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According to Shaq...

Post by JAWA » Wed May 06, 2020 3:23 am

... :shock: :https://twitter.com/DjHalv13/status/1257456250603831299

It'd be funny as hell if Chris Hansen were to purchase a team before OVG does. Of course, the NBA is going to make damn sure that if a team is sold to new ownership, that the team will stay put even if it's in a struggling market. Yep, just want to show everyone that they're a stable sports league by remaining in money pits :roll:

Lastly, I know the answer to HoopsHype's question: https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/12 ... 4151407617

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Re: According to Shaq...

Post by D-train » Wed May 06, 2020 12:44 pm

JAWA wrote:
Wed May 06, 2020 3:23 am
... :shock: :https://twitter.com/DjHalv13/status/1257456250603831299

It'd be funny as hell if Chris Hansen were to purchase a team before OVG does. Of course, the NBA is going to make damn sure that if a team is sold to new ownership, that the team will stay put even if it's in a struggling market. Yep, just want to show everyone that they're a stable sports league by remaining in money pits :roll:

Lastly, I know the answer to HoopsHype's question: https://twitter.com/hoopshype/status/12 ... 4151407617
Wow, 83% to Seattle. Shocking that there are more NBA fans in Seattle that LV.
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Re: According to Shaq...

Post by Donn Beach » Sun May 10, 2020 8:48 am

thought it was gonna refer to his thinking there shouldn't be a NBA season

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Re: According to Shaq...

Post by D-train » Sun May 10, 2020 5:42 pm

Donn Beach wrote:
Sun May 10, 2020 8:48 am
thought it was gonna refer to his thinking there shouldn't be a NBA season
Really, he doesn't strike me as a chicken little.
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Re: According to Shaq...

Post by Donn Beach » Mon May 11, 2020 5:22 am

"I think we should scrap the season," O'Neal told For The Win. "Everybody go home, get healthy, come back next year. Just scrap the season. Just scrap it."

O'Neal argued that even if the league were able to resume play, the likelihood of an abridged postseason would leave the eventual winner with a championship that came with an asterisk.

"To try and come back now and do a rush playoffs as a player? Any team that wins this year, there's an asterisk," O'Neal said. "They're not going to get the respect. What if a team that's not really in the mix of things all of a sudden wins with a new playoff format? Nobody is going to respect that. So, scrap it. Worry about the safety of the fans and the people. Come back next year."

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Re: According to Shaq...

Post by D-train » Mon May 11, 2020 3:47 pm

I like Shaq and I have a lot of respect for him but I just don't get this attitude. Reminds me of a guy on Twitter that said he wouldn't like to watch games on TV without fans so he wants them to cancel the season. WTF??? So you wouldn't like it so Nobody else can watch football even though nobody is forcing you to watch. Talk about fucking selfish.

Shaq has plenty of ways to distract himself being worth $400 million and all so he doesn't need distractions like the millions of fans who have been laid off for months ready to blow their brains out who don't give a fuck if there is an * on the season.
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Re: According to Shaq...

Post by Oso Dorado » Wed May 13, 2020 6:26 pm

I would interpret Shaq's attitude as something akin to this:

Why do something if you are not going to do it right?
I note that this has not stopped pro sports in the past, but I do think it is a valid viewpoint.

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