but i mean we're all adults here. Everyone knows you making 100mil whether we see you on the bench or not. Can you be a better player when you come back by sitting on the bench...probably.


as far as being taught defense, i'm gonna assume that stat was locking dudes down and patrolling the paint straight through high school and you weren't lol. Its usually in college when cats learn how to defend. In high school, they teaching you offense to get you to the next level. Amare got to the league because of his offense and size. He's been playing defense the wrong way for what 10 years now! Its in his system.

It doesn't absolve him of any responsibility of not learning his own craft, but it is a major reason why he sucks so much on that end.