Amare Stoudemire On Waddle and Silvy (May 30th, 2009)

May 30th, 2009 by Andrew Wamboldt

Amare Stoudemire appeared on the Waddle and Silvy show on ESPN 1000 to discuss protecting your eyes and a potential trade. Here is a recap of what was said in that interview.

The eye feels great, and he is feeling phenomenal as a whole.
He is going to be 100 percent for next season for sure. He is going to wear gogglles, because he never knows when he will be poked in the eye.
He will get a Bulls logo on the side of his goggles if he is a Chicago Bull.
He loves Vinny Del Negro.
It all depends on what the Suns want to do. If they want to win a championship, he will probably be a Sun. He is down for any team that wants to win a title. It’s time for him to win a title.
Derrick Rose went to Memphis, and he was going to go to Memphis if he wasn’t the 9th pick in the draft, so they have the Memphis connection. He thinks that Rose is a phenomenal point guard and has a bright future ahead of him. Rose just needs a few guys around that are going to raise his game and also to help him win a championship.
The past season was difficult. They had high expectations, knew they had the proper team to win a title and had a great opportunity to win a title, but it didn’t happen that way.
His knee wasn’t that bad. There have been players who didn’t come back from microfracture surgery, but that was because their knee was that bad. He caught his early so it wouldn’t get that bad. His knee is doing phenomenal. He is planning to play in this league for another 10 to 12 years.
He would rather get dealt before the season starts rather than midseason, so he can build camaraderie and trust with his teammates early. But, right now, he is a Phoenix Sun, and wants to try to win a championship in Phoenix.
He thinks it is 50/50 that he gets traded. He’s not totally sure what’s going to happen.
He would be ameniable to signing an extension. If the Suns want him to be their guy, he would sign an extension. Longevity and a championship are his priorities.