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Shaq: Pat Riley Assassinated Superman
The Sporting Blog — ... , who were kind enough to trade him to a contender. But that doesn't mean all is calm on the Shaq-tern front. Orlando Sentinel wrote: There are so many things that are disagreeable and insane about that comment that I don't even know where to start. For one, it's outstandingly petty. We're talking about a nickname, a marketing gimmick. Isn't the league's great getter of championships supposed to be above that, especially in his waning years? Also, Superman is just a guy who can do physically unfathomable things. That's not Shaq anymore. He's not called "Captain Victory" or ...

Shaq: Pat Riley Assassinated Superman
The Sporting Blog — ... , who were kind enough to trade him to a contender. But that doesn't mean all is calm on the Shaq-tern front. "Superman is still mine," O'Neal said definitively last week. "He [Howard] has to do something first to be called Superman. Anyone can win a slam-dunk contest. The real Superman is dead. He was assassinated by Pat Riley [in Miami]. I'm the Big Cactus now, and ready to roll again." There are so many things that are disagreeable and insane about that comment that I don't even know where to start. For one, it's outstandingly petty. We're talking about a nickname, a ...

Dinosaurs Facing Extinction (Again): Orlando Magic vs. Toronto Raptors Playoff Preview
Empty the Bench — ... can pointlessly disparage Howard all he likes, but there’s a new “most dominant big man in the NBA” and he plays for Orlando, not Phoenix. Howard is the centerpiece of one of the league’s most improved starting frontcourts, one which also includes first-year Magic PF Rashard Lewis as well as Hedo Turkoglu, one of the leading candidates to be named the NBA’s Most Improved Player after averaging 19.5 points, 5.7 boards, 5 assists, and 2 triples/per. After closing out the regular season with a 3-5 record in April, the Raptors head into the postseason with flagging confidence ...