eastvalleytribune.com - 2/20/2008
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Lakers coach Phil Jackson couldn’t resist the jab when asked recently what Shaquille O’Neal’s role would be with the Suns.
“Taking the ball out of bounds and waiting for the other team to get back,” Jackson said.
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First Cup: Wednesday
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... Craig Morgan of the East Valley Tribune: "Time apparently is the universal healer. At least that's what O'Neal, Bryant and Jackson would have us believe. On the eve of Shaq's much-anticipated Phoenix debut -- and on the eve of another reunion with his former Lakers running mates -- Shaq spoke in such glowing terms of Bryant and Jackson that it appears this once dysfunctional relationship has transformed back into a love triangle." ...
Shaq vs Kobe: Again
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by Marcel Mutoni
For a few years, most notably on Christmas Day, the NBA shoved the Kobe/Shaq saga down our throats. When O’Neal’s Miami Heat lost all sense of relevancy, we were given a reprieve from the tired storyline … and now, of course, it’s very much back.
Tonight, Shaq makes his debut in a Suns uniform and guess who’s in town to greet him?
Thankfully, Shaq is downplaying the matchup against his former nemesis and head coach.
On the eve of Shaq’s much-anticipated Phoenix debut — and ...
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