The Phoenix Suns have landed the Diesel!
By trading for Shaquille O'Neal, the Suns have countered the Lakers' recent acquisition of Pau Gasol from Memphis.
It was a deal that had to be done. Miami Heat President/Coach Pat Riley and Shaq weren't on the same page(losing tends to do that to people),so he did the best thing he could: send the big guy packing. The Heat have their future to tend to. They have to begin rebuilding around Dwyane Wade, who could leave via free agency in a couple years(to Chicago, perhaps?). The rebuilding is now underway, with the talented Shawn Marion being given an opportunity to show his stuff now that he's out of the desert.
The big question now lingers:are the Suns now ready to seriously challenge for the title? That all depends on how Shaq performs. He certainly isn't the Shaq of old, but he can be productive enough to give Phoenix quality minutes. Years ago, the Lakers had an aging Kareem and Showtime. The two meshed and produced 5 titles. The runnin' Suns are probably thinking the same thing. Kudos to Suns' GM Steve Kerr, who may come up smelling like a rose come June. Shaq says he will run. Uh hunh, sure, OK. See ya come playoff time!
By trading for Shaquille O'Neal, the Suns have countered the Lakers' recent acquisition of Pau Gasol from Memphis.
It was a deal that had to be done. Miami Heat President/Coach Pat Riley and Shaq weren't on the same page(losing tends to do that to people),so he did the best thing he could: send the big guy packing. The Heat have their future to tend to. They have to begin rebuilding around Dwyane Wade, who could leave via free agency in a couple years(to Chicago, perhaps?). The rebuilding is now underway, with the talented Shawn Marion being given an opportunity to show his stuff now that he's out of the desert.
The big question now lingers:are the Suns now ready to seriously challenge for the title? That all depends on how Shaq performs. He certainly isn't the Shaq of old, but he can be productive enough to give Phoenix quality minutes. Years ago, the Lakers had an aging Kareem and Showtime. The two meshed and produced 5 titles. The runnin' Suns are probably thinking the same thing. Kudos to Suns' GM Steve Kerr, who may come up smelling like a rose come June. Shaq says he will run. Uh hunh, sure, OK. See ya come playoff time!
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