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Shaq is like a slower Kwame Brown right now, in terms of what he'll be able to do on defense. His man-to-man defense will be good, but in terms of anchoring the defense he is just too slow and unathletic.
I find it very amusing that a member of the Suns medical staff is posting on Spurtalk. Don't let Aaron Nelson catch ya..
No, their weakness has always been rebounding and defense and it's really shown this year with them last in the league in rebounding differential.
I've posted in other threads that i expect, once Shaq is in the fold, for the opponent offensive rebounds and Suns blocks to be cut in half.
Opponent offensive rebounds - when a team shoots and misses they can crash the boards easily because all they had to do was box out Amare and go after the ball. Only Marion had the ability to sky and get the ball, the rest of the Suns players were just too short or couldn't jump. Shaq, just based on his height and girth, will eat up enough space to prevent many those offensive rebounds while having Amare pogo-stick after the rebounds as well. The Suns may not start dominating in rebounding but it's more about the prevention of offensive rebounds by the opponent. And on the other end Shaq's not bad getting rebounds for put backs.
Blocks - The reason the Suns are so high in the block category is because they have no interior D and teams are free to control the paint. Amare is out of place and undersized to try to protect the paint himself. Again, because of Shaq's height and girth he will take up a lot of room in the paint prevent some of the easy baskets teams are getting.
Shaq may be foul prone, but if he uses them wisely parker, manu, harris, kobe, and others will think twice about coming into the paint once Shaq has laid them on their butt.
Everything is still a big if though until Shaq is on the floor.
Shaq is like a slower Kwame Brown right now, in terms of what he'll be able to do on defense. His man-to-man defense will be good, but in terms of anchoring the defense he is just too slow and unathletic.
If Shaq gets injured and misses games then he'll gain weight. He always does. Also, his weight may be down and he is supposedly more motivated, but how well will he able to sustain himself in the playoffs. He can't consistently contribute in a 7 game series. His ego is way bigger than his heart. For all his talent, he's still a quitter. Otherwise, he would have been the best big man of all time without question. He gets by on natural talent which is slipping.
The Suns would have been much better to get Gasol - someone who can post up and run up and down the court. With Shaq, we'll see.
Why people on here keep pimping his great health as if they were his personal trainer is still bizarre.
Besides, I'm not worried about a healthy Shaq. I'm more worried about a healthy Tony Parker.
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