MIAMI -- Coach Pat Riley issued a one-sentence statement Wednesday regarding the future of the Miami Heat: Shaquille O'Neal will be a part of it. "Amongst growing speculation in the media, in reference to Shaq, I want to set the record straight and say that we are not trading Shaq," Riley said. Putting O'Neal on the market became a rumor topic after the Chicago Bulls swept the defending NBA champion Heat in the first round of the playoffs. At age 35, O'Neal failed to reach the second round for the first time since 1994. O'Neal sat out 42 games this season, mostly because of knee surgery, and averaged a career-low 17.3 points. He made the All-Star Game for the 14th consecutive season. Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press SOURCE: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2865603 thankfully hes staying. theres still the possibilty of him retiring but i doubt that will happen this year. he needs to be much more aggressive next season though.
Honestly, the trade for Shaq seems kinda dumb for us right now. PG: Wade SG: Butler SF:Odom PF: Haslem C: Zo
^Plus two first-rounders I believe. I was never a fan of that trade. They could have won a ship last year without Shaq.
<div class="quote_poster">Playmaker15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Honestly, the trade for Shaq seems kinda dumb for us right now. PG: Wade SG: Butler SF:Odom PF: Haslem C: Zo</div> EQUALS zero championships. How can you under-appreciate what the impact of Shaq Daddy does to a team?
<div class="quote_poster">Playmaker15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Honestly, the trade for Shaq seems kinda dumb for us right now. PG: Wade SG: Butler SF:Odom PF: Haslem C: Zo</div> Huh? No, you need to understand that trade was great on Miami's part. The dumb part was signing him for 5 years.
<div class="quote_poster">Bobcats Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Huh? No, you need to understand that trade was great on Miami's part. The dumb part was signing him for 5 years.</div> Shaq wouldn't have agreed to the trade to Miami unless he received his extension. Everyone predicted this outcome, with Shaq preventing Miami from building around Dwyane Wade. The only reason why Shaq worked out his 1st year with the Heat was the fact he had something to prove, and equally important Wade was on his rookie contract still. The Heat were getting superstar production from Wade around $4M a year. With those two both making max money, Miami is pretty much capped out for the next 3 years. Another mistake was Walker's deal.
<div class="quote_poster">XSV Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Not sure why you're happy. Dumping Shaq is probably the best move Miami could make.</div>
<div class="quote_poster">shapecity Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Shaq wouldn't have agreed to the trade to Miami unless he received his extension.</div> I know that. What I'm saying is they still could've signed him for 3 years/60 million or something like that. 5 years is too long.
<div class="quote_poster">Bobcats Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I know that. What I'm saying is they still could've signed him for 3 years/60 million or something like that. 5 years is too long.</div> No they couldn't have. Shaq wanted his next deal to be worth $100M. With the Lakers he wanted to play another 3 years at $33.33M, but he agreed to sign for less money and add the extra two years with Miami so they'd have some wiggle room with the salary cap.
Miami trade him or you gonna be in a hole for acouple of years :X He isnt getting any better ill tell you that..
<div class="quote_poster">Playmaker15 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Honestly, the trade for Shaq seems kinda dumb for us right now. PG: Wade SG: Butler SF:Odom PF: Haslem C: Zo</div> I doubt that lineup would ever have won you a championship.
The only reason to bring SHaq to miami was to win a championship and we did. And Shaq's presence allowed D-Wade to improve significantly so I woulnd't complain too much. But I still think Shaq is too overpaid.
<div class="quote_poster">Blur Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">I doubt that lineup would ever have won you a championship.</div> In a year or two that lineup would be incredible, even without ZO. Caron Butler is and All Star and Odom playes very well alongside Dwyane Wade. All we would need is a center.
