One game, Beach. he's definitely going to be more productive this year than with the Heat.
Why do you hate this guy so much? Without him, your Lakers never would have won those three titles in 2000,2001, and 2002. In his prime, he was the most dominating force in the NBA and the reason you won those three titles.
Kobe was complimentary during those years. Shaq was the superstar on that team at the time those titles were won. I know that you disagree with that, but's it true. Those were Shaq's teams, not Kobe's.
He took an Orlando magic team on his back to the NBA finals at age 23 in 1996.
Yeah just one game, but what it shows is a pattern from the past couple years, last year in particular, when he rarely put good back-to-back games together. He hardly puts in a solid four quarters anymore. Just go back and read this thread and you’ll see how inconsistent he has been.
I don't hate him. I loved what he did for the Lakers. He was the most dominating center in the NBA. The Lakers wouldn't have won without him, Kobe, and Phil. You can call it Shaq's team, Kobe's team, Phil's team etc., but no way do they win without all three. It was Kobe playing lock down D and Kobe often carrying the team in the fourth quarter.
What I don't like and never did was his work ethic (he is lazy), his lack of defense, his childish attitude (which has actually improved a lot), and his selfishness. Selfish players don't play defense. They also refuse to work on weaknesses in their game. I wish someone would do an analysis of how many games his teams have lost because he missed so many FTs.
He would show up fat and out-of-shape every year. Do you recall when he was injured in the off season and waited till the start of the next season to have surgery? He said he got hurt on company time and would rehab on company time. How can you (not you personally) respect someone with that kind of attitude?
Also, we almost lost Kobe because of him. I think they're both responsible for the breakup, but Shaq is primarily to blame IMO.
Look at what he did in Miami. The Heat won a championship in spite of, not because of, Shaq and then he throws them under the bus. They were actually happy to see him go.
What he should do is give back half his salary because he's only half the player he once was. Definitely not earning his check.
