From Utah360.com
"I was one of those guys. Yep, one of those “the Jazz should try and bring in Shaquille O’Neal”-guys. I was one of those guys that said “what harm could it do if he is willing to take a role off the bench? Certainly he is better than the Fes/Koof super-combo, and we could probably get him on the cheap”. Yes, I was one of the few. I mean Shaq doesn’t exactly have a stellar record as a solid contributor over the last few seasons, so why would I want him in SLC? Would he really want to play in Utah? He did just sign a deal in Boston for $2.8 mill over two years, and the Jazz definitely could have offered him more than that. Come on, Fes wants more than that, and who would you rather have on the bench as your backup Center, Fes or Shaq? Even a 38 year-old, out of shape, ego-centric Shaq would be better than Fes right? Especially when we have no money to spend and are in desperate need to fill our most glaring roster spot… Shaq would be a no-brainer, obviously; a brilliant move, even. That is if you could get him to come play in Utah, which apparently the Jazz have tried to do before. Yes, you heard (read) that right. According to an interview The New Orleans Times Picayune had with the Big (whatever you want to call him) a deal between the Lakers and Jazz almost went down in ’04. Read on...
All my thoughts on this are summed up in that article/blog post.
~Jazz4thewin
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