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Originally Posted by tiger
If you believe those numbers you are not too bright. They lie about height and weight all the time. I have seen tons of these guys face to face and some of them are way bigger then they are listed or way smaller.
I remember when he was with the Lakers and they were trying to say he was 300lbs at one point in his career. He had to be at least 350-375. The numbers they put out are rarely accurate. Even the height numbers aren't reliable.
There is no fucking way shaq is 325 lbs right now. He is 350-360 minimum. And the number of injuries just this year can give you a clue as to what kind of shape he is actually in.
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Well I was at the weigh in yesterday with Shaq, and I can assure you he weighed in at 324. The Suns have an incredible medical team and knowing Sarver (owner) there is no way he'd invest 40 million over the next two years on someone with debilitating injuries. Sure its a gamble, but if the Suns management felt there was no way they'd survive the playoffs this year with the lineup they have, then something had to change. What concerns me the most is 2009/2010 when Marion would have been off the book. Now they'll have Shaq's 20 mil salary and the Suns will be hard pressed not to go over the cap and won't be able to make any free agent moves, plus Shaq will most likely not be very productive at all. It was certainly a trade for "now" with little consideration for how things will be in a couple years.
I think what kills me the most was a couple months ago finding out that the reason the Marion +draft picks for Garnett trade never went through last summer was because Marion vetoed the trade. Can you imagine the Suns this year with Garnett and Amare in the middle.