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Shaq said he will retire after 2009-2010 season, or in 735 days as he says, im not sure if he'll be in phx tho.

Ok. Thanks

orly?

Yes, he is being traded to the bobcats

Interesting way to start a thread...

I wish his fat ass would retire tomorrow.

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Are the Suns and the NBA will give Shaq a red carpet exit as with Michael Jordan in his last year?

http://rimshots.freedomblogging.com/200 ... the-scale/

"The important news to Suns fans is that O’Neal has been, according to a Suns insider, “fairly diligent” with his off-season conditioning, and as of late August was only 8-10 pounds heavier that what the team would like to see him at by the Oct. 30 season opener in San Antonio."

If he knows he has only 2 years left, would it kill him to come into camp in the best shape of his life?

don´t worry much about shaq..
here´s also a good read, i didn´t want to start a new thread..
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/ar ... tml?&wired

I think we all knew shaq is retiring in 2010 now it's just him confirming it.

THANK GOD!

Vernon Maxwell wrote:BAN

ok? give me a reason! what a way to pad ur post stats.

Suns247 wrote:Interesting way to start a thread...

i was just saying, not a big deal, u dont have to reply.

rhp1990 wrote:orly?

wtf is this?

DrewDawg0808 wrote:Shaq said he will retire after 2009-2010 season, or in 735 days as he says, im not sure if he'll be in phx tho.

If lakers get Gasol for Brown's expiring contract imagine what we get for a 20mil shaq.

I'd guess Dwayne Wade + Beasley.

Now if only we can somehow we can waive a magic wand and make them as dumb as Memphis

DrewDawg0808 wrote:

Vernon Maxwell wrote:BAN

ok? give me a reason! what a way to pad ur post stats.

yeah, with my .52 posts a day, it's quite apparent that i'm really trying to pad my post stats

I am locking this thread, unless you guys give me a good reason not to?

Aaah, yeah

1) You're not a mod

2) Don't backseat mod - one of RealGM's rules


Let it play out

Well, in 2010, Shaq becomes very valuable in terms of an expiring contract. Which amounts to $21 million. Probably the biggest expiring for that year. The Suns will have several options. Which is use Shaq's contract as a bargaining chip. For a fact, several teams want as many expiring contracts for that year for that offseason. Or the Suns will let Shaq expire to gain salary relief. And for that year both Nash and Bell are in their last year. I believe that the Suns will re-sign them IMO. So, Shaq's contract can be handy either way.

+1. Either we let him expire, or trade him for someone wants his expiring. Either option is a plus IMO.

The timing on the expiration of his contract is awesome and not only does it coincide with the huge FA market of that year, it coincides with the end of Steve Nash's window, too. Well played by Shaq, lol, not that anyone didn't see this coming. Why would he play longer than that?

It's getting to be time; he'll finish out his deal, hopefully help the Suns to a title (which would be awesome) and then he'll leave his playing days behind as gracefully as a behemoth of his dimensions can.