PHOENIX - If the Knicks aspire to Suns free representative brazen Amar"e Stoudemire this summer, they might wish to keep Tracy McGrady as far afar from him as possible."I"m not a big Tracy McGrady fan," Stoudemire suggested Friday prior to scoring eighteen points and grabbing fifteen rebounds in the Suns" 132-96 subjection of the Knicks Friday night.Leandro Barbosa additionally scored eighteen points as Phoenix had 6 players reach stand in figures. Al Harrington led the Knicks with 24, whilst McGrady scored only five on 2-for-11 shooting.And as far as McGrady is concerned, Stoudemire was asked either his miss of high regard for the seven-time All-Star was as a chairman or as a player."Both."According to Stoudemire, his beef with McGrady dates behind to the tumble of 2001, when Stoudemire was a high propagandize All-America in Florida and McGrady was entering his fifth NBA season. At the time, McGrady was in attendance his brothers football diversion when Stoudemire approached and asked for recommendation about creation the burst from high propagandize to the pros."He flattering most didnt contend anything," Stoudemire remembered. "So I see at myself as being successful in the NBA and if a child from my hometown came up to me and said, "Amar"e, I"m meditative about going to (the NBA)," I would say, "Its a difficult process, college is unequivocally important. Education is unequivocally important," so onward and so on. But I didnt get any of that.""He doesnt remember," Stoudemire said. "I"m not astounded he doesnt remember."McGrady doubtful Stoudemires recollection, observant he and Stoudemire had a phone review about him branch pro. McGrady combined that the dual were together in New York as not long ago as last Sep following a Jay-Z concert.Despite his issues with McGrady, Stoudemire says the dual could still co-exist as teammates. Of course, there is no pledge that McGrady will re-sign with the Knicks this summer."I can be teammates with anybody," Stoudemire added. "Its unequivocally not that big of a deal. With us both carrying success in the joining he has apply oneself for me and my apply oneself for him is still rather there. So I unequivocally can fool around with him."McGrady and Stoudemire, dual long-lived All-Stars for the past decade, have an additional usual bond: microfracture surgery. Stoudemire had the procession on his knee in 2005 and is behind to being a widespread inside presence. McGrady had the surgery thirteen months ago and is struggling to rediscover his game.When asked if McGrady will have it all the approach back, Stoudemire seemed to take a pointed dig at the Knicks ensure when he pronounced that it depends on either the player has the "dedication.""You have to unequivocally fortify yourself," pronounced Stoudemire, who was twenty-three when he had the surgery. "And thats an charge that a lot of folks dont have. I"ve been sanctified to unequivocally have it."Stoudemires says that his fortify was tested again last year when he indispensable surgery for a isolated retina. "Its the same with the eye injury," he said. "I had to lay face down for twenty-two hours a day for 10 true days. Thats discipline, you know."Stoudemire, scarcely traded to Cleveland in February, says the "50-50" either he"ll lapse to Phoenix. The Heat and Bulls will actively partisan him and the Knicks sojourn a probability nonetheless there is a clarity that the bar feels Torontos Chris Bosh is a improved fit.SUNS132KNICKS96
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