i saw this on sportscenter and was somewhat suprised. every year after losing cleveland goes off and makes some trade. im not to worried shaq and ilguaskas are both far at the end of their careers. this will only make cleveland slower and more vulnerable to teams with more mobile centers. this seems like a desperate move to keep lebron happy and in cleveland. also why isn’t phoenix asking for more in return instead of wallace and sasha, they should at least get cleveland 1st rd draft pick

As someone who moonlights as a Phoenix fan, I’d like to see them get a little bit more, maybe a few picks or something, since neither player is a particularly good fit for Phoenix.

Shaq on Cleveland is great in theory, and I don’t know how we’ll be able to guard everyone. Yeah, he’ll crowd the paint a bit when Lebron drives in, but it’s not like that kept Wade from putting up a lot of points. Personally, I like the idea of Shaq being able to go out a champion, but I hate having to root against him. He’ll have trouble guarding the pick and roll, but not more than Big Z, so I don’t think it’ll hurt the Cavs that much.

Shaq has his own running storyline within this series. He’s desperate to stay relevant.

And he knows how to get the 4-Letter’s attention. What better way to tweak Kobe on the day he can win it all?

I could care less if they make this deal.

where do I begin? After all the flack I got last week when talking about Shaq, here we are again. Shaq to Cleveland? Uh-Oh!

JK. Actually, I WOULDN’T be worried about that. While I actually think Shaq has more worth now than a lot of other people do, I don’t think he’s a good fit in Cleveland. They have a big giant center who stays out of the paint, leaving room for Lebron to charge down the lane. Shaq cannot play out of the paint. Plus, Shaq is the stand alone personality on his team. Maybe he shouldn’t be at this point, but in his mind, he is. Lebron definitely is. The two of them couldn’t co-exist for the same reason Kobe and Shaq couldn’t co-exist.
   I just hope that if this deal goes through, Cleveland gives up a lot more.

It’s not whether Shaq is as good as he once was…
It’s not whether he’ll crowd the paint….

The question is, does Shaq make Cleveland a better team than with Ben Wallace or Anderson Varejao – - –
the Answer has to be yes. (since Wallace gave them essentially nothing this year, and Varejao is an Offensive liability) – PLUS Shaq plays Dwight Howard very well.

And you can question whether Shaq can “co-exist” with LeBron – - – but Shaq “co-existed” with Dwayne Wade long enough to win a Championship, and he “co-existed” long enough with Kobe to win three consecutive titles. I think Shaq and LeBron can probably force themselves to co-exist long enough to win a title.

plain and simple.

Did you just make that up? If so, I like it. JK.
I realize Shaq co-existed with Wade and Kobe. But with them, I believe it was way different. First, I don’t believe Wade is near the Diva Lebron is. He was still young in the league when Shaq got there, and probably didn’t feel like he was in the position to challenge Shaq. And with Kobe, pretty much the same. Kobe was a teenager when they “co-existed”, still very wet behind the ears, and Shaq was in his prime as the most dominant force in the game. Once Kobe “grew up”, he wanted the limelight for himself, hence Shaq’s trade.

But Lebron is different then both. He has had a sense of entitlement since before he even played in the league. No way is he going to share the spotlight.