Shaq heads west, when angry becomes ornery
Written by TheMicrowave on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The Low, known for his Sour Notes, has a personal blog that couldn’t be more aptly titled.
The most recent “ornery” post expresses his feelings about Shaquille O’Neal’s move out of Miami
I’m completely amazed at the NBA GM’s ability to so quickly toss aside the presence of a solid center year after year after year. At least this time there is a general consensus that the “star” is not to blame. No body holds Wade responsible for the deterioration of the Miami Heat. Unlike Kobe Bryant, Wades displeasure was at least masked by his thinly veiled commentary, Fav Five spots, and being wheeled off the court, in tears, in a wheelchair a la James Brown’s famous “cape” performance after a shoulder injury.
Granted, O’Neal has had his share of injuries and slow starts, but in my opinion, he takes more physical punishment night in and night out than any other NBA player in history and should be granted some leeway when he decides to take it easy for a summer. Additionally, America has seemed to develop an America’s Next Top Model approach to weight in all facets of public life. True, America is the heaviest country as of late due to our obsession with ridiculously unhealthy food, however, Shaq is nowhere near the Oliver Miller of the present day NBA. People just need to get off of it.
and the significance of the trade to the Western Conference and the Phoenix Suns.
However, the one thing that kept PHX from advancing, they have just acquired. PHX now has an ability to exist in the half court and are now no longer forced to fast break their way to wins in the postseason. As we all know, the transition buckets often dry up in the playoffs and only the Showtime Lakers seemed to be immune to it. That doesn’t happen by mistake. When you have Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and James Worthy on your roster, there’s a good chance that teams will not be able to stop you from getting fast break points.
So, now that the Suns have THE big man inside, you can believe they will be handing out full doses of double barreled fun for everyone this postseason. Keep in mind that San Antonio will not be taken down easily, but if there is one team prepared to do so, PHX is game. Unfortunately for the offense worshipers, Kobe will not be going back to the Big Dance, especially if they have to go through the Valley of the Sun.
But the best line, may have been the last,
Get ready world, The Phoenix Suns just might make it happen. That’s right Sir Charles. You better get ready to put Steve Nash in your Fav Five.
The low key, hard working, quiet and selfless Steve Nash in Sir Charles’ Fav Five? Now that would be ornery. And downright unbelievable.
Well, Well, Well. After a week of letting the smoke clear, getting all the fan response, and listening to the thoughts of the front office. All I can say is: