Knicks' Stoudemire feeling "dominant" again

Amar'e Stoudemire's goal other than staying healthy is showing people he can still be an All-Star caliber player.

"I think the previous years of battling injuries people have forgot," Stoudemire said after practice yesterday. "But it's my job to remind them."

The Knicks, who open the preseason tonight against the Celtics in Hartford, are still limiting Stoudemire in practice to preserve him.

Stoudemire averaged 16.0 points per game over the last six weeks of the season last year, which confirmed to him that he could be in store for a solid season.

"I feel like my body is feeling so much stronger so I feel dominant," Stoudemire said.