Tuesday, April 1, 2008

What happened to Superman?

Shaq is going to be a good addition for the Suns in the playoffs, but its unbelievable watching how much his offensive skills have diminished -- especially because he still looks like the gargantuan force that he’s always looked like. But now he either doesn’t have the strength or doesn’t give the effort all the time to get wherever he wants on the court. Smaller players are able to push him out of his comfort zone now. He had an embarrassing attempt to make a shot at the end of the third quarter tonight against Denver in which he tried a double clutch shot instead of going up strong for a power dunk. The shot missed and Shaq fell to the ground as time expired. It’s going to have to be all Aristotle and little Superman these days.