Amare Stoudemite could be the missing piece for the Cavaliers

Philippines
May 15, 2010 9:27pm CST
Back in February, there are trade humors that Amare Stoudemire could have been to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He keeps thinking from that time on that he could be headed to team up with Lebron James. But it all comes to naught as he stayed to play for the Suns. If Amare Stoudemire is their in the Cavs lineup, could he make the Cavs run for the championship? That is, he could be the missing piece for the Cavaliers team.
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@Leixa003 (867)
• Philippines
16 May 10
I think what the Cavs needs now is a new coach. As rumors has it, King Lebron James is not happy with the current Cavs coach Mike Brown despite 61-win season and there are reports that they already fired him. I think Lebron Jameshas his list of players he wanted on "his team" as he called it in a press conference. I think Amare Stoudemire can help but not just him but some players too. If they could get Wade then that would be a top class team you got.
@Leixa003 (867)
• Philippines
8 Jun 10
The King Lebron James show is not over yet. We saw Mike Brown gone and the GM also resigned after firing Mike Brown. Wonder what Lebron James' decision would be. And we all know if Lebron goes out from Cavs their wins could go from 61 to ... who knows how much it would drop.
16 May 10
I'm quite agree with this comment. The Cavs already has all the ingredients of a champion team with the addition of Jamison. But somehow Mike Brown didn't know how to mix these to have the right taste. So he has to go.
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@kielogs (188)
• Philippines
16 May 10
Although he has no defense, Amare could be an x-factor in the playoffs more than Jamison. Jamison was traded because of his perimeter shooting which eventually was a failure against the Celtics. A problem that could arise is they are reunited with Shaq as well which did not do well in Phoenix. They have a potent front court but it would still be a toss up in the chemistry.
• Philippines
16 May 10
I think Shaq will go to another team. This could be an opportunity for Amare Stoudemire to make a chemistry with Lebron.
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
16 May 10
I'm not too much into basketball stuffs.. haha =D ALl i know is that lebron james is with the cavaliers team for this season.. BUt his contract is expiring soon, and he will be a free agent again.. so whether he continues or sign another contract with the cavaliers, nobody knows it at the moment.. haha =D IF lebron james leave, will it be the end of the team for next season?? haha
@matersfish (6306)
• United States
16 May 10
The Cavs are in a very tough spot. Shaq is old and a non-factor, basically. Jamison is an extremely overrated defender and an habitual underperformer on the offensive side of the ball. He stood out with Washington due to Gilbert's injuries and suspension problems. Anderson Varejao is like an athletic Arvydas Sabonis in terms of skill, West is a glorified spark plug and Mo Williams is a pure streak player. Without LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the New York Knicks with a worse head coach. It's going to take a lot of players to keep LeBron in Cleveland (unless he's looking at it through a loyalty standpoint... nobody knows). Stoudemire would conflict with James too much. If they do plan on keeping Shaq and Varejao, and now with the inclusion of JJ Hickson--6 foot 9 21-yr-old PF--who is going to emerge, Stoudemire would make five monsters in total, including James. The Cavs would be far too big to do anything. LeBron would lose all lanes. Nobody could play inside-out to provide medium range. The baseline wouldn't exist with another full court big body. And another "showtime" player would threaten LeBron's Peyton Manning-like on-court coaching ability. If they're going after a big-bodied scorer, they should go for someone much more slender, athletic and willing to be a team player. Chris Bosh would be the ideal, in my opinion. See if you can get another good year out of Shaq. Develop Hickson into a great NBA 6th man. Start Bosh at PF. Move LeBron permanent to SF and get over this weird point-forward crap of letting LeBron set the plays. Take your chances letting Anthony Parket play the 2 guard. And, for the love of Mike, get a pass-first point guard via free agency. Mo and Boobie cannot handle the pressure of clutch regular season, much less the playoffs. I'd trade out Anderson and Mo (release him maybe) and pick up Nate Robinson from the Knicks. Steve Nash would be the ideal, but based on the year they're having, he's likely to stay.
• Philippines
16 May 10
I don't think he is the missing piece for the Cavs. He is a great player but I think is offense i mainly attacking the basket which Lebron mostly do. I think what they need is a better point guard like, not a scoring point guard but a court general. Someone who can get the team easy shots so that Lebron won't have to work so hard. In the front court they might need a more defensive oriented player, someone who can defend pick and rolls.
• Philippines
16 May 10
Yes, but Lebron also needs another player who can help him in scoring. That is the missing piece that Lebron needed in the playoffs. Someone who will stepped up to help him. And I think Stoudemire can fill in that help.