Shaquille O’Neal Shuts Up Tracy McGrady’s Claim Diminishing Tim Duncan’s Im
portance for the Spurs
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During a recent opisode of ‘The Big Podcast with Shaq’, the ‘Diesel’ engag
ed in a debate with fellow Hall-Of-Famer Tracy McGrady. The duo first agreed o
n the fact that the criteria for choosing an MVP in today’s league are unfair
. Thereafter, McGrady used himself as an example to support the unfairness of
the criteria.
T-Mac和Shaq兩人在Podcast討論，首先兩人同意一個事實，就是當今聯盟中選擇MVP的標
準是不公平的。 此後，T-Mac以自己為例，支持標準的不公平。
He claimed that back in the 2002-03 season, he was the sole reason behind the
Orlando Magic making the playoffs, and hence deserved the MVP award over Tim D
uncan.
他聲稱，早在2002-03賽季，他就是奧蘭多魔術隊進入季後賽的唯一原因，因此比Tim Dun
can更配得上MVP。
This is where Shaq disagreed and explained the importance of Tim Duncan when M
cGrady claimed that even in Duncan’s absence, the Spurs would be successful.
這就是Shaq不同意的地方，當T-Mac聲稱即使TD不在，馬刺也能成功，Shaq解釋了TD的重
要性。
“No, they don’t,”claimed Shaq in disagreement.
“Because a lot of those guys got their success off of him (Tim Duncan),” exp
lained Shaq.
Shaq：不，他們沒有，因為很多人都是因為他才能獲得成功的。
Thereafter, McGrady claimed that even if Tim Duncan were absent, the Spurs wou
ld still qualify for the playoffs. This caused Shaq to explain his point of vi
ew.
“Nah. They win games, but they don’t make the playoffs,” said Shaq.
“If you take Tim off the team, they don’t have the same success,”He added.
此後，T-Mac聲稱即使TD缺席，馬刺仍會獲得資格進入季後賽。 這讓Shaq解釋了他的觀點
。
Shaq：不。 他們能贏些比賽，但他們無法進入季後賽，如果你讓TD離開球隊，他們就不
會取得同樣的成功。
Furthermore, Shaq claimed that Tim Duncan was essential for the success of Man
u Ginobili and Tony Parker. Clearly, the ‘Diesel’ knows about the importance
of Duncan on the Spurs. Duncan is a legend of the game, and probably the grea
test Spurs player of all time. Moreover, Shaq’s first-hand experience battlin
g it out with Duncan. Hence, the former knows the impact of the Spurs’ center
piece.
此外，Shaq表示TD對於鬼切和TP的成功至關重要。 顯然，他知道TD對馬刺隊的重要性。T
D是這項運動的傳奇人物，並且可能是馬刺有史以來最偉大的球員。 此外，還有Shaq與TD
較量的親身經歷。 因此，前者知道馬刺核心的影響力。
短評或心得：
2002-03賽季，當年T-Mac帶隊魔術以東區第8進入季後賽，並以場均32.1分獲得得分王