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I want to mention this perspective is from a Miami Heat fan (duh) concerning the Shaq trade.
Thanks. You let us off the hook. We were on the titanic for the next 2 years with SHAQ. He wants to make 20 million a year, more than Kobe, Wade, Lebron, (only Kevin Garnett makes more in the entire NBA) but be 36 years old soon, miss 30 games a season, take vacations during the regular season because he doesn't believe in playing 82 games a year (jipping the fans who go to the games during the year, I know first hand experience how it feels like over and over)
He just is not a centerpiece player anymore. The championship in 2006 was due for the most part to a player named Dwyane Wade. Don't get me wrong, if Shaq was not there, no ring....but if Wade didn't play like Michael Jordan in '06 playoffs, Shaq wasn't carrying anything. I remember a game from the HEAT playoffs vs the Pistons. HEAT were up 3-2 and then Wade had to miss a game. The game that Wade missed, the Pistons won by 30 points. It wasn't even a contest anymore. Shaq CANNOT do squat without a Kobe or a Wade, or a Penny. This is made even worse with him being old.
The HEAT were done with Shaq. We need to give Wade help, and we just could not afford any more help. Shaq needs -a lot of help- to win nowadays, but he wants to make 20 mil a year too.
So thanks. The HEAT have been let off the hook for another 2 more seasons of lottery picks.
Now for what I think on the SUNS + Shaq.
Suns will not win anything with their current setup. You don't win playoff games by not playing defense. When you need a stop, you need a stop. You can't hope to just outscore everyone all the time, because when you are cold or they actually stop you/steal the ball, you can't play D so they score and you lose. This is why the same 5 teams have been hogging the NBA title since 1988. Pistons, Lakers, Bulls, Spurs, and Heat. They all play half-court offense and could shut you down on defense when they had to.
So bringing Shaq in to a high scoring Suns team is a godsend for you.
The Suns IMMEDIATELY go from one of the worst frontcourts in the NBA, to one of the best. Shaq will destroy Bynum. Shaq, for whatever reason, always beats Tim Duncan. He abuses Duncan. Shaq will abuse most any center in the NBA. It doesn't matter if Shaq is a little injured, missed a lot of games and didn't make the All-Star team for the first time in like 15 years, put him up 1v1 with ANY CENTER IN THE LEAGUE, and watch Shaq dominate. He can still do it, just not for the whole season anymore.
This is exactly what your team needed. Shaq is amazing with 3 point talent around him. When my HEAT won the championship, we had Posey, Payton, Walker, and Williams all shooting 3's from wide open spots because Shaq is an amazing passer. He will kick it out to an open man pretty fast.
Remember when Damon Jones was the best 3 point shooter in the league? He was playing with Shaq in Miami.
Remember last year when Jason Kapono was the best 3 point shooter in the league? He was playing with Shaq in Miami.
He WILL pass it to your open guys. You guys have great jump shooters, so now teams will have to pick their poison. Cover the 3's or double Shaq.
Then you have the Steve Nash factor. Expect Steve Nash to give you highlight plays by lobbying a dunk to Shaq. Nash will have a field day slashing to the basket and dishing it out to Shaq for a dunk. You guys are in for a ride.
Good move for both teams. Phoenix has the talent to acquire Shaq and win. The HEAT don't have the talent anymore, we only have Wade. It's the Dwyane Wade show, featuring Shaq in cameo appearances.
Good luck, I'm rooting for the Suns now that Shaq is on your team, except when you play the HEAT
Thanks. You let us off the hook. We were on the titanic for the next 2 years with SHAQ. He wants to make 20 million a year, more than Kobe, Wade, Lebron, (only Kevin Garnett makes more in the entire NBA) but be 36 years old soon, miss 30 games a season, take vacations during the regular season because he doesn't believe in playing 82 games a year (jipping the fans who go to the games during the year, I know first hand experience how it feels like over and over)
He just is not a centerpiece player anymore. The championship in 2006 was due for the most part to a player named Dwyane Wade. Don't get me wrong, if Shaq was not there, no ring....but if Wade didn't play like Michael Jordan in '06 playoffs, Shaq wasn't carrying anything. I remember a game from the HEAT playoffs vs the Pistons. HEAT were up 3-2 and then Wade had to miss a game. The game that Wade missed, the Pistons won by 30 points. It wasn't even a contest anymore. Shaq CANNOT do squat without a Kobe or a Wade, or a Penny. This is made even worse with him being old.
The HEAT were done with Shaq. We need to give Wade help, and we just could not afford any more help. Shaq needs -a lot of help- to win nowadays, but he wants to make 20 mil a year too.
So thanks. The HEAT have been let off the hook for another 2 more seasons of lottery picks.
Now for what I think on the SUNS + Shaq.
Suns will not win anything with their current setup. You don't win playoff games by not playing defense. When you need a stop, you need a stop. You can't hope to just outscore everyone all the time, because when you are cold or they actually stop you/steal the ball, you can't play D so they score and you lose. This is why the same 5 teams have been hogging the NBA title since 1988. Pistons, Lakers, Bulls, Spurs, and Heat. They all play half-court offense and could shut you down on defense when they had to.
So bringing Shaq in to a high scoring Suns team is a godsend for you.
The Suns IMMEDIATELY go from one of the worst frontcourts in the NBA, to one of the best. Shaq will destroy Bynum. Shaq, for whatever reason, always beats Tim Duncan. He abuses Duncan. Shaq will abuse most any center in the NBA. It doesn't matter if Shaq is a little injured, missed a lot of games and didn't make the All-Star team for the first time in like 15 years, put him up 1v1 with ANY CENTER IN THE LEAGUE, and watch Shaq dominate. He can still do it, just not for the whole season anymore.
This is exactly what your team needed. Shaq is amazing with 3 point talent around him. When my HEAT won the championship, we had Posey, Payton, Walker, and Williams all shooting 3's from wide open spots because Shaq is an amazing passer. He will kick it out to an open man pretty fast.
Remember when Damon Jones was the best 3 point shooter in the league? He was playing with Shaq in Miami.
Remember last year when Jason Kapono was the best 3 point shooter in the league? He was playing with Shaq in Miami.
He WILL pass it to your open guys. You guys have great jump shooters, so now teams will have to pick their poison. Cover the 3's or double Shaq.
Then you have the Steve Nash factor. Expect Steve Nash to give you highlight plays by lobbying a dunk to Shaq. Nash will have a field day slashing to the basket and dishing it out to Shaq for a dunk. You guys are in for a ride.
Good move for both teams. Phoenix has the talent to acquire Shaq and win. The HEAT don't have the talent anymore, we only have Wade. It's the Dwyane Wade show, featuring Shaq in cameo appearances.
Good luck, I'm rooting for the Suns now that Shaq is on your team, except when you play the HEAT
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