<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Expect club VP Pat Williams -- the Magic's first GM whose Pied Piper efforts helped Orlando land a franchise -- to be honored after Jeff Turner in the franchise's "Commitment to the Past" series. Horace Grant is also in line, as is Darrell Armstrong, if Armstrong ever retires. But here's the shocker: The Magic plan to honor Shaquille O'Neal after Shaq hangs 'em up. That's really letting by-gones be by-gones, considering Shaq set back the franchise a decade after bolting in '96.</div> Source Thoughts?
I don't really see anything wrong with it, he always talks good about us and has said countless times that he wants to be a part owner of the Magic.
remember shaq didn't screw us over, we screwed him over...back then we treated our players like crap (organization did)
we offered him more money..he DID screw us over..after going to the finals he decides to play for the team he always dreamed of playing for and tries to get magic johnson back on the court with him...if he stayed we prolly would of gotten at least one if not a handful of championships
<div class="quote_poster">MainMan Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">we offered him more money..he DID screw us over..after going to the finals he decides to play for the team he always dreamed of playing for and tries to get magic johnson back on the court with him...if he stayed we prolly would of gotten at least one if not a handful of championships</div> LA Lakers paid him more money. There were no bird rights back then. I believe they offered him 121 million and we offered him 110 million(or something like that)
The fact that Shaq is now old and more than a bit stiff probably lessens the sting of what happened, especially since the Magic have the best young big man in the east.
<div class="quote_poster">GatorsowntheNCAA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">LA Lakers paid him more money. There were no bird rights back then. I believe they offered him 121 million and we offered him 110 million(or something like that)</div> that's a lot of money today...it was unthinkable back then
yea i was wrong..lakers did give him more money, and also that was a record breaking contract before i believe kg signed one and im sure he has now been out done
<div class="quote_poster">d-money12 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">yeah? dwight will shatter those records lol...or lebron, or dwyane gayde</div> Not with the new CBA. It seems like there is a limit on how much you can pay the guys.
<div class="quote_poster">GatorsowntheNCAA Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">LA Lakers paid him more money. There were no bird rights back then. I believe they offered him 121 million and we offered him 110 million(or something like that)</div> Yeah the Lakers outbid for Shaq. Keep in mind there was no salary cap back then either.
so they could have paid him more??? so let me get this straight, what was the most MJ was ever paid on a contract
mj was a high paid player..not sure of the actual figures but i know he made all his money off nike and other endorsments..u cant really compare contracts to players that came in the league almost 7-8 years apart just a different era.. thats like saying how much did marino get compared to manning.. i mean there is a reason why marino does used cars company commercials
I'm glad Orlando is finally recognizing its players. I also want to see Dennis Scott get recognized. Already Skiles and Anderson did. Hopefully, Penny Hardaway might get a nod.
<div class="quote_poster">Montaman Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The fact that Shaq is now old and more than a bit stiff probably lessens the sting of what happened, especially since the Magic have the best young big man in the east.</div> definately up for debate
<div class="quote_poster">CLos Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">what's the debate?</div> Since he's a Raptors fan, I'm assuming he means Chris Bosh and the Bosh/Howard debate is always a fun one.
