Mr. Stoudemire is out for eight weeks...the rest of the season.
With a detached retina. Ouch. My grandma had one of those. It's not pleasant.
So what's in for the Suns? They were a definite playoff contender. Will they even get there now? And what awful timing with this year's trade deadline barely in the history books. Or maybe that was intentional. Apparently, the injury did happen before the trade deadline, as it's being reported on ESPN. It's awfully convenient to have this be "breaking news" when it happened well over 24 hours ago. Could there be something to that?
While Stoudamire is an incredibly driving force for the Suns, he is not their only scorer. I think they definitely have a shot to make it to the playoffs. Their talent pool is deep enough to give them enough scoring presence to put up a fight for a playoff spot. I believe Nash will definitely step up and score when he needs to, and he can always feed the ball out to others. No one is saying this is not a devastating loss for Phoenix, but don't count them out yet.
While Stoudamire is an incredibly driving force for the Suns, he is not their only scorer. I think they definitely have a shot to make it to the playoffs. Their talent pool is deep enough to give them enough scoring presence to put up a fight for a playoff spot. I believe Nash will definitely step up and score when he needs to, and he can always feed the ball out to others. No one is saying this is not a devastating loss for Phoenix, but don't count them out yet.
I guess there seems to be something unlucky in the air for players thought to have been traded this season. Tracy McGrady and his knee, Tyson Chandler not passing his physical, and now Amar'e Stoudamire. What's up with that?
In other news, I'm really impressed with Anquan Boldin. He apologized for his ridiculous sideline blow-up at Todd Haley and said he was willing to re-sign with the Cards. Personally, I would rather him be traded to the Giants next season for selfish reasons, but that's for another post. The Cards have a lot on their hands, having to re-sign Kurt Warner (which I highly advocate), franchising Karlos Dansby and dealing with J.J. Arrington who becomes an unrestricted free agent. But if the Cards can resign Boldin, they should for their sake. Q is a great reciever.
I think his repentance shows a form of class you don't see among many wide recievers in the NFL. It's somewhat refreshing. You'll never hear T.O. or Ocho Cinco apologize for anything. Hard to believe he is also represented by Drew Rosenhaus, given his client list. But I could also be naive right now. This could be a Rosenhaus ploy to get the most money for Boldin on whatever team possible. But for now, I would like to think that he truly means what he's saying. I guess we'll see what happens.
Over and out. Until another NBA player goes half blind.
In other news, I'm really impressed with Anquan Boldin. He apologized for his ridiculous sideline blow-up at Todd Haley and said he was willing to re-sign with the Cards. Personally, I would rather him be traded to the Giants next season for selfish reasons, but that's for another post. The Cards have a lot on their hands, having to re-sign Kurt Warner (which I highly advocate), franchising Karlos Dansby and dealing with J.J. Arrington who becomes an unrestricted free agent. But if the Cards can resign Boldin, they should for their sake. Q is a great reciever.
I think his repentance shows a form of class you don't see among many wide recievers in the NFL. It's somewhat refreshing. You'll never hear T.O. or Ocho Cinco apologize for anything. Hard to believe he is also represented by Drew Rosenhaus, given his client list. But I could also be naive right now. This could be a Rosenhaus ploy to get the most money for Boldin on whatever team possible. But for now, I would like to think that he truly means what he's saying. I guess we'll see what happens.
Over and out. Until another NBA player goes half blind.
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