Pimpwerx said:
If he had 2 MVPs at this point, I wouldn't mind. But how many shots is he gonna have at getting another now? This was his year b/c he damn sure deserved it. He has been robbed his entire career, and as much as you say he didn't deserve it b/c he was out of shape. An out of shape Shaq was still a bigger factor in every game than the guys around him. An out of shape Shaq still lifted his teams to high playoff seeds. Again, wtf did Nash do in Dallas. Is that team chop liver? PEACE.
So you basically want to give Shaq a token MVP reward because he may have should have won several years ago? Screw that. As someone said, Shaq already has 2-3 MVP Finals awards. He's received recognition when he plays hard. Truth be told, Shaq usually doesn't play that hard during the regular season, he usually comes alive in the playoffs. Remember this MVP award is for the
regular season. How many times do we have to say this. If you strip away all the hype from Shaq going to the Heat from the Lakers, he actually didn't have a very good year. He was injured frequently and all his numbers are down. It was the blossoming of Dwayne Wade that really pulled them through this season.
Plus you're acting like Shaq is underrated or something. :lol Sports writers have only been saying he's the most dominant player in the game for the past 7-8 years. He has 2-3 Finals MVPs, 1-2 All-Star game awards, the fattest contract in the league, and huge endorsements. Just because Shaq's now a Heat player doesn't make him the victim all of a sudden.
As for his trail of destruction, the Magic fell apart (though they still made the playoffs for a couple of years afterwards), but let's be real about the Lakers. The Lakers didn't JUST lose Shaq. They also lost Phil Jackson, Karl Malone, Gary Payton, Derek Fisher, Rick Fox, and others. The entire team was dismantled. Aside from Kobe and Luke Walton, the Lakers are completely unrecognizable from the year before. Also most of the changes were for the worse. Whereas Dallas is still pretty much the same team from the year before (sans Nash) and they made some good additions. So looking at the previous teams records isn't a clear indication as you're making it.
AGAIN, the Suns were garbage last year. Now they're the best team in the league in a tougher conference. Nash is a HUGE reason for that. Nash EARNED the award this year. Shaq took a good team and made them better and gave them a lot of publicity. But his actual impact on THIS regular season has not been MVP-like.
Duane normally you're a logical guy, what happened to you?
If you want to hand out token awards, fine. But don't get mad when someone actually EARNS the award for what it's intended for.
