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• lewii5 said June 25, 2009

  this is going to make for an exciting season. just for this story alone the nba is worth watching. will shaq usher another young star into finals history? didn't work out so well with amare. imagine a eastern conference finals with kg, ray ray, PP, shaq and lebron. that's beyond must watch. and a potential finals matchup against kobe, phil and lakers. wow. but, this is still cleveland we're talking about.

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• speedwell said June 25, 2009

  LeBron is going to need a legit jump shot with Shaq clogging up the middle. He's not going to have nearly as much freedom with the big fella taking up space and drawing extra defenders in the paint. I doubt that Shaq is going to have the same impact on this Cavs team as he had in LA or Miami. He'd have to come into training camp weighing 290 instead of the 340 that he's been packing the last decade.

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  • lewii5 replied June 25, 2009

    he better recruit some of the phoenix medical staff to make the trip east with him.
• HeartofBosh said June 25, 2009

  The Big Aristotle learned about this trade on Twitter: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/06/25/did-shaq-learn-of-trade-on-twitter/

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  • lewii5 replied June 25, 2009

    haha he doesn't have cable? really?
• BYAnyWear said June 25, 2009

  He's going to sit in the middle and disrupt the flow but it will cause problems considering they'll have to defend the perimeter...and now watch the middle. Thing is Shaq has a problem with playing with other high visibility players note: Hardaway, and Kobe

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• jaymz77 said June 25, 2009

  I don't know how to feel about this. I was all ticked off when the Cavs didn't deal for him earlier and now I'm not sure if Shaq Fu can help.

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• mitressehc said June 25, 2009

  This is a great trade....for Phoenix. Unloading Shaq's big contract that he did not play up to, got a good shooter in Pavlovic and an extra pick in the draft, sounds good to me. Don't get me wrongf I love Shaq, but he is about two yeras past retirement and this does not help the Cavs out at all, he is past his prime and all the championships he will ever produce has all ready happened, and he will just sit back and collect checks from here on in. Bad move Cleveland.

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• UNC23Tarheels said June 25, 2009

  The showed that he still has something in the tank last season averaging 18ppg and 8rpg so I would disagree with the notion that he can't come into Cleveland with LeBron and Help the Cavaliers he'll be a body to Stop Dwight Howard because Big Z couldn't do it neither could Anderson Varejao or Ben Wallace..Sasha Pavlovic is milk carton material...Ben Wallace is most likely to retire,so Phoenix is probably gonna trade Amar'e Stoudamire cause to be honest it looks like Steve Kerr is in a Rebuilding Mode

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• jaymz77 said June 25, 2009

  Shaq has been called an overpaid role player for the past couple of years. Maybe this will be motivation for him to step it up and play.

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• sambot said June 25, 2009

  i'm so skeptical of this working out for the best.

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• jaymz77 said June 25, 2009

  as lewii5 pointed out it is "still Cleveland" and the professional sports history there doesn't indicate that it will work out for the best, but it should interesting to see how this unfolds

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• MsStizzle said June 25, 2009

  I was shocked at first, but this could be a good thing. If Shaq stays healthy, he could help LeBron get his 1st championship ring...if their egos don't get in the way!

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• DAHOODONE said June 25, 2009

  DECENT TRADE. IM A TRUE SHAQ FAN, ITS GONNA BE A GOOD SEASON BUT I THINK THE CAVS STILL WILL FALL SHORT. SHAQ WILL BRING THE PAIN BACK IN THE EAST. LEBRON WILL CONTINUE TO BE A TRUE BALLER BUT HE STILL GETS THE GAS FACE......

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• GETMONEY said June 25, 2009

  yoooooooooooo this season going to be wild............. im not even the biggest lebron fan.. but shaq daddy there going to def make it interesting..
  my question is.. dont boston..... need to step they game up...........
  and more important....... dont the lakers need to step up cause lets keep it real... houston gave them #### and la didnt beat denver.. denver lost to the lakers.. that and san antiono... (them punks) got a major peiece
  
  my other question............... where is A.I GOING?
  
  A..I TO A CONTENDER.... IM STARTING THE MOVEMENT
  
  
  A..I TO A CONTENDER

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  • lewii5 replied June 25, 2009

    or to the bobcats. i think larry brown is the only guy up for the job of coaching him. plus they need a alpha dog scorer in charlotte.
• GETMONEY said June 25, 2009

  A........... I.............. TO CLEVELAND.........RUMOR...LOL R BACK TO DENVER..????? HMMM OR BACK TO PHILLY.. THEY GOT SOME TALENT

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• qawsedrftgyhuj said June 26, 2009

  dude this is great NBA champs next year

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