Poll: Should Shaq get a statue along with that retired jersey?
by LakerKev on Jun 1, 2011 9:42 PM PDT
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I don't mean to make Kareem Abdul Jabbar's head explode but this topic will certainly come up at some point. Should Shaquille O'Neal get a statue outside of Staples Center? He definitely deserves to have his #34 hanging up in the rafters at Staples but that's probably where it will end. In my opinion, not only to you have to be a Hall of Fame player to be immortalized in bronze outside of Staples but also you must also be a Laker for life. Magic Johnson and Jerry West played their entire careers with the Lakers. Chick Hearn, Laker for life. Kareem played 14 years with the Lakers and he will be next to recieve that honor. After that Kobe will certainly get one too. That's the standard that has been established so far and there's nothing that leads me to believe Shaq will be the exception to that.
You've heard from me. Now lets hear from you.
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He should get a statue.
Before Kareem’s.
Seriously, if Kobe gets his jersey hanging in Staples, I don’t see any reason why Shaq’s not.
Hoping that when Lakers entered years of rebuilding, Juventus would stop sucking.
Hoping that when Juventus are sucking, Lakers would be contending for the championship.
Why so?
They both were important pieces to the Lakers’ 3-peat. Of course, Kobe’s retirement is still a long way to go, so to wait until Kobe retires and gets his jersey hung up THEN hang Shaq’s is stupid. But at least we know that Kobe’s jersey will definitely be retired. Since it’s a sure thing, then Shaq’s case should be a sure thing also.
Or did I word it wrongly?
Hoping that when Lakers entered years of rebuilding, Juventus would stop sucking.
Hoping that when Juventus are sucking, Lakers would be contending for the championship.
The only time Shaq would get a statue before Kareem, let alone Kobe, is in backwards topsy turvy town.
Because that’s where they do things backwards… like giving a statue to Shaq before giving it to Kareem. Backwards turvy town.
Affectionately,
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NBA’s All-Time Leading Scorer
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by afrikabamboodle on Jun 2, 2011 3:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
LoL
Hoping that when Lakers entered years of rebuilding, Juventus would stop sucking.
Hoping that when Juventus are sucking, Lakers would be contending for the championship.
He should get a statue. Before Kareem’s.
you just lost credibility.
by Beko on Jun 2, 2011 9:23 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I'm pretty sure he was kidding considering he started his next sentence with "Seriously...".
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I'm leaning more towards a plaque.
lol
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by bluexfalcon on Jun 1, 2011 11:52 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
LOL
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
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I don't know.... you could make a case either way.
I’m leaning towards no statue. A significant part of his career was spent with other teams.
"If you have a debate with a scholar, you can win. If you have a debate with an ignorant person, you will definitely lose."
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
my sentiments as well
"Shaq finished his career 1-22 from 3-point range, which would have made him one of the better shooters on this year’s Laker playoff squad." - D4P
right! shaq should get a statue in miami...oh wait...phx?...uum...CLEV!?...no?...orlando??...boston?
ah hell i dont know! dudes been all over the place like a bad rash!
by Mark Jaramillo on Jun 2, 2011 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
don't even have to think twice once I saw the title, I knew the answer was..........
NO
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by BrittneyM on Jun 2, 2011 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
just the jersey is fine
"Hardwork beats talent when talent fails to work hard"-Norm Nixon
There are basic Fundamentals that are needed to move forward in this game. Always keep your guard up at all times to avoid being caught in a trap. Overcome the fouls that will be committed against you REBOUND AND PRESS ON. ADJUST to the Limelight: ALL-STAR PLAYERS ARE ALWAYS THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. Know what your role is and play your position. Find a game plan and execute it. REMEMBER YOU ONLY GET OUT OF THE GAME WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT.
I'm on it so let's tweet: @B_M_Bizness
by BrittneyM on Jun 2, 2011 2:44 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
13 people who took this poll and voted "Yes, retired jersey and statue" are Celtics fans.
"Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character." - John Wooden
might have been Wave..
lol jk bro
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Wrong.
I voted for both… a 3-time NBA Finals MVP deserves to have a statute with any team. It isn’t like we are making a statute for John Salley here.
cal: 5 - 1 - 2 lad: 6 lal: 16 cfc: 4 lag: 1 - 2 gbp: 13
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And why aren't we, may I ask?
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hey show some respect!
Ammo only does his business on 5 star toilets, not some common ones like those
Relax, these are platinum plated. Plus there is a mini bar and tv in there for him.
"Winning takes talent; to repeat takes character." - John Wooden
No statue, just jersey
I understand statues for certain players along with Chick Hearn, however I really don’t want to see a ton of statues in front of Staples Center when I go to see a game. I mean how many is too many?
Floyd Little: HOF Class of 2010.
2009-10 back-to-back NBA Champions L.A Lakers
2009-10 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant
We aren't going to have too many 3-time NBA Finals MVPs...
cal: 5 - 1 - 2 lad: 6 lal: 16 cfc: 4 lag: 1 - 2 gbp: 13
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Jersey
Don’t know, don’t care. People that criticize can kiss my ass. I don’t give a shit
-Kobe Bryant
You want to make history you have to do historic things- Kobe Bryant
As blue said in another thread:
DEFCON 33 if he gets one before Kareem.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jun 4, 2011 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
that alley-hoop from kobe in game 7 vs the blazers would be a nice statue
to commemorate the 3peat…and/or as shaq says “the best big guy/little guy duo” of all time…
Great idea.
I think having both Kobe and Shaq’s statutes be that play would be perfect. That play will be THE defining moment for both of them.
cal: 5 - 1 - 2 lad: 6 lal: 16 cfc: 4 lag: 1 - 2 gbp: 13
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Kobe's statue should be completely disassociated from Shaq.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. - Bill Gates
Yes, I'm smug, withholding, and judgmental, but at least I'm better than you. - Anonymous
Tweetness: @SoCalGal64
i just thought that no matter how much we hated it,
those (96-2004) were kobe/shaq era in lakers history and that 3peat will never be a reality if any of those two didn’t played for us…but should the buss family decided to build only kobe’s, an “81 pts statue” seemed ideal…
staples will turn into a mausoleum if they keep this up
need to make a sort of special criteria for statues.
"Shaq finished his career 1-22 from 3-point range, which would have made him one of the better shooters on this year’s Laker playoff squad." - D4P
Like I said above... we won't have that many 3-time NBA Finals MVPs
cal: 5 - 1 - 2 lad: 6 lal: 16 cfc: 4 lag: 1 - 2 gbp: 13
twit | "NOT IF I BAN MYSELF FIRST wait what" - bluexfalcon
should they forgo kareem's statue,
the he-should-played-only-as-a-laker rule would be dropped.
Kareem played most of his career in LA
"Shaq finished his career 1-22 from 3-point range, which would have made him one of the better shooters on this year’s Laker playoff squad." - D4P
Sorry Shaq, hope you like the plaque...
That’s as far as I’ll go for Shaq. Yes, he helped us win 3 more titles, but, after that, he was average at best. Kareem on the other hand was an Ambassodor of the game for many years after his retirement, and most of that was spent talking about how great the Lakers were as an organization as well as a great member of the NBA. Kareem deserves to be a little peeved. But, I would give him statue well before Shaq. Just a better all around guy.
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by DarkkStarr1 on Jun 6, 2011 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Shaq was a laker for 5 years...
..A statue is an honor that should be reserved for organization changing players. Kareem was a Laker for 14 years and brought 5 championships, Magic was the face of the franchise throughout his five championships and 14 years, and Kobe deserves a statue because he has had a long career as a Laker and helped win 5 championships as well…Jordan was by far the Bulls best player and brought them six championships, and a new image. Not to mention that the bulls hadn’t even won a division championship before he came…NO STATUE FOR SHAQ! (be hsppy sbout the jersey)
Shaq was a Laker for 8 years
But he still doesn’t deserve a statue.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. - Bill Gates
Yes, I'm smug, withholding, and judgmental, but at least I'm better than you. - Anonymous
Tweetness: @SoCalGal64
i hope fisher gets his jersey retired
"This team is going to win regardless of if I get 15 points or if I get four points. That’s the kind of team we are," he said. "But this team won’t win if we don’t have defensive toughness on the inside. I just think that’s the biggest thing I can bring." – Andrew Bynum
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