Will you retire Shaq's number?

Post #21 » by **Lane1974** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 3:12 pm

G, I think the gay stuff is the reason Hardaway is being shut out, too controversial and too recent, the Heat don't want to reignite that anytime soon. I bet if Hardaway hadn't said his comments they'd have honored him. I mean he had a better Heat career than Steve Smith or Grant Long, for example and they both had their own nights.

Post #22 » by **heat4life** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 4:22 pm

I think so. He might've gotten booed. Hardaway jersey WILL be up in the rafters.

HIF · Post #23 » by **HIF** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 4:33 pm

If a Jersey gets put up in the rafters every year we'll be in trouble by 2108 :-)

Agree it's the gay stuff that has hurt Hardaway.

Induveca · Post #24 » by **Induveca** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 4:41 pm

Flash3 wrote:1st (or 2nd) one going up there in the rafters is 'Zo.

After that, we can talk.

No doubt they retire Shaq's number. The man won them their first championship........he promised and delivered.

Vertical Limit · Post #25 » by **Vertical Limit** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 7:04 pm

HeatSince88 wrote:Let's retire Steve Kerr's number.

I would. He saved our franchise.

360 · Post #26 » by **360** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 7:33 pm

I don't think Miami should retire Shaq's number.

Post #27 » by **heat4life** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 9:02 pm

We need to retire Anthony Carter's number (25)
He brought us a Championship with his agent.

MiamiHeatFan2004 · Post #28 » by **MiamiHeatFan2004** » Fri Feb 8, 2008 11:29 pm

I don't think Shaq did enough to get his number retired here. I mean if being part of the team that won a ring is all you need to do to qualify then we would have to retire 12-15 numbers.

Tim Hardaway did more than Shaq in Miami. Glen Rice, Steve Smith, Seikaly and many others. So no, I wouldn't retire Shaq's number here. The Lakers should do it, not us.

Hoops23 · Post #29 » by **Hoops23** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 12:17 am

Tim did more than Shaq in Miami?
I appreciate what Tim brought to Miami but nothing special as the championship Shaq gave to them.

Take it to consider Michael Jordan's no. is retire and what he did for Miami is sorrow and painful experience in opposite to what Tim did.

Barkley's no was retired at Phoenix even though a finals appearance only.

mxgreen · Post #30 » by **mxgreen** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 3:45 am

Zo (33), Timmy (10) and Wade (3). That's it for now.

Tim did more than Shaq for the Heat. He gave his heart, soul and body to the team. He played hard always - and often hurt - and never quit.

We couldn't have won the championship without Shaq. But now looking back on his Heat career, Shaq was always about Shaq, not the Heat. To me, over the last year Shaq lost interest in the team and couldn't wait to get out of Dodge. Maybe the Lakers should retire his number but not the Heat.

Scum Freezebag · Post #31 » by **Scum Freezebag** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 5:40 am

Whenever the subject of retiring numbers comes up, we all tend to forget a really important one...Pat's.

Phil Jackson, Red Auerbach, Chuck Daly, and Frank Layden all have their "numbers" retired by their respective franchises. I'm sure Arison will see to it that Riley has his own banner hanging from our rafters.

Post #32 » by **Lane1974** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 5:58 am

retire an Armani suit and a bottle of grecian formula #9?

Harry Heinous · Post #33 » by **Harry Heinous** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:35 am

I'm almost a 100% sure we will retire Shaq's number at one point in the future.

And rightfully so.

CoolD · Post #34 » by **CoolD** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:45 am

The fact we retired Jordan's number just as a publicity stunt, probably means will retire Shaq's number. Do I think Jordan's number should be retired in Miami, hell no. He only brought misery to me when he played against us. Know should Shaq's number be retired, do to his legacy as a Heat player, not on some other motivation like publicity stunt, but on his legacy as a Heat player(not his legacy as a Laker), not really. If we keep retiring numbers for the sake of it, will probably run out numbers to retire very soon.

Zo for sure though.

Wade in later down the line.

If we retire Shaq's number, will probably retire Shawn Marion number too, no joke.

Post #35 » by **dflash3** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 6:48 am

^I wonder if there is a way to unretire a number.

Scum Freezebag · Post #36 » by **Scum Freezebag** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 4:26 pm

dflash3 wrote:^I wonder if there is a way to unretire a number.

Heh, signing Lebron as a free agent should do the trick. We'd get a championship and a mulligan.

Two birds. One stone.

360 · Post #37 » by **360** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 5:23 pm

I think that Jordan's number should be retired league-wide, but his jersey shouldn't hang from the rafters in Miami. If that makes sense...

FlaMoses · Post #38 » by **FlaMoses** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 7:15 pm

We should retire Anthony Carter's Agents phone number

exkonvict · Post #39 » by **exkonvict** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 10:24 pm

Shaq is the reason Miami got its only Championship in the history of the franchise. It would be disrespectful not to. Dumb question.

360 · Post #40 » by **360** » Sat Feb 9, 2008 11:01 pm

exkonvict wrote:Shaq is the reason Miami got its only Championship in the history of the franchise. It would be disrespectful not to. Dumb question.

He was ONE reason but not THE reason. That team was stacked with talent and very hungry. It was a total team effort.