Amar’e Stoudemire Says He is Learning Defense for the First Time

By my count, this is the third time he’s said some variation of this.

you’d think that he would’ve learned something about defense when training with hakeem

Sorry, but for a supposed star to be saying something like this is utterly ridiculous to me. He’s a grown man, a pro, and he’s essentially saying he’s been waiting for someone to teach him defense?

Maybe Amar’e should take it upon himself to learn that side of his game. How do you not learn defense as a NBA player?

That’s like a barista saying they know how to make the latte, but they haven’t learned how to pour it.

Just another athlete passing the buck and not owning up to their professional responsibilities.

LOL, yes. exactly.

please don’t be gullible enough to believe this.

Amar’e also said, “Defense is the key to win championships, that’s something I’m dedicated on also, to become a much, much better defensive player,” Stoudemire said. “It’s going to happen. It’s a matter of preparation and practice and getting that chemistry down on that end of the court.”
Stoudemire trained with Hakeem Olajuwon for two weeks in Houston.

“There’s so many moves that I picked up from Hakeem,” he said. “Just developing my post [game] has been phenomenal for me. When I came out of high school, I was thrown the ball and [told] do what you do best. I never got a chance to develop my game as far as [in the] post. Working with Hakeem is gonna be a great advantage for me.”
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Which was this summer. Yet, he is just now learning defense for the first time.
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He’s a liar. He’s making excuses. The same thing YOU bash Kobe Bryant for.

You are right. he is just running his mouth. Whether it be because he wants to secretly bash D’Antoni, or give Mike Woodson some credit, or maybe he just wants people not to focus on the fact that he looked awful in his first game..I don’t know. I just think it’s hilarious that D’Antoni coached him for like 6 years and apparently doesn’t know a thing about defense

you don’t get it. Amar’e has worked on defense before. He’s done it under D’Antoni – especially in New York. Where Mike Woodson was the assistant before he took over.
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Either way, in Phoenix, when Terry Porter took over, the team didn’t touch a basketball for their first 2 weeks of training camp. ALL they worked on was defense.
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Amar’e is making excuses, this shouldn’t reflect poorly on ANYONE but Amar’e himself.

Well, at least it seems that he still loves to hear himself speak.

Picking your own facts again nbk? “Horry Jr is the biggest winner of his era.” The Shock Exchange is on record saying that.

That’s it! You’ve gotten my dander up! The Shock Exchange totally respects Horry Jr son. You know how hard it is to align yourself with “exceptionally more talent than the rest of the L” so you can win a chip? That takes talent.

Speaking with “forked tongue” again nbk? When the Shock Exchange pointed out Horry Jr’s true skill set – aligning himself with “exceptionally more talent than the rest of the L” – you tried to catch fade. Months later, you got your dander up when SLAM put Horry Jr in its top 5 – you called the guy overrated, yet you never cited the source of your information. When you call him overrated it’s the gospel?

I’m beginning to wonder if he’s “what’s his name”. (you know who I’m talking about)
No disrespect meant, shock.

None taken. The Shock Exchange has been called far worse than “what’s his name.” But if you look at the past threads on here, you will see who’s really trollin’ whom.

naw, this isn’t him. we know exactly who this is. He’s a 19 year old kid, whose dad wrote a book, according to the website he pointed us too numerous times, he’s also looking for a college basketball team to play for. or maybe he found one? idk, i only looked at the site once.

Ohhhhh…

And, my memory must be leaving me. I remember the post, now that I’ve looked at it, again.

he is trying to say i trolled him on that post……when all i did was address Allen bringing me up, and then Shock Exchange lying to Allen about what he said. Other then that, all of my posts are responses.

He might be a tad overrated, but he had one of his best seasons the first year in New York.

^ this

dude is a straight up jackass, so much more off the court junk and noise. Proof that some dudes just care about the money and not the game. Cash checks but can’t study defense…what a clown, show some accountability. I guess the next thing is the fire extinguisher actually attacked him in the hallway

but how do you educate a person who has no desire to improve themselves? i am accountable for the way i treat him. i don’t hold anything back, and i am completely honest with how i feel. if i am wrong about something, i will readily admit it. all i ask for is reason. if someone purposefully ignores it, or makes no attempt to understand it, what choice is there? i should just ignore him. ok. answered my own question.

I have yet to see Caboose and Shock go at each other yet… haha, that would be fun..

I believe that everyone has the desire to improve themselves. I could be wrong.
The desire has to be tapped. Discovered. By the educator.
It’s just that, sometimes, some people already feel themselves as adequate. As is such, they may feel as if there is no room for improvement. Consciously, anyway.
But if tapped properly, learning and education can occur.
Reverse psychology is useful in many cases. Have the subject in the right position to learn and improve themselves. Whether they want to acknowledge, or not. They may not even openly acknowledge. But anyone who possesses general self knowledge will internally acknowledge when learning and improvement takes place.
In many cases, anyway.

but look at the saying’s part of that conversation. i mean, if he won’t even acknowledge stuff their, how is the educator supposed to trick him into improving? — i feel like this is an attempt at teaching a Puppy how to not only sit, but to also stand on 2 legs.