Shaq trade offical like referree with a whistle (Planet Orange in SHOCK)

Originally Posted by kash55

where are you guy's sources that this trade is done?
http://www.ktar.com/sports/?nid=126&sid=724522
[h1]Gambo: It's A Fact - Shaq Traded To Phoenix[/h1]
[h3]February 5th, 2008 @ 9:12pm[/h3] [h3]by John Gambadoro/Sports 620 KTAR[/h3]

The Shaquille O'Neal trade to the Phoenix Suns is not a rumor.

In fact, I expect it to happen sometime early afternoon on Wednesday.

O'Neal will be in Phoenix on Wednesday for a physical, according to a Suns team source.

The Suns have moved Wednesday morning's shoot-around, which was originally scheduled at 9:45 a.m., to 4:45 p.m. - hours prior to their contest against the New Orleans Hornets.

The Suns will part ways with Shawn Marion and Marcus Banks and move to a conventional style with O'Neal playing the 5.

The Suns have major concerns about chemistry issues on the team and feel a trade for O'Neal would alleviate those issues, plus give them the post defender they lack.

The money would be a wash this year and next, but the Suns would be on the hook for $20 million in 2009-10 - the final year of O'Neals' contract. There is a belief that the window for Steve Nash to win a championship is down to this year and next and that O'Neal would give the Suns a better chance to win now.

My sources tell me that O'Neal desperately wants to come to Phoenix and will be rejuvenated to have a chance to win again and that the Suns do not have any concerns over his injured hip.

The Suns will not expect O'Neal to dominate as he did in his prime, in fact his minutes will probably hover around 25 per game as they try to keep him fresh for the playoffs and a potential matchup against Tim Duncan and the Spurs.

Just what this means for Mike D'Antoni is anyone's guess.

It is clear that a trade for O'Neal would be a negative indictment on the Suns current style and would suggest that management does not believe the current run-and-gun style can win a title.

Sports 620 KTAR's Craig Grialou contributed to this report
 
Can any Suns fans confirm rumors of Kerr and D'Antoni having disagreements as far as style of play? I swore I read something before about Kerr wanting theSuns to play more half court offense at times....

Amare is a below average rebounder, maybe this forces him to be more assertive on the boards
 
WOW. just wow.

I don't know how I feel about this. hope it blows up in Suns' faces.

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HEAT get a steal though. damn Riley.
 
hmm dont know what to say really, interesting trades going on past few days. We are gonna see some more big names get traded probably.
 
I don't have a link and I know this sounds suspect, but a guy I know has a buddy who is "in the know" when it comes to stuff like this, and hesays Shaq has been traded, but he couldn't confirm who it was to. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.
 
Originally Posted by gottagitdemjs

I don't have a link and I know this sounds suspect, but a guy I know has a buddy who is "in the know" when it comes to stuff like this, and he says Shaq has been traded, but he couldn't confirm who it was to. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.
Bro, have you read the last couple of pages?
 
Whats up with the terrible trades happening as of late??

Why would the Suns give up Marion for a slow old Shaq who can't run down the floor as well as Marion?
 
wow.
bad move on both teams.
ugh.
well you gotta do what you gotta do, lakers still ftw even more now!
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Originally Posted by ChiHigh91

wow.
bad move on both teams.
ugh.
well you gotta do what you gotta do, lakers still ftw even more now!
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How in the world is this is a bad move for the Heat?
 
What team wins a playoff series?

C- Amare 6'10
PF- Trix 6'7
SF- Hill 6'8
SG- Bell 6'5
PG- Nash 6'3

or........

C- Shaq 7'1
PF- Amare 6'10
SF- Hill 6'8
SG- Bell 6'5
PG- Nash 6'3

Hell, the Lakers have 3 starters as tall or taller then Phoenix current starting center. The way I see it, its a move you have to make simply because when youadd Shaq to the equation it changes the looks of the starting lineup dramatically. Of course that is all assuming that you want to have some sort of chance ofcompeting for a championship.
 
Originally Posted by SoHi 23

Originally Posted by gottagitdemjs

I don't have a link and I know this sounds suspect, but a guy I know has a buddy who is "in the know" when it comes to stuff like this, and he says Shaq has been traded, but he couldn't confirm who it was to. I guess we'll find out tomorrow.
Bro, have you read the last couple of pages?

Yeah, I didn't word it very well. I was basically reiterating what others are saying that all signs are pointing toward the fact that this is a donedeal. What I meant when I said it was "suspect" was the "I know a guy who knows a guy" part. I hate it when people say that. But Iwouldn't put it on here if I didn't believe it to be true.
 
Originally Posted by Roscoe P Wallace

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Kobe doesn't know what to think either...

I still would bet everything I own he said, "what's he for?" and not "what the #%**?" like most people think
 
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