Whos The Best Project

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Amare Stoudemire aka S.T.A.T.

• Whos The Best? Project
• Greg Schaffrath

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Amare Stoudemire, 1 (32)
Position Forward/ Center Height 610 Weight
245 lbs. Birth-date November 16, 1982
High-school Cypress Creek (Orlando, Fl) 2002
The Phoenix Suns
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Biography

• Personal Background
• Full name is Amaré Carsares Stoudemire.
• His father passed away when he was 12 years old.
• The son of Carrie Stoudemire, he has three
  brothers, Hazell, Jr., and Marwan . And one
  sister D.D.
• If he did not enter the NBA Draft, he would have
  attended University of Memphis, where former Suns
  guard Penny Hardaway attended.
• Wears size 17 shoe.
• Nickname STAT (Standing Tall and Talented) and
  has that name tattooed on his right arm.
• Did not start playing organized basketball until
  he was 14 years old.
• Also played football and baseball in high school.
• Was a winner in Wheel of Fortune's NBA Week
  (November 2003) and donated money to the Boys and
  Girls Club.
• Featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated for
  Kids 2003-04 NBA season preview issue.
• Is considered one of the most successful jumps
  from high school to the NBA.
• Attended six high schools, including Mount Zion
  Christian Academy, Emmanuel Christian and West
  Orange High School in Florida before he finished
  at Cypress Creek
• Sat out his junior season of basketball because
  of transfer rules
• Became the first Suns player on a Sports
  Illustrated cover since 1994 (Charles Barkley)
• Rang the opening bell at the New York Stock
  Exchange on June 30, 2005
• Won a bronze medal as a member of Team USA in the
  2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
• Even Stoudemire's childhood idol growing up,
  center Shaquille O'Neal, was awestruck with the
  kid's immense potential, "I've seen the future of
  the NBA and his name is Amaré Stoudemire."
• High School

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Career Highlights

• 2002-2003 Season
• Won got milk? NBA Rookie of the Year award after
  averaging 13.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.06
  blocks
• Participated in Rookie Challenge (18 points, 7
  rebounds) and Slam Dunk contest on All-Star
  Saturday
• Named NBA Western Conference Rookie of the Month
  for January, the Suns first monthly winner since
  April 1988 (Kevin Johnson)
• 7th in NBA with 3.1 offensive rebounds and 12th
  in NBA with 8.8 rebounds
• Was also 26th in NBA in field goal percentage
  (.472)
• Topped all rookies in rebounds (8.8), free throws
  made (320) and attempted (484), was 2nd in points
  (13.5), blocks (1.06) and minutes (31.3) and 4th
  in field goal percentage (.472)
• Led the Suns in scoring 6 times, in rebounds 34
  times and blocked shots 37 times
• Scored 15-plus points in 36 of last 63 games and
  tallied in double figures in 55 of the last 71
  games
• Suns were 33-26 when he scored in double figures
• Had 25 double-doubles
• Suns were 19-10 when he grabbed 10-plus rebounds
• Blocked 2-plus shots in 25 games
• Was one of two Suns players to play all 82 games
  this season (Joe Johnson)
• Exploded for 38 points (16-24 FG) at Minnesota on
  Dec. 30 with 23 points in first half to surpass
  his previous scoring high. The point total was
  two short of the Suns rookie record (Walter
  Davis, 40, Jan. 5, 1978) and he added 14 rebounds
  
• Had 24 points, 15 rebounds (Suns season-high 10
  offensive) at San Antonio on Jan. 14. The 10
  offensive rebounds were the most by a Sun since
  March 24, 1995 when Charles Barkley had 11 vs.
  Houston
• Grabbed Suns rookie record 21 rebounds (8
  offensive, 16 in second half) vs. Memphis on Jan.
  10, the first 20-rebound game by a Sun since Jan.
  9, 1996 when A.C. Green had 20 vs. Clippers and
  the most rebounds by a Sun since March 24, 1995
  when Charles Barkley had 26 vs. Houston. The
  previous team rookie mark was 19 by Alvan Adams
  on Feb. 17, 1976 vs. Chicago
• Scored 16 points (13 in first half), 7 rebounds,
  2 steals at Lakers on April 6
• Scored 10 of team's first 18 points at Memphis on
  March 26 and finished with 22 points, 9 rebounds,
  3 steals and 2 blocks... Scored 24 points (11-15
  FG) and added 8 rebounds at Golden State

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Career Highlights

• 2003-2004 Season
• Selected to play on the U.S. Men's Olympic Team
  at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece, and brought
  home a bronze medal
• In sophomore NBA season averaged team-leading
  20.6 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.6 blocks, 1.2
  steals, .475 FG (T-25th in NBA) in 36.8 minutes,
  all above rookie averages
• Would have ranked 15th in scoring, tied for 15th
  in rebounding and 19th in blocks, but did not
  play in the minimum number of games required to
  qualify for inclusion
• Posted All-Star caliber numbers in final 32
  games, averaging 23.9 points, 9.6 rebounds in
  39.3 minutes
• Led the Suns in scoring in 11 consecutive games
  (Feb. 7-March 6), tied for the second-longest
  streak in franchise history (12-Charlie Scott,
  1974-75 and 11-Charles Barkley, 1994-95)
• Also his 11 consecutive games scoring 20 or more
  points (Feb. 7-March 6) was the most by a Suns
  player since Charles Barkley had a run of 14
  consecutive games in the 1992-93 season
• Averaged 26.3 points on .539 shooting from the
  field during that scoring run
• Led the team in scoring in 22 of the last 30
  games and scored 20-plus points in 26 of the last
  30 games
• Set got milk? Rookie Challenge record with 36
  points on Feb. 13 at All-Star Weekend (prev. 31
  by Kobe Bryant, 1997 and Jason Richardson, 2003)
• Tied franchise record with 10 blocks vs. Utah on
  Feb. 7
• Topped 30-plus points four times, including
  season-high 33 points twice (Feb. 11 at Golden
  State and Feb. 29 at Sacramento)
• Led team in scoring 28 times, despite playing in
  only 55 games
• Recorded 19 double-doubles
• Went on injured list on Dec. 6, one day after
  suffering a third degree sprained left ankle at
  Boston on Dec. 5 and did not return until Jan. 9
  vs. Sacramento after missing 18 games
• Did not dress for nine consecutive games (Jan.
  19-Feb. 2) due to left ankle, big toe injury
  suffered vs. Portland on Jan. 18
• Returned to the court vs. Portland on Feb. 4
  after missing 27 of last 32 games (Suns went 7-20
  without him)
• Scored all 28 of his then season high in points
  in the second half vs. Denver on Jan. 13, the
  most points scored in a half by a Suns player in
  2003-04
• Recorded season-high 18 boards (second-highest
  total of career) at Golden State on Nov. 10

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Career Highlights

• 2004-2005 Season
• Earned Second Team All-NBA honors in only his
  third NBA season and was a first-time All-Star in
  2005
• Averaged 26.0 points (5th), 8.9 rebounds (17th),
  1.63 blocks (20th), .559 field goal percentage
  (2nd) in 36.1 minutes (T38th)
• Was only NBA player ranked in top 10 in points
  and field goal percentage
• Had highest scoring average by a Suns player
  since Tom Chambers averaged a franchise-best 27.2
  points in 1989-90
• Scored 40 points six times, including
  career-high 50 points
• Fourteen of his top 15 career scoring efforts
  came in 2004-05
• Became the then sixth-youngest player in NBA
  history (22 years, 47 days) and only the fourth
  player in Suns history to score 50 or more points
  in the regular season with 50 points (20-27 FG,
  10-17 FT) vs. Portland on Jan. 2
• The 20 field goals made were an NBA season high
• Broke Connie Hawkins single season franchise
  record for free throws made (583) and free throws
  attempted (795)
• Won NBA Western Conference Player of the Month
  for April and NBA Western Conference Player of
  the Week for Nov. 15-21 and Dec. 6-12
• Led team in scoring in 48 of 80 games played
• Blocked at least one shot in 65 of 80 games
  played
• Blocked Brad Millers lay-in attempt with no time
  remaining to seal a 125-123 victory at Sacramento
  
• Averaged 29.9 points in 15 playoff games, the
  highest scoring average ever for a Suns player in
  a single postseason
• Broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbars record (34.2, 1970)
  for highest scoring average ever for a player in
  his first conference finals by averaging 37.0
  points in conference finals vs. San Antonio
• Scored a playoff career-high 42 points in Game 5
  of conference finals vs. San Antonio on June 1
• All information thanks to http//nba.com/

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Career Highlights

• 2005-2006 Season
• Underwent successful left knee micro-fracture
  surgery on Oct. 11 and was inactive for the
  clubs first 66 games
• Averaged 8.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.00 blocks
  in 16.8 minutes in three games, but did not play
  after March 27 and will not return this season
• Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee
  on April 5 to remove debris caused by wear and
  tear of the knee cap
• Returned to the active roster on March 22 and
  made season debut on March 23 vs. Portland and
  responded with a team-high tying 20 points,
  team-high tying nine rebounds and two blocks in
  only 19 minutes
• Held scoreless for only the second time in his
  NBA career (other, Nov. 22, 2002, 10th NBA game)
  in final game played at New Jersey on March 27
• Along with teammate Shawn Marion, was one of 23
  players named to the USA Basketball Mens Senior
  National Team Program on March 5
• 2006-2007 Season
• Changed his number from 32 to 1, explaining that
  he wants this season to be brand new and one of a
  kind
• All information courtesy of http//www.nba.com

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Career Statistics
Stats courtesy of http//www.nba.com/
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P.R.A.B.S.T.

• PRABSOT is an acronym for a system that seeks to
  measure objectively the quality of the best
  players within or across eras through statistical
  analysis. The letters stand for the following
  per-game average statistics and order of finish
• P Points per game 19.5
• R Rebounds per game 8.9
• A Assists per game 1.2
• B Blocked shots per game 1.4
• S Steals per game .9
• T Turnovers per game 2.5
• Depending on the assessments of individual
  classes, any of the above statistics may be
  multiplied to reflect importance. For example,
  assists might be given two points because each
  leads to a basket. A steal might also count
  double because it both denies possession of the
  ball to the opposing team and gives possession to
  that players team. A typical PRABST formula
  follows P R 2A B 2S 2T PRABST
  RANKING.
• 19.58.92(1.2)1.42(.9)2(2.5)29.00
• Applying the PRABST formula above to Stoudemires
  statistics, he would have an overall score of
  29.00.
• PRABST scoring system courtesy of Michael Conroy.

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Player Rankings
P R 2A B 2S 2T PRABST RANKING
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Critique
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Sociological Analysis
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Pictorials of Amare Stoudemire
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