2010年12月22日星期三

NBA Free Agency: Knicks Get Amar'e Stoudemire, but Need LeBron James at Garden

Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesIt’s a no-brainer within a doleful sporting community that the biggest and cleverest makeover happening on Fifth Avenue is the New York Knicks reducing all the ridiculous signings and additions that tragically dragged down the richest franchise for all the ill-advised Reebok Chicago Bears #54 Brian Urlacher Realtree camo Jersey
upgrades. There’s a brighter chance the Knicks will intensify the volume in New York, louder than the typical opera heard daily on Broadway, the active location in an urban environment that will soon welcome Amar’e Stoudemire, an aspired superstar ready to contendin a high-market business and hoist a champion. It’s virtually clear that he’s a needful prize amidst free-agency frenzy, when all the focus swirls around the recruiting bid revolving around LeBron James, the megastar name during the most anticipated free-agent class in NBA history. And while it’s the biggest class for sale in the market, not to mention the most hype generating much speculations and mystery, the Knicks cleared a bundle of salary-cap space last winter and were intending to reach an agreement with James. But it figured that New York was more intrigued in signing a big man to mend the interior game and build a massive post game. For a very long time, the Knicks lacked a powerful roster and hadn’t been thrilled with much success since the 1990s when they were deeply artistic and effectual when it had the beneficial pieces such as Patrick Ewing, Allen Houston, and John Starks. The local residents in the Big Apple are gushing over Stoudemire, who can sign an enormous contract for five years and worth $100 million no later than Thursday, breathing a sigh of relief and having much gratitude in the recent upgrading. He delivered remarkable dunks in the desert, aggressively ran the floor, and had self-awareness, an energized and useful necessity formerly uplifting the Phoenix Suns when he was a resident in the desert the last eight seasons. For those of you not familiar with his productivity and scoring ratio over Reebok Chicago Bears #6 Jay Cutler Realtree camo Jersey
eight years, he had polishing numbers and averaged a staggering 21.4 points per game with a 54.4 field-goal percentage, though he had an easier task sharing the ball with an elite point guard Steve Nash, who dishes off quality passes and stockpiles assists. While some are worried whether his prosperous post presence and scoring would descend, Stoudemire can rise and be a remedy on an unlucky franchise that had issues and were delayed by draining misfortunes. Surely, he heightens the profit in Madison Square Garden, despite that he’s not the captivating attraction all New Yorkers admire watching in the world’s most famous venue. It’s unveiling that he will draw a national audience and expand ticket sales in a depleted crowd within a high-market region, a location where temptations and expectations are immense. No disrespect to Amar’e, but he’s not King James. However, he’s the new addition and a marquee player to earn significant stardom without even Reebok Dallas Cowboys #82 Jason Witten Realtree camo Jersey
officially signing his signature on documents. It was only a matter of time before the Knicks and Stoudemire reached an agreement, when executives were leaning towards grabbing the 27-year-old center/forward during his tour in the lively town and spending hours at owner James Dolan’s party last night. All indications were that he was close to finalizing a deal with the Knicks. As the basketball lords wait anxiously for James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to decide their futures, Stoudemire toured the sites of the Big Apple and began his pleasant afternoon having brunch with Mike D’Antoni and glanced at fireworks at Dolan’s summer estate.

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