Comments on: Breaking News: Jermaine O’Neal Traded For Shawn Marion

By: bradley cheney

bradley cheney — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 06:24:10 +0000

The winners of this trade in the long run is Miami due espically when O’neal’s contract runs out in 2010 so they can resign Wade and make a good offer to either Bosh , James, Anthony or Stoudamire imagine the possibilities

By: Aleksi

Aleksi — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:21:41 +0000

Funny some of you think Miami got a steal…let’s think about this logically for a second.

All biased aside, Jermaine O’Neal is a great player, 5 years ago. I saw him when he was first with the Blazers, and he was developing nicely. They traded him off though, and since then, he peaked early and then got injured. He’s not really athletic, and with the injuries he’s had, that combination means one thing. The end.

Marion is a great player if he’s got Steve Nash, ie, a point guard who can create for him…oh wait! Toronto has Jose Calderon! GREAT trade for Toronto if Jose can stay healthy and Bargnani can keep up his above normal play. They can now run, and Kapono can stretch the floor with his shooting. Now all they need is Mike D’Antoni and there you go!

Miami will get better because JO will take some heat off of Wade, but let’s really face it, they’re not going to become a deep playoff team from this trade.

By: Jah

Jah — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:45:15 +0000

Miami plays defense already. He’ll definitely help anchor the middle. Michael Beasley will have more minutes and touches to do his “thang” as well. I just hope that Jermaine O’Neal doesn’t have any health scares.

Toronto just got more dangerous. When finally healthy, I mean. I can see them scoring a LOT more points now. Let’s see them get a coach that’ll let them run and gun!

PG – Jose Calderón
SG – Anthony Parker
SF – Shawn Marion
PF – Chris Bosh
C – Andrea Bargnani

By: redstorm11

redstorm11 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:49:51 +0000

serviceable sf are easier to find than serviceable big men, shoot the heat got wright, moon and beasly to play sf

By: JC

JC — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:38:35 +0000

Interesting to see this go down now. Last night when Beasley was going on his own 8-0 run against the Bulls, one of the announcers started buying into the Marion trade rumors. I don’t know if Miami is any better off with this trade; the team goes from “needs a starting caliber C” to “needs a starting caliber SF.” Is that progress? In addition, I don’t think it was the best idea to trade away Banks, because Miami needs to avoid having Wade at the point. However, all things considered, and assuming good health (which may be a stretch), Miami will put a very interesting product on the court next season after a full training camp. Chalmers and Beasley in their second year, Wade, JO in his final year before the decline really kicks in, and a hopefully rejuvenated Haslem make for an intriguing starting 5. Unfortunately, a 2nd string of Chris Quinn, D Cook, Moon, Joel Anthony and Jamaal Magloire makes me want to throw up.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:31:49 +0000

@Melo2TDot

You’re right, and all this nonsense could’ve been avoided had we just kept Charlie V.

If only Jose had developed a year early, lol.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:30:50 +0000

Reading all the comments, its interesting to see people’s takes on Banks and Moon. The Miami fans love Moon, while some of the Toronto fans are high on Banks being a solution as the backup PG.

I wonder how the same fans will feel when those guys are curiously sitting on their new respective benches for LONG stretches of time. I mean when Chris Quinn is taking your minutes, it’s bad news.

I actually like Moon as a person, so I won’t shit on him. But every Raps fan will say I told you so down the road to the Miami fans who are high on him initially.

By: Melo2TDot

Melo2TDot — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:28:17 +0000

@control: it actually works ot to Charlie V for Marion

By: Taj

Taj — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:25:14 +0000

I actually like this trade for TO. I liked what JO did in his short time but with the emergence of Bargs it seemed like he was on the way out. Let hope Bargs keeps up his play. Colangelo will look like a genius. They get a proven backup point guard instead of Will Solomon and Roko Ukic. Banks at least has played some minutes behind Steve Nash, and thats not all that bad. Shawn Marion gives them the ability to be able to guard people and get out and run, get in passing lanes and create some easy offence. I started off as a fan of Jamario but his lack of basketball IQ makes me so angry when he’s on the floor. In my opinion he was playing his way back to the Globetrotters. JO brought some toughness inside which will be missed.

By: Mikey B

Mikey B — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 19:20:51 +0000

GREAT deal for the Raptor’s.

Miami is now taking on all the risk. Bosh and JO clearly did not work. Now we have the defensive slasher for this year and 17 million in cap space next year.

How did the Raps lose in this trade again?