on inside the nba barkley said JO trained with some well respected trainer and lost alotta weight. Shaq could take a few tips from him...
Tim Grover, a very well-respected basketball trainer.
Perk is still my favorite Celtic of the last 20 years. But JON is a six-time All-Star, at 32 still in his prime, who post-surgery is healthier than he's been in a couple of years.
Perk has not been in his class as a player (or, of course, Shaq's in Shaq's prime). Danny had had enough with the Mikki Moores and Sheldon Williamses of the world, wasn't counting on Perk coming back healthy enough this year, and he did take a 'gamble' on two higher-quality players.
Actually, I'd argue Shaq was a gamble, JON was a high-probability move. That JON had more trouble before finally opting for surgery made it look otherwise, but the team we see now was Danny's original vision: The plan had been for JON to anchor that spot for them this year, with Shaq being the gamble to add spot minutes.
Sure, he might have done things differently if he'd ended up with TA and a healthy MD on the team, but IMO he correctly calculated that only having Sasha (or the equivalent) backing up Pierce wouldn't have been enough to get by the likes of Miami.
