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Agreed. If the heat want shaq, they'll get shaq.
Yeah, I think Shaq will go to Miami too.
Agreed. If the heat want shaq, they'll get shaq.
They can have him! We don't need that kind of circus around here.
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Shaq to Spurs rumor heating up. Would fit in nicely with their system.
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Maybe with LeBron in Miami, Shaq decides to take the LLE and help the Spurs get stronger
For the LLE it is a good move.
If Shaq agree the LLE, Spurs would need to trade Dice. I don't know if it would be easy.
What? Why would the spurs want 6 Bigs??
Really? Well i'd rather keep Dice then.
I think so. We'd have Tiago, TD, Shaq, Blair, Dice and Bonner ()
I don't think Dice would be a 6th big man or Bonner with his new 4 year deal ()
OH my god.. Don't remind me....I think so. We'd have Tiago, TD, Shaq, Blair, Dice and Bonner (
I don't think Dice would be a 6th big man or Bonner with his new 4 year deal (
If it is true that the spurs are trying to get Shaq I just hope it doesn't come at Blair's expense.
Because half of them are over 34 and they should rest during regular season.
Would love to have Shaq on the Spurs. Getting another 7' guy in the rotation would mean less small ball and less wear-and-tear on Tim. Splitter 25mpg, Tim 25mpg, Shaq 15 mpg then split the rest amont Bonner/Dice/Blair. It would also would give the Spurs the option of trading one of those players for another SF.
I would have loved to get Shaq, but now I'm not sure how he fits. As a 5th big he'd be perfect on an LLE contract. But with Duncan, Splitter, McDyess, Blair and Bonner already signed up I'm not sure where you put him.
If we traded McDyess for a savvy SF pickup I'd be more inclined. But I'd have to like the SF a lot to pass on McDyess first off.
All said, signing Shaq would need to be part of an elaborate set of moves otherwise it makes little sense.
Shaq to Spurs: Don't count on it
July, 10, 2010 Jul 101:54PM ETEmail Print Comments2 By Marc Stein
Archive There is no debate about who ranks as the most provocative free-name still available on the open market: Shaquille O'Neal.
The notion that Shaq is going to wind up in San Antonio, though, continues to be overstated.
It would obviously be fascinating theatre to see Shaq backing up Tim Duncan, playing for Gregg Popovich and returning to the city where he dominated high school ball after all those years at the forefront of a rivalry that has often prompted Pop to liken the Lakers to the Soviet Union.
However ...
This isn't merely a long shot because the Spurs aren't exactly known for chemistry experiments. The reality is that San Antonio has devoted all its energies (and available free-agent cash) to finally bringing Tiago Splitter over from Europe and re-signing Matt Bonner.
And it's safe to say that Shaq isn't looking to sign anywhere on a low-dollar leftovers with a team short of minutes, too.
He's still getting interest from the Atlanta Hawks -- where he would likely be a ticket-seller in addition to a Dwight Howard foil -- and would naturally love to finally land in Dallas after maintaining a longtime friendship with Mavs owner Mark Cuban.
But the prospect of Shaq winding up in black and silver, tantalizing as that sounds as a sidebar to everything happening in Miami, realistically can't happen.
P.S.: I'm not buying Shaq as a Heat target, either. Not a likely chemistry experiment on Pat Riley's radar.
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Yeah if they were to sign shaq it would mean they'd be trying to package Blair into trying to get a sf or other wing.
http://www.ksat.com/sports/24182905/detail.html
Shaq To Spurs?
Website Report: Shaquille O'Neal Says San Antonio Is First Choice In Free Agency
POSTED: Thursday, July 8, 2010
UPDATED: 6:11 pm CDT July 8, 2010
SAN ANTONIO -- Shaquille O'Neal could end his basketball career where it all began, in San Antonio.
Fanhouse.com reported Wednesday the 15-time NBA All-Star is being courted by many teams during the free agency period, but O'Neal said he wants to make a run at his fifth NBA championship with Tim Duncan in San Antonio.
O'Neal, 38, wants to play for at least two more seasons. The Atlanta Hawks are also at the top of his list.
Fanhouse.com reported Spurs general manager R.C. Buford declined comment, but a source who spoke to O'Neal said there is considerable interest on the Spurs' end.
The source also told Fanhouse.com O'Neal would play for the Spurs for the mid-level exception, which pays about $5.8 million, but said his preference if he joined the Hawks would be to get more money.
O'Neal starred for Cole High School in San Antonio, leading the Cougars to a state championship.
He then went on to play college ball at LSU, before winning three NBA les with the Los Angeles Lakers in the early 2000s and another le with the Miami Heat in 2004.
O'Neal has also played for Phoenix and Cleveland.
"I would cheer for Shaq. Shaq's awesome. He's a great legend." said Spurs fan Jess Almanza.
Some fans are not so quick to accept the idea
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"He has had so many negative opinions about the Spurs," said Leonard Lopez.
David Robinson, specifically, has been singled out by Shaq. During more than one interview, Shaq said he was San Antonio's original big man. He even called out Robinson in his 2001 book, calling David a "punk (expletive)" for winning a championship before Shaq.
His coach at Cole High School, where Shaq won a state le in 1989, Herb More, said he thinks Shaq would be good for the Spurs.
"I think it would be a good fit (because) Shaquille's always liked San Antonio," he said.
After getting a taste of championships four times, some Spurs fans will take all they help they can get to get that fifth ring.
"Whatever he (said), that's in the past," said Adrian Comacho. "Just bring your A game to San Antonio and lets win another championship."
You couldn't have put this on the other shaq forums, or was that too difficult for you to do?
If you're posting news that's 4 days old, can't you at least have the courtesy to see if somebody has beaten you to the punch? With the number of obsessives on ST, the odds are high they have.
I was honestly just trying to be helpful....didn't see anyone post this. No need to troll...I mean is it really necessary? All you could have done is not reply.
lol search
I apologize. Once again no need to be a about it.
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