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Originally Posted by BGMaverick9
I still think you'd get more bang for you buck with maybe 2/3 of a season with Shaq vs 4/5 of one with Chandler. The point is...BOTH of them are going to miss time. It's up to you if you buy into the hype that Shaq is saying he is determined to prove he still has stuff left in the tank and that he's losing a bunch of weight and working our hard. I think he's still driven by rings and comfort. He has a big ego and he wants to be remembered as one of the most dominant bigs in league history. The numbers can validate that, the rings do so even more.
And with Hollins...why would you want Chandler when you have a Chandler starter-kit with Hollins. I'd want a variety at the position. Shaq and Hollins would be complimentary pieces to each other.
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More digging suggests this is what Phoenix would like in terms of a deal:
-Shaq for Josh + Stack
-Shaq + JRich for Josh + Barea + Damp + Stack
-Shaq for Bass (S&T) + Damp + Wright
-Shaq for Bass (S&T) + Damp
Damp/Stack alone isn't going to cut it for them. At least right now it isn't.
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YEah I get what you are saying, there is no guarantee Chandler is going to be healthy and I agree that Hollins could be Chandler+ if he worked really hard. I just think so many times players as big as Shaq with that age and mileage, his mind is telling him he can play and he still wants to play in his heart but my point is that I think it all betrays his body and legs when he actually has to go out and do it. I just don't want to be the team that he just can't do this anymore with, ya know? That could be disastrous if all we have is Hollins as a backup and he hasn't improved like we really need and Shaq goes down or something.
I really want Hollins to blossom, we are due and deserve a guy to improve within the system. That would be ideal imo, but we are obviously in no situation to stand pat in hopes.