Amar’e used to go toe to toe vs Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett and give them plenty of problems,and when he came to NY he avg 25 a game but Injuries caught up with him. Big time Respect to STAT!
He still had game when the Miami Heat picked him up. Tbh I was hoping the Rockets would have signed him when he tried to come back to the NBA a couple of years ago, so he could play under D'Antoni again as another veteran backup with Nene.
HitEmUp Keem When he was in NY I thought that him and Iman Shumpert looked alike before the Amar’e got locks in his hair.Him and Ray Felton was rolling in NY.When I jump that high ur knees take a toll.Thats why Im looking at Zion like he better expand his game.
Yo yea he dead loves steve nash that pay cut rubbed off. Plus yea fuckit honestly steve nash is prolly the illest white guy of that era that team shouldve definitely been brought back smh
This is so very true. I was watching an episode the other day (believe it was the Zeke interview) and I was really surprised by how deep Q thought and how serious he takes this. If they upped their production value a bit this would be perfect.
CAUTION: For any Phoenix Suns fan, or Steve Nash fan, this episode is so hard to get through without wanting to punch a hole through a wall (or a fire extinguisher).
Not a suns fan but i remember those teams back then. They were Golden state and the Rockets before Golden State and the rockets were....themselves now. The suns were analytics before it was heavily used in the NBA. They were literally a video game. They didint defend as well as a team like the warriors did recently (not at the moment though) but with the pace they played at, they way their offence could score from anywhere in any type of way, the flashy, swaggy moves they made, they didnt really need a great defence. just keep your man in front of you.
simeon hector Exactly! I don’t think enough credit is given to Don Nelson and Nash with their run in Dallas. Don Nelson pioneered that style of offense and Nash orchestrated it beautifully. D’Antoni, who favored this style, further improved it by running it at a faster pace knowing it wouldn’t be much of a transition for Nash. Don Nelson then brought it to Golden State after leaving Dallas, and, while as a GM for Phoenix, Steve Kerr got to study it closely. Then Kerr became head coach of Golden State and the rest is history. I think Curry was the one who benefited from it the most. Kerr, as coach, took the strengths of Nelson and D’Antoni’s offense and the strengths of Phil Jackson and Popovich’s defense. Then Nash joined Golden State’s coaching staff as an advisor. Basically, the DNA of how the game is played is in those guys. Even big’s becoming shooters and handlers, that was Don Nelson shaping Dirk. Nelson was the first to introduce “point forward”.
Man I'm hype as hell listening to Q talk about him. I LOVED that phoenix team. Steve Nash wuz the mtf MAN. Funnest most skilled team i ever watched from top to bottom. Shaq pisses me off wen he talks about Nash not deserving those MVP's. He BALLED that whole era.
Imagine you're in the grimiest hood club, then all of a sudden a bunch of dudes -- all 6'5 or taller come in. You're like "uh-oh the basketball team (the Suns) bout to get it poppin'!" Then you turn your head, and standing ON the bar with his shirt off holding a Henny bottle... is Steve Nash!
Q Rich says to Amare “tell em about this story, that story” then Q Rich tells the entire story himself LMAO. Amare just sittin there sayin “right, right”
The 05’ Nash/Amare PHX was the first team I ever fell in love with. Amare was the truth! Will never forget that horry foul on Nash to get Diaw/Amare suspended in the playoffs. Lol
Mad love for Mr. Amare Stoudemire was so dope before those dang knee surgeries. Amare was still on the climb and was getting to where no one could stop him. He could jump over anybody plus had skill too, that was only getting better. Amare was mad dope with The Suns, then with The Knicks he did super impressive ish as well, even after not being what he once was he still did more with those injuries than most people. He was still a very good baller but he just wasn’t close to that Great status he was prior to the knees, nowhere close to what he could have been and that was with him still being in the top 1/3 of the league when he played with those injuries. I have even more respect for Mr. Amare after hearing this & learning the decisions he was wise enough to make as a teenager that made sure he took advantage of the gifts he was blessed with, then doing what it took to get better in every way. Respect Due Sir 🙏
It depends on the guard. Harden shoots more than Nash and it’s not up tempo like Nash ran it. Honestly, D Antoni offense hasn’t been as crisp since the Phoenix days. He had a couple good years when Chris Paul was there and that was good
Phoenix owner Sarver did STAT wrong. He loved this city unlike our crappy owner . Amare good dude. Suns should have resigned in to retirement this year. Could have helped Ayton
suns had already offered him a 1 day contract to retire, he got mad and turned it down because he wanted a full year and decided to retire with the knicks just to piss them off. he burned his bridge in phoenix
Yeah Stoudemire definitely had a good career in the nba he was tough reAl quick nash / jason kidd Made average dudes decent in the nba not Stoudemire but alot of cats 4real.
Grew up with Amare. Dude used to be piss poor, mama stayed in jail for stealing and was on drugs, no food to eat, dirty shoes, and used to be horrible at basketball. But look at him now, blessed!
Love this podcast! You should try and get Jamal Crawford on here, he deserves to be on a team right now the dude averaged 30pts a game for a month last season and scored 50 points in a game!
