Shaq-stradamus predicts Spurs to win in June

[SenorSpur]

Wait, are we talking about Shaq or a current Laker?






I tried to resist.

Must be a common culture of the franchise

[gospursgojas]

No, but since you asked, I "unknowingly" hit a couple of his back in the day. However, that's besides the point.

I"m sick of the nation fawning over everything this fool says and does. The NBA analysts and former players, who fake laugh at all his hijinks. People seem to forget his dark side antics of sexual hararssment, the petty jealousy against teammates and opposing players and adultery - all of which seem to go unnoticed.

The problem is Shaq is immature - which is sad considering he's 38 years old. He tries way too hard to be a comic foil. His antics are contrived and the bottom line is that he's just not funny. He comes off as a sort of a cross between Terrell Owens and Dennis Rodman - without the wedding dress.

This.

Its probably what I hate the most. Is almost always obvious that the people in the room with him...players, analysts, coaches etc....are fake laughing.

[spurs10]

I just hope he's right, on all counts!

[Summers]

This is also the same player who, when asked whether he had a chance to visit the Parthenon during a trip to Greece, as a young player, replied, "we didn't get a chance to get out to very many clubs".

I rest my case.

To play Devil's advocate, if he wasn't serious, that's pretty funny right there.

I haven't seen him on TNT yet, but I really liked Chris Webber on that team. I can't remember if Brent was on TNT or just NBA TV, but I liked him too. Funny but knowledgable. I find Shaq in general sort of annoying to listen to because he has a mumbly monotone voice, but when he's serious, he seems like an all-right dude.

[Obstructed_View]

The other night he just kept yelling Javelle McGee

Oh. My. ing. God. I saw that, and immediately turned it off. It's not like it was even funny that he was doing it. Barkley looked like he was going to take Shaq down for the second time in his life.

[DMC]

I like Shaq, but he's too "above" the others on the show to be of any use. They all have faults that can be picked on, and they know it, but Shaq has this sense of superiority that he cannot hide, and he talks down to Kenny and Charles. Joking with them is ok, but he doesn't seem to do that.

[lefty]

Even with Shaq, TNT still s on ESPN

[z0sa]

I have only seen him once thus far, on either the first or second TNT telecast, and he seemed woefully out of place actually. Kinda quiet. I knew he would change very quickly but it was kind of weird seeing that the Big Aristotle just sitting there while the other dudes screwed off.