Posting and Toasting - Amar'e Stoudemire expected to return for Game 3~https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/29802/posting_fave.png2013-05-09T14:33:51-04:00http://www.postingandtoasting.com/rss/stream/40834052013-05-09T14:33:51-04:002013-05-09T14:33:51-04:00Amar'e will probably play 10-15 minutes Saturday
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<p>Stoudemire did a little more scrimmaging today.</p> <p>There isn't much news coming from Thursday's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.postingandtoasting.com/">Knicks</a> practice, and in the case of Amar'e Stoudemire, no news is probably good news. After another day of walk-throughs, drills, and scrimmages--<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/StevePopper/status/332549671882993664"> 4-4, and full contact</a>-- Amar'e reported no setbacks and the team remained confident if not certain of his progress. Amar'e said <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/JaredZwerling/status/332553973078835201">he felt "even better"</a> after today's practice, so assuming he doesn't wake up feeling differently, it'll be<a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/AdamZagoria/status/332540587054088193"> 5-on-5 tomorrow, then in uniform for Game 3</a> on Saturday. As for his availability once he does suit up, it'll be limited:</p>
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<p>Woodson says Amar'e probably won't play more than 10 or 15 minutes in Game 3. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Knicks">#Knicks</a></p>
— charlie widdoes (@charliewiddoes) <a href="https://twitter.com/charliewiddoes/status/332547375950352384">May 9, 2013</a>
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<p>Amar'e didn't play fewer than 16 minutes in a single game this year and Woodson's been a bit lax with minutes restrictions in the past, but 10-15 or something near it sounds about right. Stoudemire will likely need some time to find his bearings and get his legs under him, and a short couple of stints with the second unit-- <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/TBone8/status/332540994937569280">perhaps alongside Kenyon Martin</a>-- would allow him to get comfortable without tanking things. Shit, maybe he'll be quicker out of the gate this time around and give the Knicks a genuine boost in those 10-15 minutes. I wouldn't count on it, but, ya know, I also wouldn't be so surprised. The man had some exceptional offensive stretches before this most recent surgery.</p>
<p>Other practice things:</p>
<p>- Few turnovers in the last game meant <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NY_KnicksPR/status/332523655869378561">the coaches had to run today</a>, of course.</p>
<p>- <span>Raymond Felton</span> <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/NY_KnicksPR/status/332522751543869446">didn't practice today for personal reasons</a>. His ankle was a bit of a concern at the end of Game 2, so we'll see if we hear anything about that tomorrow.</p>
<p>That's pretty much it! Tomorrow's practice could be a bit livelier and more informative, seeing as there'll finally be a game on the horizon.</p>
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