Okay, so I wanted to mess around with “shaq suns” stuff today. I’m a big Shaq fan, and his time with the Suns was, well, interesting. So I figured, let’s dig in.
Getting Started
First, I needed to figure out what exactly I wanted to do. Just rewatch some games? Look at stats? I decided to go with a bit of both.
I started by hitting up my usual spots for basketball info. You know, the big sports sites. I wanted to refresh my memory on the specifics of that era.
- Year 1: Browsed articles about the trade that brought Shaq to Phoenix. Man, that was a huge deal at the time. Everyone was talking about whether it would make them instant contenders.
- Year 2: Checked out some season recaps. I wanted a reminder of how they did, who else was on the team, that sort of thing.
- Year 3: Started watching highlights from his best game.
Digging into the Stats
After getting the background, I dove into the numbers. I pulled up his stats from his time in Phoenix. It’s always fun to see the raw data.
I was mainly looking at points per game, rebounds, and field goal percentage. I also checked out his minutes played, because I remember there was some talk about his age and playing time back then.
I created the table and took some time to organize the information,I created the following table
| Season | Games Played | Points Per Game | Rebounds Per Game | Field Goal % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | 28 | 15.5 | 9.1 | 59.1% |
| 2008-09 | 75 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 60.9% |
Watching Some Footage
Numbers are cool, but you gotta see the man in action, right? So I fired up some old game footage. I found a few full games and a bunch of highlight reels.
It’s funny watching these games now, knowing how things turned out. You can see flashes of the old Shaq, but also the, uh, challenges of playing at that stage of his career.
My Takeaways
After spending the day with Shaq and the Suns, here’s what I came away with:
- It was a bold move by the Suns, for sure.
- Shaq definitely had some good moments, but it wasn’t the same dominance as his younger days.
- It was a fun experiment, even if it didn’t bring a championship to Phoenix.
Anyway, that was my day messing around with “shaq suns” stuff. It was a fun trip down memory lane!
