Shaq to the Mavs?

[Armando]

Josh Howard and Amare are two prime examples of guys with worlds of talent and ty at udes holding them back. Only Isiah Thomas would pull the trigger on a trade to put them together in a locker room

But you now what NBA GMs will assume that both those guys just need a change of scenery. Teams will be lining up for them especially Amare in free agency or via trade.

[dirk4mvp]

Dirk improved by leaps and bounds from 26 to 29. He's regressed a tad from that prime now that he's in his 30's, but to say Amare can't improve anymore at 26 is stupid, cuz Dirk did exactly that.

What's that one thing called? oh yeah, work ethic. Some players have it, some don't. Amare is a prime example of the latter.

[DPG21920]

What's that one thing called? oh yeah, work ethic. Some players have it, some don't. Amare is a prime example of the latter.

WTF are you talking about, have you no idea about the gorilla game?

[Rogue]

I would rather to trade the same package for stoudmire instead of shaq, but I've found no way for suns to trade amare for those two guys.

If the suns insist to trade shaq instead of stoudmire, then I hope mavs still do this trade anyway, because even shaq is more valuable than howard. trading josh and jerry for one of "50 greats players of all time" is definitely a great deal, it would still be great even if the mavs got nothing inexchange.

[21_Blessings]

Why would the Suns trade their best player? .

Because their 'best player' is leading them straight to the lottery

[Findog]

Because their 'best player' is leading them straight to the lottery

Hi, 21 Palins. The Mavs will get the ninth seed, not the Suns.

[DrHouse]

Shaq is not a piece that is going to do the Suns any good, regardless of what numbers he's putting up. With him they are clearly not going to win a le, but they also aren't going to suck hard enough to get a good lotto pick. At best they will get into the playoffs and bounced in the 1st/2nd round.

Keeping Shaq around next season is just delaying the inevitable. If the Suns move Shaq now they probably won't make the playoffs, but at least they can start the rebuilding process 1 yr earlier.

For the Mavs this may be the final chance they have at putting a quality team out there with Dirk. Shaq is the kind of big man that Dirk should have been playing with his entire career. I would definitely be excited to see what it would do for his career, I think he'd excel playing alongside a strong interior force.

[de Soto]

Great move! Keep losing with even greater cash outlay....go mavs!