I don't think it's Ironic at all. Amare isn't soft, atleast not by my definition. IMO, whether or not your soft depends on your ability to handle phsyical play offensively and defensively. While Amare isn't a hard nosed defender or tenacious rebounder he plays a very physical game on the offensive end. Your not going to intimidate Amare by trying to push him around he'll play through it and might actually get mad and do better. Gasol is a better rebounder and defender, but he's not a physical player. BTW, Gasol despite being soft is probably a better player than Amare.