Odds & Ends: Amare, White, Gee, Beasley

The latest news and notes from around the NBA on Thursday evening:

• Al Iannazzone of Newsday.com is impressed with Amare Stoudemire for accepting a reduced role for the Knicks this season.
• Jeff Zillgitt of USA Today Sports writes that the Rockets and Royce White are beginning to come to terms on a plan for managing the rookie forward's anxiety disorder.
• Mary Schmitt Boyer of the Plain Dealer praises forward Alonzo Gee's improvement as a defender.
• Stefan Swiat of Suns.com writes that Michael Beasley is beginning to reach his potential with the Suns.
• Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times praises Bulls GM Gar Forman for the team's bench.