Amar'e Stoudemire won't be with the New York Knicks when they begin the preseason this week, per Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk. However, Stoudemire thinks he might be ready for the regular-season opener on Oct. 30.
Al Iannazzone of Newsday shared a comment from Stoudemire on his impending return from offseason knee surgery, which is his third in 12 months.
Knicks fans have heard this from Stoudemire before, but they're still waiting to see the power forward dominate at Madison Square Garden. He turns 31 on Nov. 16 and his knees aren't getting any better, leading to discussion of limiting his minutes.
This offseason—reportedly even before Stoudemire's most recent knee surgery—his agent, Happy Walters, told Marc Berman of the New York Post that there were discussions about Knicks coach Mike Woodson limiting Stoudemire to 20 minutes a night. Which begs the question, how can Stoudemire "dominate" if he's going to be a backup to Andrea Bargnani?
First things first, he needs to get back on the floor. Stoudemire is just starting to get into basketball shape, ...
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