Shaq Gets A Raw Deal: Agree or Disagree?
Posted: Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:12 am
Hey guys,
Obviously the talk so far this season has been that "The Suns are back" even though they are only two games better than they were at this point last season when Amare went down injured for the rest of the season and Diaw was traded, leaving the team with no back-up while going through the horrendous Terry Porter experiment.
Am I the only one who thinks Shaq gets a raw deal from the media who continually blame him for the Suns' struggles last year?
- Last time I checked, his new team has the best record in the NBA, is on an 11-game winning streak and he's averaging 18 PPG on over 60% shooting (last season's numbers) during the winning streak.
- The Cavaliers are one of the best defensive teams in the NBA even though he's a bad pick and roll defender just like Z, and Cleveland won 66 games last season despite Z's poor pick and roll defense.
Yet this is all we keep hearing from the media:
"Shaq is to blame for the Suns missing the playoffs." Really? A guy who averaged 18/8 on 60% shooting in just 30 minutes a game is to blame?
A guy who was All-NBA 3rd team? Who led the league in FG%? Who was voted as an All-Star by opposing coaches? It's his fault Amare missed half the season? Or that Porter was hired? Or that Mike D was run out of town? Or that the Suns had no back-up for Amare after Boris was traded?
Even Gentry has said "Shaq gets a raw deal from the media and gets blamed for things he doesn't deserve the blame for."
"The Suns should have kept Marion?" Really? Marion has been a joke since he was traded and he was an idiot to think he was worth that 3 year $60,000,000 extension which led to his outrageous trade demand which resulted in him being traded. Why doesn't the media ever say that Shaq has outplayed him since the trade?
"Shaq slowed them down." Really? The Seven Seconds or Shaq offense was amazing. Averaged 118 PPG WITHOUT Amare which is more than they are averaging this season WITH Amare. The team scored over 140 points in both games under Gentry last season before Amare got hurt.
"He hurt Amare's production." Really? Averaging 28/10 under Mike D AFTER Shaq came to the team is hurting his production? Amare struggled because of Porter. Amare criticized management this summer for trading Shaq.
Anyone else agree with me? It annoys me when everybody blames him for everything.
Obviously the talk so far this season has been that "The Suns are back" even though they are only two games better than they were at this point last season when Amare went down injured for the rest of the season and Diaw was traded, leaving the team with no back-up while going through the horrendous Terry Porter experiment.
Am I the only one who thinks Shaq gets a raw deal from the media who continually blame him for the Suns' struggles last year?
- Last time I checked, his new team has the best record in the NBA, is on an 11-game winning streak and he's averaging 18 PPG on over 60% shooting (last season's numbers) during the winning streak.
- The Cavaliers are one of the best defensive teams in the NBA even though he's a bad pick and roll defender just like Z, and Cleveland won 66 games last season despite Z's poor pick and roll defense.
Yet this is all we keep hearing from the media:
"Shaq is to blame for the Suns missing the playoffs." Really? A guy who averaged 18/8 on 60% shooting in just 30 minutes a game is to blame?
A guy who was All-NBA 3rd team? Who led the league in FG%? Who was voted as an All-Star by opposing coaches? It's his fault Amare missed half the season? Or that Porter was hired? Or that Mike D was run out of town? Or that the Suns had no back-up for Amare after Boris was traded?
Even Gentry has said "Shaq gets a raw deal from the media and gets blamed for things he doesn't deserve the blame for."
"The Suns should have kept Marion?" Really? Marion has been a joke since he was traded and he was an idiot to think he was worth that 3 year $60,000,000 extension which led to his outrageous trade demand which resulted in him being traded. Why doesn't the media ever say that Shaq has outplayed him since the trade?
"Shaq slowed them down." Really? The Seven Seconds or Shaq offense was amazing. Averaged 118 PPG WITHOUT Amare which is more than they are averaging this season WITH Amare. The team scored over 140 points in both games under Gentry last season before Amare got hurt.
"He hurt Amare's production." Really? Averaging 28/10 under Mike D AFTER Shaq came to the team is hurting his production? Amare struggled because of Porter. Amare criticized management this summer for trading Shaq.
Anyone else agree with me? It annoys me when everybody blames him for everything.
i knew you would say that.. thats my whole point i think WTFsunsFTW has posted this same thing like 3-4 times and thats why this topic and thread is old school and pointless.