The Possible Shaquille O'Neal Trade, Abridged

Ha! You think the Spurs are satisfied with that? softly pets his cat while sitting in his evil lair You fool! All of this is part of a much bigger conspiracy than you coul ever understand. Steve Kerr playing for the Spurs and winning championships was all designed so that when he became the Suns GM, he would make a shitty trade like this. You see, Kerr is nothing but a mind controlled empty shell of man, whose orders are given by the utmost upper echelons of Spurs management. And the Goverment? HAHAHA, let me laugh at your pathetic notion of democracy. If only you knew how Gregg Popovich was behind it all... You see, a team as dangerous as the Suns, with its soft defense, soft psyche, and soft players, was too much of a danger to the Spurs, and thus Pop decided to set up an extremely complicated conspiracy so that the Suns would never be champions. To the outside it just looks like the Suns don't have enough defense to be champs. It's the perfect plan. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to feed my sharks with lasers attached to their heads.

I think time will tell if Kerr made the right move.  The most important thing is that he realized that there was no way that his team was going to win constructed as it was.  His team has barely squeezed by a weak LA team in the playoffs the past few years and later fell to either the Spurs or Mavs.  The same thing would happen this year as well.

I'll give it to Steve for trying something new.  It could be a genious move, but only time will tell.

The best example of what I think they could be compared to is the ShowTime Lakers in the 80's.  The team was all run and gun led by Magic Johnson.  Kareem was about 40 at that time and he didn't slow them down a bit.  Kareem would rebound and outlet to start the break.  But he showed his real value when it became playoff time on both the offensive and defensive end.

I think Shaq can make the same impact.  We all know this is not the Shaq of 1999.  He isn't going to be asked for that production.  His job will be to fill up the middle on defense, rebound the ball, and be the 3rd or 4th best option on offense.  Then in playoff time when the games slow down he will make everyone around him better by commanding double teams and fouls.

It could work.  I can admire a GM taking a risk to better the team that was winning alot of games but going nowhere.

 

I was actually thinking about that very same point with Isiah as GM,

The similarities are there - everyone has always described Kerr as "witty, charming, and intelligent"... pretty much virtue of his ability to give a good after-game interview for many a championship teams.  Isiah Thomas - also considered charming and intelligent as a key player on a championship team - and with a wonderful boyish smile added in.  We all know how that's turning out with NY, tho.

Exactly what did Steve Kerr ever do to earn his GM-in-waiting stripes?  I mean, he was a good commentator, but, c'mon... when was the last time John Madden or Bob Costas got offered anything like a GM position?

Honestly, I'm beginning to think that any NBA player who is actually capable of using grammatically correct english can easily get themselves pushed onto the list of potential executives regardless of any other qualifications.  Expectations are loooooow.