Amaré Stoudemire

Amaré Stoudemire , born on November 16th, 1982 in Lake Wales in Florida, is a player of American Basket-ball evolving/moving in the frankness NBA from the Phoenix Suns.

Biography

Amaré Stoudemire changes six times of college before obtaining its diploma with the college of Creek Cypress to Orlando, in Florida. It is registered initially at the university of Memphis before changing opinion and being registered with the Draft NBA. The Suns Phoenixes select it like 9th choice in 2002. Contrary to the other stars who one makes the great jump between the college and the NBA (like Kevin Garnett or Kobe Bryant), Stoudemire becomes immediately a player of impact in his club. Against any waiting, it gains the title of rookie of the year in front of Yao Ming and Caron Butler. With 13,5 points and 8,8 rebounds of average per match, Stoudemire carries out the best season rookie ever carried out hitherto by a player arriving directly of the college.

Stoudemire confirms the hopes placed in him at the time of the following season by improving its individual statistics, but the club of Phoenix finishes the season with an assessment of 29 victories for 53 defeats, destabilized partly by the transfer of Stephon Marbury to the New York Knicks in the course of season.

During the summer 2004, Stoudemire takes part in the Olympic Games 2004, where it gains the bronze medal. Nevertheless, the trainer Larry Brown allocates only one weak time of play to him.

The arrival of Steve Nash for the season 2004-05 basically changes the face of the frankness which finishes with an assessment of 62 victories for 20 defeats. With 26 points of average per match, Stoudemire is selected for its first All-Star Range as a substitute. Suns are finally eliminated in playoffs by the San Antonio Spurs, at the end of a series where Stoudemire records 37 points of average per match.

During the pre-season 2005-06, Amaré Stoudemire is wounded with the knee and must undergo an surgical operation. On its return on the parquet floors it is wounded immediately, having to turn over to the infirmary and to forsake of Suns which shine in spite of its absence, in particular thanks to the unexpected impact of Boris Diaw. It nevertheless is preselected (then évincé) for the team of the United States which will gain the bronze of World in Japan.

At the end of 2006, Stoudemire is of return on the parquet floors. After some match where it marks approximately 10 points per match. Then it marks approximately 25 points per match. It finishes the regular season while turning at 20.4 points by matches.

Suns reach Play-offs where they will eliminate Lakers before falling against Spurs de San Antonio in semi-final from conference. To 2-1 for Spurs, Robert Horry carries out a true action of hockey on the leader Steve Nash and sending it to fly in the table of mark. Amaré Stoudemire, insane furious, rises bench accompanied by Boris Diaw and penetrates on the ground. The League suspenda Horry 2 matches and sanctions in the Stoudemire passing and Boris Diaw of 1 match of suspension. Phoenix gains match 4 to return 2-2 then loses the following match, handicapped by the absence of its two stars. In spite of the light-back of Stoudemire at the time of match 6 with 38 points and 12 rebounds, Suns lose the meeting and are inclined in the series 4-2. At the time of these Play-offs, Stoudemire turns at 25.3 points by matches.

Successive clubs

2002 - present:

Prize list

NBA AlRookie First TEAM: 2003
NBA Rookie off the Year: 2003
Bronze medal with the Olympic Games 2004
NBA AlStar Range 2005
AlNBA Second TEAM: 2005
NBA AlStar got milk? Rookie Challenge MVP: 2004
NBA Alstar First TEAM: 2007

External bond

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