Look, this thread is not meant to diminish the opinions of those who haven't watched Shaq closely for the last 2 years. I want you all to know that, while your opinion is clearly misguided and misinformed, you should still be allowed to watch basketball and post your opinions on the Internet.
With that said, I'm sure there are a lot of people on this board who do not know exactly what to think about this (potential) trade. Let me be the one to educate you, as I did with the Grant Hill signing.
Shaq is still a great player. I mean, he's a really, really good basketball player. Dwayne Wade isn't, unfortunately... but Shaq wouldn't let himself tell anybody about that.
The truth is, Shaq knows that he can't carry a team for a full 100 games anymore. Or, at least he doubts his ability to do so. Because he has such a huge ego, he was never willing to put his reputation on the line to say anything of substance to the media. This entire season, he should have told the media: "I should be the focal point of this Miami Heat offense," but I think he was afraid to take the risk of failing. So he handed the team to D. Wade, and Wade delivered everything that he could - i.e. the worst record in the NBA. With that said, if you're curious about what Shaq could give the Suns, watch this season's game when the Heat first played the Rockets. Watch the first quarter that Shaq played against the Orlando Magic. He dominated Yao Ming, and he dominated Dwight Howard. And Amare was good enough, he would have dominated Amare Stoudemire, too.
If you don't think Shaq will help the Suns far more than Marion has, please let me know. I would love to make some DVD's about the game of basketball, so that I could sell them to you for $30 a disk. I promise, we would both benefit immensely.
With that said, I'm sure there are a lot of people on this board who do not know exactly what to think about this (potential) trade. Let me be the one to educate you, as I did with the Grant Hill signing.
Shaq is still a great player. I mean, he's a really, really good basketball player. Dwayne Wade isn't, unfortunately... but Shaq wouldn't let himself tell anybody about that.
The truth is, Shaq knows that he can't carry a team for a full 100 games anymore. Or, at least he doubts his ability to do so. Because he has such a huge ego, he was never willing to put his reputation on the line to say anything of substance to the media. This entire season, he should have told the media: "I should be the focal point of this Miami Heat offense," but I think he was afraid to take the risk of failing. So he handed the team to D. Wade, and Wade delivered everything that he could - i.e. the worst record in the NBA. With that said, if you're curious about what Shaq could give the Suns, watch this season's game when the Heat first played the Rockets. Watch the first quarter that Shaq played against the Orlando Magic. He dominated Yao Ming, and he dominated Dwight Howard. And Amare was good enough, he would have dominated Amare Stoudemire, too.
If you don't think Shaq will help the Suns far more than Marion has, please let me know. I would love to make some DVD's about the game of basketball, so that I could sell them to you for $30 a disk. I promise, we would both benefit immensely.
