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Originally Posted by Akileese  Having Shaq in Who's Now when he hasn't been relevant in a sportings sense for about 4 years is absurd. He has absolutely no right being there and it angers me.
Secondly, you should have to be a top player in your sport to even qualify. Honestly, Shaq doesn't even play half a season anymore because he's too fat, his foot hurts, he's hungover, and/or he's busy chasing down petty thieves on Miami beach. I really wish he would just retire so we can move on and not have to deal with people talking about his relevance.
I love Shaq as much as the next person, but he doesn't play at a high level anymore and shouldn't be considered for something like this.
Also, I'd argue that ANYONE has heard of Roger Federer. They may not know much about him, but they know he's far and away the best in his sport not only now, but probably ever. The only way a non-NBA fan will know of Tony Parker is if they either A) Watch desperate Housewives and no him as the husband of that girl or B) They read people and heard about the wedding. Federer/Parker was a joke. Besides, we all know Lebron will win it because Stuart Scott sucks his cock on a bi-minute basis, so why is this contest even happening? |
First of all, the contest is about who has transcended their sport.
Skill is a small factor.
Shaq v. Phelps for an example.
Shaq has a TV show. Shaq has a massive charity donation every christmas. Shaq is a Miami Volunteer police officer. Shaq does commercials. Shaq was a on a team that one the NBA championship 2 years ago. If you say "Who is Shaq" to a person, I gauruntee more people will know who he is than Michael Phelps.
And Male Tennis players are only relevant in america 8 weeks or so a year.
And this is an American Contest after all. On ESPN. During a time of year where they need as much filler as possible.
It's really not something worth getting worked up over.