1. They tried for several years with Amare,Shawn, and Steve
and couldn’t get it done

2. Shawn Marion wasnt happy being the 3rd option so he denanded to be traded before the season started.

3. They wont be able to run as much during the playoffs and will have to play more half-court physical game.

4. HE’S STILL SHAQ

Bynum= 7′2″ I believe and has already proved he can match up with shaq on both ends while being younger and more energetic

Gasol= 7′0″ Versitile as hell, numbers man and we may not even have to run plays for him, good additional player (former All- star)

Odom= 6′10″ Match up problem for 90% of the league

KOBE= no comments needed you may not agree but in you’re heart you know!

Fish= SOLID ALL ACROSS THE BOARD

Plus: Farmar, Vujacic, Ariza, Radmanovic and Turiaf

last but not least we are younger and still have a lil trade bait!

Good try Pheonix lol @ a back to back MVP who hasn’t even played in the Finals! He’s no Magic, as much as they try to make it seem like dudes be on his level!!!

I doubt Bynum comes back this year and Lakers need him to live up to their full potential. Lakers are the team to beat right now. Spurs lookin flabby and sick at times, Mavericks are pretenders and nobody thinks Chris Paul can win it all this year. Phoenix window is small like a bathroom window as far as opportunity to win it all.

Imagine now adays if magic, kareem, worthy, cooper, scott and all these niggas had other teams like the magic, or hornets to play for. Worthy would have bounce and been making 100 mill for a weak ass team somewhere and missing the playoffs every year (similar to joe johnson playing for atlanta instead of phoenix and getting paid but losing).

So to say that Shaq has had help doesnt mean anything but he cant do it by himself, kinda like Jordan had pippen, Magic had kareem, bird had McHale ect.

Wrong.

The dude (and I’ve had much love for him) has always been on teams with lots of talent.

Orlando = Penny (he was elite before knees went out)
Los Angeles = Kobe
Miami = Wade
Phoenix = Nash

If Shaq was on a team with mediocre talent, hed struggle to get passed the first or second round. No rings for sure.

He’s a top 5 center, but no greatest.. lol. His lazy atttitude made sure he didn’t reach his full potential for more then 1 season.

1 season MVP is a damn shame for him, but it is what it is.

All the teams he’s won rings with have had stacked rosters, this is no different.

They will be sick, but for only a season or so.

Lakers are set for the next 10 years.

The trade isnt that bad. The Suns are looking to win a title THIS year. All that run and gun offense doesnt work in the playoffs with San Antonio and Dallas. Shaq still has enough in the tank to give a good 20-25 minutes of defense..He doesnt need to score 35 points a night anymore. He wants rings now not stats.

The Heat of course needs to get Wade more help on both ends of the floor and Shawn Marion will definitely fit. I have no idea about the other guy that will go to Miami but point is the Heat got rid of Shaq and his contract and potentially kept Wade from walking in 2 years.