Amare Stoudemire to D- League

i think they changed it last season

 

He's not really assigned to D-league. Knicks aren't practicing in a few days so Woodson thought it would be a good idea for Stoudemire to have some workouts with the D league team. Woodson said that if he isnt sore after the workouts, then he is readyto return to play for the knicks

 

D-league system starting to be used like the minor league system is in baseball. Not quite like it but better than it was the last few years.

A lot of the 1st rd picks have been sent down this year. It was an insult to be sent to the d-league two years ago.

 

Can somebody tweet this story to Royce White?

 

Call him up Morey!!!! :grin:

 

Yeah, I'm still confused about signing or calling up players that are on multiple-affiliated teams.

 

Its like in baseball, after coming off a bad injury they play in the minors to get their way back to playing against the worlds best

 

Players with 3 or more years of NBA experience can be "assigned" to a team's D-League affiliate only with that player's consent.

I'm guessing that Amare was on board with this move. Otherwise, he wouldn't be there.

 

After that 1st major injury (microfracture?) in Phoenix, Amare has never been the same.

 

He did have that brief time in NY where he put up monster #'s and was an MVP candidate, then Melo came.:grin:

 

The Knicks aren't practicing because of a heavy playing load, Amar'e needs practice time.

It's a bit of a no-brainer really.

 

Word.