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Originally Posted by Underdog
That doesn't change the fact that Shaq waltzed into town and won them a ring - Wade wouldn't have been as effective if we didn't have to pick our poison between him and Shaq (unfortunately the refs made that decision for us...)
And that's exactly the point - you don't need a Dwayne Wade to pair with Shaq when you have Kidd and Dirk (pick your poison, you'll still get beat...)
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Shaq played a part but seriously you replace Wade with anyone in this league not named Kobe or Lebron do they still win that championship? It had a lot more to do than just Shaq. He played his part but he wasn't the one given the ball when the game was on the line. Big shots were hit and rarely if any where they made by Shaq. Alonzo Mourning was another guy huge in that series.
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We are not the Suns. They are a team that is un-happy, and is trying to take a bunch of square cut players and shove them in a round hole. Dirks game is mid-range with the ocassional 3 and ever more rare post -up. Amare is a pick and roll dunker. Drik next to shaq would be very hard to defend. Kidd is a PG that would be more apt to getting Shaq the ball where he needs it.
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Amare is more than a pick and roll dunker. He's on the mid range looking for that jumper as well. Shaq does not command double teams like he did when he was 27. With the way some of you guys are talking I think you guys think Shaq is 27 years old again. In a offense where Kidd dominates the ball I still don't see the Shaq move having more upside than a Baron and Kaman trade.