The Miami Heat and larger-than-life center Shaquille O'Neal are stuggling at 1-7.
Coach Pat Riley is looking for answers, blaming himself and suggesting "massive lineup changes" are afoot if things don't turn around.
Newspaper columnists in South Florida are calling for Shaq to be taken out of the starting lineup, to send a message to the Big Aristotle and the rest of the team.
But the Heat's best player, Dwyane Wade, says the key to getting Shaq and the Heat back on track is for O'Neal to get back the eye of the tiger.
"Probably this year more so than any year I have been more vocal with Shaq, talking to him and trying to motivate him," Wade told reporters on Thursday. "But the main thing is Shaq has got to be self-motivated. He has got to be willing and ready to do it."
Coach Pat Riley is looking for answers, blaming himself and suggesting "massive lineup changes" are afoot if things don't turn around.
Newspaper columnists in South Florida are calling for Shaq to be taken out of the starting lineup, to send a message to the Big Aristotle and the rest of the team.
But the Heat's best player, Dwyane Wade, says the key to getting Shaq and the Heat back on track is for O'Neal to get back the eye of the tiger.
"Probably this year more so than any year I have been more vocal with Shaq, talking to him and trying to motivate him," Wade told reporters on Thursday. "But the main thing is Shaq has got to be self-motivated. He has got to be willing and ready to do it."
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