Breaking Down the Insanity Behind Amar'e Stoudemire for Josh
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Breaking Down the Insanity Behind Amar'e Stoudemire for Josh
Smith Rumors Paul Abell-USA TODAY Sports  There are NBA trade
rumors, and there are dreams.  And then there are ideas that are
tossed in the air like a pizza dough, with hopes of it landing
on the plate freshly baked and extra crispy.  Alex Kennedy of
Hoopsworld wrote about a possible deal that could send Amar'e
Stoudemire and Iman Shumpert to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange
for Josh Smith.  Now, we're not questioning Kennedy's reporting.
We're questioning the source of the rumor and if it was leaked
with an ulterior motive in mind.  And there's no doubt that
teams intentionally do this. In fact, George Karl just recently
admitted this was something he's done before.  By making it seem
like the Atlanta Hawks are contemplating this deal, New York is
attempting to increase Amar'e's perceived trade value, which in
fact is far differ