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via FoxyTunes SHAQ WILL BE UNVEILING HIS NEW DEPENDAROOS FOR SENIORS LATER THIS YEAR

You may have heard that Shaq is on his way to Phoenix in a recent trade with Miami that attempts to retort the Lakers trade with Gasol just a few days earlier. I guess they felt pressured to make a move to stay competitive in the west and Suns general manager Steve Kerr said that Wednesday's three-player trade with Miami give them another offensive weapon and vastly improves their playoff prospects.

GM Steve Kerr said the blockbuster deal provides them with the missing piece in their playoff puzzle. "We decided to make this move based on our feeling it gives us a better chance to succeed in playoffs," Kerr said, adding, "He is one of the greatest players of all time. On all the great teams I played on there was a distinct pecking order and Shaq's presence is magnetic. I think he is going to energize our locker room."

Shaq may energize the locker room, but make them perform better in the playoffs, make them more competitive, and complete their puzzle?

"Shaq's got something to prove and plays best when he is a little angry. He wants a fifth ring," Kerr said.

Suns coach Mike D'Antoni said O'Neal passed his physical with flying colors on Wednesday and that a lot of his recent injuries just need proper treatment to heal.

"He is not going to come to Phoenix to lay an egg," D'Antoni said.

"Our medical staff thinks a lot of his problems are correctable. He is a basketball player and he knows how to pass and run. Why can't he fit into a group of guys that are really good?" Well. because they are quick, and lets face it Shaq was never really "quick", and as he's not getting any quicker at 36.

The Suns have not set a date for O'Neal, who has been out with a hip injury (replacement? ha ha), to play his first game. The Big Aristotle or The Diesel is unlikely to be ready in time for Sunday's game against Washington, Kerr said.

"He has been out a couple weeks so we have to fit him in," D'Antoni said. "Five days or 10 days, we don't know when he will play but we aren't going to rush it. When he is comfortable we will do it. But we want to get started soon as we can."

Okay a few things why this doesn't add up for the Sun's, Shaq is 35 going on 36 (next month), plagued with injuries (even when he was with the Lakers, with the toes, back, etc, etc). Don't even get me started on salary; 20 million he's owed next season and another $20 million for next season.

Okay, let's recap: Shaq is old, not the player he used to be, the Sun's are an unbelievably quick team, Shaq is slow and old, and the Sun's shell out $40 million over the next two years...Steve Kerr what were you thinking? I guess like the Cold War of the Reagan era, he felt pressured to arm himself against the recent arsenal stockpiling of the Lakers lineup with Gasol.