If Shaq became a free agent & expresses interest in joining the Spurs........

[Axl Van Dam]

Would you go for it and sign him?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

What, with 3 years left on his contract at $20mil per?

:rolleyes

[LEN BIAS 4EVER]

If we have to pay per pound then HELL NO.....

[urunobili]

NO WAY... not even for half a mill....

[TDMVPDPOY]

shaq who?

beno>shaq who

[exstatic]

By the time this contract is over, he may well be walking with a cane.

[Ocotillo]

Snaq isn't one of those hungry vets that comes to the Spurs in search of a ring. He's just hungry in a Golden Corral kind of way.

[ShoogarBear]

He's just hungry in a Golden Corral kind of way.:rollin

[romain.star]

Would you go for it and sign him?

You're asking us on Spurs talk?
Well as for me, i would try to sign him but i think i would be a little bit short on money... plus i'm not part of any NBA team... so i'm not very confident about it

[Slydragon]

Holt would have to to spring for a bigger cargo type plane, and that cost more $$$ so it's not going to happen.

[Reggie Miller]

If he were available in an "Allan Houston Rule" scenario, where someone else is paying 99% of his contract, why not? I'm not going to address the chemistry issues, becuase this scenario would NEVER happen with Shaq. Otherwise, hell no, becuase his contract is an albatross. It's like saying, "if you had a time machine, would you use it to prevent WWII and the attendant genocide?" Of course, but the trick is getting the time machine.

[MoSpur]

No way.

[smeagol]

Nope

[CubanMustGo]

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[Soul_Patch]

Your smoking something if you wouldnt sign a 15 / 8 sort of big man to put in back up minutes, as long as he wasnt asking too much...

[LiarLiar]

He'd go back to the Lakers. Trust me.

[SenorSpur]

Hell-to-the-NO!

[thousandth]

Hell-to-the-NO!
Why not? Shaq and Timmy in the same team! Unbelievable! unbelievable his FreeT%, together 89%

[SenorSpur]

Why not? Shaq and Timmy in the same team! Unbelievable! unbelievable his FreeT%, together 89%

Tell me you're being sarcastic. :sleep

[Walter Craparita]

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[Big P]

If he were available in an "Allan Houston Rule" scenario, where someone else is paying 99% of his contract, why not? I'm not going to address the chemistry issues, becuase this scenario would NEVER happen with Shaq. Otherwise, hell no, becuase his contract is an albatross. It's like saying, "if you had a time machine, would you use it to prevent WWII and the attendant genocide?" Of course, but the trick is getting the time machine.

The Allan Houston rule was a one time thing. When players like Houston & Finley got cut, that was the only time teams were able to do that...it's not like that option is available to every team every year.

[howbouthemspurs]

Tha would be a horrible idea...Shaq is way too expensive.. im sure we can get someone better for a hell of a lot less

[Barbarian]

Would you go for it and sign him?
Shaq in a Spurs uni?! :shootme

[midgetonadonkey]

Right now I would trade Tim for him straight up.

[Walter Craparita]

Who cares about how much it would cost?

You want the Spurs to stoop to the level of the Yankees and try to build a team of already proven all-stars? In this case, mega-stars?

Besides, what respect has Shaq ever shown towards the Spurs? I don't care if the dude can walk on water and wants to play for free.

Then again, maybe I just don't like Shaq. I would have taken KG if he wanted to come here.

[Reggie Miller]

The Allan Houston rule was a one time thing. When players like Houston & Finley got cut, that was the only time teams were able to do that...it's not like that option is available to every team every year.

Which is why it is like saying, "If I had a time machine..."

[bdubya]

Were I Buford, I'd be more interested in 'Zo.

[zrinkill]

In a second if he was cheap ......

But not at his current price tag.

[SenorSpur]

First of all this is a silly question. There are two sides of this Shaq question.

First the economic part. Because if you know anything about Shaq, he doesn't become a free agent. He was fortunate enough to have signed his first and only FA contract with the Fakers back in '96. That contract affords him a non-slotted, top-tier salary of upwards of 20 mil+. Since then, he's never opted out or even allowed it to expire. He and his agent simply negotiate an extension as it nears the final year. Smart move to ensure his enormous salary.

As far as on-court Shaq, we all know he's guaranteed to miss at least 20-30 games a season with some ailment. His weight and desire are now beig questioned. At this stage of his career, Shaq is simply hanging on for the paycheck. Sure he's still dominant in stretches, but his negatives outweigh his positives. His economic liabilities clearly outweigh his part-time, on-court contributions.