Rotoworld: Shaq"strongly" considering two year deal from Hawks

• gibby08

  

  Shaquille O'Neal is seriously considering a two-year deal with the Hawks, according to Fanhouse.com.
  The deal would start at the mid-level exception of $5.8 million, and would fulfill Shaq's desire to play two more years on a championship contender. His presence would be huge for the Hawks, who have struggled against Dwight Howard in the playoffs, and could set off a chain reaction -- Al Horford could move to PF and Josh Smith could be on the trading block. Jul. 5 - 8:23 pm et
  Source: Fanhouse.com
• wes_mantooth

  

  This is legit. It is being reported on other sites as well.
  
  The combination of Joe Johnson and Shaq....dynamic duo for sure.
  
  The Atlanta brass must hate their fanbase.
• Trueblue23

  

  LOL!!!!
  
  
  Have fun in ATL Shaq. You'll get bounced in the 2nd round.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  Nice move for the big guy.
• Trueblue23

  

  Shaq's ego > City of Atlanta
• jordo212000

  

  Hopefully he doesn't have a change of heart, just for the sake of Cavs fans. His big butt clogged the lane all season. He wasn't a good fit with the team considering Lebron likes to slash. That's hard to do when you have a big 300+ lbs center who can't get out of the way on your team. To make matters worse he still demands touches and thinks that it is still 2002
• Hb31187

  

  It would work pretty well for ATL if he can keep up what he did last year. They have Crawford and Johnson ect who can spot up and shoot, no real slashers on the team aside from Josh Smith at times
• Trueblue23

  

  I thought Shaq was all about rings?
  
  If you just want to win Shaq, take the paycut you deserve and sign with a contender.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  It did not take the big man long to learn there is not rings in the future of losersville.
• Trueblue23

  

  Shaq could have signed with Dallas or Boston, they were both very interested in him.
  
  It's sad really.
• Hb31187

  

  newarkcatholicfan;412119 wrote:It did not take the big man long to learn there is not rings in the future of losersville.

  
  Lol i dont even like Cleveland...yet this dude is stilllll annoying haha
• sleeper

  

  I laughed at contender. You just signed Joe Johnson to a max deal, he's slightly better than Larry Hughes and you have him for 6 years. Good bye ATL.
• jordo212000

  

  sleeper;412133 wrote:I laughed at contender. You just signed Joe Johnson to a max deal, he's slightly better than Larry Hughes and you have him for 6 years

  
  I continue to laugh at you. Between this and your boo-hooing about the politics forum you have shown just how stupid you are. In fact I hope you are messing with us because an intelligent sports fan cannot have the opinions you have. If you are messing with us and have continued this charade to tick people off over the course of the past few years, then your virginity is something that is not going away any time soon
• sleeper

  

  Do you really believe Joe Johnson deserves a max deal?
• sportswizuhrd

  Also from the article and what might be bigger news...
  

  The Hawks have recently been exploring the possibility of trading power forward Josh Smith as part of their summertime makeover, according to sources around the league.

  Against Orlando...
  
  Smith...63 points, 31 boards 2 blocks, 26-59 shooting.
  
  Johnson...51 points, 18 boards, 15 assists, 17-57FG and 3-17 on 3's.
  
  Someone want to remind me who just signed the new max contract? If they were smart they would move Marvin Williams before Josh Smith.
• jordo212000

  

  sleeper;412201 wrote:Do you really believe Joe Johnson deserves a max deal?

  
  You said he is slightly better than Larry Hughes. haha. Johnson is not a max deal guy IMO. He will not be top banana on a championship team. However to suggest that the Hawks had any other move they could make is laughable. They had to, otherwise they would have alienated their fans. Nobody of any relevance is signing in ATL. The only reason Johnson did was b/c of the money. As I said before Atlanta knows they probably can't win with their cast of players, but they can be competitive, make the playoffs, pacify the fans, and make some money.
• jordo212000

  

  sportswizuhrd;412202 wrote: Someone want to remind me who just signed the new max contract? If they were smart they would move Marvin Williams before Josh Smith.

  
  What exactly do you think they could get for Marvin Williams? Especially in comparison to what they could get for Josh Smith.
• sportswizuhrd

  jordo212000;412210 wrote:What exactly do you think they could get for Marvin Williams? Especially in comparison to what they could get for Josh Smith.

  
  Package Bibby with Williams and get a PG out of it or start Teague. I dont think you can send Josh Smith and Mike Bibby together in a deal. They need to get an upgrade over Bibby. Crawford is bet suited for coming off the bench.
  
  Which is the better line-up...
  
  PG...Bibby.......Teague
  SG...Johnson.....Johnson
  SF....Williams....Smith
  PF.....Horford.....Horford
  C......O'Neal.......O'Neal
• jordo212000

  

  sportswizuhrd;412284 wrote:Package Bibby with Williams and get a PG out of it or start Teague. I dont think you can send Josh Smith and Mike Bibby together in a deal. They need to get an upgrade over Bibby. Crawford is bet suited for coming off the bench.
  
  Which is the better line-up...
  
  PG...Bibby.......Teague
  SG...Johnson.....Johnson
  SF....Williams....Smith
  PF.....Horford.....Horford
  C......O'Neal.......O'Neal

  
  Smith is a below average shooter for a 4. He would be even worse as a 3.
• mallymal614

  I think Boston would be a good fit for Shaq. I still think they have another run in them and the thing they were missing against the Lakers was size. Shaq gives the Celtics plenty of that.
• The Enforcer

  I thought his goal was to "Win a Ring for the King?"
• Heretic

  

  The Enforcer;412477 wrote:I thought his goal was to "Win a Ring for the King?"

  
  It was until he realized that he was going to be more of a supporting cast player and not the equally-billed (or close to that) co-star of the show.
• newarkcatholicfan

  

  The Big man spent one year in Cleveland and found out no way in hell could he help KING NO TITLE and LOSERVILLE get a ring.
• Footwedge

  mallymal614;412421 wrote:I think Boston would be a good fit for Shaq. I still think they have another run in them and the thing they were missing against the Lakers was size. Shaq gives the Celtics plenty of that.

  There is no good fit for Shaq. He should have done the league a favor and retired 2 years ago.