Posts Tagged ‘Shaq’

The Definitive Kobe Bryant vs Ray Allen Blog

The thought of doing a Kobe vs Ray blog seemed pretty pointless a few days ago. As many have stated, there’s a good chance the two won’t even defend each other throughout the Finals, and plus, they have been world’s apart as far as their playoff form goes – it’s not like this Finals is [...]

Fat Men Can’t Jump

Well someone decided it would be a good idea to pay Shaquille O’Neal $20 million when I couldn’t sell him for 50 cents. Did they not read my item description? As far as I’m concerned everything I said back in December still stands – except for the bit about Shaq mortgaging the Miami Heat’s future. [...]

For Sale: Shaq

Shaquille O’Neal’s decline has been widely reported this season, but I never realised it was that bad until I watched the Cavs vs Heat Christmas Day match up. Shaq was hopeless. It won’t show up on the stat sheet (well, it kind of does, he only had 13 points to go with 4 TOs) but [...]

NBA Fantasy: Top 5 Players That Sound Great but Really Aren’t

It’s that time of year again! Finally! No… not exam time or Christmas… we are on the brink of a new NBA season! *Standing Ovation* People worldwide are putting together Fantasy Teams as we speak, it is oh so exciting. You better hurry up and get your research done as there is not much time [...]

My All-NBA AFL Team

They couldn’t be more worlds apart. One sport is played by lean, leaping giants, throwing a round ball into a small hoop with five-man teams running end-to-end on shiny wooden floor boards. The other is played by tough, rugged warriors trying to kick an impossible egg-shaped ball over a grass paddock 180 meters long through [...]

#2 & #3: Magic, Shaq & Kobe

”I don’t think there will ever be another 6’9” point guard who smiles while he humiliates you.”
–James Worthy on Magic
“Only God can stop Kobe Bryant. That boy is the best player in the world.”
– Charles Barkley
“Me shooting 40% at the foul line is just God’s way to say nobody’s perfect.”
– Shaquille O’Neal

(see Parts I [...]

Dynasties: Part I

See Parts II, III and IV of the Dyansty Feature
As soon as the San Antonio Spurs convincingly swept the Cavs in the 2007 NBA Finals, the following two questions were inevitable: Does this San Antonio team, having won four titles in nine years, qualify as an NBA dynasty? If so, where do they fit amongst [...]