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Seriously, what is he doing there. He's voiced some criticism about the franchise, and I believe asked to be traded once or twice, but it still hasn'thappened. The Pacers have young talent like Danny Granger, Travis Diener, Shawne Williams and you'd think they would try to surround that team with evenmore younger talent and for that to happen Jermaine O'Neal would probably have to be traded, waived, etc. He's tied with Jason Kidd for the thirdhighest contract this year in the NBA (19 million a year) and you would think the Pacers could put that money to a better use if they got his contract off thebooks. Trading him is obviously a logical choice, but the NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. Although he was in many trade rumors with several teams thisseason (and many seasons before this season) he still hasn't been traded.
In my opinion the Pacers should try to trade this guy for a couple of first round draft picks, or at least some young prospects that have potential to bedecent in this league. No way am I venting at all because I have no reason to (Minnesota Timberwolves fan) but I have seen this guy play hard for the Pacersfor 8 seasons, really not getting anything back from the organization (except the '00 championship) other than the late Reggie Miller, Fred Jones, RonArtest types. Since being traded to the Pacers, he has averaged 19 PPG, 9 RPG, and 2.3 BPG. Those are pretty impressive stats and even though lately hehasn't been producing numbers like that, he still has the potential to. He's been a 6-Time All-Star (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, and 07) and he has been on theAll-NBA Second Team once, and the All-NBA third team twice.
I know stats aren't everything though, he's had somewhat of an image problem. He's been very outspoken on the race in the NBA. When he heard thatthe NBA was installing a one year college deal before players could enter the draft, he said racism was the reason why the NBA had this standard, and leagueslike the NHL and MLB didn't. Being outspoken can be a good thing though, he's stating his opinion on the matter and obviously not caring how anybodybreaks it down.
Long story short, I can't figure out why he still has a locker in Indiana, because it would be beneficial for both him and the Pacers to part ways. I couldsee him fitting in on teams like the Heat, Suns, Warriors, Rockets, etc. This is just my opinion on the Jermaine O'Neal situation, sorry for the long postbut I just wanted to share my thoughts on what's happening.
In my opinion the Pacers should try to trade this guy for a couple of first round draft picks, or at least some young prospects that have potential to bedecent in this league. No way am I venting at all because I have no reason to (Minnesota Timberwolves fan) but I have seen this guy play hard for the Pacersfor 8 seasons, really not getting anything back from the organization (except the '00 championship) other than the late Reggie Miller, Fred Jones, RonArtest types. Since being traded to the Pacers, he has averaged 19 PPG, 9 RPG, and 2.3 BPG. Those are pretty impressive stats and even though lately hehasn't been producing numbers like that, he still has the potential to. He's been a 6-Time All-Star (02, 03, 04, 05, 06, and 07) and he has been on theAll-NBA Second Team once, and the All-NBA third team twice.
I know stats aren't everything though, he's had somewhat of an image problem. He's been very outspoken on the race in the NBA. When he heard thatthe NBA was installing a one year college deal before players could enter the draft, he said racism was the reason why the NBA had this standard, and leagueslike the NHL and MLB didn't. Being outspoken can be a good thing though, he's stating his opinion on the matter and obviously not caring how anybodybreaks it down.
Long story short, I can't figure out why he still has a locker in Indiana, because it would be beneficial for both him and the Pacers to part ways. I couldsee him fitting in on teams like the Heat, Suns, Warriors, Rockets, etc. This is just my opinion on the Jermaine O'Neal situation, sorry for the long postbut I just wanted to share my thoughts on what's happening.
