Amare Stoudemire to undergo knee surgery

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Suns All-Star Amare Stoudemire is scheduled to undergo diagnostic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday to establish why he is experiencing problems with the knee, the team announced. Head coach Mike D'Antoni told the Associated Press that Stoudemire probably will miss only three to four weeks unless serious damage is discovered.

 

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The best-case scenario is the one D'Antoni talked about. Assuming nothing serious is uncovered during surgery, Stoudemire will miss just over a month while rehabbing and working himself back into game shape. That means he'd miss a few weeks of the regular season and you should adjust your rankings accordingly. However, if something serious is discovered, Amare could miss a lot more time, which would cause his fantasy stock to plummet.

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ESPN is reporting Amare will be out longer than that...

 

 

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns will be without All-Star forward Amare Stoudemire for about four months after he underwent microfracture surgery to repair damage to his injured left knee on Tuesday.

 

 

The injury turned out to be far worse than the Suns had hoped when they announced on Monday that team doctor Thomas Carter would perform what was termed "diagnostic" surgery.

 

"It was better to do the microfracture now instead of chancing that the lesion would grow, which might affect Amare down the road," Rodney Rice, Stoudemire's manager, told the Arizona Republic. "It was best to do the procedure now."

 

Stoudemire, who turns 23 next month, signed a five-year, $73 million contract extension last week, the maximum allowed under the NBA's collective bargaining agreement with the players union.

 

In a news release, the Suns said Carter repaired a joint surface defect roughly one centimeter in diameter on the inside of his left knee.

 

"The surgery went well and other than the defect that we treated today, Amare's knee is remarkably and structurally healthy," Carter said in the statement released by the team. "Given Amare's age and the nominal size of the location of the defect, I am confident the microfracture procedure performed will allow a healthy and normal return to action."

 

Considered the cornerstone of the franchise, Stoudemire has improved each year and was a main component of a team that won a league-best 62 games last season.

 

The 6-foot-10, 245-pound forward was fifth in the NBA in scoring at 26 points per game last season, his third in the league. He averaged 30 points in the playoffs, 37 in the Western Conference finals against Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs.

 

Stoudemire's loss will leave the Suns with a vastly different team through most of the regular season. The only starters from last season's team will be the NBA's most valuable player, Steve Nash, and all-star Shawn Marion.

 

Stoudemire had been bothered by soreness in the knee for several months. He had worked out last week in training camp, but sat out the team's scrimmage and final practice to have the knee examined by three doctors.

 

The arthroscopic operation found the cartilage damage in Stoudemire's left knee to be more severe than anticipated, the Arizona Republic reported.

 

Suns team physician Tom Carter treated a joint surface defect, roughly 1 centimeter in diameter on the medial (inside) side of the left knee.

 

"The surgery went well and other than the defect that we treated today, Amaré's knee is remarkably and structurally healthy," Carter said. "Given Amare's age [22], and the nominal size and location of the defect, I am confident the microfracture procedure performed will allow a healthy and normal return to action."

 

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

 

 

 

Ripper is gonna be mad.

[alfdogg 0]

...holy shit.

 

Well, this will certainly change things in the West, and will really be a test for Nash to solidify his MVP status.

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Every team in the Pacific has got to be licking their chops right about now.

 

The Kings have got to be thinking that the division could be theirs if they have their usual good start and the playoff hopefuls of the Clippers, Warriors, and Lakers are thinking their chances to move up have increased dramatically with this news. The Suns aren't fucked, but they are in trouble for the time Amare is out and then the time it will take for him to get back into the rythym of the team and the games.

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Bwahahaha. I've hated Phoenix for a long time so this is just great.

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In other news, the Western Conference has officially shut down, with the Spurs moving directly to the FInals.

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In other news, the Western Conference has officially shut down, with the Spurs moving directly to the FInals.

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So the SUNS were the best shot at shutting down the Spurs in your opinion?? Interesting....

 

Tell me, how would the Suns stop the Spurs when they seem to be no better (and possibly even slightly worse) then last year? And I'm talking about before Amare's surgery too.

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A better defense, a year of experience, no Quentin Richardson...thats reasons right there.

 

But this is pretty goddamn fucked up. They will still win most nights, just they are without their number one weapon. I expect HUGE numbers from Marion and Kurt Thomas in the beganing of the year to take up the slack.

 

This is just fucked up.

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Marion is still in my basement I believe, he knocked on my door the day before the West finals and asked for a room...

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A better defense, a year of experience, no Quentin Richardson...thats reasons right there.

 

But this is pretty goddamn fucked up.  They will still win most nights, just they are without their number one weapon.  I expect HUGE numbers from Marion and Kurt Thomas in the beganing of the year to take up the slack. 

 

This is just fucked up.

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Huge numbers from Kurt Thomas? Kurt is a very solid player, but I wouldn't count on him to carry a team.

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Marion is still in my basement I believe, he knocked on my door the day before the West finals and asked for a room...

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People keep saying that but Marion was good for 12 Rebounds like 2 blocks and 2 steals a game in that series. Its not like he completely disappeared. Its just with one guy averaging damn near 40 points a game, another at damn near 30 there werent many shots to go around there.

 

As for Kurt Thomas, i am looking at a Kidd/Martin situation here. You have a guy that is a solid rebounder and a damn fine midrange shooter and scorer around the basket and the suns have a point guard that WILL get you open and find you. He will see a spike in his numbers. The same way Jason Kidd made Kenyon Martin look like he was actually special.