1/18/2005 09:29:26 PM|||Shep|||
Stoudamire’s resurgence over the last month is startling. Through his first 21 games this season, Mighty Mouse was mighty quiet, shooting .319 from the field, .272 from 3-point range and averaging 10.2 points. Coach Maurice Cheeks even removed him from the starting lineup.But in the 15 games since then, he is .495 from the field and .492 on 3-pointers and averaging 17 points. Stoudamire, a career .408 shooter (.355 from 3-point range), has scored in double figures in 11 of the games despite averaging fewer than 24 minutes. Over the last four games, he is averaging 29.3 points.
So, maybe Damon is for real... He's only taking 20-30 shots before games now, and saving his legs for prime time. Of course, it's also a contract year for Damon... so maybe he's dialing for dollars... Either way, more promising than his other weekly top 10 buddy who's retiring at season's end.|||110608260888789981|||Blazer Talk: Club 54 and how to get there.