Shaq is officially good in my book again........Shit's on Dwight:

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Shaq: Houston 'safe move' for Dwight



DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Shaquille O'Neal says the Los Angeles spotlight was too bright for Dwight Howard.

Speaking at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Shaq hammered his former colleague as if they were battling in the post.

O'Neal opened his mouth agape when asked about Howard, who chose to leave the Lakers for the Houston Rockets late Friday, and joked about cheering on Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Danica Patrick in Saturday night's race.

A few seconds later, he threw an elbow Howard's way.

"It was expected," Shaq said. "We've all been in LA, and not a whole lot of people can handle being under the bright lights. Everybody wants to do it, but when you get there, there are certain pressures. I think it was a safe move for him to go to a little town like Houston. That's right, little town. I said it."

Former Lakers coach Phil Jackson, meanwhile, shared his thoughts on Howard's decision through his Twitter account Sunday morning, writing that he believes the Lakers will be fine. "Reflection on DHoward’s exodus. He left a distaste in Lakerland The Lakers will be fine. Pau fits MDA’s style of Off-it was about the future" via Phil's Twitter

Howard chose the Rockets over the Lakers on Friday night, saying he believes Houston gives him the best chance to win an NBA title.

"I just looked at both teams and I felt like Houston was going in one direction -- they got a lot of young players, they got a good coach in Kevin McHale and I just felt like having him as a coach, he could really help me in the post and help me develop like I want to," Howard said in an interview with ESPNLosAngeles.com. "That was mainly the big reason right there, and having the opportunity to grow with a team, a young team, like the Rockets. That's the reason why [I decided to leave]."

Howard ended up spending just one season with the Lakers, averaging 17.1 points and 12.4 rebounds in 76 games.

"It was tough," Howard said of leaving Los Angeles. "I enjoyed, for the most part, living here in L.A. I just really think the timing in L.A., it wasn't right for me. Maybe two years ago, or 2-3 years from now, it would have been the right time. But I just think right now the timing was off for me. That's not saying that L.A. is a bad place, but I just think it's all about timing and fit when you're talking about basketball. You can put anybody together on the court and expect them to win, but the pieces have to really fit in order for a team to be successful and it was very, very tough, man. It's probably one of the toughest decisions I've ever had to make in my life."


http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/9454960/shaquille-oneal-blasts-dwight-howard-says-los-angeles-spotlight-was-too-big

[Citizen-Y]

The safe move is playing in LA, with the greatest shooting guard in the history of the game* and getting an extra 30 mill.  Dwight could have stayed and Shaq would have said that he was just there to be Kobe's sidekick, Shaq is the supreme hater.  And a EL OH EL on calling Houston a small town.  Dream and that small town swept his fat ass.

Plus it's over for Shaq.  All the kids now just remember him as the fat guy who flopped against Dwight.






*per NIK

[Remedy360]

Shaq's always popping off at the mouth, don't really put a lot of stock into what he says. Agree with his point here, though.

[Sccit]

The safe move is playing in LA, with the greatest shooting guard in the history of the game* and getting an extra 30 mill.  Dwight could have stayed and Shaq would have said that he was just there to be Kobe's sidekick, Shaq is the supreme hater.  And a EL OH EL on calling Houston a small town.  Dream and that small town swept his fat ass.

Plus it's over for Shaq.  All the kids now just remember him as the fat guy who flopped against Dwight.






*per NIK

LOL MUCH SAFER PLAYIN FOR HOUSTON THAN TO PLAY FOR A FRANCHISE WITH GREAT EXPECTATIONS ALA THE LAKERS....THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.


LIKE I SAID BEFORE, ENJOY THE RIDE, ROCKET FANS

[Hack Wilson - real]

Shaq being Shaq

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[Citizen-Y]

Dwight took it like a champ, Shaq still flopped.

[Hack Wilson - real]

put Dwight in the 90's and he isn't a top 5 center

[Chamillitary Click]

Shaq's been shitting on dude for a minute ever since son busted out the Superman cape in the dunk contest.

[Sccit]

put Dwight in the 90's and he isn't a top 5 center

HE WOULDNT EVEN HAVE BEEN A CENTER IN THE 90S....LETS NOT FORGET HE ENTERED THE NBA AS A POWER FORWARD LOL

[Hack Wilson - real]

Shaq's been shitting on dude for a minute ever since son busted out the Superman cape in the dunk contest.

this is true


didn't he make fun of Howard for leaving Orlando for LA like he was copying him?


Shaq's first day on TNT he said Brook Lopez was better than Howard

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Shaq's first day on TNT he said Brook Lopez was better than Howard

HE HAD A POINT

[Mietek23]

Shaq's first day on TNT he said Brook Lopez was better than Howard

He said, he like Brook Lopez more because he plays like a old school big men, back to the basket. He obviously had a point there, cause Dwight can't post up and I think working with Hakeem won't help him cause he don't have the footwork of The Dream. Dwight in the 90's would be on the level of the likes of Rony Seikaly - good player, but far from Top 5 on his position.

[Sccit]

Shaq's first day on TNT he said Brook Lopez was better than Howard

He said, he like Brook Lopez more because he plays like a old school big men, back to the basket. He obviously had a point there, cause Dwight can't post up and I think working with Hakeem won't help him cause he don't have the footwork of The Dream. Dwight in the 90's would be on the level of the likes of Rony Seikaly - good player, but far from Top 5 on his position.

they dont make em like they used 2

[LooN3y]

The safe move is playing in LA, with the greatest shooting guard in the history of the game* and getting an extra 30 mill.  Dwight could have stayed and Shaq would have said that he was just there to be Kobe's sidekick, Shaq is the supreme hater.  And a EL OH EL on calling Houston a small town.  Dream and that small town swept his fat ass.

Plus it's over for Shaq.  All the kids now just remember him as the fat guy who flopped against Dwight.






*per NIK

houston is a small town,



LA doubles its population, NYC almost quadruples

and you cant even compare the  those 2 cities with houston, houston at times looks barren, and the lack of diverse food etc etc.

its a boring city, i would never move there ever i rather move out of country than go live in a bland town like houston.  i need more diversity, i need some nice ethnic restaurants that know what their doing.

you dont ever hear anyone going "hey i wanna live in HOUSTON!" dont get me wrong when i go there sometimes (because we have a customer there but which is rare maybe once or twice every 3 years, more less now)

galveston is nice and i like whataburger and the absurdly big portioned foodsbut thats not gonna make me want to go there or live there.

im a city boy, and i hardly call houston a real city


i mean no offense if you live there, its ok to visit but you cant compare houston to LA or NYC. they just make houston look like the countryside/boonies.



anyways with that said dwight dreams of being better than shaq, but the thing is hes just not that good. he has no post moves even after years of being in the league and training with the dream himself, he has no shooting touch let alone a SOFT touch, constantly bricking close hook shots and getting stripped or throwing a bad pass.

i never wanted him on this laker team, never.

laker fans wanted dwight to stay, not because he was a laker fan, but for the betterment of the team, to have a better chance of winning, i wasnt to keen on dwight being the face of the franchise after kobe left because i jsut dont think hes that type of player nor did i ever think he was. it was for kobe to have a better chance at getting a ring with a defensive anchor, that hopefully will get utilized correctly

the fact that we even threw the ball to dwight in the post rather than pau and have pau create opportunities for him was a head scratcher. MDA just wasnt respected enough.

all dwight needs to do is what he did in orlando, go for lobs, get baby assits and finish. dude that he was the second coming of kareem when he was in LA. all he need to do is pick and dive.



shaq is a baby, but he does have a right to talk shit to dwight some what, why? because hes miles better than him. shaq could pass, he had a touch and he had more than one stupid post move that dwight bricks consistently, and his foot work was better.

hell derrick caracter and hill had better footwork than dwight.


hes an athletic beast, but he isnt a talented with skill. hes an athelte not a ball player.