Amare stoudemire or carlos boozer?

Question

personally, i'd rather see stoudemire on team usa.

i heard the only reason boozer is on the team is because amare turned down the job to protect his knee. is that true?

your thoughts.

Answer 1

I would take Amare any day of the week!

Amare is a freak of Nature!

Answer 2

Yeah Amare has had two injuries and just 26 yrs and the future of the suns

Answer 3

I'm a Jazz fan and think that Carlos Boozer is worthless. I would rather see just about any one else before Carlos Boozer.

Answer 4

rather have Stoudemire

Answer 5

NO CARLOS COULD WHOOP AMARES BUT IN 1ON1 AND IN GAME

Answer 6

Both are very good players and should become great assets to team USA. However, if I were to pick only one, I would pick AMARE over Boozer. In international basketball, SPEED and FINESSE is highlighted over power. Inside points are usually not emphasized, that is why Michael Redd is on the team (pure shooter) Amare is more of a finesse C/PF while Boozer is more of a Power forward. Obviously, Amare is a lot quicker than Carlos, and he alos grabs a ton of rebounds. His style of play will allow team USA to adapt to the international style of play.

Answer 7

stat by a lot hes a monster

Answer 8

Ya thats true. Amare was on the team and Boozer wasn't but Amare was scared about his knee because he has already had multiple surgeries on it and he wanted to be ready for next year and not already get worn out. I would so rather see Soudemire then Boozer I think Amare is way better.

Answer 9

Stoudemire, more defense, offense, and more rebounds. plus, he shoots better than boozer

Answer 10

its true~

Answer 11

amare would of been on the team but he reject the offer of playing for USA and so Prince got selected instead.

Answer 12

i would guess its best in amares interests to protect his knee .but boozer is a peremeter threat which translates well in international competition. back down big men like duncan have had difficulties being successful in that environment. it is definatly different.

Answer 13

None

They will do worse.

Tim Duncan will be fine, or maybe KG

Or Sheed Wallace

Answer 14

Boozer because he has more experience.

Answer 15

When do you ever Ever see boozer blocks a shot? Amare average more than 2 blocks a game and he is a better defender than boozer.

In terms of athleticism and explosiveness, boozer is not even close to amare's level.

Amare was a All NBA 1st team member in 2007, and boozer was only a 3rd team member.

In 2006, Amare averaged 26 pts a game, and 31 pts a game in the playoffs, boozer would never even to dream those stats in his career.

Boozer is too slow, amare is twice as quick as him in the suns' uptempo offense.

Comparing Amare to Boozer is like comparing CP3 to Mike Bibby or Jason Terry.

Answer 16

i agree and yes it sounds true

Answer 17

I think that Amare is better than Boozer. I'm a fan of Stoudemire, I don't really like Boozer that much. I'll give him his props, when he deserves it, not a huge fan. I would like to see Amare on the USA team. I think that Amare is smart to turn down the offer. He just had knee surgery and came back to the NBA, he had a rough year. The worst thing to do is injury his knee again. He is right to take it easy and let his knee rest for the next season. Maybe next year he will decide to play for the USA. Only he knows he is ready to play and he can play. His health is more important than playing over seas.

Answer 18

I'd rather have Stoudamire in the team also.. he was one of the best big men in the NBA and was very dominant with Nash feeding him good passes.. Not a big fan of Boozer.. he's solid but nothing really out of the ordinary compared to his team mates..

Team USA need at least 1 more big guy i feel, having someone like Duncan or KG to compliment Howard would be cool..

Answer 19

Stat fo sho!

Answer 20

The USA team was chosen a little more than 2 years ago, with 24 players. Back then, Amare was just recovering from knee surgery, and hadn't played basketball for more than a year. No one in the league knew whether he'd be the same player he had been. So I think that Amare didn't actually get an offer. The committee probably decided that the risk of putting Amare on the team only to see him flop was to great. Microfracture knee surgery is almost never good on a player's career.

I'd also rather see Amare on the team. Frankly, Boozer excels at the NBA game but I really don't think he'd be that great playing international ball.

You never know how a star in the NBA performs in the FIBA World Cup or Olympics, because the style of play is different. There are guys like LeBron who you know will do good no matter what. But then there are guys like Boozer who has no outstanding talent, but at the same time scores a lot and rebounds efficiently. So bringing a guy like Boozer who is an all-around great player is a gamble.

On the other hand, we all know about Amare's athleticism, his up-tempo game. A player like that could play international ball because no matter what, at least Amare will be physically capable.