Come On Bruh! Amare Stoudemire and Dudes Who Punch Things

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Come On Bruh! Amare Stoudemire and Dudes Who Punch Things
Posted by Brock Hardon | Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012
The NBA Playoffs are always entertaining, but stars are dropping off left and right. Dwight Howard is out, Rose blew out his knee, Rondo bumped a ref, Metta World Peace dropped a Jonny Bones Jones elbow and there are a few other players who are out as well. But the worst tap out of the playoffs has to be Amare Stoudemire who took himself out of the rest of the season the rest of the series by punching the glass front of a fire extinguisher.

I’m not talking “scraped up my knuckles”, I’m talking “Just had surgery today”. Nice job Amare, way to earn that $100 million. Can we break down how Amare got here? First of all, I can’t trust any dude who decides to grow his cornrows back in 2012.

That should have been red flag number one that Amare isn’t all there. He really is rocking the shortest cornrows possible, like he couldn’t wait to bring em back. Second problem?
All dudes have been watching the UFC and think they know how to fight now.

Dear Amare, those are workout gloves…not 4 ounce fighting gloves…even if you do have your shirt off. Also, you are making yourself vulnerable to the single leg takedown with that horrible stance. I don’t care how many pay per views you watched, you aren’t a fighter.
Third problem, who the hell are the dudes who get mad and punch walls? I know they are out there. I’ve seen em. I think punch the wall dude is right up there with drink so much I blackout and don’t remember anything dude. I understand getting worked up and losing it, but there should always be a little layer of awareness that should always be present. I don’t care how drunk I am, I know what is going on. I don’t care how mad I am, I’m not trying to punch through a wall.
If you ask me Amare discovered the Knicks sucked, realized they were about to set the record for most consecutive playoff losses, and couldn’t wait another two games to go on his vacation so he hit the eject button.

The only thing that can save the Knicks now is the return of Jeremy Lin, the Jets lending them Tim Tebow, Willis Reed coming out of the locker room, John Starks driving the baselineand Jeff Van Gundy hanging from Lebron’s leg.
The Knicks are done. At least they will still be better than the Brooklyn Nets.

Here’s to Melo sitting out with an upset tummy in 5…4…3…2…actually, Melo will probably show up and think he’s hot for scoring 43 in a Knicks loss. The Knicks have problems man.

[Vic Vega]

Amare Stoudemire has had a really, really, really f*cked up year.

The guy spent the offseason with a back injury. Spent the the season trying to get back into game shape then the dude's brother dies in a car crash. He comes back from mourning, starts doing well then he hurts his back again.

By the time Stoudemire comes back, the guy is getting only about 8 touches a game because Lin's still out and there is no decent P.G. to replace him so everything runs thru Melo.

Considering what the dude been had thru this year, his workplace frustration freakout could have been way, way worse (and I deal with workplace drama for a living, so I should know).  sh*t happens.

So Brock can go #$%&  himself.

There have been like around 6different Knick Seasons this year: The Beginning, the Losing Streak, Linsanity, Blame Melo and Melo the Savior.

Truth is, you can't do jack in the NBA without a decent point guard unless most of starters can create their own shots(and Melo is the only Knick starter who can do that). Lin was (and is) a better than decent Point Guard but he was the only one the Knicks had.

Baron Davis is hurt and old.

Mike Bibby may be a member of the living dead.

When Lin was done, the Knicks' post season chances was done, which is no slight on Melo or Stat. 

The Knicks were clearly no match for the Heat this year and I seriously question the judgement of whoever decided that they would even try to play Miami instead of tanking to draw the Bulls.


   

[Battle]

There have been like around 6different Knick Seasons this year: Linsanity,

The Linsanity period was fun for a while.  Had me watching pro Basketball again.  
J. Lin reminded me so much of John Starks when he played for the Knicks back-in-th'-day.