Amare Named Player of The Week

[jbeecham]

Amaré Stoudemire Named NBA Player of the Week

Posted: Feb. 26, 2007

After leading the Suns to a perfect 4-0 week following the All-Star break, center Amaré Stoudemire was named the NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 19-25, the NBA announced today.

This is Stoudemire’s third career NBA Player of the Week honor, but his first since the 2004-05 season. He also won the award on Dec. 13, 2004 and Nov. 22, 2004.

The 6-10, 245-pound center lifted the team to a 4-0 record last week after the Suns had lost three consecutive games for the first time since the opening two weeks of the season. Stoudemire, 24, averaged 30.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.00 blocks and 1.00 steals on 62.3 percent shooting in four victories (three double-doubles) over the L.A. Clippers, Boston Celtics, Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks.

The five-year NBA veteran concluded the week with a dominating performance against the Hawks on Feb. 25, scoring a season-high 43 points, game-high 16 rebounds, season-high six assists and team-high three blocks in a 115-106 victory at Atlanta as the Suns improved to 13-0 on the road against the Eastern Conference. It also marked Stoudemire’s eighth career 40-point game in the regular season (2nd in 2006-07), only one shy of a franchise record (9 by Walter Davis and Tom Chambers).

The two-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2007) is averaging a team-best 20.6 points (21st in NBA) and is posting career highs in rebounds (9.6, 15th), field goal percentage (.593, 5th) and double-doubles (32, 7th) in 2006-07. Stoudemire, who scored a Suns All-Star record 29 points in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas on Feb. 18, has appeared in every game this season (56) after missing virtually the entire 2005-06 season due to two separate knee surgeries and played in only three contests.

This is the fourth NBA Player of the Week honor for the Suns this season. Guard Steve Nash won it three times (Dec. 11, 2006, Jan. 22, 2007 and Jan. 29, 2007).

Phoenix’s 43-13 record matches the franchise’s best start through 56 games (other, 1992-93 and 2004-05). The Suns face the Indiana Pacers (29-26) at 5 p.m. Phoenix time Tuesday, Feb. 27 at the Conseco Fieldhouse.

http://www.nba.com/suns/news/stat_pow_0702.html

 

[Chaplin]

The two-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2007) is averaging a team-best 20.6 points (21st in NBA) and is posting career highs in rebounds (9.6, 15th), field goal percentage (.593, 5th) and double-doubles (32, 7th) in 2006-07. Stoudemire, who scored a Suns All-Star record 29 points in the 2007 NBA All-Star Game in Las Vegas on Feb. 18, has appeared in every game this season (56) after missing virtually the entire 2005-06 season due to two separate knee surgeries and played in only three contests.

We look at the dunks, the athleticism and we say that he's back, but I think the bolded part above is the most telling.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

We look at the dunks, the athleticism and we say that he's back, but I think the bolded part above is the most telling.

Absolutely agreed. I expected him to miss 10-20 games this year, without batting an eye.

I would not be surprised if he gets the award for the month too.

 

[boisesuns]

Amazing for Amare. How many of us would have been laughed off the board if we predicted him going to the all star game and have this much success?

I'd love to go back and dig up the old Amare prediction threads.

I think a lot of what will be interesting is the window of playing time we spent much debating on. He's playing so well, but many have said he'll need another microfracture before too long. I guess we can only hope the surgury is better than it was and that the size of the hole in his knee, will help him play longer that projected.

It will be interesting to watch the mircrofracture club and see if someone has to go through it again.

 

[Mulli]

Who cares? I was just named ASFN poster of the week.

 

[boisesuns]

Who cares? I was just named ASFN poster of the week.

It's amazing that you made it. After than Postrofracture, you've really come back.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Who cares? I was just named ASFN poster of the week.

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