Amar'e For MVP. Seriously.

Yes it is only December 6th, and we are not even at the all-star break yet. But Amar'e Stoudemire is having a career year and deserves to be mentioned for the MVP voting. He most likely will get looked over by Durrant, Dirk, Kobe, and players who seem to be more "PG" rated. i can vividly remember in the off season when the Knicks signed him and all the talk was about can he continue to have great numbers without Steve Nash? Well maybe we should have been asking if Steve Nash and the Suns continue their winning ways without Amar'e Stoudemire? Which they clearly have not. Nobody really expected anything from this Knicks team even with this major signing. They had a team with a few nice pieces and one super star who might not be all that great. But after 22 games into the season and the Knicks riding a 5 game winning streak against quality opponents, the Knicks are thinking playoffs. Amar'e has come into this organization and changed everything for them. He has been their leader, a role he never really welcomed in Phoenix. He has brought a winning attitude and a fire to the Knicks they haven not had since Allan Houston was lacing up for them. He reminds he a lot of Kevin Garnett. Not in his game, but how infectious they are with their teams. They change everything. They bring that fire, and passion thats so evident on the court. And they both obviously lift the play of their teammates. With the once woeful Knicks surging to a better then just respectable record and Amar'e averaging 25 pts, 9 bounds, 2.5 assists, and 2 blocks per game, he needs to be the leader so far this season for that Maurice Podoloff Award. Im not saying. Im just saying.