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Jeff McDonald: Home of the Floppers?
Shaquille O'Neal was at it again Saturday afternoon. He's got no qualms with riling fans in his old hometown. In fact, he seems to relish it.
By now, you've heard what he had to say about the Spurs after they got the Phoenix trio of O'Neal, Amare Stoudemire and Boris Diaw in foul trouble in Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs:
"The floppers prevailed today," O'Neal said, adding a suggestion for the future. "Hopefully those guys will compete rather than just fall down."
Here's an odd twist to this story from Sunday afternoon.
Apparently, one of O'Neal's fellow foul-plagued Phoenix big men isn't willing to back up the "flopper" charge levied against the Spurs. Stoudemire -- who certainly has no love lost for the Spurs -- said before Sunday's practice that he didn't think the Spurs were to blame for the Suns' foul troubles.
"I think every team flops a little bit," he said. "It's part of the game. When you go back and look at it, it looks like the officials made the right calls."
A Suns player sticking up for an officiating crew? We'll let Spurs fans enter their own " freezing over" jokes here.
F Shaq. Of all the Sun's players right now, he has the least right to talk about the Spurs like that. Only Steve and Amare have this right. F Shaq
Wow a classy comment coming from Amare.
Amare said that? I can't believe it. Maybe there's hope for him after all.
OH ! Amare's a SKRULL!
The funny part? The Suns probably flopped (and attempted to flop) more than the Spurs yesterday.
Also, I love how every ing drive in the fourth and overtimes, our players got hacked by Shaq and no whistle was blown.
Shaq flopped, but was called for a Defensive foul cuz he was in the paint when he did it.
They just suck at this like everything else.
I'm just sayin'...
The funny thing is that the Spurs gave up 16 points to Phoenix when Shaq was out and the Spurs has their comeback with him on the court and active. He tied for lowest +/- on the Suns.
So he can blame the floppers all he wants, but the Spurs never took advantage of Shaq's absence. Coming back with Shaq on the floor was probably the best thing that could have happened.
For anyone that has the game taped/DVRd, watch the play right after Shaq goaltends Finley's 3 (9 minutes left in 4th). Barbosa bounce-passes to Shaq, and the 325 lb'er falls as if someone had shot him in the knee, giving KT one of many ticky tack fouls in the game. Refs sucked all around, they obviously wanted to be a part of the game, and I'm glad at least Amare realizes that. I'm surprised Shaq didn't get injured falling like that
Shaq does not foul out, remember?
Yup...NBA rule #32.5...Shaquille O'Neal cannot be called for more than 5 personal fouls in a single game, irrespective of game length or overtime play.
That cross eyed, fatass has just passed Cuban on my weekly power rankings of most hated people in the league.
shaq must not be aware that raja bell plays on his team or that Steve Nash is the only defender (and i use that term loosely) in the league who can consistently get a charge call when he is at a 45 degree angle to the ballhandler.
Amare loves his fried chicken.
I can prove it.
Wow. Amare isn't that much of a re o after all.
Alright. Maybe just a little bit.
Shaq's just pissed because HE gave the game away! He was the one who was outplayed by Timmy when it mattered. Go suck an egg, Snaqboy.
And class from Amare... certainly hath frozen over!
Shaq may look slim but he's a ing big ol clutz these days.
He probably yelled "Don't you know who I am?" at Bennett a couple times yesterday.
If Amare played under Popovich he'd have the potential to surpass Tim. Too bad he plays for an idiot and with an idiot and with a great pg who doesn't play defense. Won't learn much that way.
Refs will make Tim get in Foul Trouble in game 2. Book it. 2 fouls in the first.
A question for the people that live in the United States: Since when the word "flop" is so used in the NBA? Was it used so often when Jordan and the bulls were winning championships? 'cause I remember that Pippen was really good at drawing offensive fouls but I never heard the word flop back then. Actually the first time i heard the word "flop" was in 2005
Um, no. Please don't make that comparison again.
Amare may have great physical gifts and a sweet jumper, but he has nowhere near the basketball IQ, back to the basket game, defensive understanding, or passing a en of Tim, and nor will he ever have. Tim had those things before he came to the NBA.
Amare will continue to be a great offensive player, but he will never control a game like Tim can, and even Pop couldn't change that.
WHAT are you guys opinion on Mcdonald this season?
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He's getting better; but he needs to get rid of some of his corny les.WHAT are you guys opinion on Mcdonald this season?
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