Posts Tagged: Amare Stoudemire

Amare’s “average” game enough to bury Suns

Oh, there was booing. There was plenty of booing. Only it wasn’t directed toward Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire. It was directed toward the Phoenix Suns–their owner and their complete absence of defense. Stoudemire and the Knicks looked like they were [...]

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The fans have spoken, Bryzgalov is the 2010 Fanster Phoenix Athlete of the Year

Congrats to Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who was voted by the fans and readers of Fanster.com as the 2010 Phoenix Athlete of the Year. Bryzgalov enjoyed a stellar 2010 season, which wrapped up with him being one of three [...]

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Poll: Who is the 2010 Phoenix Athlete of the Year?

For the last two years, we here at Fanster.com have taken it upon ourselves (and a panel of Valley media members and bloggers) to name the Fanster Phoenix Athlete of the Year. The inaugural award went to then-Cardinals quarterback Kurt [...]

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GLENDALE, AZ - AUGUST 31:  Quarterback Kurt Warner #13 and Larry Fitzgerald #11 of the Arizona Cardinals talk on the sidelines during the game against the Denver Broncos on August 31, 2006 at Cardinals Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.  The Broncos defeated the Cardinals 29-23.  (Photo by: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)225 Comments

Amar’e delivers Top Ten on Letterman

Former Phoenix Sun and current New York Knick Amar’e Stoudemire appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, and delivered the world famous Top Ten List on Friday night. The category was Top Ten Reasons Amar’e Stoudemire Is Excited To Play [...]

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Suns rebound, literally and figuratively, in win over Utah

Who’s gonna rebound the basketball for the Phoenix Suns in 2010-11? That’s the question that many experts (any many with no expertise at all) were asking heading into the NBA season. It’s a legitimate question. The Suns’ leading rebounder from [...]

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Phoenix Suns forward Grant Hill (L) gets past Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol to make a shot in the first half during Game 1 of their NBA Western Conference final playoff series in Los Angeles, May 17, 2010. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)217 Comments

Can Nash win his third MVP award?

Last season, Steve Nash finished 8th in the MVP voting after averaging 16.5 points and 11 assists per game for the Suns, who advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals. This season, he won’t have Amare Stoudemire around, [...]

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Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash points down court after sinking a three-point shot against the Los Angeles Lakers during Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference finals in Phoenix, Arizona May 29, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)No Comments

Mixed feelings abound concerning departures of Stoudemire, Barbosa

“Moving on” is bittersweet. There’s a cleansing process involved that is both painful and liberating. Painful: Steve Nash’s tweet following the trade that shipped out Leandro Barbosa for Hedo Turkoglu. “Today’s the end of an era. My close friend Leandrinho [...]

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Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash (13) walks off the court with Phoenix Suns guard Leandro Barbosa (10) after Barbosa injured his head on a courtside camera against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of Game 2 of their Western Conference Finals series at Staples Center in Los Angeles on May 19, 2010. The Lakers won 124-112 . UPI Photo/Lori Shepler Photo via Newscom205 Comments

THURSDAY LINKS: Allen powers D-backs to sweep; Leinart still a Cardinal

Rosters expanded in the Major Leagues on Wednesday, and among the players recalled by the Arizona Diamondbacks was Brandon Allen a first baseman/outfielder from Triple-A Reno who was in the lineup on Wednesday afternoon against the San Diego Padres. Allen, [...]

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THURSDAY LYNX: Bullpen implodes. Again.

• Another night, another bullpen implosion for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Cincinnati Reds exploded for 9 hits and 8 runs in the 8th and 9th innings off of Sam Demel and Aaron Heilman, and beat the D-backs 11-7 at Chase [...]

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Jun 1, 2010; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Aaron Heilman (22) pitches in the ninth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Photo via Newscom177 Comments

Brownie Points: Can the Diamondbacks play the Mets every day?

Mr. Met is hiding his humongous head in shame. The Diamondbacks are 5-1 against the Mets – and 0-10 against everyone else – since the All-Star break. Meanwhile the Mets, who in the thick of the playoff race at the [...]

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July 30, 2010 - Flushing, New York, United States of America - 30 July 2010: New York Mets outfielder Chris Carter ( ) out at first at the hand of Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Adam LaRoche.No Comments