Moment of Silence

This is the start of a new era. An era without Shawn Marion 'defying gravity' and leaving spectators and fans all across the globe in awe of his offensive, and defensive, skills. I realize he was traded along with Marcus Banks, but let's be honest, Banks was part of the deal only because of his contract. He was being paid more than upper management felt he was worth and therefore, he had to go. Goodbye Marcus. It was fun while it lasted. You had a good game or two in the 1.5 seasons you spent with the Suns. Hopefully, you can continue to improve your skills elsewhere and be the all star caliber player we would like to see. Now, back to Shawn. I understand where Steve Kerr was going with this. I know he wanted to make our team stronger, and bigger. Mission accomplished. IF, and only IF, Shaq can stay healthy and allow the system to run (and gun) the way we like. Shaq was once a very dominant player and could scare the other teams. Hopefully, we can get a few games out of him worth watching. I really don't want to watch the games with a feeling of hopeless loss because Shawn is no longer with us. He has been on the team for I think 8 years now. You can't replace a player like Shawn. He is an all around defensive and offensive juggernaut. Shaq is facing a career low season all across the stat sheet. Jalen Rose comforted me for a little bit when he said on ESPN that Coach D'Antoni's system and practices are a lot better on the body compared to Pat Riley. He believes that Shaq can recover from injuries, and stay away from other injuries, in the D'Antoni system versus the Riley system. Gosh, I hope he's right! I have also heard the interview where Nash and Stoudemire, and a few of the other teammates say they are pleased with the trade and feel that Shaq could be an added asset to the team--are you kidding me?! That's all for the PR, right? I do appreciate Amare saying that he and Shawn are good friends and always will be. That was sweet. I guess that's all I can really say about this right now. There will be more. But for now...a moment of silence, please!