - 10 Points, 14 Rebounds
Anthony Randolph - 14 Points, 12 Rebounds
Emeka Okafor - 12 Points, 12 Rebounds
Samuel Dalembert - 12 Points, 10 Rebounds
Marreese Speights - 11 Points, 10 Rebounds

Messed Around and Got a Triple Double

1/29/09

30 Point Club
Manu Ginobili - 30 Points

Chairman of the Boards (12+ Rebounds)
Dwight Howard - 18 Boards
Tim Duncan - 15 Boards

March of Dimes (10+ Assists)
Steve Nash – 18 Dimes

Thieves & Swatters (5+ Steals or Blocks)
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Double-Double Trouble
Dwight Howard - 22 Points, 18 Rebounds
Steve Nash – 16 Points, 18 Assists
Amare Stoudemire – 28 Points, 10 Rebounds
Tim Duncan - 20 Points, 15 Rebounds
Hedo Turkoglu - 19 Points, 11 Rebounds
Grant Hill - 20 Points, 10 Rebounds

Messed Around and Got a Triple Double
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11/17/08

11/5/08

11/1/08

Thieves & Swatters (5+ Steals or Blocks)
Rasheed Wallace - 6 Blocks
Dwight Howard – 5 Blocks
Double-Double Trouble
Elton Brand - 17 Points, 16 Rebounds
Samuel Dalembert - 12 Points, 11 Rebounds
Josh Smith - 14 Points, 11 Rebounds
Kevin Garnett - 18 Points, 14 Rebounds
Paul Pierce - 15 Points, 10 Rebounds
Marquis Daniels - 13 Points, 10 Rebounds
Dwight Howard – 29 Points, 14 Rebounds
Emeka Okafor - 18 Points, 14 Rebounds
Rasheed Wallace - 17 Points, 12 Rebounds
Corey Maggette - 20 Points, 10 Rebounds
Andris Biedrins - 23 Points, 11 Rebounds
Josh Boone - 17 Points, 14 Rebounds
LeBron James - 15 Points, 13 Assists
Chris Paul - 24 Points, 15 Assists
Al Jefferson - 14 Points, 12 Rebounds
Yao Ming - 16 Points, 11 Rebounds
Carl Landry - 14 Points, 11 Rebounds
Chris Bosh - 20 Points, 10 Rebounds
Pau Gasol - 16 Points, 16 Rebounds
Chris Kaman - 11 Points, 12 Rebounds
Carlos Boozer - 25 Points, 10 Rebounds
Amare Stoudemire - 23 Points, 13 Rebounds

Messed Around and Got a Triple-Double
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