When Amare Stoudemire identified two weaknesses in his game in the summer of 2004, he ensured that he worked on them and returned with ferocity to shock scouts in 2004-2005 season with his ability to go left and with his ability to knock down 15 footers with ease.
After his return from a microfracture, Stoudemire is having a negative impact on his team, the Suns. They are down this season 1 games to 4 and have not been able to hold on to their leads.
Coach Mike D’Antoni blames it on chemistry. Stoudemire’s microfracture seems to be hanging over the team and is affecting their play. Stoudemire is unable to accept his lack of productivity on court which having a negative impact on the team.
Stoudemire for long has been a tricky personality. He is good at giving interviews and at ease with the press but behind all that façade he is high maintenance. He has been accused on withholding money from John Wolf, his first agent who had given Stoudemire money in high school as loans. Wolf sued Stoudemire to get this money back and accused him of backing out of a shoe endorsement for Nike.
After this episode, Stoudemire hired Bill Duffy who dropped him as a client in a couple of months. Though Stoudemire claims that it was an amicable breakup questions like why would an agent drop a client who is on the verge of $70 million contract extension? The answer to that question is that Stoudemire is difficult to handle.
Stoudemire knows that he is a great player and wants to be treated accordingly. The Suns treat him with kid gloves and ensure he is under no pressure. But how long can you afford to treat a player carefully if he is not producing results because of an injury? Unfortunately coach D’Atoni does not have answers though the Suns are working on getting Stoudemire 100% fit.
About the writer: Nigel Kerry is an American free lance writer born in Los Angeles, California. Kerry writes among others for Sportus.com - Sportsbook reviews, UsBookies.com - Sports Betting Online and Get-best-mortgage-loan.com - Mortgage lenders, get the best mortgage loan
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