Amare Stoudemire
Birthdate:
NBA Position: Power Forward
College: NBA
Class: HS Senior
Ht: 6-9
Wt: 245
Hometown: Lake Wales, FL
High School: Cypress Creek

NBA Comparison: Ben Wallace

Strengths: Nasty! Unbelievable physical specimen with intense desire and aggressiveness. Shotblocker/rebounder extraordinaire Takes the ball to the basket with authority and tries to dunk EVERYTHING. Like a man amongst boys on the HS ALL-Star Camp level, against the cream of the prep crop, to the point where it becomes laughable. "Oh i'm sorry, we're you trying to defend me?" Strength of character, has persevered through tough times living with AAU coaches and friends while his mother was incarcerated.

Weaknesses: Offensive game is still very raw. Because he is able to overpower everyone he faces, developing any perimeter game has been pointless. His handle and jumpshot must improve. Developing better moves around the basket.

Notes: A freakish athlete with unbelievable strength.One of the most athletic big men in years. Unlike the big men of '01, there is no questioning his desire, a very fierce competitor. Outplayed the top big men of 2001 at the Nike Camp last year. Did not play HS basketball as a Junior due to eligibility reasons stemming from his season at Mount Zion Academy. Has lived the past year with his AAU coach and has persevered through tough times. Could have been a lottery pick as an 18 year old junior if the NBA didn't have a rule that a player can only be drafted after their class graduates.

It doesn't appear that Amare will spend one second in a college Uni, after his mother received $100 from Nike basketball camp director George Raveling. Additionally Stoudemire hired a Public Relations representative to pass out information packets to scouts at the Nike All America Camp. Somebody say none and done?