While you guys are talking age and weight, can you name one guy in the HISTORY of the sport who has taking a worse pounding by other players night in and night out for years than Shaq? Are some of you really comparing Grant Hill to Shaq? You can't even compare how Shaq gets hit to Howard and that kid gets hit a lot. Sure, you can say Shaq didn't always take care of his body the way some would like but he must have taken care of it enough to get so many years, playing at a high level, with all that pounding!
He obviously wants to play but can't, whether it's Doc being cautious or his body letting him down!
I hope he plays soon b/c I want to see him play and the team could use him (even if they can do it w/o him)!