European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 38 stars and stripes sunday april 22 2007 Hope Stoudamire excelled in return to starting five Hope from Back Page you always look at the worst Case scenario coach and general manager Mike Dantoni said that he could never come Back that youre saddled with a Max contract with a Guy that not 100 percent i mean that spells disaster so yeah you worry about it but that one that got put to bed in november in Hindsight the hand wringing seems a Gross overreaction you panic because Hes not my gosh Dantoni said you dont know if half the stuff youre saying is True or not you try to be honest and truthful but fear puts a lot of words into you Stoudemire kept insisting he knew what was Best i dont let it get to me it is what it is he said i know what my body can handle i know what i can work through and push through its an attitude that can be traced to his rough childhood his father died when Amare was 12 an older brother served time in a new York prison for drug and other offences his Mother has been in and out of jail and is serving a three year sen tence in an Arizona prison now after a series of aggravated Drunken driving convictions somehow through it All Stoudemire stayed out of trouble even As he drifted to a handful of High schools where coaches were eager to exploit his basketball ability still when he came directly out of High school and entered the Aba draft teams were wary but the owner and current suns chairman Jerry Colangelo had watched Stoudemire work out and was awed by the youngsters raw Talent when Stoudemire slipped to the suns no 9 pick in the 2003 draft there were cheers around the teams draft table in Phoenix he went on to beat out Yao Ming for Rookie of the year in his third Aba season with new teammate Steve Nash Stoudemire made his first Allstar game against san Antonio in the Western conference finals he averaged 37 Points topped by a 42point performance in game 5 Little wonder Phoenix was eager to extend his contract con Cerns about that lingering knee problem didst dissuade the suns from reaching a Deal although management hardly thought the injury would erase an entire year of Stoudemire career As last season approached two Strong practices boosted Dan Tonis optimism the big Guy could be effective again but still there was talk of him needing periodic games off at first Stoudemire came off the Bench but was uneven in the Reserve role five games into the season Dantoni put Stoudemire in the Starling lineup what followed was the Best Allaround performance of his career Stoudemire led the team in scoring at 204 Points per game with career highs in rebounding 96 and Field goal percentage he joined Carlos Boozer and Elton Brand As the Only Aba play ers to rank in the top 20 in those three categories to be sure there Are fewer wow moments Stoudemire still can Muster ferocious dunks just not As Many As before but he believes his accurate mid Range jumper and vastly improved pass ing and defense make him a bet Ter player i came into this league just on raw athleticism not Ever really coached or anything Stoudemire said i think now in starting to learn and observe from the Veteran players the proper Way to play the game of Basket Ball offensively and defensively his repaired Knees have had no trouble keeping up with the teams Ultra fast style and he and Nash have honed the games Best Picka droll since Stockton and Malone in excited by his ability to stay healthy if s something in really proud of him for Nash said for him to go through what he went through last year and be Able to play every game this year is outstanding off the court Stoudemire wants to help youngsters growing up in the environment he did but without the athletic gifts that Al Lowed him to escape he has established a Reading and learning Center in South Phoenix and plans similar efforts in his native Florida he also is a major supporter of Volunteer mentoring of Chil Dren living in poverty Stoudemire who jokes that he grew up speaking two languages English and project English a Strong proponent of Educa Tion for those living in the kind of Bleak conditions he knows too Well precious few of those Young sters will have the ability to make it As a pro athlete the rest May end up on the streets or in jail or working in Mcdonalds the rest of their lives Stoudemire said Only because there not educated they dont know How important education re ally is Stoudemire two Young Daugh ters will have a vastly different experience growing up but their father promises to teach them what he has overcome if s a great Story to Tell my kids he said to always remain Strong no matter what the Situa Tion May be stripes classified Genera dynamics information technology is an exciting career Opportunity for a highly qualified network Engineer in Stuttgart Germany you will troubleshoot inter networking technologies at the expert level in a Large scale network 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