Shaq, Did You Realize, That You Were A Champion?

Yesterday morning at Heat training camp Shaquille O’Neal picked up the old rock, looked deep in to its leather perforations and asked it, “Have I told you lately, that I love you?” He’s likely not saying this to his recently divorced wife Shaunie, but I think he’s about to rekindle his passionate affair with the game of basketball.

Some men would cower and play worse with all the emotional weight of a breakup, but not this big fella. I have to believe Shaq will turn those negative energies in to a release on the court. It’s been coming for a long while; he just hasn’t been himself the last couple years. We’re talking about arguably the most unstoppable presence this game has ever seen. Over the last two campaigns, his games played, minutes, points, rebounds and blocks have all declined.

Now, the man is still putting up decent digits, but you’ve got to believe he’s going to reassert himself. When he made the move from LA to Mee-ah-MEE three seasons ago, he was determined to win a few without Kobe Bryant. Yes, the Heat came out on top in 2006, but that wasn’t Shaq Diesel. That was the Dwyane Wade show. The Big Aristotle is better than that. His dad will tell you so.

It’s time this dominating beast becomes a beast again. He’s been training using some new techniques this past offseason. Yoga and ultimate fighting? He must be awakening the flexibility and fiery competitive drive he once had. I see - bold prediction coming up - 75 games in Shaq’s season. Can Miami overcome some poopy parts to its roster? Eee, that’s a lot to overcome. But, if the teams stays healthy, Mr. Shaquille can prove what he’s worth once again.

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By Tas Melas at 12:11 pm on 10.02.2007 — Tags: Shaquille O'Neal, Heat

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5 Responses to “Shaq, Did You Realize, That You Were A Champion?”

  1. KD at 2:54 pm on 10.02.2007

    I’m assuming you’re going to do what’s right and send a royalty checque to Donald Fagen and Walter Becker for the Steely Dan sample in your title.

    You wouldn’t want … wouldn’t want anything BAD to happen … would you?

  2. Tas Melas at 6:08 pm on 10.02.2007

    But you don’t give a shit about Rod Stewart, eh? We’re talking ROD STEWART here. And, thanks for trying to spell cheque the Canadian way. I’m pretty sure you don’t have a Canadian spell checker. Valiant effort.

  3. J.E. Skeets at 6:36 pm on 10.02.2007

    Calling bullshit, Melas. I KNOW you had Kayne on the brain . . .

  4. J.E. Skeets at 6:36 pm on 10.02.2007

    And it’s SPELL-CHEQUER. Jeesh.

  5. KD at 12:06 pm on 10.03.2007

    Full disclosure: not wanting to sound like an even bigger ass, I Googled “checque,” just to make sure.

    I need a job.

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