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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

THE OFF-SEASON IS GETTING BAD!

YES! What we all have wanted to see the trades and the free agent moves. Well it's finally here and some, well MOST of it, is shocking!
Starting with the Cavs of course, they made a really big move. The Cavs got rid of Ben Wallace, which isn't a bad idea at all, the man was old and worn out he can leave! Also Sasha P is gone off the Cavalier's Roster.

Many people are wondering, well where did they go and for who? The answer is: to the Pheonix Suns, in exchange for the big and bad Shaq. I would have never thought of this trade. The Suns took crappy players to clear some cap space and the Cavs needed to go shopping and took 21-million dollar Shaq.

Shaq had a really good season in the 08-09, so no one can say he is too old. Also the Cavs match up with the Magic was horrible because they had NO answers for Dwight. Well if you have ever seen Shaq on Howard, you obviously no that Howard can be contained by Shaq.

Shaq's postgame is serious, and he is a huge presence, the hole will be defended. He also has much more speed then worn out Z, who will certainly hit the BENCH now (bout time, although he should have retired).

Shaq can be a ball hog and do his own thing, which might mess up LeBron's flow. But this is a championship team and true superstars get pass communication problems.

Personally, I love this trade because Shaq is a solid center, he can post, defend, and especially against Howard, who is the best center right now. Shaq is going to become a solid two-man, that would also be determined to get the Cavs a ring and get his 5th ring. With Shaq as the two-man, this puts less pressure on Mo Williams, and he will be able to score and hit big shots down the strech. Also, Mo has experienced the playoffs so he will certainly be better next season!

Z is on the bench so this gives the team a stronger second unit. With Shaq and LeBron, this is TROUBLE for other teams. They now HAVE to double team two men, not just LeBron. I don't think anyone can properly guard Shaq, so they have to double him down low (in the hole). LeBron is all over the place, so they need to double on him also.

With the doubles on two people other teams should be really scared since this leaves Mo Williams, Delonte West, and a cutting Varejao open. With no game plan the other teams have already counted the game as lost in their statistics.

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