If Shaq is bought out, should the Magic sign him to the VE?

Idunkonyou2 · Post #1 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:57 am

I would. He would be the perfect backup for Howard IMO and he could replace Foyle.

Cammo101 · Post #2 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:00 am

Any team should sign him in this scenerio. Especially the Magic.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #3 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:04 am

Cammo101 wrote:Any team should sign him in this scenerio. Especially the Magic.

I figure the Magic would be his only option. His house is there and wouldn't it be something to have him come back and finally win a title where he started. Shaq still has some juice left, but he needs to be in a coming off the bench role and have very little minutes. In Orlando he would get just that considering Howard plays about 38 to 39 a night.

Typhoon20 · Post #4 » by **Typhoon20** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:43 am

Shaq signing to the VET minimum LOL, this I gotta see.

CourtsideTV · Post #5 » by **CourtsideTV** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 10:56 am

shaq would play for free than vet min..he has too much pride.

drsd · Post #6 » by **drsd** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:17 pm

Simply answer, the Magic would sign Oneal for anything they where allowed to sign him. Major question: would Shaq accept a bench role?

MagicalMan · Post #7 » by **MagicalMan** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:02 pm

no; don't need another poor ft shotting big man with no range. Especially when he is old and constantly injured.

Gerhalt11 · Post #8 » by **Gerhalt11** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:25 pm

drsd wrote:would Shaq accept a bench role?

Nope. The whole reason he'd accept a buyout in the first place is to go somewhere where he could prove he's still got it. Can't really do that coming off the bench.

MagicFan4Lyfe · Post #9 » by **MagicFan4Lyfe** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 2:27 pm

I would love for the Diesel to come back home to where it all began and lead this young Magic squad to the championship that escaped them in 1995

Versubio · Post #10 » by **Versubio** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:19 pm

Let him retire, he has nothing left.

mhectorgato · Post #11 » by **mhectorgato** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:26 pm

drsd · Post #12 » by **drsd** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:26 pm

Versubio wrote:Let him retire, he has nothing left.

Let's look at this from Shaq's side: is he going to walk away from $60 million?

No. And thus, he won't retire.

Max Power · Post #13 » by **Max Power** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:33 pm

DR, thats it in a nutshell. Shaq will not walk away from that kind of dough. Shaq, for being the goofball that he can be, is no dummy. I'd love to see the Big Fella play for the Magic again, but it's not going to happen.

Idunkonyou2 · Post #14 » by **Idunkonyou2** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 3:58 pm

The point of a buy out is that he gets his money and can walk. Same thing just happened with Mighty Mouse.

01Magic01 · Post #15 » by **01Magic01** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:55 pm

He won't get all his money back though in a buyout. I'd actually think he'd be more likely to go back to the Lakers and finish his career with Jackson and reconcile with Kobe.

maginno · Post #16 » by **maginno** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:19 pm

drsd wrote:Simply answer, the Magic would sign Oneal for anything they where allowed to sign him. Major question: would Shaq accept a bench role?

No, Nope, definitely not and thats why he would never sign here. With dwight he would know he'd be coming off the bench

magictreat · Post #17 » by **magictreat** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:28 pm

Idunkonyou2 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I figure the Magic would be his only option. His house is there and wouldn't it be something to have him come back and finally win a title where he started. Shaq still has some juice left, but he needs to be in a coming off the bench role and have very little minutes. In Orlando he would get just that considering Howard plays about 38 to 39 a night.

It won't matter, as long as the Magic, won't upgrade the PG position, as it is now Dwight barely see the ball on crunch time, due to the ineptness of Jameer, Arroyo and Dooling. Shaq wont due shiat, if nobody can get him the ball.

laVal03 · Post #18 » by **laVal03** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:08 pm

if he would except the bench role then I would consider it

Post #19 » by **SOUL** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:11 pm

Imagine if we started Howard-Foyle-Shaq, and let them park on D

Post #20 » by **Devin 1L** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:34 pm

CourtsideTV wrote:shaq would play for free than vet min..he has too much pride.

And how do you propose he do that?

By the way, I can't believe anyone would say no to this.