Oh, how the Mighty have Fallen! just a couple years removed from stomping the Mavericks in the NBA Finals, the Miami Heat have the worst record in the NBA. in efforts to shake up the talent-starved Heat, the team has brokered a deal that will ship 4-time champion has-bee... i mean veteran center -the once Mighty Shaquille O'Neal- out west. 
that's right kids! Shaq is headed to Phoenix! the Big Aristotle is in Arizona today for a physical which, if he passes, will lock up the trade, making the big man a Phoenix Sun...
the deal makes madd sense for Miami of course: the team needs shooters, and they'll get Shawn "The Matrix" Marion and Marcus "Never Heard of Him" Banks in the deal to help the sorely overworked Dwayne Wade. but why in the world would the run-and-gun-Suns want the currently-injured-and-way-past-his-prime O'Neal, who can scarcely keep up with east coast pace? two words: Pau 
Gasol. the surging LA Lakers recently acquired the 7-footer in a SWEET trade with Memphis, and Kobe and Derek Fischer are looking to drop more dimes than Frank Lucas. with Bynum and and Gasol in the Lakers' front court, the Suns are looking to Beef Up. this is the time of year when trade speculation is furious so i was skeptical, but O'Neil IS in Phoenix today, and word is, the physical is all that stands in the way...we shall see...
holla!
samax.
it's a done deal. not a very good trade for the Suns. they are gonna regret it. Shaq is slow and old. and slow.
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ReplyDeleteI'm Glad they did it... CUZ I LIKE THE MAVERICKS!!! Shaq will ruin there offense.
ReplyDeleteI could see this trade working out well for both teams. It comes down to this- is Shaq is willing to sacrifice his offense to be a def. juggernaut?
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to be young and agile to own your defensive basket. Shaq's got all that's required. The Suns don't need his offense (and he couldn't keep up with 'em if they did).
Plus with Shaq in the middle, Amare can move to his natural position- power forward. We don't know yet how much that could be worth.
Marion hasn't been happy on the Suns for years and Miami obviously had nothing to loose (I think they've won 3/4ths of one game so far). Matrix and Flash could be a very exciting combo.
I agree this was in response to the Gasol deal (which makes LA a legitimate contender). Phoenix wants to win one now (and they really have to).
This is going to be the best WC playoffs ever. EVER, BABY!!!! Don't sleep on Nuggs either. AI is lurking.
very Astute Dr. Ramsay! you are almost as smart as your dad.
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