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两人在Podcast讨论，首先两人同意一个事实，就是当今联盟中选择MVP的标
准是不公平的。 此后，T-Mac以自己为例，支持标准的不公平。
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.
他声称，早在2002-03赛季，他就是奥兰多魔术队进入季后赛的唯一原因，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.
这就是Shaq不同意的地方，当T-Mac声称即使TD不在，马刺也能成功，Shaq解释了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，他们没有，因为很多人都是因为他才能获得成功的。
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.
此后，T-Mac声称即使TD缺席，马刺仍会获得资格进入季后赛。 这让Shaq解释了他的观点
。
Shaq：不。 他们能赢些比赛，但他们无法进入季后赛，如果你让TD离开球队，他们就不
会取得同样的成功。
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对于鬼切和TP的成功至关重要。 显然，他知道TD对马刺队的重要性。T
D是这项运动的传奇人物，并且可能是马刺有史以来最伟大的球员。 此外，还有Shaq与TD
较量的亲身经历。 因此，前者知道马刺核心的影响力。
短评或心得：
2002-03赛季，当年T-Mac带队魔术以东区第8进入季后赛，并以场均32.1分获得得分王