No. Amare is too good of a player.

Didnt bill simmons say phoenix were a lock for the title this year? what an idiot. Trade for a guy coming out of his prime for a guy who will be in his prime in 2 years. And the amount he's improved this year shows his potential. phoenix won't make this trade.

p.s if phoenix take Noah for their atl pick i'll stop supporting them.

Whats wrong with Noah

Would you rather Kwame Brown...lol

Why ELG? I think Noah would suit the Phx system well, big guy who moves very well, plays with passion, knows how to win.

Yeah, taking Noah would be stupid, he's got about as much offensive game as Desagna Diop. Although I don't think Simmon's is saying they should take him with their ATL pick.

I too don't think they should do this trade, in fact I think it would be stupid.

Amare is getting better and better each game he plays it seems, and I really don't want to see him become the best player in the NBA in an other teams uniform.

I've just skimmed the article, but I wonder if Bill Simmons would change his opinion after watching game 5. Stoudemire made some massive plays down the stretch and did some pretty good defensive work at the other end of the floor. And did Simmons forget that Amare averaged 37 points against Duncan in their series two seasons ago?

The Suns just lost game 3 and Stoudemire played less than half the game. He plays 31 minutes and key periods in the 4th and the Suns win. His biggest weakness is picking up silly fouls Nick Horvath style but he'll only improve in this area as he matures and learns to rotate on defense better as well.

What is Stoudemire - 24? He still has some pretty good years ahead of him along as his micro-fractures don't stunt him again. KG has a few years on Amare. The Nash - Amare combination is awesome to watch, especially their pick and roll. I'd never think about trading Stoudemire - he's a rare breed - one of the best and most athletic finishes the NBA has ever seen and he's only going to get better as he gets smarter.

I did agree with Bill Simmons about this however:

"Congratulations to Greg Willard, Tim Donaghy and Eddie F. Rush for giving us the most atrociously officiated game of the playoffs so far Game 3 of the Suns-Spurs series... "

I'd take Brewer. the type of player phoenix needs, perimetre shut down defender who can shoot the 3. like a way better version of james jones.

but thats if we get the pick.

PIATKOWSKI??? IS HE STILL ALIVE???

Thanks anonymous for your great comment. im very aware that bell and marion can hit a 3. bell led the league in them. brewer fits the phoenix bill perfectly.

Obviously the defensive efforts of marion and bell aren't enough, Brewer would be perfect.

The trade seems logical to me. Amare cant score in a 1 on 1 situation, he points come from baseline cuts, alley oops and the occasional jump shot (same as Marion) - all generated from Nash. Unless the suns can get a first rate point gaurd to replace Nash when he retires and continue to make make Amare and Marion offesive threats they wont have a chance at winning a championship. With KG at Phoenix he will be an absolute monster with Nash and they should be the champs until Nash retires (plus they wouldnt have to worry about Amare's defense anymore.) With Mike James running the show at Minessota Amare would be a dud.