Via the Arizona Republic:
Barbosa also told Lance that the Shawn Marion-Shaquille O’Neal trade contributed to the Suns’ playoff elimination.
“With the arrival of Shaq, we lost our speed - our main characteristic,” he said. “We didn’t have time to mesh. This ended up hurting us. Shaq will be very useful, but it’ll be necessary to change the way the team plays.” [Read]
At least Leandro is honest.
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
yeah, grabbing Shaq certainly did not help them “win right now” which was the theme of this year’s NBA regular season.