Grantland Piece on the 90's Orlando Magic

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Read it earlier great ass article.....love all the quotes from the players. One funny thing is how there was a big debate on here about that magic vs bulls series the now the magic players themselves saying MJ wasnt at 100% that series. Also funny how Shaq was a diva from day 1 and never changed. But people still wanna blame Kobe for the Lakers splitting up :snoop:
 

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I used to have this conversation with Dwight Howard years ago. I used to tell him, “Shaquille O’Neal at your age, even at a younger age, he’d have killed you.” But he don’t seem to think so. I used to tell him, “Man, you just don’t understand. You caught Shaq on his elder years and you still really couldn’t do nothing with him. But a young Shaquille O’Neal? Ain’t nothing you could do but holler, ‘Help, help, help!’” - Nick Anderson

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THere will NEVER be another player like young Shaq again ...... Speed and agility at his size and weight is just :wow:

Great passer as well....No offense to AD but this kid puts every young big man I can think of to shame. This is even BEFORE his prime.

Sometimes we forget....
 

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I didn't know they low balled Shaq.

Penny the Coach Killer

Long Read but worth it.


Yeah they low balled Shaq. The fools took a poll on how much they thought shaq was worth in the local news paper.

Plus the media was digging Shaq out for having his first child out of wedlock. The shyt is revisionist history because they may have never won a ring because penny's knees went to shyt around 1998. MJ and the Bulls won their 6th ring that year.
 

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good article. didnt know the magic only offer shaq 80 million when zo got 100. i see why shaq left. It sounds like penny was the one that wanted hill fired. but they never really said who is to blame. loved hearing royal and bowie complain about not being used. i remember that too, it was the starting 5 and b shaw. and thats it.
 

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Yeah they low balled Shaq. The fools took a poll on how much they thought shaq was worth in the local news paper.

Plus the media was digging Shaq out for having his first child out of wedlock. The shyt is revisionist history because they may have never won a ring because penny's knees went to shyt around 1998. MJ and the Bulls won their 6th ring that year.



Nostalgia for sure.
 
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