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Shaq to Miami for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler, Brian Grant, & A First Round Pick...
7even:
Miami GM destoryed the whole future dynasty of the Heat. Oh well.
Payton=Payton
Kobe=Kobe
Odom >> George
Butler >> Slava
Grant <<<< Shaq
Javier:
look what being selfish can do a team. Instead of winning 5-7 championships and being the best laker dynasty in history, they settled with only 3. It was over too quick. >:( If only Jerry West was still the GM....things would have been much much different.
M Dogg™:
--- Quote from: Now_I_Know on July 12, 2004, 12:29:25 AM ---^^What rumor? Payton already re-signed with the Lakers...
--- Quote ---ll, i got a question for you..and other lakers fan....arn't you a little pissed off (or sad ) that shaq is going? i mean he was one of the BIG reasons you guys won 3 straight. I know i'd be pissed
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1838214
:'(
As for Shaq, I mean, he was my favorite player. I remember watching Orlando back in the day, and wishing Shaq would come to L.A. I remember back in 1994, i was like, Shaq is a free agent soon, and the Lakers could sign him. No one believed Shaq would sign with the Lakers because everything in Orlando was going well. Though back then, there was reports of a Shaq/Penny rivalry for control of the team. Not even a fraction as bad as Shaq/Kobe, but the team was divided. Shaq did say he wanted to stay in Orlando, it wasn't until the fans said that Shaq wasn't worth the $107m that Orlando was offering, and the Lakers traded all but 5 people away to get way under cap, and afford the $120m contract to get Shaq, making me the happiest person around. Honestly, I was hoping they traded Kobe back in the day because I though Eddie Jones was the best bet for 2 guard, I was wrong, but I was a full Shaq lead Lakers person. As time went on, Kobe came to grow on me, and after this season, Shaq promised to come to the season in shape, which was not the case, and He started demanding a cap cripling extention, and when Kobe was in trail, he stated the whole team is here. I mean, Kobe is facing life in prision, and Shaq was trash talking his teammate. I didn't want Shaq to be traded, because traded Shaq ends the string of titles we were collecting, but I don't see Shaq and Kobe getting along for any longer period of time, and so you have to rebuild with youth. I really doubt Kobe is going to the Clippers, and Shaq is not getting any better. He'll have a great first season with Miami, maybe an MVP season because he has something to prove, but that's about it. Wouldn't a Lakers/Miami finals be strange. Imagion the ratings... lol. I'm calling it now, Stern knows that would get huge ratings, expect strange calls in favor of the Heat and Lakers to get these teams in the finals. Still, it's a sad day in L.A. The MDE is gone... and I understand why, but I will miss having the Big Man in there. First Magic catches HIV, Van Exle pushes a ref, Eddie is traded, Rodman is who knows where, Chick passes and now Shaq is traded in a very strange way. Things in Lakerville have never been stable.
7even:
Here's another viewpoint, which is not too far from reality and is also formulated very nice :D :
--- Quote --- Because even Kobe, stubbornly confident as he is, has to know that Brian Grant can't pretend to play center in the West like he can in the East. He also has to know that Lamar Odom can't masquerade as a power forward in the West as easily as he did in the East. The Lakers, once they do this deal, would basically have three threes (Lamar, Butler, Devean George) and two undersized fours (Grant and Luke Walton) and Gary Payton to run the point ... along with Kobe to lead them, assuming he still doesn't elect to bolt to the Clippers.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=stein_marc&id=1837825
.:DayGoStyLz:.:
yeah this is definetely a stupid trade for Miami, unless theyre planning on making oither moves also. Which, they probably dont have the money for now anyways lol. The Lakers got the better deal in this shit, especially considering Shaq doesnt WANT to be there anyways. Why have an unmotivated player playing for u all year? Its kinda wierd seeing LA with no center tho in their starting lineup tho lol.
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