Its more like diaw and barbosa are the ones that should give some rebates, cause they suck!
But they don't make 20 mio/year.
Can we now say the Shaq deal was as bad as many of us feared in the beginning?
Apparently this deal was done to beat the Spurs (amongst other reasons). Credit to Popovich for actually using Shaq against us.
- Hack-a-Shaq to take Phoenix out of their game flow
- Pick and roll to isolate Parker/Ginobili against O'Neal for the easy bucket
I just don't get how a team can beat you with basically ONE offensive play. 48 minutes long. It looked too easy for the Spurs' guards. When watching the Suns playing their interpretation of defense, I feel confident to drop 20 points on them myself. Use a screen and get an open look from the top of the key. Easy.
To watch Shaq not catching passes or missing easy layups is just painful.
I'm starting to wonder if we were in game 1 because O'Neal didn't play very much.
The only positive thing about Shaq will be in two years when his contract runs out.
But then, O'Neal has done two things for all the teams he played for:
- reaching the Finals
- getting swept
Maybe he'll fulfil part one this year and win the title in 2009.