NBA: Will Shaquille O'Neal turn out to be the real deal for Phoenix Suns?

 

A few games have gone by and many fans of the Phoenix Suns have asked the question: was “the trade of the decade” really necessary? The team was rolling well just as it was, wasn’t it? Others have gone so far as to say that the trade was probably the worst of the decade. Though opinions may differ, the facts are real. Let's begin to look at the focus of most attention – Shaquille O'Neal.

O'Neal’s numbers haven’t changed much by the transfer. O'Neal also tends to put up quite irregular numbers, which makes it hard to discover a pattern and to tell when he is up and when he is down. But there are two things that can be spotted as changes in his stats:

1. He has only had one steal in nine games (0,11 steal/game), while he had 0,53 steals/game in Miami this season.

2. His rebounding numbers have increased. With the heat, he rarely got over 10 rebounds in a game. He now has 10+ rebounds in four of his nine games.