Casey at the bat on Shaq trade
February 27th, 2008, 9:30 am · Post a Comment · posted by jerrybrown
Former Sun Casey Jacobsen has been to New Orleans, Spain, Germany and now Siberia (the Memphis Grizzlies) since he left
Phoenix in the Jimmy Jackson trade during the 2004-05 season.
But he still has close friends on the team and watches their moves from afar. Here’s his take on the Shaquille O’Neal trade:
“I certainly didn’t envision them doing it. The style they’ve played, everyone in the league is trying to imitate it but no one does it quite like they do.
“I don’t think they’ve abandoned it got rid of it just because the brought in Shaq and got rid of Shawn (
Marion). Their expectations are to win a championship and they are doing what they think they need to do.
“But here’s where I was surprised: Last year they were an Amare Stoudemire ejection (in Game 4 of the
San Antonio series) away from possibly going all the way. They were THIS close. Under different circumstances, with everyone healthy and available to play that (Game5), it’s a completely different series and possibly a different outcome.
“They’ve been so close for so long, I figured they would give that team one more chance, But that’s what they pay (general manager) Steve Kerr. to make the big decisions.”
