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[Diesel]

wolvetigers, on 06 September 2010 - 10:09 AM, said:

Forget the Locker room issue...Shaq would have slowed the Hawks down considerably. The only reason shaq was in cleveland was to deal with Dwight Howard and they didnt even make it that far. To be honest SHaq fits well in Boston style of play. they are slow with exception of Rondo, and they run half court offense sets all the time. The Hawks are very athletic and excels when running an untempo game. I like SHaq from a popular aspect, bring fans to the game, his quirky quotes, etc., But to be honest, shaq just doesnt fit here. He didnt Fit in Phoenix, He didnt fit in Cleveland and THANK GOD he is not in Atlanta.

On the court, he may have slowed us, but he would have opened the floor for all kinds of offense.  You have to still respect him inside.  That means Joe, Bibs, Craw, Marv, and even Teague get wide open looks.

[PlayaPat420]

jerrywest, on 05 September 2010 - 12:00 AM, said:

from ajc blog:
Fresh

September 4th, 2010
9:56 pm

A Quote From Shaq In A Recent Interview:

O’Neal said what sold him on the Celtics is the unselfish play of the  veteran group. “I like that they play together and nobody really  worries about shots, ” O’Neal said. “When I was with Cleveland, guys who  couldn’t even play were worried about shots. Why was Mo (Williams)  taking 15 shots, and I’m only taking four?

http://www.nola.com/...cts_to_hav.html

LOL AND SMH AT ALL OF THE edited WANTING SHAQ IN THE HAWKS LOCKER  ROOM!!!!!! Thank you Boston from saving the Hawks from themselves! Also  if this is the way Shaq felt about the Cavs, what do you think he was  gonna say about Al, Josh, Joe, or Jamal taking shots????????

Shaq is wack!...  That sums it up for me

[macdaddy]

Shaq says this every time he leaves a team.  I like how his main motivation to play basketball is to be on national tv.   I'm just tired of guys who just want to achieve personal glory by jumping on the coattails of the other guys doing all the work.   I'm just glad I don't have to cheer for a team with Shaq on it.  He's like school on Saturday.   Can't wait to see him get punk'd by Jason Collins again.

[northcyde]

Like Diesel said . . . this is an 8th grade mentality.   And it's not like Shaq was wrong.   When you look at the Cavs last year, the one guy who didn't play up to his perceived level ( especially during the playoffs ), was Mo Williams.

I mean, God forbid that if Shaq was on the Hawks, that he would call out Josh Smith for taking too many long jumpers  . . or Joe Johnson for not drawing enough fouls and getting to the line.   That would destroy "team chemistry".

But he'd be telling the truth.

It's like some of you don't even watch playoff basketball.  For the most part, you need a dual inside - outside threat to get to championship level . . . unless you have Jordan on your team.

Shaq has 4 championships and has played in 6 NBA Finals.  I would think he knows a little something about what it takes to win in the NBA.  All of that fake picture taking didn't do crap for Cleveland, as soon as Boston punched them in the mouth.

Mo Williams will get all the shots he wants this season though, seeing that it's essentially his and Antwan Jamison's team now.

[macdaddy]

What's the point of calling out a team that you no longer play for and has been blown up.  Wow, what a revelation by Shaq that Cleveland was dysfunctional.  Maybe it would have been constructive in the locker room. Putting it the newspaper when you're no longer on the team is just childish.

[Diesel]

macdaddy, on 07 September 2010 - 10:43 AM, said:

What's the point of calling out a team that you no longer play for and has been blown up.  Wow, what a revelation by Shaq that Cleveland was dysfunctional.  Maybe it would have been constructive in the locker room. Putting it the newspaper when you're no longer on the team is just childish.

I'm sure that some of it was to show that he wasn't the problem.  Many people believe that the addition of Shaq is what doomed the Cavs.  Actually, they were doomed for many of the reasons he stated.  LD gave a similar critique about last years Hawks.  He didn't point fingers, but if you read between the lines, you see his finger pointing at Woody's inability to coach defense and use his bench.

[YP2K]

No . . .

[jerrywest]

macdaddy, on 07 September 2010 - 10:43 AM, said:

What's the point of calling out a team that you no longer play for and has been blown up.  Wow, what a revelation by Shaq that Cleveland was dysfunctional.  Maybe it would have been constructive in the locker room. Putting it the newspaper when you're no longer on the team is just childish.

People like that have an aura that kills team chemistry.  His positives may not outweigh his negatives any more.

Edited by jerrywest, 07 September 2010 - 05:10 PM.