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By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
February 6, 2008
As long as the Phoenix Suns linger as that championship-free franchise in the desert, they will continue to regret making a trade for a broken-down Shaquille O'Neal. Between going for it, and sheer desperation, there is the finest line. What happened to believing in Mike D'Antoni's system? What happened to believing speed and finesse could deliver a championship?
In every way, this trade is an indictment of these D'Antoni glory years with the Suns. If Suns president Steve Kerr is thrusting Shaq onto his coach, he never bought into his coach's system. If D'Antoni is going along with this, you have to wonder whether he ever truly believed his way could win a title.
If he's willing trade to Shawn Marion for this Shaq, the architect of this system has surrendered.
"What are they (expletive) thinking?" one Western Conference executive blurted late Tuesday night.
"I have no clue what they are thinking," one Eastern Conference scout said. "Shaq retired two years ago."
"It seems like a classic clash of styles," one Western Conference GM said. -- Yahoo! Sports
In every way, this trade is an indictment of these D'Antoni glory years with the Suns. If Suns president Steve Kerr is thrusting Shaq onto his coach, he never bought into his coach's system. If D'Antoni is going along with this, you have to wonder whether he ever truly believed his way could win a title.
If he's willing trade to Shawn Marion for this Shaq, the architect of this system has surrendered.
"What are they (expletive) thinking?" one Western Conference executive blurted late Tuesday night.
"I have no clue what they are thinking," one Eastern Conference scout said. "Shaq retired two years ago."
"It seems like a classic clash of styles," one Western Conference GM said. -- Yahoo! Sports
SHAQ???! Atao inona lé? Ny ekipan'lah ve manao run and gun dia io mazefa-be meda velona io no alaina! T@ herin-taona izy tafakatra conference finals fa @ ty toa tsy ho tafa 2nd round akory. Mety te hamaly an'ny Lakers fotsiny koa ngamba ra Steve Kerr fa tsy nieritreritra lalina. Tiako hifanena ry leirony @ zay hoainina tsara.
Ra Wade zao no faly...
Ra Wade zao no faly...
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