Shaquille O'Neal is on his way back East. Shaq, who's always has played in warm weather climates throughout his career, (Orlando, Los Angeles, Miami, Phoenix) now finds himself in the Midwest playing in Cleveland. More importantly O'Neal will play alongside the best player in the game in LeBron James as "The Diesel" looks to to win his fifth NBA title with another great player by his side.
Will it work? It better or else LeBron is going to be on his way out of Cleveland signing a new deal with either the Nets or Knicks and go to Broadway. Shaq had arguably his best season in year's with the Suns, but at 37 how much more can O'Neal be a relevent player in the NBA? Will LeBron be able to play his game and have O'Neal as his number two guy? Mo Williams will be the third option now as well he should be.
Even though the Cavs got Shaq does that make them better? Or at least better than the Magic who are on the verge of accquiring Vince Carter? Or for that matter the Celtics who will get Kevin Garnett back and will be primed for another run to an NBA title.
The bottome line is the East is the best conference now and has had a shift of power away from the West. The Lakers may be the NBA Champions but the better teams are in the Eastern Conference. Shaq will add a demension the Cavs desperately needed in the NBA playoffs against the Magic. Now they have somone to guard Dwight Howard, to fill the lane and make other defenders double team him as LeBron will look to lead the Cavs to their first NBA Championship.
Hear me now, the Cavs will win the NBA Title next year.