Shaq?

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

That makes a lot of sense, King, but somehow I just wonder how he can really help anybody when his current team, with one of the stars of the league in Wade, loses basically every game. I mean, they lost at home to the Knicks for God's sake, so how much does Shaq really have? Mild numbers are deceptive and considering how the Heat is doing I wonder if he's really helpful at all.

I think Shaq is hurt pretty bad. He has a hip injury and some of the fluid from inflammation in the joint has gotten into his quadricep muscle. Even if he gets back, he really can't jump well and can't really run (not that he was ever quick).

What makes it worse is that the injury is to his left hip/leg , his pivot foot side. It used to be that when he got the ball, teams would wait for him to take his one-bounce dribble and collapse at that point. Since he first got hurt in early December, defenses are not even doing that.

I see a few games live a year and was there for the Knicks game (can I get that 4 hours of my life back?). He looked just awful. Aside from Wade, the whole team is bad. They should shut down Shaq for the year, get a high lottery number and hope he comes back healthier.

No wonder Riley's not coaching next year.