Shaquille O'Neal Doesn't Guarantee Cleveland Cavaliers a Title

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After being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Shaquille O'Neal flew over to Cleveland and started chanting his new slogan: “Win a ring for the King!”

Lovely!

The delusional Cavalier fans—I'm not saying all of them are delusional, but let’s face it, every team has delusional fans—went wild and started planning their championship parade for next year.

While the rest of the world laughs at the biggest mistake of the offseason, and it didn't take very long for them to make it—don't kill me yet, let me make my point first.

Shaq is a very unique player and has certain abilities that only a limited amount of players in this league have. He's very dominate, and when he has the ball under the rim, all you can do is hope you have enough strength to hold him down for the foul.

He's also had a very successful career, helping lead the Lakers to three championships and the Miami Heat to a title in 2006.

But here's the thing, not every player is best for every team.

You see it all the time. A player moves from one team to the next and his stats either greatly increase or greatly decrease.

On top of statistics of the individual player, depending on the type of role you give the player, your team will either be better or worse.

Keeping that in mind, let’s add variable Shaq-x into the formula.

Shaq is one of those players who will "get his" and at this point of his career. I would say that "his" will be about 17 points per game, eight rebounds per game, and 59 percent shooting.

Considering that the Cavaliers didn't have a center who can put up those numbers last season, I would say that this is a good thing.

Not to mention that Shaq's mere presence on the defense is almost unmatched.

So thumbs up in those regards.

Anyway, the next question is the big question: How will Shaq fit into the Cavaliers' system next season and will this move result in a championship for the Cavaliers?

Good question.

Anyone want to get this one?

OK, I'll answer it.

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