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07/10/2004 Archived Entry: "Heat"

I don't want the Heat to make this deal. Not that Riley is reading my blog, but if they trade away the team for Shaq, I'm done with the Heat until Riley retires. Why trade the potential of Odom and Butler in order to rent Shaq for two years (when his contract is up)? Shaq will not take Miami to the finals without any help (see last year's Lakers). Wayde, Butler, and Odom have to stay together. Get some big man help (Stromile Swift) through free agency and quit chasing Shaq. Odom finally proved himself last year. Riley, you need him. Shaq, as dominant is he still can be, is not the same player he was five years ago. This is a bad move for a team making serious progress.

Miami Herald has a glowing editorial on the trade.

I still don't like it; you can't turn back the clock.

cbd.

Posted by cbd @ 07/11/2004 06:23 PM EST

If the deal goes down (and it hasn't yet), I'll stick with my new home team, THE WORLD CHAMPION PISTONS, BABY!

he he

Posted by j @ 07/11/2004 01:27 PM EST

Ya, thank god it is Miami and not Dallas. I was really worried Dallas would give up the big three for Shaq. Bad move. They let Nash go, which was bad enough. Sorry Man. Maybe you should become a Dallas fan ;)

Posted by B @ 07/11/2004 01:22 PM EST

Looks like it's a done deal. Too bad. O'Neal has too many medical problems to command $30M a year. Bad move for the Heat.

Posted by cbd @ 07/11/2004 12:24 PM EST