by Brett Edwards
We did not see this after Game 2.
Being an addict of the NBA, and realizing I'm about to have almost four months without it, I find myself watching everything I can that has to do with these Finals. That includes the post-game press conferences on NBA TV that air immediately after the games. For the most part they're uneventful, but you do get the occasional wisecrack from one of the participants. Usually Dirk asks "who?" to at least one of the reporters when they identify themselves, and after Game 1 Pat Riley had the funny line when he was asked if D Wade was injured after he fell down. He responded, "hey, he falls down eight times and gets up nine, right?" Everyone laughed, as Riley was referring to Wade's shoe commercial that ran earlier this year.
I was mildly disappointed (but not surprised) to see Shaq pull a no-show for the media after Game 2. He was fined the obligatory 10 grand, and the team was fined another 25. But these are extremely minor amounts for a player worth over a hundred million and a franchise worth half a billion. It seems like the league would rather have people not show and pay the nominal bail amount than show up and say something they may regret. Though it is rare, I love it when we get meltdowns from a player or coach, but Shaq wouldn't give us the satisfaction.
I bring this up with Shaq for two reasons: 1) I don't like him, and 2) Shaq has the biggest mouth in the league. The guy has press releases for no reason. He makes up feel good stories to make himself look like a big hero. He runs his mouth at his former team through the press. He thinks it's funny to run his mouth, but only when things are going his way. Like referring to Sacramento as the "Queens" while with the Lakers, and historically referring to Eric Dampier as "Ericka", and saying "she would be the MVP of the WNBA." While I think these lines are just as funny as everyone else does, where is Shaq on the night he is outplayed by "Ericka?" The guy's a frontrunner and an egomaniac, and couldn't bear to show up to defend his gawdawful performance and his team's shellacking at the hands of the Mavs.
I just have two more words on this: Shuck Faq.
You got to give Shaq props on that one. That was a very classy like move to skip the press conference where he would assume the role of a zombie and half way mutter some sarcastic remark every now and then.
It just amazes me that this is the same guy that wants to be mentioned with the likes of greatness such as Bill Russell or Kareem. Granite he does already have three championships, but is that really enough? Shaq has been playing like these games dont even matter. Like we are a weak into the season or something. These are the NBA playoffs(where legonds are born) and apparently Shaq and basically everyone on the Heat squad doesn't seem to get it.
Posted by: Zagreb | June 13, 2006 at 08:59 AM
That photo looks like ALL of the German Sports Television. With some Nazi looking dude (in this case Becker) talking with a HUGE microphone. Nothing else to add except that when the German comentator speaks English it sounds like some creepy sexual deviant. ("Und now vee zee da sexee looking ladiez!")
FYI - I'll be back on Sunday for some Euro takes and more NBA junk, including betting on the NBA Finals in Germany... and winning some side cash (Thanks to Dirk in Game 2).
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Dude that is the funniest damn thing ever. I'm gonna borrow it if you don't mind.
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