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G.O.A.T. said 11/09, 10:34 AM
I was pretty upset to find that every single basketball site lists Chris Bosh at 6'10". Haha. He would have been a good pick. Without much to choose from I went with Amare Stoudemire. No one knew how healthy he would be at the start of last season but he sure showed everyone in a fantastic way. He averaged 20.4 points and 9.6 rebounds while helping the Suns all the way to the Western Conference Semifinals. He made the all-star team and scored 29 points and grabbed 9 rebounds in the game.

Amare's Defensive and Offensive Rebounds- 565; 222
Boozer's Defensive and Offensive Rebounds- 632; 234

Amare's are a little lower but he played on a team that ran the floor and scored layups. So for him to have that many offensive rebounds is tremendous. For the defensive end, Marion and Kurt Thomas were both very good rebounders for the Suns last year. Who did Boozer have? Okur? He had to do it all himself which probably in the long run helped him grab more rebounds.

Amare's Blocks- 110
Boozer's Blocks- 21

What a stat that is! I mean, they are both the same height yet somehow Stoudemire managed to block 89 more shots?

G.O.A.T. said 11/09, 01:07 PM
I interpreted the topic to mean the best big man under 6'10" which I thought meant that anyone could be chosen as long as the met the height requirement.

Boozer's team isn't half-bad either. Deron Williams is arguably a top three point guard in the League and is averaging 10 assists so far this season. The Jazz went farther in the playoffs last year than the Suns did.

Amare is quicker, faster, stronger, and can jump higher than Boozer. He's a better athlete all around. Stoudemire had one injury-plagued year. Last year, he played in all 82 games and started 78 of them! That is NOT an injury-riddled season by all means.

Listen to what you are saying, "in 2 games this year". IT WAS JUST TWO GAMES! He could go out and average 30 PPG and 20 RPG in the next two just as easily. In his first game he did have 23 points and 11 rebounds before the second game where he only played 24 minues.

Amare will bounce back this season and will have one similar if not better than last year. He's already recovering well from his minor injury he suffered in the second game. THAT is the reasoning as to why his stats don't look very good. Your basing your stats on him playing a game and a half?

G.O.A.T. said 11/11, 10:52 AM
First I'll prove that Amare can be chosen here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amare_Stoudemire
That link takes you to a page where Amare is listed as a power forward/center

http://probasketball.about.com/od/nbaplayerprofiles/a/carlosboozer.htm
That link will take you to a page where it lists Boozer as a power forward/center

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amare_Stoudemire
This final link will take you to a page where Amare is listed at 2.08 meters. When you convert it to inches it comes out as 81.88. When you convert that it will come out as 6 feet and 9.88 inches which is shorter than 6'10". So, stop giving me this **** about my guy not being legit

My simple rebuttal for supporting cast is that the Jazz made it farther last year in the playoffs than the Suns did. How much worse can they be?

Amare may be shorter and weaker than Dwight but he is quicker and faster. He has the ability to pull his defender out to 15 feet and drive right by them. He finishes strong and sometimes draws a foul. Speaking of fouls...
Amare FT%- 83
Boozer- 79
You probably don't think that's much of a difference but if he continued like that from the line he would have a career high.