Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008 at 12:00 pm  |  59 responses

Amare on His Future, Possibly Outside of Phoenix

by Marcel Mutoni

It seems that practically everyone is frustrated in Phoenix these days. Guys are having a tough time adjusting to the new system, and some are loudly wondering if they’re playing in the right city – none more so than Amare Stoudemire.

STAT was asked to clarify comments published last week about his free agency in 2010, and Amare did not shy away from them in the least.

From the East Valley Tribune:

When told that fans have taken his words to mean he is eyeing a move out of Phoenix, Stoudemire said: “I have no idea. I have no clue. It will play out how it plays out. Nostradamus is long gone, and there is no one else who can predict the future right now. You never know how it ends up.”

Does that mean he has no preference when it comes to staying or leaving? “No, I really don’t,” he said. “I just want to win. I just want to win. I’m just trying to improve as a player. As a team, we’re trying to get better. That’s the main focus right now, to improve.”

I don’t think there’s any doubt that Phoenix will give Amare whatever it is that he wants two years from now; with Shaq presumably gone by then, and Nash well into his career downslope, the Suns will unquestionably be Stoudemire’s team.

What remains to be seen is if Amare will want to stick around once he gets what he desires.

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  • jaymes

    @theo..Yesterday you were saying how good Calderon is, now Bosh? Phoenix are 11-7 and Toronto are 8-8, i’d take Amare and Nash at the minute over Jose and Bosh, what you reckon?

  • alexinchains

    Amare is such a great player…it is december….there is a long way to playoffs…and im sure my suns will do just fine…with a happy STAT and a focused Nash and Shaq they will go far in the post season even with the stupidity of Steve Kerr.

  • http://hibachi20.blogspot.com Moose

    They need to stop asking players questions about the 2010 free agency. If they keep it up, mini-controversies will come . . . whoops, too late. But seriously, it seems like they’re almost asking the players to accidently say that they hate their team or something. Guys should just say “I’m not thinking about that, I just want to help my team win now.”

  • chintao

    “What remains to be seen is if Amare will want to stick around once he gets what he desires.” That closing ignores the quote above, where Amare says that all he wants is to win. Yes, it’s probably P.R.B.S.; but, to include the quote and then ignore it in favor of the money angle is kind of weak.

  • CiB

    Cosign chintao… N theo is hilarious

  • Theo Papaloukas

    jaymes….:you could compare their supporting stuff for a start…(come on,that was too easy!!)

  • ClydeSays

    Amare should spend the next couple of years learning how to play D if he wants Franchise money.

  • zeke

    Suns need to trade Amare as soon as possible. He is a selfish type of player. I doubt he will ever want to play D.

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