Not a few eyebrows were raised when Shaquille O'Neal revealed his demand to be the next coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. While he may be just joking (because he's Shaq), he said he will accept the job if the Lakers pay him $25 million per year.
Even if we're terrible at math, we're pretty sure that's a lot of money, even for Shaq's stature. But the always-opinionated people of Twitter did not dwell on his hefty demand. They were mostly concerned about his acumen to coach a troubled team like the Lakers.
Not a few tweets were made to roast the four-time NBA champion.
Shaq as a coach would be funny
— EV (@EV937) April 22, 2022
@SHAQ ain’t nobody wanted you to coach stfu
— Naweed (@NaweedWaziri) April 22, 2022
https://twitter.com/ZackbaIl/status/1517271692271357954
Shaq has no coaching experience, making Shaqtin a fool doesn't make you a coach
— Bird App Addict (@SkyHighMusic17) April 22, 2022
Nahhh bruv. Shaq got schooled by Candace Parker on how to defend and attack the pick and roll today. He can’t coach or be an assistant. Some are like that. Legends are legends. Some can become coach other can’t.
— Sabri Zaoui (@Brisa_TTV) April 22, 2022
While Shaq will forever be one the most dominant players in NBA history, he was never known to be a high basketball IQ guy. He sure knows what it takes to win though, helping the Lakers capture three straight titles during his absolute prime.
Some, however, pointed out that his temperament would not suit him as a coach.
Shaq is too sensitive to coach. Players would want him gone after one year. https://t.co/QHy197EovF
— Bam Adebayo 4 All Star (@SwaggyHeat) April 22, 2022
Others, meanwhile, pointed out that Shaq might just do the usual Shaq things instead of steering the Lakers back to respectability.
Looking forward to Coach Shaq screaming "GOOGLE ME" whenever he has the smallest disagreement https://t.co/N63C2tVw0m
— Seb 🇺🇦 (@SebaroniTweets) April 22, 2022
Shaq gonna coach and fulfill his endorsements
— Chris #FlyEaglesFly (NFC Champions) (@Mob_Reset) April 22, 2022
Still, there were there those in the minority who believe the Big Diesel can be the Big Tactician for the embattled Lakers and replace Frank Vogel.
Shaq coach the lakers nigga AD might actually win mvp
— ♦BUCKZ♦47 (@lilray709) April 21, 2022
https://twitter.com/kinghvtch/status/1517300016221757442
For what it's worth, Shaq and LeBron James were teammates for a brief period with the Cleveland Cavaliers, so there's already familiarity between them.
If you're the Lakers, on a scale of 1 to Absolutely Not Gonna Happen, would you hand Shaq the keys?
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