Shaq gets 5 year - $100 mil contract

[Shane]

You don't think that $100 Million is excessive? He is a fat non-talented moron, with a name.

Would you want Pierre Lacroix to sign CuJo for $100 Million if the cap allowed?

[JGAC]

I wouldn't call him fat or untalented to his face, but he gets the job done.

About that kobe beef, really? Ill remember that next time I hit up my local japanese restaurant.

[Shane]

I wouldn't call him anything but "Sir" to his face, but on the web, he's a fat, non-talented fucker.

[kswoll]

shaq needs to lose about 100 pounds. he needs to be under 280. he needs to learn how to shoot free throws again and he needs to stop crying about everything. now if he can do all that, then you can pay him 20 mil a year. i gotta admit, he was dominant when he was about 275 coming out from college and the years with the magics. then his ass just got fat and stopped working out in the offseason during his laker period. i guess l.a. gave him too much and he took advantage of it. he was surround with the best players such as penny, van exel, e. jones and wade, and still couldn't get to the big dance. maybe they need to clone kobe and put him in a miami jersey but minus the attitude. shaq is happy with all the offseason moves miami did but i think walker is a has been and he'll end up fighting with shaq for the ball!!!!! wade is good but not jordan good. wade needs 2 more years. shaq will last another 2 years, then he'll retire.
walker will get traded again after the dissappointing season they are gonna have. sorry shaq no ring this year! hey i'm a laker fan and i admit we might improve this year but as for miami, same old sorry story. bring somebody new in=no ring! <- shaq! kobe->

[jtg33]

Originally Posted by Point_Man

You don't think that $100 Million is excessive? He is a fat non-talented moron, with a name.

Would you want Pierre Lacroix to sign CuJo for $100 Million if the cap allowed?

Of course it's excessive. Nobody deserves to make that kind of money. It's ridiculous how much money athletes are paid these days. I'm just saying that it's a good thing for Shaq personally that he left the Lakers.

If he wanted to keep playing for a contender and compete for championships, then leaving the Lakers was the right move.

As for PL signing CuJo for $100 million... Let's see him actually sign a goalie first and then we'll move on after that.

[Raider Assassin]

Being with a title contender doesn't mean squat,because if you never win the title,you're no better off than you were before. Sure he'll get to the Eastern Conf. finals "MAYBE",but it still doesn't guarantee any title,as was the case this past season. By the way,for those of you who thought that everything that went wrong with the Lakers was Kobe's fault,see if you can locate the interview that Tex Winters did for the Orgonian Newspaper last week where he points out what a malcontent and problem player that Shaq was during practices and the demands he tried to make as it related to the triangle offense. It's interesting reading and is proof positive that all the truth is not always what the public hears or sees. Most us are glad that he's gone because he was a major part of the Lakers becoming a sinking ship,at least now we can bebuild with a younger and more exciting team,even if it takes 2-3 years,as we can find another younger player to stand underneath the basket and just dunk.

[Shane]

Originally Posted by jtg33

Of course it's excessive. Nobody deserves to make that kind of money.

I do. I voted, and it was unanimous. 1-0. I should get the raise.

[jtg33]

That's odd, because I voted too, and it turns out that my vote counts for two (something to do with FAFSA or something). So, in the end the motion to give you that money was defeated 2-1.

[JGAC]

Dont bring FAFSA into this, all that damned college terms!

[jtg33]

Don't ask me how it happened, but FAFSA is somehow responsible.

[Raider Assassin]

Maybe I'm missing something in the translation, I thought that the only way you can compete for a championship, is to get to the championship series and as I recall,I don't remember seeing the Heat playing the Spurs in the championship series. The last championship Shaq played in was with the Lakers and a funny thing happened,the same 6'8" guy named Wallace,outplayed him again as the Pistons ousted a Shaq led team,doesn't that tell you something about will,determination and desire,even when you're undersized,as brute strength doesn't make up for those personal attributes.Besides,Kobe has more time on his side than does Shaq and he doesn't get that Championship in the next two years,he'll never win another one. Kobe will win at least another 2-3 before he's done which will show that the Lakers did the right thing in choosing the more skilled and athletic Kobe over a never-in-shape,over weight,never dedicated fat man named Shaq.

[kswoll]

i hope that the lakers show shaq that they can win without his fat ass. kobe got some upgraded personnel. can't wait to see the lakers in action. miami on the other hand looks good on paper but we'll see what happens!