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Amare Asks, 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now'

In the latest bit of Amare twitter genius, the big guy asks for your input:

I think about Free Agency Everyday. Should I Stay in Phoenix or should I leave? This the question of the Summer. What do you guys think?

Which got me thinking. As the biggest online Suns community, we have a duty to step up to the plate and put on a full-blown fan campaign to influence the outcome of the biggest decision the Suns and Amare will make.

The People Will Be Heard!

But there's not much time. We have between now and July 1 to raise a ruckus.

Step 1 - Are you down for some ruckus raising in order to keep Amare with the Suns?

Poll
Are you down with participating in a fan campaign to keep Amare in Phoenix?
Yes! He's our guy and I want him to stay
445 votes
No. Time for him to move along
163 votes
Meh...stay or go. I am just one little person who's voice doesn't matter
84 votes

692 votes | Poll has closed

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If he leaves there will be trouble.

But if he stays there may be double.

RIP Seasons of Discontent

by Scott Howard on Jun 8, 2010 12:01 PM MST reply actions   2 recs

+1000

I recommend “Let’s Rock Again” to anyone in need of inspiration. Best rock doc ever.

Phoenix Suns Basketball
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN

by RMason on Jun 8, 2010 12:06 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

Amare is our guy, but if he doesn't stay

I think we should seriously consider David Lee, not a replacement for Amare, no one can replace him.

"I don't lift weights because they are heavy, and I don't run because it makes me tired." - Charles Barkley
TURRIBLE!

by Suns R Us on Jun 8, 2010 12:01 PM MST reply actions  

Any possible improvement the Suns make this year will be with the development of the young guys. With the Amare situation the best possible scenario would be for things to stay the same, there really isn’t a possibility of improvement, at least as things look as of now.

Phoenix Suns Basketball
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN

by RMason on Jun 8, 2010 12:09 PM MST up reply actions  

I'm all for this

I let him know he needs to stay and he’s not going to get closer to a title with another team. He’s following me on twitter so hopefully my tweet has a better chance to be read.

by TheAlexSkinner on Jun 8, 2010 12:04 PM MST reply actions  

Yes, I'm up for it

unless there’s cash involved

Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.

by Alex Laugan on Jun 8, 2010 12:04 PM MST reply actions  

you...

are dead to me now

"I DON'T EAT DAWG EITHER"...."A dawgs got personality, personality goes a long way."
by Mace Windu

by 2NASHTY on Jun 8, 2010 12:19 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

why don’t we trade goran for marcus banks while were at it

"I DON'T EAT DAWG EITHER"...."A dawgs got personality, personality goes a long way."
by Mace Windu

by 2NASHTY on Jun 8, 2010 12:23 PM MST up reply actions  

Hell get Pat Burke in a two for one deal...

This is some great news..!

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can and slap the crap out of him before he figures out you are there...."

- me into a mental stupor after forgetting the rest of Ulysses S. Grant's speech....

by Daryl Ray on Jun 9, 2010 7:24 AM MST up reply actions  

A few personal words for STAT

Dude.. this kind of thing is what infuriates me about you: you’re such a fricking drama queen, and it’s time for you to just grow up.

Dude.. this kind of thing is what infuriates me about you: you’re such a fricking drama queen, and it’s time for you to just grow up.STFU about this.. don’t twitter, flirt or tease. Just do what you’re gonna do, already.

Dude.. this kind of thing is what infuriates me about you: you’re such a fricking drama queen, and it’s time for you to just grow up.STFU about this.. don’t twitter, flirt or tease. Just do what you’re gonna do, already.Not sure if I speak for anyone else, but from my perspective, if you’re still here in October, and you play at the level you did in the 2nd half, or at least make an honest effort to try, I’ll support you 110%.

Dude.. this kind of thing is what infuriates me about you: you’re such a fricking drama queen, and it’s time for you to just grow up.STFU about this.. don’t twitter, flirt or tease. Just do what you’re gonna do, already.Not sure if I speak for anyone else, but from my perspective, if you’re still here in October, and you play at the level you did in the 2nd half, or at least make an honest effort to try, I’ll support you 110%.If you pout, spaz and flake your way through the season, the way you’ve done in past seasons, then I won’t. It’s that simple.

"True glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read".

by Pliny the Elder on Jun 8, 2010 12:24 PM MST reply actions  

yeah...

what he said

"I DON'T EAT DAWG EITHER"...."A dawgs got personality, personality goes a long way."
by Mace Windu

by 2NASHTY on Jun 8, 2010 12:27 PM MST up reply actions  

sorry bout the repetition..

this editor seems a little messed-up.

"True glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read".

by Pliny the Elder on Jun 8, 2010 12:27 PM MST up reply actions  

I honestly thought it was a device

Where you added a line every time down

RIP Seasons of Discontent

by Scott Howard on Jun 8, 2010 12:28 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

nah.. I like to be clear when I rant..

every once in a while the editor spazzes. of course, if I’d previewed, I’d have caught it.

"True glory consists of doing what deserves to be written, and writing what deserves to be read".

by Pliny the Elder on Jun 8, 2010 12:34 PM MST up reply actions  

fooled me too

"I DON'T EAT DAWG EITHER"...."A dawgs got personality, personality goes a long way."
by Mace Windu

by 2NASHTY on Jun 8, 2010 12:35 PM MST up reply actions  

What's step 2?

There isn't a single acceptable situation for the question "Is this game almost over yet?" Not one.

by Basketball GF on Jun 8, 2010 12:30 PM MST reply actions  

Step 2: ?

Step 3: Profit

RIP Seasons of Discontent

by Scott Howard on Jun 8, 2010 12:32 PM MST up reply actions   2 recs

I can't vote in this poll...

Let me say that… I have faith in Kerr and the organization for making a decision that’s good for the franchise, with or without Amar’e.

Grant Hill is totally the next MJ!!

by gadogry on Jun 8, 2010 12:33 PM MST reply actions   3 recs

+1

Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.

by Alex Laugan on Jun 8, 2010 12:46 PM MST up reply actions  

I agree.

Look at last summer. Who would have thought the moves he made last year and especially over thesummer would have made the impact they did. I now thoroughly trust Kerr’s judgement. He has an interesting way doing things, but he built a winner.

by Suns Fan For Life on Jun 8, 2010 1:03 PM MST up reply actions  

Well then lottery, here we come

No Amar’e, no 50 win season, no playoffs, and we’ll all have an early summer next year. You know what they say….if you don’t vote, then you can’t bitch.

by FunInTheSun on Jun 8, 2010 3:32 PM MST up reply actions  

A totally flawed saying.

You can indeed choose not to vote and still bitch all you want. I’ve been doing it all my life.
Furthermore, PHX made it to the WCF without Amare in ‘06, and that team had so little depth that Boris saw time at center.
I trust that Kerr & Co. can find a way to replace Amare’s one rebound per quarter if he leaves.

Phoenix Suns Basketball
THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN

by RMason on Jun 8, 2010 5:10 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

Leave. Amare.

You ain’t worth the max contract you want. Suns need change/s and so are you. Hill and Nash are crucial to the development of the 2nd unit. Please don’t try to elevate the drama whether you’ll leave or not. Just go.

Timon: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Pumbaa: Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
Timon: It means no worries for the rest of your days
Timon: It's our problem-free philosophy
Both: Hakuna Matata!

The Lion King (1994)

by Spit_Fire on Jun 8, 2010 12:33 PM MST reply actions  

Seriously

I thought he’d see the backlash Bosh took for doing this on Twitter and know better.

Grant Hill is totally the next MJ!!

by gadogry on Jun 8, 2010 12:35 PM MST up reply actions  

Clearly he didn't.

This twitter thing he did is a sign of immaturity. Back then he said he want to be in a championship team. Then he considers Miami, Chicago and New Jersey. Phoenix is the closest he’ll get to that point. He just wants media attention.

Can’t wait for Amare to use the Sprewell money line: "I got mouths to feed.

Timon: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Pumbaa: Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
Timon: It means no worries for the rest of your days
Timon: It's our problem-free philosophy
Both: Hakuna Matata!

The Lion King (1994)

by Spit_Fire on Jun 8, 2010 12:41 PM MST up reply actions  

He did use that line.

Or one very similar to it. He said he needed to think about the future security of his family or some such.

by PhoenixWest on Jun 8, 2010 11:44 PM MST up reply actions  

Apparently Bill Simmons didn't like Amare's tweet...
Signs you might be a dick, Vol. 138: you ask your Twitter followers whether you should stay with your NBA team or sign elsewhere.

Follow me on Twitter: @lorenzoFB

by Lorenzo Franceschi Bicchierai on Jun 8, 2010 12:35 PM MST reply actions  

Someone should twit that to Amare.

Timon: Hakuna Matata! What a wonderful phrase
Pumbaa: Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passing craze
Timon: It means no worries for the rest of your days
Timon: It's our problem-free philosophy
Both: Hakuna Matata!

The Lion King (1994)

by Spit_Fire on Jun 8, 2010 12:42 PM MST up reply actions  

yeah, that's what I was thinking

Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.

by Alex Laugan on Jun 8, 2010 12:47 PM MST up reply actions  

Bosh did something very similar

"I DON'T EAT DAWG EITHER"...."A dawgs got personality, personality goes a long way."
by Mace Windu

by 2NASHTY on Jun 8, 2010 3:02 PM MST up reply actions  

Simmons clearly doesn't hate Bosh though.

God created the earth in 7 days. If Lou Amundson had been doing it, he would have completed it in 4 and then had sex with Eve for the remaining 3.

by keify34 on Jun 8, 2010 4:04 PM MST up reply actions  

Does he really want to know what we think?

Or, some mindless drivel begging him to stay?
 
Yeah, stay if you don’t hobble the team with a $120M contract that pays you for two years at $20M+ at the end of your career when you have arthritic knees and one good eye.

Sign the reasonable and feasible 3 or 4 year deal. Make more per year here for 4 years than you could anywhere else. If you want to win (as you claim to want), give the Suns cap space to surround you.

Mmmmm ... Guinness

by JSun on Jun 8, 2010 2:06 PM MST reply actions   1 recs

In a perfect world

We could give him the Tim Duncan treatment: offer him the max, and then he turns it down and asks for a smaller contract so the team have more resource to put good players next to him.

That worked out to be a win-win for the Spurs. They made the good gesture and Duncan came off as the classiest of class (which he is, save for his “what, no foul?!” face).

But sadly, Amar’e is no Tim Duncan. Otherwise he wouldn’t have been haggling over this stuff for so long. Maybe we’d have even won a few ’ships.

Grant Hill is totally the next MJ!!

by gadogry on Jun 8, 2010 4:07 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

Amar’e needs to stay. Bring him back!

by Beavis 25 on Jun 8, 2010 4:04 PM MST reply actions  

Settle down, beavis!

I always wanted to say that.

PSN ID- presbot

by presbot on Jun 8, 2010 4:05 PM MST up reply actions  

Stay, Amar'e.

Come on over to my house – my wife will make you the most amazing Chinese food you’ve ever had – once a week. It’s better than any Iron Chef, believe me.

Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog.
Dorothy

by haremoor on Jun 8, 2010 4:17 PM MST reply actions  

Hey, Seth, let me know. I love showing my wife's cooking off.

But she doesn’t speak English all that well, so Amar’e, she is likely to tell you “Game 6, you no play good!”

Auntie Em: Hate you, hate Kansas, taking the dog.
Dorothy

by haremoor on Jun 9, 2010 6:29 AM MST up reply actions  

Stay...

As much as I was not impressed with his playoff performance this year, I really don’t believe letting him go will resolve any issues. With the chemistry on this team I would like to see Amar’e stay, believing that we have a much better chance of improving next year with him in the lineup. It’s not likely we will get a caliber player like Amar’e if he walks. Just my two cents worth.

"Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. Sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can." - Vince Lombardi

by sunsfever83 on Jun 8, 2010 4:38 PM MST reply actions   1 recs

Show the man some love

So he put the question out on Twitter. Big deal. Guys ask their buds what they think about changing jobs or girlfriends all the time. So maybe he just wants a temperature check of what the fans think. And since the overwhelming majority of people are voting for him to stay, maybe he’s hoping that helps him feel good about wanting to come back, and puts pressure on the organization to do what they can to bring him back. Look this is still a business. Both sides are looking to profit on this…let’s be real about that. So I don’t blame Amar’e for wanting a raise….who of us doesn’t. But let’s not jump to conclusions that Amar’e is the selfish one here and that the Suns organization is the victim. They BOTH have to be realistic. And if they both are and it doesn’t work, so be it. But remember that the players generally have little control over their own destiny, whereas the organization can move players pretty much as they see fit.

We need to do everything possible to keep Amar’e here, period.

by FunInTheSun on Jun 8, 2010 4:49 PM MST reply actions   1 recs

We're gonna need amare

to fight Bosh when he’s on the lakers.

Unless we can trade him for brook lopez somehow.

(note: previous statement is not meant to be plausible, just a pipe dream to battle future lakers and healthy blazers teams. And the Spurs. As well as OKC, and everyone else.)

PSN ID- presbot

by presbot on Jun 8, 2010 5:23 PM MST reply actions   1 recs

I do love me some Clash references….

When Steve Nash is in pain, I'm in pain. When Steve Nash hurts, I hurt. When Steve Nash cries, I cry.

Thank you for a wonderful season.

by noonoo on Jun 8, 2010 6:36 PM MST reply actions  

Amar'e

GOODBYE! DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT!
 Absolutely not worth 125 million! I don’t see any championship banner in Phoenix, yet. I don’t think giving a slightly above average player that kind of money will buy one either.

by Michael Leuck on Jun 9, 2010 8:04 PM MST reply actions  

lol at "slightly above average"

all-nba (voted by coaches) at least twice, maybe more.

Twitter: @dahking
Too late to change the stupid twitter name. Did it as a joke to my teenager, but now I'm hooked on the news-feed aspect of twitter.

by Alex Laugan on Jun 11, 2010 7:23 AM MST reply actions  

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