So whose the idiot?

There was no shock or surprise this time when the trade of Shaquille O’Neal first hit my Twitter inbox around 9pm last night. This was a move that all Suns fans saw coming for weeks if not months. The trade that never did happen at the All-Star break finally came to fruition as the Suns sent Shaq to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic’s contracts. Don’t plan on ever seeing either of these two in a Suns uniform because sources are saying they plan to buy-out Pavlovic’s contract while desperately hoping that BenWa does indeed decide to retire as he’s hinted at previously.

The only satisfaction I have gotten out of this whole Shaq to Cleveland situation is the fact that we finally have a public declaration by Robert Sarver & Steve Kerr that they royally screwed up the entire organization and future of the franchise by trading Shawn Marion for Shaquille O’Neal. Not only were the Suns in 1st in the West at the time, they have since managed to free-fall to the point of winning 1 measly playoff game last season, to not even qualifying for the postseason this year. All the while Dwight Howard and the Orlando freakin’ Magic make it to the Finals! Worse than that, the Lakers are now on top again. They won 3 titles, hit rock bottom, and now are kings of the hill again. All the while the Suns have imploded. Phoenix is no longer the premier free-agent destination as Mike D’Antoni his famed 7 seconds or less offense is long gone. Alvin Gentry was the only suitable replacement for D’Antoni if the Suns had any intention of returning to running. It’s just a shame that it took a botched coaching hire, Terry Porter, for Suns brass to realize what they were doing to this once proud franchise. After all, the players wanted Gentry last summer. Fortunately for Suns fans, he stayed on as an assistant under Porter’s staff instead of bolting for NY with the rest of the previous coaching staff.

Maybe now Sarver & Kerr will realize that neither one of them has the qualifications to perform their duties in leading the Suns organization. After all, when was there EVER a time that the Cardinals were the hottest ticket in town, while the Valley’s original franchise was merely an afterthought?

I'll leave you with our G.M.'s infamous quote after acquiring Shaq from Miami in 2008. "If it works I'm a genius. If it doesn't, I'm an idiot."