Shaq being considered as the next GM of the Orlando Magic
Jerry Sloan is also a candidate to replace the recently fired Stan Van Gundy
Shaq has always had a soft-spot for Orlando (not Howard) ..... probably as atonement of sorts for leaving the franchise many years ago.
In many ways, GM's are more important than coaches, since they are tasked with building a contender WHILE juggling with all of the salary rules AND pleasing your team owner, all at the same time.Shaq as GM would be an extremely risky gamble ...... besides the obvious fact of having no front-office experience; Shaq has a massive ego which isn't usually a trademark of successul GM's.
The MAGIC should try to pirate one of those proven guys - who might want the challenge of convincing the league's best center to stay ...... e.g. Geoff Petrie, Rod Thorn, Donnie Walsh (available), etc ..... or get whoever's next in line at the SPURS - those guys effin' know how to build a contender.
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Just say's a lot about Jerry Sloan, when he even considers coaching the inept BOBCATS ..... or the MAGIC, who might lose Howard after a year.
There are great coaches who love the challenge of the job, contender or not ..... unlike one (so-called greatest) who only accepts gigs with loaded rosters spiked with transcendent talent.
