Shaq Signs One-Year Deal With Celtics

[admiralsnackbar]

Spurs drop the ball again in FA not even making an offer.......

As I said in the other thread: Shaq was the primary reason we beat the Suns in 07. Why make an offer?

[mystargtr34]

He could have solved the Lakers matchup problem for the Spurs.. but whatever.. we have McDyess to guard Bynum and Pau.

[ohmwrecker]

Can we stop talking about this big, fat idiot now?

[rayray2k8]

Honestly Mcdyess > Shaq
But the C's were hurting with their lack of size in the finals.

[alchemist]

You're right. He pretty much is immovable.

I would much rather see Blair/Splitter playing than Shaq. There are approximately 96 minutes to divvy up between PF/C. There is no way Shaq plays PF, but for the sake of the argument we will include him.

Last season Blair played 18 minutes, Dice 21, Duncan 31 minutes and Bonner 18 minutes (about 8 too many) for a total of 88 minutes. The rest was some likely unholy version of small ball. With the addition of Splitter and the hoped for increase in minutes of Blair, there aren't a lot of minutes to go around.

I do agree that the Spurs could do with some more size up front, defensive size and some mobility. A 6th big if you will. Shaq does not fit that role.

That's all great but I'll take Shaq eating into some of Blair's minutes against the Lakers any day of the week. Every "big" the Spurs have right now is light weight, nothing brolic and you need that against the Lakers. As a back-up (the role he'll play in Boston) and for that amount (considering Bonner's contract) Shaq would've been a good piece.

[DesignatedT]

He could have solved the Lakers matchup problem for the Spurs.. but whatever.. we have McDyess to guard Bynum and Pau.

Splitter can't guard them?

[gospursgojas]

Spurs drop the ball again in FA not even making an offer.......

Shaq wanted to come here. The only thing that would have prevented him from coming here is not playing for vet min or the Spurs not wanting him.

Shaq playing for vet min in boston= spurs DID NOT want shaq

[K-State Spur]

Blair?Shaq is a huge body and even at this age the guy is pretty much unmovable

Agreed. And that's the problem. On the defensive end, he can't move.

[Russ]

Can we stop talking about this big, fat idiot now?

You mean this guy?

[admiralsnackbar]

You mean this guy?

No

[TDMVPDPOY]

seriously fck shaq

[ceperez]

A 7 foot 325 pounds low post scorer and defender for the vet minimum? Add in the fact that he averaged 12 points per game last season and I'd say that he is better than Bonner and Blair at the moment. Maybe even Tiago and McDyess. This place would go nuts if Shaq qmwere signed for the vet minimum.

disagree about being better than bonner or blair, but vet min is definitely a steal.

unfortunately spurs have been too conservative this off season.

[silverblackfan]

Who can't wait to see the first Spurs "Hack-a-Shaq" as a celtic?

[texas_gator]

the big shamrock should wear his weight as his jersey number...

360

[texas_gator]

Who can't wait to see the first Spurs "Hack-a-Shaq" as a celtic?

[SequSpur]

spurs suck balls at this free agent game...

[alchemist]

Agreed. And that's the problem. On the defensive end, he can't move.

You don't need speed against Gasol/Bynum you need size, have fun with the speed of Blair and Bonner against those two

[texaskid]

old old celtics

[Leetonidas]

@ anyone thinking Shaq on the Spurs benefits us.

[mystargtr34]

Splitter can't guard them?

I think Splitter can do a better job than anything the Spurs currently have on the roster, outside of Duncan - but at the same time he is unproven in the NBA.

Even then... he wouldnt have the same affect as Shaq in terms of taking away the Lakers size/rebounding advantage... I cant think of any player who could negate the Lakers front line more than Shaq could... outside of Dwight Howard.

[mystargtr34]

@ anyone thinking Shaq on the Spurs benefits us.

As it stands... i think its fair to say the only team the Spurs pretty much have no shot at beating.. are the Lakers. Everybody else... i would be comfortable going into a series against. The Lakers should be the sole focus of the Spurs FO.. at the end of the day if you want to win a championship you have to go through them.. the rest will take care of itself.

Are you saying Shaq would not help the Spurs going up against Pau and Bynum?

[Texas_Ranger]

I'd still rather have Shaq than Bonner. ing Boston now's got the best froncourt in the league. Garnett, Shaq, Jermaine, Davis, Perkins, Wallace... That's bad ass.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

I'd still rather have Shaq than Bonner. ing Boston now's got the best froncourt in the league. Garnett, Shaq, Jermaine, Davis, Perkins, Wallace... That would have been bad ass in 2003.

There, fixed it.

[DrSteffo]

So now we will get "What if Shaq had signed for the Spurs?"-threads instead of "Shaq will sign with the Spurs"-threads...

[K-State Spur]

You don't need speed against Gasol/Bynum you need size, have fun with the speed of Blair and Bonner against those two

Actually, you still need to be able to move your feet to guard those guys.

That's what Duncan, Splitter, and Dyess are for. All are better low post defenders than Shaq. There's also a very real possibility that Blair's long arms and strong base could allow him to be better than Shaq in defending the low post next year.

none of that is saying much - shaq is a bad defensive player and in DECLINE. some of you don't understand that last word - making posts believing that what shaq gave cleveland last year (which wasn't much) is what you'd get from him now. unlikely - you'd get less with another year under his belt.

boston is no closer to another le than they were 3 days ago.