Stoudemire blames D'Antoni for not being taught defense

Nites · 01-03-2013, 02:21 AM

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Amar'e Stoudemire indirectly criticized Mike D'Antoni while praising current head coach Mike Woodson.

"I think having a defensive coach for the first time in my career is going to help,'' Stoudemire said after practice in Greenburgh on Wednesday. "I've never been taught defense in my whole career. So to now have a coach who actually teaches defense and teaches strategies and knows positioning and posture and how to guard different plays, it's going to be helpful.''

Stoudemire vowed to improve his defense in his new bench capacity.

"I'm taking it as a challenge,'' he said. "I'm going to accept the challenge. And I'm going to try to improve as a player."

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap...n_Whole_Career

needing to be "taught" defense at his age

**Ball Don't Lie** · 01-03-2013, 03:39 AM

He has a point. Pringles sucks.

Toby · 01-03-2013, 04:55 AM

good defense? You gotta duck and move. Those fire extinguishers come straight at you.

MrClutch · 01-03-2013, 10:46 AM

Man defense is just effort

FLO · 01-03-2013, 12:05 PM

Gotta love these pussy NBA "stars" blaming everyone but themselves for their failings. Stoudamire has played soft as hell these past few years, I guess that's D'Antoni's fault too.

Dude should pair up with Deron Williams and Bargnani somewhere. The amount of soiled diapers would be epic.

pzabby · 01-03-2013, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by FLO

Gotta love these pussy NBA "stars" blaming everyone but themselves for their failings. Stoudamire has played soft as hell these past few years, I guess that's D'Antoni's fault too.

Dude should pair up with Deron Williams and Bargnani somewhere. The amount of soiled diapers would be epic.

pre carmelo amare was anything but soft.....

JoeyJoJo Shabbadu · 01-04-2013, 12:24 PM

And this is why he sucks.

ClutchCity · 01-04-2013, 05:27 PM

Pringles responds lol:

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“I think it’s great,” D’Antoni said Thursday after the Los Angeles Lakers’ practice. “I think it’s great that he’s listening. He might have forgotten that Mike Woodson was also running the defense the last year I was there, so I don’t know if he just didn’t pick that year to listen.

Bill Haverchuck · 01-04-2013, 06:06 PM

^That's a good comeback.

XiaominWu · 01-04-2013, 06:12 PM

every player that makes it to the nba should know how to play defence, no? i mean, what the fuck?

01-04-2013, 06:20 PM

Bargnani and someone else for Amare anyone? He is a good offensive player and not not any worse on defense than Bargs is.

bozonic · 01-04-2013, 06:28 PM

Spoiler alert .....Amare does not play any defense...nor much else if it requires thought. Anyone who watched him in Phoenix knows that. Nash would run pick and roll with him or dribble down side and hit Amare rolling from top of key to rim with perfect bounce pass or hit him in stride... He has awful hands but great athletic ability... Once that explosive quickness and leaping goes , so does the contract value... He is the new Rashard Lewis with a Dwight Howard persona

Dark Knight · 01-04-2013, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by XiaominWu

every player that makes it to the nba should know how to play defence, no? i mean, what the fuck?

In all fairness Amare was drafted straight out of high school, so maybe he wasn't taught properly.

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01-03-2013, 03:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ball Don't Lie ... Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,161 Representing:	He has a point. Pringles sucks.

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FLO sick of the Raptors Axis of Evil: Colangelo, Casey and Bustnani Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 966 Representing:	Gotta love these pussy NBA "stars" blaming everyone but themselves for their failings. Stoudamire has played soft as hell these past few years, I guess that's D'Antoni's fault too. Dude should pair up with Deron Williams and Bargnani somewhere. The amount of soiled diapers would be epic.

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JoeyJoJo Shabbadu payin Dwyane Wade Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 6,321 Representing:	And this is why he sucks.

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bozonic waitin for the Samba Twin Towers keepin an eye on Il Muggo Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 478 Representing:	Spoiler alert .....Amare does not play any defense...nor much else if it requires thought. Anyone who watched him in Phoenix knows that. Nash would run pick and roll with him or dribble down side and hit Amare rolling from top of key to rim with perfect bounce pass or hit him in stride... He has awful hands but great athletic ability... Once that explosive quickness and leaping goes , so does the contract value... He is the new Rashard Lewis with a Dwight Howard persona